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

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Lastly, not truly a problem but since I am an invested person, I like getting full ideas of the character I read. However, this book offers little to none on what the characters are supposed to look like. Aside from the illustration in the cover book, I can almost make up nothing for my imagination. The full picture came out too late and still with a vague description. That itself is a bummer. Nothing hurts more than having one of your most anticipated reads by one your favourite authors be a huge disappointment.

The world was fascinating, and I'm really excited to see more of it in later books (technically this is a standalone, but we'll be getting other books in this world with different characters!). The world includes almost every major type of magical creature you would want to see, and while we only got to touch on a small part of it, I really liked Elise Kova's versions of these creatures and can't wait to see the rest!

I also do love the couple, but their story was weak. The book features a slow burn romance but somehow, I don't think it was working well with this book. Nothing interesting happened between them nor there any sexual tensions infused, making it unfulfilling. It does get progressive towards the end but with the initial slow burn, it suddenly feels too rapid, their dynamic fell short.

The magical land of Midscape pulls on one corner of her heart, her home and people tug on another... but what will truly break her is a passion she never wanted. No es el mejor libro del mundo y hay un millón de cosas que me faltaron. Sin embargo lo disfruté un montón, Luella me caía mal al principio pero a medida que fui leyendo pude quererla más. El romance me encantó, hubiera esperado toxicidad de parte del rey de los elfos (lamentablemente esto es a lo que nos acostumbró la literatura juvenil) pero todo lo contrario. El rey elfo es un amor y es súper bueno y amable. Lo llegás a querer un montón. 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. 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!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.

I didn’t feel anything, I couldn’t feel the glittering magic of the Elf/Fae realm. I couldn’t feel the danger of it. I couldn’t feel the mystery of it. I didn’t feel the magic!

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🤭. A Deal with the Elf King is a light fluffy romance trying to be fantasy, and not even trying hard. The only Elvish characteristics were in the name, The Elf King. It was easy to mistake all the characters for nothing more than human and easy to mistake the entire book for contemporary. 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. Then, we have the elf king himself. This was supposed to be some faerie/elf book but I never found one so humanoid. The couple had routines like a normal couple out there and the magic elements were not so evident. You were supposed to be the elf king, why so mundane (´д｀) I'm expecting him to act like the elf king he should be, somewhere more mysterious and complex. I wish he was a tad more mature and had all this brooding and poised composure but what was offered was quite disappointing. 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.