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A review by thereadinghammock
Seduction of a Psychopomp by Elsie Winters
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Been dying to know what's going on behind that cool, calm, collected, downright stoic façade Grim has? He is a man of few words, fewer facial expressions, but many thoughts. After agreeing to an arranged marriage (because who has time to date with you're a painfully shy guardian of souls), Victor finds himself quickly married because his bride-to-be is unfortunately dying and his Reaper magic is her last hope.
Celeste finds herself waking up from her magically induced coma to walk down the aisle for her wedding to a tall, gloomy stranger but she knows it's her last hope. When said tall, gloomy stranger turns out to be her knight in shadow armor, she quickly realizes this marriage is going to more than just a marriage of convenience and that suits her just fine.
Elsie is a slow burn queen! There a reason the subtitle is "Erogenous Hand Holding and Other Ways to Tame your Reaper." For being married for almost 3/4 of the book, the mooning over each other while Celeste's health recovers has Celeste nearly crawling out of her skin. I was cheering her on as she hatched "Operation Seduce Victor" and celebrated as she started to win him over with every small gesture of physical affection she could encourage from the stoic Grim. As always, Elsie's dual POV makes everything more enjoyable when you get to see Celeste trying to puzzle Victor out for a few chapters and then get the hilariously formal other side of the story from Victor himself.
And how could I forget the rest of the HILARIOUS Boundlands gang?? We may only get them for a few chapters, but oh my goddess how I missed Elara & Levi (and now their little boy Lysander!!) and Sidney, Jordan, Huck, & Pidgey!! Well and truly, gang is al here and I love those ridiculous weirdos so much.
Celeste finds herself waking up from her magically induced coma to walk down the aisle for her wedding to a tall, gloomy stranger but she knows it's her last hope. When said tall, gloomy stranger turns out to be her knight in shadow armor, she quickly realizes this marriage is going to more than just a marriage of convenience and that suits her just fine.
Elsie is a slow burn queen! There a reason the subtitle is "Erogenous Hand Holding and Other Ways to Tame your Reaper." For being married for almost 3/4 of the book, the mooning over each other while Celeste's health recovers has Celeste nearly crawling out of her skin. I was cheering her on as she hatched "Operation Seduce Victor" and celebrated as she started to win him over with every small gesture of physical affection she could encourage from the stoic Grim. As always, Elsie's dual POV makes everything more enjoyable when you get to see Celeste trying to puzzle Victor out for a few chapters and then get the hilariously formal other side of the story from Victor himself.
And how could I forget the rest of the HILARIOUS Boundlands gang?? We may only get them for a few chapters, but oh my goddess how I missed Elara & Levi (and now their little boy Lysander!!) and Sidney, Jordan, Huck, & Pidgey!! Well and truly, gang is al here and I love those ridiculous weirdos so much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment