A Dance with the Fae Prince

Yeah, this wasn't great. The story felt like a copy/paste of the first book in this series. An unlucky human with a mysterious power, an emotionally stinted creature in power from another realm, a strong female sidekick, one kind fae who becomes her friend. I was only waiting for an animal companion and a lack of communication in a pivotal moment.

For the last third of the book I skipped over entire paragraphs and could still follow the story. It was predictable and long-winded. The animal companion turned out to be a child 🤦🏼‍♀️

My first book of July.
This book has me in a slight jumble, it took so long to begin reading it that I decided to take a break and come back to it.
Yesterday, I started reading it again. The first 200 or so pages were a bore for me but as I got to the 2nd half, it instantly became a whole lot more enjoyable.
Now, that I've read to the end, I can safely say that I'm glad I finally got around to reading it. I seriously cannot wait for the next book and I'm seriously hoping that I have some Laura content.

Dit is het tweede verhaal in de Married to Magic reeks, eentje dat ik precies liever heb gelezen dan het eerste boek. Dit verhaal is geïnspireerd op Assepoester en de mythe van Eros & Psyche, maar geeft er zijn volledig unieke eigen draai aan.

Het is vlot geschreven, met goed uitgewerkte personages en een entertainende slow-burn romance. Enige minpunt voor mij was dat ik het einde te langdradig vond. De richting van de plot is vanaf het begin vrij duidelijk, wat geen slechte zaak is en vaak ook precies is wat ik wil van een dergelijk boek, maar hier wordt er te lang naar de overduidelijke conclusie gealludeerd, dat het met toch een beetje begon te irriteren.

Maar los daarvan weer een heel fijn, luchtig en romantisch fantasy-sprookje.

After reading “A Deal with the Elf King” by Elise Kova, I fell in love with her work and her writing style. Such an amazing, underrated author, who deserves so much more hype than she gets.

The second book in the Married to Magic universe, a beautiful fantasy stand-alone, follows the story of a human girl named Katria, who's hand is sold by her stepmother to a rich lord that lives by the forest. Katria doesn't know what expects her inside the huge manor that resembles a castle and she resents her stepmother for selling her so easily.

Her new husband, Lord Fenwood, is very secretive and mysterious man, turns out to be the rightful heir to the Fae throne. The events of the book unravel beautifully into a fast-paced, magic story that will keep you wanting to turn the pages.


SpoilerNow, let's talk some huge spoilers. I mean, the biggest one would be that Katria is the true heir to the throne and that's something that felt expected to me, which made me give this book 4 stars instead of 5. I figured it out, connecting the few pieces Elise gave us: Katria's mother, the mysterious book, the last Aviness heir running away somehwere they weren't found and where could that be, if not the mortal lands?. In the last part of the book I was just waiting for them to figure it out and see what happens. I mean, I won't deny that I was a little bit disappointed in Davien's reaction when he found out that he wasn't the heir. He's been training his whole life to be king and when the crown fell from his head, he was so... calm? I was expecting a more WOW reaction from him and from everyone else. And Katria was surprisingly calm when she found out that she was the heir. I mean, I get it, she had time to adjust to the Fae world and she was already a part of it, but she became queen so fast and everything was fine. I understand the whole “everything is happy” concept of the book and it's really nice if you want a cute, happy read.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book and I'm so thankful that I got the chance to read it in advance, thanks to the amazing Elise! Can't wait for the next book, because VAMPIRES? GIVE IT TO ME