Book Review: Taste Of Madness

Title - Taste of Madness 

Author - R.L. Caulder 

Tropes - Fantasy Romance Romantasy 

Series - Woven in Time series   

Format - eArc 

Publication date: March 7th 2026 

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Synopsis 

My choice is made on how to move forward after saying goodbye to the four men that each own a piece of my heart, but the earth doesn’t agree.

My connection with the planet and the threads of fate I was created to wield are gone. Only deafening silence remains.

So I do the only thing I can: I forge my own path, alone and determined.

A human stronghold waits at the edge of that path, a city the kings swore would never be worthy of me. There, in the shadows of their war, I hunt for answers and find ugly truths buried under patriotic oaths, whispered orders that stink of evil, and a human who ruins my careful resolve just by existing.

Colonel Ryoden Kane arrests me as a possible enemy, yet guards me like a treasure and believes in me even with the earth’s back turned. We strike a fake engagement—a careful lie we wear like armor so I can walk beside him into the heart of human power—but with every step we take hand in hand, pretending feels a little less simple. Somewhere between duty and desire, I forget this love is a lie.

Together we hunt for a way to save this world, but what we uncover is far worse than I imagined. The deeper we go, the clearer it becomes: If I want to save this world, I’ll have to put my faith in those I love more than ever.

Time is ticking and a choice must be made, yet I don’t know if I’ll be able to live with it.

Author note: This is book two in the "Woven in Time" trilogy. This book will end on a cliffhanger.

My Review

I received Taste of Madness in return for an honest review. 

This is the second book in the Woven in Time series. Wren has left her four inhuman men in hopes of a chance to save the humans from this war that will destroy them all. She befriends a Ryoden a human who's doing what he can to save his people and will take the risk on the stranger. With her men agreeing to give her time to see this through she does what she can but soon they are pulled into a political plan within the humans where they may not make it out unscathed. 

I love Wren she's one of my favorite FMC because she's not weak and she's willing to risk it all to save them. I liked seeing her spending time without both sides and learning more about what she is and why she's here. Her men all swoonworthy and you can't help loving them all because why choose. I really feel like I can connect with Wren which is why I just enjoyed her story so much she's awesome and I loved her. 

This is a cliffy but it's so good I didn't mind the cliffy and i'm dying to read the next book in the series. I devoured this story in just one reading session as I was hooked right from the start. I'm a tiny bit obsessed with the authors storytelling as each one is beautiful written steals a little place in my heart. I truly enjoyed every moment of the story it captivated me from start to finish. Highly recommend if you enjoy why choose romantasy this is a must. To be honest every book by this author has been stunning. She's on my auto buy and I'm working my way through her backlist and have loved every one I've read so far.