Thank you so much Lauren Elizabeth for this ARC!
Synopsis:
Anthesis is the dark, alluring and tragic tale of the sirens who were cursed to kill for eternity.
As an immortal siren, Aglasia grapples with her body’s desire to enchant, kill and feed on men, all while pretending to be human. When the chaotic and secretive siren Rossa forces herself into Aglasia’s life, she reveals she needs help to transform a man into a siren. And though Aglasia has always craved solitude, she finds herself fascinated by this nomad and lends a hand.
But when the risks associated with creating such a powerful creature become life-threatening to Aglasia, Rossa and the innocent man who has become involved, Aglasia must uncover the truth of her past to save those she’s grown to care for, all while resisting her darkest desires.
Review & thoughts:
Anthesis is a new dark fantasy romance book and Lauren Elizabeth‘s debut novel. I still can’t believe this is the author’s debut, it is very well written and I really enjoyed this amazing story!
Aglasia is a siren, she needs to literally eat men to survive and after each “meal” she struggles with terrible guilt. She lives alone and pretends to be human, but one day another siren, Rossa, forces herself into Aglasia’s life. Rossa is Aglasia’s total opposite and they argue and fight constantly, but when Rossa reveals the real reason she came to her, Aglasia reluctantly agrees to help and that’s where the real action begins.
First of all, I really liked the idea of sirens living in the modern world and it was fascinating to read the mentions about their struggles to survive and blend in during different times in their 2000+ years of life (I would have liked to know even more!). And when I say it’s a dark fantasy I mean it’s really dark, the author is not sugarcoating sirens’ dining habits and fight scenes.
Aglasia is a great main character and the friendship unfolding between her and Rossa was so beautiful, the way she went from being always alone and not wanting to feel anything to enjoying Rossa’s company and admitting she had feelings and wanted some company in her life made me emotional, she really grew as a character. When it comes to romance, I was surprised to learn who the love interest is and didn’t care about him in the beginning, but he also grew as a character and I ended up enjoying his and Aglasia’s cute romance, it was a slow burn and I hope to see more of them in the next books.
I really enjoyed reading Anthesis, it is a great story with incredible characters and the book is fast paced, I couldn’t stop reading and finished it in one sitting. If you like dark fantasy romance you will definitely enjoy reading this one.
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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