Review by nerdybirdy101 - A Dance Macabre

nerdybirdy101 's review for:

A Dance Macabre by Naomi Loud

4.0

Thank you to GoodGirlsPR for the e-ARC!

If you like dark romances, then you will like this book. In this world, we have gods ruling the city through different families, and every 19 years the gods decide which family is in charge and so on. There are many rules the heirs have to follow, like not being intimate with another heir, but they have a lot of freedom. Our two leads are Mercy and Wolfgang and they both want to rule. Somehow they are both supposed to lead the city together per the gods, which has never been done before. The kicker is that they have a lot of chemistry together, especially inside the bedroom but they are supposed to be forbidden from being intimate. They both know how to kill and do it whenever they need to, and Mercy represents the god of death. So, there are multiple attempts of murder and blood galore.

The nicknames between the couple and the other heirs are entertaining. You can make guesses on who the future pairs might be.

Some quotes that I liked:

“I pray when death beckons you home, I am there to witness it. I will be the first to dance on your grave.”

“Desperate wolf, wanting the one thing he can’t have.”

“What makes you think I want anything to do with a feral creature like you?”

Content Warnings