naked_genius 's review for:

Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube
5.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS! This book is completely unhinged! A Basilisk snake shifter gives  spicy seduction lessons to a naive farm girl who is in a competition for the hand of the prince as part of a centuries old truce between the humans and the basilisks. Things of course get complicated, emotions run a muck, long buried secrets come to light, spicy rituals take place, families are reunited and torn apart. This book has it all.

Forget slow burn! This is a super spicy fast burn that heats up in the first few chapters and doesn’t quit. And unlike a lot of fast burns the plot does not take a back seat! Both plot and spice are intertwined and front and center! It will leave you screaming and begging for more! I immediately pre-ordered book 2 the second I finished this.

  One of my favorite spicy fantasy books of all time!