A Cursed Son
Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom
Romantic Fantasy
Sparkly Wave
March 6, 2024
E book, Paperback, Hardcover
462
Romantic & horny goals hyperlink a false princess to a harmful, disgraced fae prince on this enjoyable, steamy enemies-to-lovers romantasy. In her goals, he envelops her in love. In actual life, he imprisons her in ice. Murderer, liar, impersonator—dreamer. As a royal decoy, skilled to switch the Krastel princess even in a political marriage, Astra’s life shouldn’t be her personal. With an obligation like that, how can she dream about love? And but she is aware of she has a kindred soul. She will really feel his presence each night time, holding her in his arms, surrounding her together with his heat. However ice-cold actuality crashes in when Astra’s carriage is attacked by the Crystal Courtroom’s disgraced prince. Banished for heinous crimes and armed with highly effective stolen relics, he’s a wielder of mighty magic and may even infiltrate minds. It seems that he is the person in her goals. And that is about to get very, very awkward. A Cursed Son is a enjoyable, horny, enemies-to-lovers romantic fantasy for followers of fae, elemental magic, organized marriage, pressured proximity, snarky banter, and dream connection.
“Love could be illogical, however it could make individuals magnificent.”
A Cursed Son, the primary e-book in Day Leitao’s new Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom collection, helped me keep in mind how lovely, awe-inspiring, and foundation-shaking love could be. The feminine predominant character, Astra, is a believer of sunshine and love although she has been raised to concern, to struggle, and to deceive. She is an impersonator of the Princess of Krastel, a human kingdom on the fringe of highly effective fae courts. The royal impersonators take the place of the prince and princess on harmful journeys or within the occasion {that a} royal suitor must be spied upon or assassinated. She is skilled to struggle, to seduce, to poison, and, above all, to cover who she actually is. In a second of quiet vulnerability, she prays to the Mom of Gentle for a imaginative and prescient of her kindred soul. Quickly, she has joyous, sensuous goals of a person with a star on his chest. Her real love. She wakes every morning with renewed hope.
“Nothing can shake me once I’m so deeply cherished.”
Astra will get a impolite awakening, although, when she realizes that she has been dreaming in regards to the cursed prince of the fae Crystal Courtroom, Marlak. As you’ll be able to think about in an enemies-to-lovers romance, he’s impolite, grumpy, and distant. He wields highly effective elemental magic and is accused of murdering his household. What occurred to the loving and delicate soul in Astra’s goals? An organized marriage between the 2 brings them into pressured proximity and all bets are off for Astra discovering “real love.” Or so she thinks.
A Cursed Son is a unbelievable romantasy with distinctive parts that stored me engaged for over 400 pages. Leitao’s writing is easy and considerate with the correct quantity of humor and coronary heart. One in all my favourite elements about this story is the easy means wherein Leitao weaves goals and visions into the narrative. The story is from Astra’s perspective. When Astra goals or is related to Marlak’s thoughts, typically you can inform immediately. Different occasions you’ll be able to’t. The “is that this actual or is that this a dream?” element to the story stored me on my toes. At different factors, it added an ethereal high quality that made me pause simply to mirror on what I simply learn.
I discovered myself sighing “wow” beneath my breath greater than as soon as whereas studying this e-book.
Cause one: Astra’s religion. Her energy is unbelievable; though she doesn’t understand it as a result of she’s spent her life hiding who she is. Her religion within the Mom of Gentle is unwavering, and her humility is real. Even by means of her stubbornness and mendacity (as befits her function as a royal decoy), I used to be rooting for Astra in her journey.
Cause two: Marlak’s conviction. He calls himself a monster due to his scars and his previous. But like many individuals who don’t really feel like they’ve a lot else to lose, he seemingly craves transparency, loyalty, and belief. From the very starting of their relationship, Marlak encourages Astra to cease hiding from herself.
“You’re my spouse, and you’ll be as robust as you need. You don’t must faux you’re small anymore. You don’t want to cover.”
This e-book ends in a single critical cliffhanger. I’m so happy with the selection that Leitao made with the ending of e-book one. I used to be invested within the complicated relationship improvement by the tip of the e-book and — for a single, pulse-pounding second — I believed I’d need to do all of it once more in e-book two. And my coronary heart plummeted in my chest. Then I turned to the epilogue and breathed my reduction. The subsequent e-book goes to be nice, and I can’t look ahead to it to launch. Day Leitao, you discovered a brand new fan on this LitBuzz bee!