3.96 AVERAGE

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional mysterious medium-paced

surprisingly I loved this book! the main trope is one I generally really hate,
(star crossed lovers/reincarnation)
but for some reason this worked for me. immediately bought the 2nd book in the dualogy. 
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

What a fantastic debut novel! The writing is beautiful and real. A star crossed lovers romantic fantasy with a unique blending of a modern world with various folklore that really immersed me into the world. There is a great mystery unfolding and great side characters that had me cackling - baba yaga! The raw pain  banter, angst and tension between the MCs is fantastic and we always love a queer normative world with a fierce bi FMC. The mental health rep is also really well done. I've jumped right into book 2! 
adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A delightful romantasy that doesn't fall into the same tropes and traps. Loved it 
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Reread // Still love it. It's so beautiful and sad and magical and I can't wait for the next one!

First Read // One of my top books of the year!!

🌿 A 30 year old, bi FMC full of rage 👏
🌿 An emotionally intelligent Fey King (also a shadow daddy) MMC 👏
🌿 Welsh and Slavic mythology

This book was so magical, unique, and beautiful. And so easy to get sucked in to. This is what I want from an Adult Fantasy Romance!! 

I'm not usually a fan of urban fantasy, but I really loved how it started very real-world and then you get immersed in the fantasy along with the FMC.

The romance was a slow burn with eventual spice (1/5 🌶) Very romantic, but the cliffhanger will definitely leaving you aching.

I'd recommend this for literally anyone, but specifically fans of Holly Black, and A Fate of Wrath and Flame. Or if you find yourself wanting more out of the fantasy romance genre lately! 

All the stars from me!!
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The amount of twists in this book kept me hooked the entire time and I couldn’t wait to finish but didn’t want it to end. Romance Fantasy based in Philadelphia with a 30 year old bi journalist woman main character and an immortal king is exactly what readers need.