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A review by kylie_ve
The Ever King by LJ Andrews
5.0
This book was such a new experience for me and I have to say I genuinely liked it! Pirates are definitely going on my list to read now.
Overall I really liked this book and the writing style was easy to read and kept me engaged throughout. The world building was pretty good and definitely kept me immersed though sometimes throughout the book I was a little confused on where the characters were supposed to be but other than that it was pretty good! I wouldn’t really call this “dark fantasy” but I can see why it would be labeled that at a few points in the book.
This book is filled with tropes that I love! Morally grey MMC and a lot of tension. I guess you could call it enemies to lovers but it does have insta love since Livia and Erik already met and I guess you could say started having feelings at that time?
The banter was definitely pretty good and had me laughing at some parts! I also loved the dual POV and seeing both characters thoughts on the situations and each other was so cute! I love the anxiety representation from Livia and how she deals with it. As well as how Erik learned how to calm and help her through the anxiety attacks.
Erik definitely has a rough past with quite a lot of trauma and views himself as weak and not enough for his people. Honestly it was really nice seeing the growth he goes through to learn to love and show vulnerability to Livia and learn how to heal properly.
Livia is definitely a relatable FMC in different ways. She struggles with anxiety attacks and wasn’t the usual “warrior princess” that we usually see in these types of books. Though she was strong in other areas especially with how she was willing to stand up for Erik and his people even though she wasn’t part of them.
The side characters are enjoyable and nice though I wish we got a bit more information about them but I will say the betrayal reveal was definitely not who I expected it to be… the cliffhanger had me immediately moving to the second book which thankfully is out!
I would definitely recommend this book.
Overall I really liked this book and the writing style was easy to read and kept me engaged throughout. The world building was pretty good and definitely kept me immersed though sometimes throughout the book I was a little confused on where the characters were supposed to be but other than that it was pretty good! I wouldn’t really call this “dark fantasy” but I can see why it would be labeled that at a few points in the book.
This book is filled with tropes that I love! Morally grey MMC and a lot of tension. I guess you could call it enemies to lovers but it does have insta love since Livia and Erik already met and I guess you could say started having feelings at that time?
The banter was definitely pretty good and had me laughing at some parts! I also loved the dual POV and seeing both characters thoughts on the situations and each other was so cute! I love the anxiety representation from Livia and how she deals with it. As well as how Erik learned how to calm and help her through the anxiety attacks.
Erik definitely has a rough past with quite a lot of trauma and views himself as weak and not enough for his people. Honestly it was really nice seeing the growth he goes through to learn to love and show vulnerability to Livia and learn how to heal properly.
Livia is definitely a relatable FMC in different ways. She struggles with anxiety attacks and wasn’t the usual “warrior princess” that we usually see in these types of books. Though she was strong in other areas especially with how she was willing to stand up for Erik and his people even though she wasn’t part of them.
The side characters are enjoyable and nice though I wish we got a bit more information about them but I will say the betrayal reveal was definitely not who I expected it to be… the cliffhanger had me immediately moving to the second book which thankfully is out!
I would definitely recommend this book.