A review by jemn1611
Crown of Slumber by R.L. Perez

4.0

“You are a firebird,” I whispered to her. “Magnificent and fierce. No one will quell your flame.”

🐉 Sleeping Beauty Retelling with a Twist

👑 Feuding Kingdoms

🐉 Deadly Court Schemes

👑 Fae, Witches & Dragons

🐉 Forced Proximity 

👑 Enemies to Lovers

Overall Enjoyment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spice: 🌶️

World Building: 🌎🌎🌎🌎

Romance: ♥️♥️

Characters: 👤👤

“I loathe you more intensely than a thousand burning suns.” 

“So what you’re saying is… you have strong feelings for me?”

I was instantly drawn to this book with its twist on the Sleeping Beauty fairytale, and Crown of Slumber did not disappoint. You’ll instantly find yourself swept up in fae politics, dragons who will steal your heart, and a romance that had the perfect balance of tension and banter. 

“Dragons made much better company than fae nobles.”

With a first line like this you bet I was hooked from the first page. I too would prefer a dragon. Especially with how Perez writes hers, they are giant affectionate puppy like terrors and I loved every scene they were in! They definitely tugged on your heart strings while also adding great comedic moments. Who doesn’t love dragons? 

“I find your sour attitude quite endearing, little firebird.”

I will never get enough of the banter that accompanies the enemies to lovers trope. I loved how prickly they could be with each other while still slowly letting down their walls. They are complex characters with intense history’s and their relationship was done in a very believable way. Even if I wanted to knock their heads together a time or two 

“It was easy to don the mask everyone expected me to wear. But I had grown accustomed to taking off that mask for her.”

This was a great standalone and introduction to this world and I’m really glad I had the chance to read it! 

~ Thank you to NeGalley and R. L. Perez for this ARC in exchange for my honest review ~