{"id":32121,"date":"2026-04-22T15:55:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=32121"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:55:57","slug":"review-this-will-be-interesting-by-e-b-asher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/22\/review-this-will-be-interesting-by-e-b-asher\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f This Will Be Interesting by E.B. Asher"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-32121\" data-postid=\"32121\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-32121 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_vd95313 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_1142315 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fpj8320 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/this-will-be-interesting-eb-asher.jpg?resize=640%2C964&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-32122\" title=\"this-will-be-interesting-eb-asher\" alt=\"this-will-be-interesting-eb-asher\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/this-will-be-interesting-eb-asher.jpg?w=996&amp;ssl=1 996w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/this-will-be-interesting-eb-asher.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/this-will-be-interesting-eb-asher.jpg?resize=680%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/this-will-be-interesting-eb-asher.jpg?resize=768%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/this-will-be-interesting-eb-asher.jpg?resize=400%2C602&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4r62320 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Galwell True was the perfect hero, the legend who sacrificed himself to save the realm\u2026only for his friends to unexpectedly resurrect him ten years later. These days, he\u2019s feeling less \u201cGalwell the Great\u201d and more \u201cGalwell the Lost.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">River Pricemark is an excellent assassin. When the Deathrose Guild, an organization known for banishing evil, tasks her with eliminating Galwell, she sees her chance to climb the ranks. So, it\u2019s bad luck when her ambush is interrupted by Celine Hazelton, a scribesheet reporter who questions why the Guild is targeting Galwell at all. It\u2019s worse luck that Celine is also her childhood crush.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Queen Thessia of Mythria is tired of being the damsel. She\u2019s just married the kind and handsome King Hugh and is meant to live happily ever after\u2014but her story feels incomplete. Upon learning Galwell, her ex, is in danger, she turns her royal honeymoon into a rescue, bringing everyone overseas to the opulent land of Vestriya.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Between underground lairs, magical grottos, horseball matches, and masquerades, Galwell must rely on his newfound questmates\u2014including beautiful Vestriyan criminal Mona Grandhart, who seems determined to corrupt him in more ways than one. Good thing he\u2019s set a single rule for everyone on this quest: no romance.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But we all know how this ends, don&#8217;t we?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_9d7t320 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fmti320  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Mar 24, 2026<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>My first Asher book was a fun fantasy romp with high stakes, but not high anxiety.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I won\u2019t lie, I didn\u2019t read book one in this series, but thankfully, I didn\u2019t need to. The book was a bit slow to get started, as I had to familiarize myself with a new world, new terms, and a new system of magic. Interestingly enough, the author trio (yes, you read that right, there are 3 authors) doesn\u2019t bombard with explanation, they actually treat the reader like an intelligent being who can form and infer from context clues, which I did successfully. So, I\u2019ve explained a bunch of little things, but what about the story?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a fantasy&#8230; erm, romantasy. There is plenty of romance from three main characters who aren\u2019t looking for romance. They all want to be the hero in their own story. <strong>Galwell,<\/strong> recently brought back from the dead, wants to discover a new purpose and get back to what he was good at, heroic quests. <strong>Thessia,<\/strong> queen of the realm, is looking to be a hero for once in her life, take control of her destiny, and stop being the damsel. <strong>River<\/strong>, an assassin, is just trying to show she has the chops for the high-paying gigs&#8230; even if that gig is killing Galwell and goes against her assassin\u2019s guild creed. See, already there are twists and turns. They don\u2019t stop with the intertwining.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Between plots, murders, framing, musical performance, acrobatics, and even a pet snail, there were so many ups and downs that I found myself mesmerized. The cast of characters is large, and for those who get overwhelmed by voluminous stories, this might be one you should sit out. But if you enjoy humor, romance at the most inopportune times, and plenty of action paired with adventure, this one is for you.