Deal with the Elf King

 10/16/24

I had to return The God and the Gumiho, so now I have to wait for it to come back. Until then I have this fantasy to read. This one has been sitting on my holds list for a while and I'm finally reading it. I'm not sure what it is about because I go into these books blind. But at one point I must have saw it somewhere and thought I would give it a try. But since it has been on my holds list for so long at the library that I forgot where I heard about this book. Which just makes things more interesting. 

10/20/24

I'm finally about halfway through this book. It is taking me a bit longer because no one cares when they see a book in my hand. Anyways we have our leading lady, Luella, who lived a peaceful life in a small city called Capton. She was their healer and took her job seriously. Only problem is that her childhood friend wants to ruin that peaceful life by stealing her away before the elves come. She keeps telling him that she doesn't want to leave because she has duties. But it doesn't stop him from telling her family that they are going to get married, much to Luella's surprise. She scolds her friend and then gets to work for the day. Then she goes to Town Hall to figure out what the council has to say about the fact that they couldn't find the Human Queen that the elves are looking for. But before they announce their plans, the elves arrive. Then someone collapses and Luella being a healer, runs to help them. The Elf King watches her perform what she needs to do and it turns out that Luella is the Human Queen everyone was looking for. The only reason that no one knew is because her childhood friend gave her a necklace to wear and she never took it off. The necklace hid her powers away and once removed they surged, turning the city center into almost a forest. Then she gets whisked away to the temple and is forced to marry the Elf King and then taken across the Fade to live among the elves. She is a little resistant to the whole thing because she is just trying to make sense of some things. Also she feels like she was stolen from her life's purpose. So the first half of the book is her either fighting or trying to adjust to her new life. Once you get about halfway, the romance starts showing. But the king is fighting his feelings because him and Luella made a deal that she will try to break the cycle of Human Queens and she only has three months to do it. It is like the king keeps reminding himself that she isn't going to stay, so there is no point in acting on his feelings. There are other details I skipped but feel free to read the book to learn about those details. I'm enjoying the book so far though.

10/21/24

I'm writing this post before I head off to work, so forgive me if I sound rushed. The book was cute with an enemies to lovers plotline. The only problem with this is that I hate having to endure the two leads denying their feelings for half of the book. Luella doesn't want to admit she is in love because she is scared that it is only because of her duty as the Human Queen. The Elf King denies his feelings because Luella is planning on leaving and he is just guarding himself from heart break. So much happens in this book but I don't have the time to tell you all of them due to the fact I have to go to work soon. You'll just have to read the book to find out what happens. I will say that Luella does accomplish breaking the cycle and returns home. She isn't happy and it takes a good long talk with her mother for figure out what she really wants. Then Luella runs back to Midscape to live happily ever after with her king. The book gets three out of five stars out of me. Also this book is good for those that don't want books with strong intimate scenes. They mention it but you don't actually go through the actions. I liked the book but I didn't love it. I found it cute and it had some good character growth. But I can't help but feel like there should have been more to the story. Maybe instead of the bonus chapter being online, maybe put it as an epilogue in the book. Maybe that is why it feels like something is missing. With how the book ends, you are still left with questions. You don't get that closure. Also there is no guarantee that the website holding the bonus chapter would still be up by the time you read the book. These are just my thoughts but feel free to read the book on your own.