A Deal with the Elf King (Married to Magic Novels)

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This was such a fun read! Going into this, I didn’t expect much. At first, the writing style didn’t appeal to me and nothing in particular stood out to me, but I’m so glad I continued reading because I was wrong! 😏 I ended up having a grand time with this! NO SÉ TÚ, pero yo soy de tentaciones; paqué negarlo, y menos a estas alturas en las que caer en la tentación se ha convertido en mi deporte favorito de riesgo🪂 Vamos, que esta disciplina debería de tener su medalla olímpica. Es más, me veo compitiendo y llevándome unos batacazos en plan plancha que ni te digo🤭. The hero was boring and plain and more boring. There was literally no chemistry between the two MC.

In the end, if I had to choose a character that I actually liked, it'd be Harrow and that is hilarious considering how in this status update, the someone I was referring to was him. But at least he was actually pretty interesting, although he obviously didn't appear as much. Character features and dress were rarely described and it was near impossible for me to draw up a mental picture of them. I can't say I did not enjoy it at all. Regardless of its flaws it is a fun read, and I am genuinely looking forward to reading the following books in the series. Yet there is no denying that the book is entirely mediocre. The plot is interesting enough, but the pace is all over the place, going from slow to fast in the span of only a few chapters. The dialogue is often cringy, although I found that funny rather than annoying. I don't mind it too much since it makes me laugh. Well, if you weren't confused by that super long sentence, with this book—the beginning of that argument had to be one of the most stupidest I've ever heard in my life. It's so stupid that I couldn't help but start laughing over the fight they were having. Why does Eldas get so mad over Luella not telling him about Harrow's addiction to glimmer/what he does??? Luella even tried explaining to him, but he kept. cutting. her. off. She's a healer and one of her jobs is to also respect the patient's secrets or else they wouldn't be more trusting towards them and who knows what would've happened to Harrow if he hadn't trusted Luella with what he was doing??? *sigh*PSA: While this is the first in the series (Elise Kova says there are four planned books in this world, at the moment), it is also a standalone, so you needn’t worry about cliffhangers...which I find SO REFRESHING! 😅 Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella’s village to be their Human Queen. Cuando encontré este libro tenía una idea bastante preconcebida de lo que me iba a encontrar, aunque tenía un poco de esperanzas. Sin embargo, no ha sido el caso. Because this is a standalone, it didn't feel as "epic" as most high fantasy novels. There wasn't a "big bad guy" and there wasn't a crazy plot twist/cliffhanger at the end. Instead, it was a very easy and straightforward read with a HEA ending. This isn't necessarily a good or bad thing, I just think it's good to set your expectations before you read. I didn't feel attached to any of the characters. Luella was kinda alright in the beginning and had me laughing once, but in the end, I didn't care much about her. She was pretty boring honestly.

Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Uprooted, this standalone fantasy romance about a human girl and her marriage to the Elf King is impossible to put down! I mean, I expected an angsty, swoon worthy romance. I thought there's gonna be a lot of will they-won't they moment. I also expected a grumpy hero with a mysterious past (Yeah I'm that typical. Judge me) This book was just pure fun. It has all of the tropes I love, with Hades & Persephone vibes, and even a hint of Beauty and the Beast. Most of the time they are just talking and arguing over lame stuffs and then he just cuts her off. Repeat.

I'm still looking forward to the next book, especially since it's about a a rogue Fae (altho this time I won't have my expectations so high). There are only two reasons why the elves come to our world: war or wives. In either case, they come for death. Pasando a los personajes. Aquí siento un poco de amor-odio. Por un lado, me han gustado en gran medida sin embargo por otro lado me han parecido muy planos y no entendía algunos de sus comportamientos a lo largo de la historia. También estaba el hecho que las interacciones pasaban de “conocidos” a “amigos” en medio de un capitulo y yo sinceramente no lo veía factible. La historia de amor tres cuartos de lo mismo, creo que necesitaba mucho más desarrollo.