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The Divine and the Cursed: A Fae Fantasy Romance (Fae of Alastríona Book 1)

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The spice is not explicit and it’s definitely a slow burn! So keep that in mind! I did love the use of “touch her and die” and the protectiveness of the MMC. From award-winning author J.E. Reed comes a breathtaking new series full of curses, love, and survival. A queen in hiding. When eighteen-year-old Arianna is stolen from her family and sold into slavery, she spends months disguised as a half-breed Fae struggling against the devastations of a decade-long war. But she never expected to find herself at the mercy of her country’s greatest enemy. General Rion is ruthless and commanding. He relishes in his reputation as The Demon-a vile creature incapable of love or compassion. With a secret no one can know, Arianna strives to placate him while plotting her escape, but sometimes fate has other plans and rumors can’t always be trusted. She’ll have to make a choice. Kill the most feared male on the continent or stay and let a forbidden bond take root. But what will happen when he discovers her secret? The Divine and the Cursed by J.E. Reed – eBook Details The world-building could use a little polishing, but I enjoyed myself and will definitely keep and eye out for this author in the future. She’ll have to make a choice. Kill the most feared male on the continent or stay and let a forbidden bond take root. But what will happen when he discovers her secret?

I must admit I found the romance a little boring. In some ways, the dynamic and the immeasurably melodramatic love they felt for each other, reminded me a lot of Twilight's Edward and Bella with their histrionic speeches. I guess we could say it's a very emotional relationship rather, than a physical one, and while I appreciated the way it was presented, I would have liked it to be a little less intense in its telling and a little more audacious in its showing. As for cons. Where´s the world building?? And the changing POV´s sometimes had me a little confused. But I might just be really slow lol. Regarding the "spice" level, I don't require all of my books, especially fantasy reads, to be "spicy," but there are certain assumptions one comes with when there's an age-gap, enemies-to-lovers, fantasy captive romance. That said, even though I abhor a closed-door romance, an intentionally light "spice" level doesn't inherently take away from the story unless there's also a "light" amount of sexual tension and chemistry in the characters... which was unfortunately my experience with this story, especially because they fell soooo fast. I stumbled upon this book when scrolling through tiktok; I immediately knew I had to read this and couldn't wait to know the release date, so imagine my happiness when the author asked me if I was interested in reading an ARC of her book!

Let me start by saying that if you like romance, fantasy, enemies to lovers and “you touch her/him, you die”, this book is for you! This is a multiple-POV story (with the majority of the time from Arianna's POV). Arianna has spent almost 2 years posing as a Half-Fae and hiding that she is the rightful queen of Alastríona as she possesses the power of "The Divine" - Healing. She is currently a slave in Brónach, the country which has been in a decade-long war against her homeland Móirín. She soon finds herself the allocated slave for the Demon General - Rion and over time discovers that he is not exactly what the rumours about him claim to be. I was so carried away with Rion and Arianna’s suspenseful yet emotional journey! I was dreading to reach the end...

Any promo materials not sent prior to 1pm Eastern US the day before requested posting are not guaranteed to be posted. This includes scheduled promos.In the cut-throat game of court life, masters manipulate pawns—and you never know which one you are. One thing is certain: there’s no space on the board for love. This was the first book I read from J.E Reed, but her writing captivated me so much, I promised myself I’ll read many more in the future!

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