Official blurb:
A beastly fae king with a deadly curse.
A devious bargain to break it…
All Gemma Bellefleur wants is to leave her past behind and forget the day scandal broke her heart. But when she’s captured by a trickster fae king who threatens to hold her for ransom, she’ll find herself at the top of the gossip column yet again.
Unless…
Plagued by a curse that will soon claim his life, the human-hating King Elliot will do anything to save himself. And if Gemma can use that to her advantage, she might be able to bargain her way to freedom. All she has to do is help him break his curse.
There’s just one hitch—to do so, they’ll have to trick someone into falling in love with the beastly, brooding Elliot.
With a devious alliance made, their scheme begins, bringing Gemma and Elliot into very close quarters. Soon, an unexpected desire stirs where once there was only hate. But Gemma must fight it. For when the curse is broken, Elliot will return to his true form—a wolf—and be lost to her for good.
Can Gemma sacrifice her budding feelings to save the king’s life? Or will love force her to give up something even greater…her heart?
*NOTE this book is upper YA/NA featuring mature situations and some adult language. The romance is slow burn but leads to moderate steam.
Curse of the Wolf King is a complete stand-alone novel set in the same world as The Fair Isle Trilogy. Journey back to Faerwyvae or begin your adventure for the first time with this enchanting tale. Each book in the Entangled with Fae series can be read on its own and in any order. Happily ever after guaranteed!
My rating: four out of five stars
This book was cleverly written. The Jane Eyre vibes helped me get over the fairytale retelling vibes, which I’m not really a fan of. Not that I’m not a fan of Beauty and the Beast. I just don’t really enjoy seeing elements of the story over and over again in different stories.
I was disappointed that the fae weren’t really fae-like, more shifter-like.
Gemma was super likeable as a main character. I love how she took the initiative to find employment and disentangle herself from her father and society’s expectations of women.
The wolf king, Elliot, starts off quite feral and immature, and in my opinion, was not the best love interest. But it was really entertaining when Gemma made him do things like dress up and attend dinner parties. And once he started acting tender toward Gemma, he grew on me. But they’re still not my favorite couple.
The slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance itself felt pretty real, maybe because I was so invested in Gemma finding love and a better future. I just didn’t really care for Elliot or them as a couple.
Overall, I didn’t enjoy this one as much as I thought I would, but I think I will give one of the other books a try anyway, as I did enjoy the writing.
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