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A review by naiapard
Blood On His Lips by Alisyn Fae
5.0
Potentially, better than a [a:Sarah J. Maas|3433047|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1582137198p2/3433047.jpg] book.
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“I took a deep breath. Arguing with the Prince, particularly here and now, would do my House no good. But I had to try. “Everenne does, in fact, have a judicial process.”
His fingertips brushed my cheek, leaving a shiver of sensation under my skin. His eyes were cold, so cold, as yielding as the stones of his palace but strangely gentle. “I am the judicial process, its root, and its canopy.”
I can`t contain my excitement towards this particular type of portraying a romantic relationship in dark fantasy. It is as if I have finally found my Holly Grail with this author/these authors.
It is as if they understood that fantasy in particular, and books in general, is a medium for creating safe spaces for metaphors to be developed and explored, for ideas to be bent, flared into mind spectacles and for emotions to be tickled and teased to the limits.
The book is very smartly constructed. We know that the attention is on this couple and we march with them onwards. But, at the same time, we are privy to the context in which they battle their desires: they are the rulers of kingdoms/nations/realms. They are imbued with menacing and astounding power. And above all else, they have cravings and impulses while being almost god-like figures.
I like how unabashed this book was in exploring lust, and any sorts of cravings in general. More so, that the writing has been done in such an elegant manner—it will take me a long time to recover from the style in which the language was used—intelligent dialogues, dainty turns of phrases, and sharp contrasts. It seared my mind. It kinda ruined me for any other romance, I would pick up soon.
I don`t know when book three is coming out (I hope soon and I hope it will be on par with the two already released), but I hope this series will be never-ending because it has SO MUCH potential.
It has been such a long time since I have stumbled upon a book/author(s) that I could wholeheartedly say they have a great potential.
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