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the end, I really enjoyed this book. All three leads showed strong growth, satisfactory romantic endings, and a quest that certainly met all criteria. Overall, I highly recommend it for those who enjoy action, adventure, and romance. This has world-building chops comparable to big names like Yarros or Martin, but with humor and elements that make you feel more modern-day in a fantastical setting.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p4wr320 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cpEdgG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/4cEa4Jf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/this-will-be-interesting-e-b-asher\/1147712703?ean=9780063440302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/this-will-be-interesting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/E_B_Asher_This_Will_Be_Interesting?id=qUNoEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galwell True was the perfect hero, the legend who sacrificed himself to save the realm\u2026only for his friends to unexpectedly resurrect him ten years later. 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These days, he\u2019s feeling less \u201cGalwell the Great\u201d and more \u201cGalwell the Lost.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">River Pricemark is an excellent assassin. When the Deathrose Guild, an organization known for banishing evil, tasks her with eliminating Galwell, she sees her chance to climb the ranks. So, it\u2019s bad luck when her ambush is interrupted by Celine Hazelton, a scribesheet reporter who questions why the Guild is targeting Galwell at all. It\u2019s worse luck that Celine is also her childhood crush.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Queen Thessia of Mythria is tired of being the damsel. She\u2019s just married the kind and handsome King Hugh and is meant to live happily ever after\u2014but her story feels incomplete. Upon learning Galwell, her ex, is in danger, she turns her royal honeymoon into a rescue, bringing everyone overseas to the opulent land of Vestriya.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Between underground lairs, magical grottos, horseball matches, and masquerades, Galwell must rely on his newfound questmates\u2014including beautiful Vestriyan criminal Mona Grandhart, who seems determined to corrupt him in more ways than one. Good thing he\u2019s set a single rule for everyone on this quest: no romance.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But we all know how this ends, don't we?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Mar 24, 2026<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $11.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>My first Asher book was a fun fantasy romp with high stakes, but not high anxiety.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I won\u2019t lie, I didn\u2019t read book one in this series, but thankfully, I didn\u2019t need to. The book was a bit slow to get started, as I had to familiarize myself with a new world, new terms, and a new system of magic. Interestingly enough, the author trio (yes, you read that right, there are 3 authors) doesn\u2019t bombard with explanation, they actually treat the reader like an intelligent being who can form and infer from context clues, which I did successfully. So, I\u2019ve explained a bunch of little things, but what about the story?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a fantasy... erm, romantasy. There is plenty of romance from three main characters who aren\u2019t looking for romance. They all want to be the hero in their own story. <strong>Galwell,<\/strong> recently brought back from the dead, wants to discover a new purpose and get back to what he was good at, heroic quests. <strong>Thessia,<\/strong> queen of the realm, is looking to be a hero for once in her life, take control of her destiny, and stop being the damsel. <strong>River<\/strong>, an assassin, is just trying to show she has the chops for the high-paying gigs... even if that gig is killing Galwell and goes against her assassin\u2019s guild creed. See, already there are twists and turns. They don\u2019t stop with the intertwining.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Between plots, murders, framing, musical performance, acrobatics, and even a pet snail, there were so many ups and downs that I found myself mesmerized. The cast of characters is large, and for those who get overwhelmed by voluminous stories, this might be one you should sit out. But if you enjoy humor, romance at the most inopportune times, and plenty of action paired with adventure, this one is for you.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the end, I really enjoyed this book. All three leads showed strong growth, satisfactory romantic endings, and a quest that certainly met all criteria. Overall, I highly recommend it for those who enjoy action, adventure, and romance. This has world-building chops comparable to big names like Yarros or Martin, but with humor and elements that make you feel more modern-day in a fantastical setting.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cpEdgG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/4cEa4Jf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/this-will-be-interesting-e-b-asher\/1147712703?ean=9780063440302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/this-will-be-interesting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/E_B_Asher_This_Will_Be_Interesting?id=qUNoEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32121"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32127,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32121\/revisions\/32127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}