Thank you so much Lisette Marshall for sending me this ARC!
Synopsis:
Briannis Iavi – well-bred lady and accidental assassin – is so close to securing the life of her dreams. All she needs to do is complete one last make her way into fae territory, sneak into the enchanted halls of Rosethorn Keep, and kill the king of Faerie.
But her plan goes disastrously wrong, and Briannis finds herself a captive at her target’s mercy instead.
Cursed to a life of loneliness and slow decay, the monstrous fae king seems hell-bent on revenge – and if he can’t hurt the human rulers who sent her, he’ll amuse himself with her instead. Unable to escape his sentient castle or to disobey his commands, Briannis has no choice but to fall back on her sharpest weapon: her wits.
Tricking fae is a dangerous game, however. And miles away from the respectable life she thought she knew, even her knives and poisons may not be enough to protect her heart …
Review & thoughts:
Curse of the Thorn King is a NA Fantasy Romance and a loose Beauty and the Beast retelling that I absolutely loved!
Briannis is an assassin and after being caught she is offered a deal: her freedom in exchange for killing a fae king. She thinks it will be a job like any other, but she quickly realizes she has been lied to and the king, Moridyr, is not who she thought him to be. Trapped inside the magical keep, Briannis needs to find a way to return home all the while trying not to lose her heart as the attraction between her and the fae king grows stronger with every passing day.
I'm a big fan of this author’s other series and I jumped at the opportunity to ARC read her newest book and OMG I knew it would be good but it absolutely exceeded all my expectations. Curse of the Thorn King has everything I love in a fantasy romance: strong FMC (who is an assassin!), morally grey characters, enemies to lovers, beautiful romance with some spicy scenes & so much tension and interesting plot that had me finish this book in one sitting. I loved our main characters, Briannis is a really strong and smart FMC, it was great to see her go toe to toe with Moridyr and all their interactions were amazing. Moridyr is a truly tortured hero who went through a lot and I loved seeing him open up to Briannis after so many years alone. They were truly amazing together, despite their less than perfect first meeting and a few murder attempts they grew to adore and trust each other and I loved their enemies to lovers romance, I hope we will get to see more of them in the author’s future books because I already miss them!
Curse of the Thorn King is an amazing fantasy romance book and a fun and quite quick read that I definitely recommend to everyone who enjoys this genre. And if you haven’t read this author’s other books, you’re definitely missing out because they are just as amazing as this one! I already can’t wait for Lisette Marshall’s next release.
Rating:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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