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Three Kings by Freydís Moon

13 reviews

booksthatburn's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

*I received a free review copy in exchange for an honest review of this book. 

**My recommendation has been pulled based on issues with the author. The original text of the review remains below.

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Poignant and sensual by turns, THREE KINGS is the story of a fishing captain and a male witch who open their marriage to a selkie. 

Ethan and Peter have been trying for a baby, but Ethan is worried he might be infertile as a result of the desperate magic he used to bring Peter back from the dead three years ago. When Peter brings home a dead seal, Ethan is convinced it’s actually a selkie and brings it back to life as well. It turns out Ethan was right, and as Nico recovers in their care, the three of them start bonding. 

I enjoyed this! It’s fully able to stand alone, though I would be interested in more stories in this setting or with these characters. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I like it even though it deals with a topic (fertility) that I normally have zero interest in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infertility, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical content, Animal death, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, and Self harm

notsobinaryart's review against another edition

slow-paced

Removing my review because of the recent allegations that the author was race faking this whole time, in addition to a history of bullying, harassment, racism and more. For more information, Grapie on TikTok has a breakdown of all of the main accusations and evidence: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLaCBrQR/

I’m extremely upset by this information and will no longer be platforming this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, and Infertility

Moderate: Drug use and Pregnancy

autumnwitch14's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Bullying, and Animal death

Discrimination based on certain witchy practices

anindistinctaccountant's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infertility, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Self harm, and Pregnancy

abookwormspov's review

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is such a lovely story. I absolutely adored all of the characters. I wish it was longer! I wanted more of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Infertility, and Pregnancy

talasterism's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

honestly was a bit blown off by how good it was ! im so not into pregnancy trope or the sex pollen or w/e its called trope, but this was just written so lovely, i especially loved the opening sentence of "Ethan Shaw carried two knives, one for lilies, the other for veins" like it already tells us so much about the character. the writing of this was so beautiful, i really really dig the style of "the comet the sea had coughed out" and "blushing like a damsel, still as a viper" and "who's to say that witchcraft isn't goodhood" and and and! also i just really had to read this book bc the premise sounded so close to my ocs (winnow being a bird, flying into the garden of a strongly established couple, all of them falling for each other after unturning him from a bird - like the details and vibes and setting are super different, but it is still close enough that it in the vaguest way can remind me of my favourite ocs agsdhfkj
short and sweet! my fave polyam book - oh and the smut was so good too, just very beuatifully / visually described, v tasteful ALSO i love the sea and the ! and the characters of course too, Ethan is such a lil shit and Peter is sOOO gah! lovely and kind but would snap u in half if u look at ethan wrong

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy and Drug use

nloprest6318's review

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Medical content

yourbookishbff's review

hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

This is cozy magical realism/light fantasy at its absolute best. I love this blend of witchcraft and necromancy with cottage core, and I felt so soothed by the story. The romance itself actually deals with some heavier themes - specifically attempts to start a family and fears of infertility - and the relationship between our primary couple feels fully realized and tender. I appreciated the sharp edge the selkie brings to their seemingly idyllic life and the ways in which they have to navigate new desires and expectations. This is like a beautifully queer (and erotic) Practical Magic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Transphobia

Notes on consent: because we are introduced to a long-time couple (married and with each other for more than 10 years), a lot of the consent throughout their intimacy will start with verbal initiation and then it's largely assumed from there. Scenes between all three characters are written in more of a surreal style and don't show every interaction or conversational beat. The primary couple are attempting pregnancy throughout and there is brief discussion of how the third character can interact with them.

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

potalian's review

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Infertility

Minor: Pregnancy and Death