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A review by jessi_readss
Curse of Shadows and Thorns by LJ Andrews
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
The fact that this book has been just sitting on my TBR cart and collecting dust since November 2022 is embarrassing asf for me now. This book was so good and I could have already been obsessing over it this whole time. ๐ญ๐
: ฬฬโ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : โพ๏ธโญ/5
ใโ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐.โใ
This book has:
๐Single pov
๐First person pov
๐Beauty & the beast inspired
๐Vikings
๐Fae
๐A unique magic system
๐Arranged marriage
๐Slow burn
๐Forbidden romance
โฐโโคWhat is it about? Well, Beauty and the Beast, meets Vikings, with a twist. So Kvinna Elise is the second niece of the King. She has reached the proper marriage age and so the King has hired Legion, a negotiator, to lead the negotiations for the search for her future husband. Elise wants nothing to do with it, she wants to be free just as she wishes all of the people in the land could be free. When a coup upends the entire kingdom and she must flee with Legion, she learns his biggest secret and she has no idea who she can trust anymore and if she should listen to her brain and run or listen to her heart and save the only man she has ever cared for.
ใโ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.โใ
โฐโโคI was hooked on this book from page 1, it was THAT good. The world building was easy to catch on to, the lore was also easy to understand and follow. The story was well paced and the timeline made sense. The magic system sounds intriguing, we didn't get to see much in action as this is book 1, but I am hopeful that we get to witness more of the fury in the rest of the series. The characters left nothing to be desired. I loved Legion, Tor, and Halvar so much, they all compliment each other in their little merry band of friends. Elise is a strong willed woman who can definitely take care of herself but does not mind if a man has to come in and save the day. And I love that for her. Legion and Elise together? I cannot wait for more of these scenes because I love them so much as they compliment each other in the absolute best ways even with her trust issues and his umm, issues, yeah. ๐. Normally I skip around books, but I need to start the next book immediately so I ordered it last night after I finished this book lol. This book is everything and I cannot wait to see where the rest of the series goes.
Happy reading babes ๐ซถ
: ฬฬโ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : โพ๏ธโญ/5
ใโ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐, ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐.โใ
This book has:
๐Single pov
๐First person pov
๐Beauty & the beast inspired
๐Vikings
๐Fae
๐A unique magic system
๐Arranged marriage
๐Slow burn
๐Forbidden romance
โฐโโคWhat is it about? Well, Beauty and the Beast, meets Vikings, with a twist. So Kvinna Elise is the second niece of the King. She has reached the proper marriage age and so the King has hired Legion, a negotiator, to lead the negotiations for the search for her future husband. Elise wants nothing to do with it, she wants to be free just as she wishes all of the people in the land could be free. When a coup upends the entire kingdom and she must flee with Legion, she learns his biggest secret and she has no idea who she can trust anymore and if she should listen to her brain and run or listen to her heart and save the only man she has ever cared for.
ใโ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.โใ
โฐโโคI was hooked on this book from page 1, it was THAT good. The world building was easy to catch on to, the lore was also easy to understand and follow. The story was well paced and the timeline made sense. The magic system sounds intriguing, we didn't get to see much in action as this is book 1, but I am hopeful that we get to witness more of the fury in the rest of the series. The characters left nothing to be desired. I loved Legion, Tor, and Halvar so much, they all compliment each other in their little merry band of friends. Elise is a strong willed woman who can definitely take care of herself but does not mind if a man has to come in and save the day. And I love that for her. Legion and Elise together? I cannot wait for more of these scenes because I love them so much as they compliment each other in the absolute best ways even with her trust issues and his umm, issues, yeah. ๐. Normally I skip around books, but I need to start the next book immediately so I ordered it last night after I finished this book lol. This book is everything and I cannot wait to see where the rest of the series goes.
Happy reading babes ๐ซถ