The Unseelie Prince (Maze of Shadows Book 1)

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I found Abigail a good heroine and Valroy an interesting male lead; he is harsh, but the restraint shown creates a worthwhile sense of tension as we see him and Abigail push and pull at one another, trying to gain leverage over the other. Although not a clean read, and meant for a more mature audience (Abigail is meant to be in her mid twenties), the author also doesn't push full ahead into lust-at-first-sight and lust-mistaken-for-love, which I also really like.

Sinceramente es la primera vez que veo a un “villano” actuando como tal. No son villanos edulcorados que al poco de conocer a su interés amoroso, cambian a mejor. Para nada. Hacen justicia a su naturaleza. Cada capítulo que pasaba más embelesada/enralada estaba. For the love of Brishen! I think I am in LOVE with that dark fae piece of Shite. No matter what Valroy did, I'd feel the horror but I'd brush it off and be like - you know what... he just needs love - she can fix him ...hell I can fix him lmao so ridiculous but I swear that's my entire reaction to Valroy. Am I alone? I'm reading Book 2 tonight. I want more of Anfar - feel like there's something there besides that unrequited love subplot. And what is the deal with the shadowed unseelie fae plotting with Titania? I have a feeling I know who it is but I hope I'm wrong - he seemed so damned nice and sweet to Abigail. Please please let me be wrong. We are the venomous spiders that weave webs of shining silk. We are the graceful in the shadow perfect in our ability to kill. That is what Unseelie are. We are the beauty that kills. PDF / EPUB File Name: The_Unseelie_Prince_-_Kathryn_Ann_Kingsley.pdf, The_Unseelie_Prince_-_Kathryn_Ann_Kingsley.epubValroy is the bloody prince and heir to the Unseelie throne: A stipulation that first he must marry before he can ascend sees him exploiting a loophole and deciding to kidnap the mortal Abigail and make her his bride though he doesn’t really expect her to last long past the actual wedding. Placing Abigail inside his maze in his realm is the beginning of a game that delights Valroy he finds his new human pet fascinating and playing with her so much fun. I must say that I found the depiction of romance in this book to be truly captivating. The way in which it was presented was nothing short of beautiful, and it left me feeling completely mesmerized. The storyline of two enemies gradually falling in love was executed with an almost perfect balance of emotional intensity and tension, and I found myself completely spellbound by it. Overall, I would say that this book is an absolute must-read for anyone who appreciates a good love story, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this genre of literature.

Although clearly there's sexual attraction, true love isn't shoehorned in, and there's not really any physical acts conducted outside of some heavy petting during the throes of an aphrodisiac-like poison (I would argue that anyone under the influence of something like a magical drug can't really consent, so, this wasn't amazing, but the author does have Abigail claim she consented to Valroy touching her and that she was in control enough to know what she agreed to, so, I won't press it too hard.)Trigger Warnings: threats of rape, sexual assault, emotional abuse, dub-con, blood, violence & gore, mentions of suicide, infertility I was a little bit disappointed that I felt like I didn't know anything about who Noah/Naoise is and his personnality and pretty much anything about him. I guess with what's happening and all the manipulation it makes sense, and I hope I come to like him more later in the series. The Regent is a very interesting character and, yes, villain, too. Very Very Bad but well-done. As you can see from my feed, I am a huge fan of paranormal romance novels. This book is NOT a romance novel. It is a -->gothic<-- novella. So while there are some steamy as hell m/m scenes in here (oooh so steamy!) they are contained in a very gothic plot-line. And oh what a plot-line! Truly sinister!!! Not an HEA to be seen... or is there? (hopefully in next installment??) How I could definitely tell how alien fae are from humans, not only in appearance but in perspective and philosophy.

He's the Villain of this story but I ... like him. I feel bad for what he's endured and still enduring, but that doesn't mean what he did and the decisions he continues to take are ok. From author Kathryn Ann Kingsley comes this tantalizing slow-burn dark fantasy that proves sometimes the line between love and hate is razor-thin.That ending was devastating and I dived straight into the next book because I kept wondering "What now?". More favors. More nails in my coffin. But if I am already buried alive, what’s more piece of iron to keep me here ? ” I feel like the setting and worldbuilding are interesting but we only catch a glimpse of it in this novella, so I hope to get more in the sequel. I really love that we get a really dark take on the Fair Folks because there is so much potential to make them dark and twisted and I felt like this was well-done.

This story was as deliciously dark and dangerous as the Sidhe who vie for control of the Hawthorne Throne. Noah is a regular young man going through college and dealing with the death of his mother. The last thing he expects is to be ripped away from bedroom in the middle of the night by beings he only thought existed in fairytales. That said, this was FUN. Kingsley wrote the Unseelie fae right, and the Moonlit Court she created here was as fascinating as it was deadly. “Beauty that kills,” indeed. I think some minor characters deserve more attention in future books, most notably Anfar; I’d really like to see how his situation with A plays out!

A story, that, unfortunately, is painfully slow and one-dimentional. At some point I considered skimming, but -still hanging on to that beautiful cover that speaks of rougher and sexier times- I just didn't want to give up so easily. Also like, I'm dying at how the author draws the line at rape. Valroy isn't above threatening Abigail with rape but refuses to actually do it because I guess he has some weird moral compass where literal TORTURING and murdering of children is okay but, guys, nope, we have to draw the line at rape. Honestly it weakens his character because literally everything else about his character points to him having no problem raping someone. So when he stubbornly only has a conscience at those moments I'm sitting here like ??? Is this supposed to make me think deep down he has a heart? The worldbuilding was amazing. It was a little confusing at first, but as we get a little more into the story we find a lot of things that makes it really interesting. I especially liked how the matter of the courts was handled. Everything under the sun and moon, on Earth and Tir n’Aill, little witch. Everything. Including you.” Abigail often wonders if the townsfolk aren’t right in calling her cursed. Abandoned by her husband and with no family to call her own, everything in her life hangs by a thread. Never did she expect her downfall would come by taking pity on an old hermit. Abducted into the dangerous world of Tir n’Aill, Abigail is thrust into a terrifying Maze that defies all logic. There, she finds herself at the mercy of an Unseelie prince with a strange offer—solve his Maze and he'll grant her deepest wish…