The way I don't know how to write this review... I haven't written a 2-star review in sO long (not since Shatter Me, which btw I read two years ago). Also, I was going to rate this 3-stars but I realized how unfair that would be to the books I've read and rated 3 stars out of 5. So, what was this book's crime? At your core, you’re a good man, Eldas. But you’re very rough at your edges. You know that.” Her thumb strokes his cheek. Our two main characters (Luella and Eldas) are interesting and well-developed. I especially loved Luella as a character. I feel like there's a certain type of heroine we've come to expect from these types of books, but she surprised me constantly and I admired her dedication and strength. Brindemos por que mañana esté abierto a todas las posibilidades. Y por que seamos bastante atrevidos y tengamos la ambición suficiente para aprovecharlas".

And the Elf King did not fascinate me. Did not captivate me. He was basic. Dull. Too human. I didn’t see him as an Elvish creature at all. He...he fries up bacon and eggs. And bored me even more than that. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she’s dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town’s only healer. The world building and the magic system was weak. I would have preferred if it was more built on and explored. Half of the time I did not understand the hows and whys. So the conflict at the end got impacted cause of it. And I did say it was boring as hell in the quarter half of the book but as you go in the 10s chapter, it does get better. I think it starts when Luella met Hook! Love how the author accentuates Hook as a character even as a Fade wolf. The author made his presence promising, I love the interactions he had with other characters too. So yes, the sit of few chapters was insufferable but it worths it till the end as the climax and falling action looks favourable.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. 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. Overall, it is a good YA book, the world-building, and the concept of having a Human Queen bound to the land is interesting, and the hate-to-love/arranged marriage are two tropes that I really enjoy, but sadly the hate-to-love was not the best one I’ve read. The storyline is basic though and I would have liked to have more political intrigue or action… I feel that there is potential here that the author did not exploit. The ending is sweet and satisfying, but I was expecting more since I enjoyed the Air Awakens series so much and I was ecstatic when I learned that Elise Kova was writing a Hades and Persephone retelling. I would still recommend this book if you are looking for an easy and light read. Harrow, the MMC's brother was trouble and a charming one at that too. I liked him more than the main characters. He came across as genuine and one with full of personality, which made me wish at times that he was the love interest 👀🤭

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.

ahahaha and the romance?!?! I never thought the day would come when I'd find another book with a romance I'd be bored with. I expected some amazing chemistry between the two, but NO, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.😤 Where was the angst??? Swoony moments??? I wanted to fall in love.😭 All I saw was the two constantly arguing over the most boring topics known to humanity. 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). In the blurb, the book is compared to Uprooted and A Court of Thorns and Roses, both of which I’ve read, and I understand the comparison, but it also diverges from those books in a lot of ways, so if you didn’t like those I would still suggest reading this one. Uprooted doesn’t really feature many characters other than the protagonist and the dragon, which is one of the ways this book is so different from it because the characters interacting with the rest of the world is such a monumental part of the foundation of this book. A court of thorns and roses features antagonists in a fundamentally different way than this book, the problems and the adversities this book features are very unique and require very different attitudes from the characters. The basic similarity would be that a human girl is taken to a magical world, but besides that, it’s safe to say this book is a whole new avenue in its own right.

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! It has a Hades-Persephone vibe but it's not for A Court of Thorns and Roses fans! If you want to read a cute fantasy romance? Sure go on. Si quieren un libro para leer en una tarde y para vivir una linda historia de amor se los recomiendo un montón. ☺️ Fue una lectura súper grata.Creo que si tuviera que destacar algo de la novela sería el carácter de Luella en algunos de los momentos. Yo pensaba que me iba a encontrar con un personaje mucho más sumiso y bastante tonto, pero a veces hacia y decía cosas que me sacaban una sonrisa. Eso sí, un párrafo más tarde ya lo volvía a fastidiar diciendo alguna tontería.