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Long Live the Elf Queen
by J.M. Kearl
medium-paced
Thank you to House Valor Books and Netgalley for an ALC.
THAT CLIFFHANGER Y’ALL.
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I don’t really mind cliffhangers, even if they cause me high amounts of stress. And this book definitely ended with a wild one that I LOVEEEE. I have no clue where this will go and why and you better believe I’ll be picking up the next book.
Audiobook thoughts: As an ALC wanted to touch base here too. I did love that within this dual narration any feminine characters were by one actor and the male characters by the other. It gave a real life conversation tone to it and made for a positive listening experiences. What I didn’t love was a few of the side characters voices. They were kind of hard to listen to and was grateful when their roles became more minimal so they didn’t show up as often.
Back to the general bookish thoughts. I really like this romance. Luckily there wasn’t a long separation here and we got to see Layala and Thane work together as a couple (my favorite for fantasy romances). There’s just the right amount of spice that works well within the plot and the story moves forward in interesting ways. I liked all of the dragons that showed up. There’s a good amount of action and I’m intrigued by the antagonists and figuring out who belongs on what side.
Overall audience notes:
- Fantasy Romance
- Language: a little strong
- Romance: 2 brief/vague open + mild innuendo
- Violence: high
- Trigger/Content Warnings: near death experiences, weapons violence, magical and physical violence, loss of loved ones, battle themes
THAT CLIFFHANGER Y’ALL.
BLOG || INSTAGRAM
I don’t really mind cliffhangers, even if they cause me high amounts of stress. And this book definitely ended with a wild one that I LOVEEEE. I have no clue where this will go and why and you better believe I’ll be picking up the next book.
Audiobook thoughts: As an ALC wanted to touch base here too. I did love that within this dual narration any feminine characters were by one actor and the male characters by the other. It gave a real life conversation tone to it and made for a positive listening experiences. What I didn’t love was a few of the side characters voices. They were kind of hard to listen to and was grateful when their roles became more minimal so they didn’t show up as often.
Back to the general bookish thoughts. I really like this romance. Luckily there wasn’t a long separation here and we got to see Layala and Thane work together as a couple (my favorite for fantasy romances). There’s just the right amount of spice that works well within the plot and the story moves forward in interesting ways. I liked all of the dragons that showed up. There’s a good amount of action and I’m intrigued by the antagonists and figuring out who belongs on what side.
Overall audience notes:
- Fantasy Romance
- Language: a little strong
- Romance: 2 brief/vague open + mild innuendo
- Violence: high
- Trigger/Content Warnings: near death experiences, weapons violence, magical and physical violence, loss of loved ones, battle themes