morganreads11 's review for:

The Ever King by LJ Andrews

2.75

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Characters: 3⭐️

Setting: 3⭐️

Plot: 3⭐️

Themes: 2⭐️

Personal enjoyment: 3⭐️ 

Emotional Impact: 2⭐️

Overall rating: 3/5⭐️

Spice 3/5 🌶️

Spicy pirate fae romantasy. Rivals to lovers. Captor/captive. Dual POV. Morally grey MMC.

I found the FMC to be bland and boring. The MMC though, Erik Bloodsinger, is ruthless in his pursuit of revenge. 

The plot took a good minute to pick up for me. This is mostly a romance driven fantasy book. Very little slow burn or tension. 

The world building and magic system was minimal. You have the sea fea and earth fae who have been at war for years. Erik is the king of the sea fae and his blood is poisonous but if he sings it cures the poison. He has been trapped for years beneath the sea imprisoned. Livia, the FMC, is an earth fae princess whose magic can heal the land.