A Deal with the Elf King (Married to Magic Novels)

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I also do love the couple, but their story was weak. The book features a slow burn romance but somehow, I don't think it was working well with this book. Nothing interesting happened between them nor there any sexual tensions infused, making it unfulfilling. It does get progressive towards the end but with the initial slow burn, it suddenly feels too rapid, their dynamic fell short. Luella is a nice and selfless character. She is very tenacious and does not just accept her situation, she seeks to have control of her life and she is not afraid to confront Eldas. She is a gifted herbalist and I liked seeing her passion for healing, and she is driven enough to not just remain passive. She wants to be involved and feel useful, and she does not hesitate to take matters into her own hands if she needs to, which I loved. Sadly though, I can’t say exactly why, but she did not grow on me that much. Honestly, I think I liked Hook, Luella’s wolf, more than I liked her. I had high expectations for this one. The synopsis and the premises seemed promising, I am a huge fan of all Hades and Persophone/Beauty and the Beast retelling, and I love magic and elves. Also, that cover is gorgeous. However, it unfortunately did not deliver. It has a Hades-Persephone vibe but it's not for A Court of Thorns and Roses fans! If you want to read a cute fantasy romance? Sure go on. The magical land of Midscape pulls on one corner of her heart, her home and people tug on another… but what will truly break her is a passion she never wanted.

Un trato con el rey de los elfos es el primer libro de la serie Married to Magic. De todas formas tengo entendido que cambian los protagonistas en cada uno de los libros así que pueden tomarlo como un autoconclusivo. Además de que es Retelling de Perséfone y Hades.There are only two reasons why the elves come to our world: war or wives. In either case, they come for death. In the end, if I had to choose a character that I actually liked, it'd be Harrow and that is hilarious considering how in this status update, the someone I was referring to was him. But at least he was actually pretty interesting, although he obviously didn't appear as much.

Okay, this scene here . . . it totally reminded me of my 4 and 5 year old sisters arguments I literally just pictured those two, when I was reading this scene and I couldn't stop laughing. I swear, I couldn't take these two 'adults' seriously THE WORLD BUILDING and the concept of "Human Queens" was really cool. The world of Midscape was a big mystery at first, but throughout the novel, we slowly learned more about the world and unravelled the mystery behind the seasons It's lighthearted with nothing too chaotic or dramatic. Doesn't have anything complex. It's a pretty easy read. Everything Luella had thought she'd known about her life, and herself, was a lie. Taken to a land filled with wild magic, Luella is forced to be the new queen to a cold yet blisteringly handsome Elf King. Once there, she learns about a dying world that only she can save. I think this was a hyped up a lot, so I had a super high expectations and when that was not met . . . well, it was super meh. I can say that I've never been so relieved to finish a book.Well, if you weren't confused by that super long sentence, with this book—the beginning of that argument had to be one of the most stupidest I've ever heard in my life. It's so stupid that I couldn't help but start laughing over the fight they were having. Why does Eldas get so mad over Luella not telling him about Harrow's addiction to glimmer/what he does??? Luella even tried explaining to him, but he kept. cutting. her. off. She's a healer and one of her jobs is to also respect the patient's secrets or else they wouldn't be more trusting towards them and who knows what would've happened to Harrow if he hadn't trusted Luella with what he was doing??? *sigh* Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Uprooted, this standalone fantasy romance about a human girl and her marriage to the Elf King is impossible to put down! Brindemos por que mañana esté abierto a todas las posibilidades. Y por que seamos bastante atrevidos y tengamos la ambición suficiente para aprovecharlas". Three-thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen.

The way Luella and Eldas communicated with each other was too formal and it irked me. They talked to each other as king and queen, not husband and wife, not someone in love. Although Luella tries to get Eldas open up a bit but she herself is the same 😅 The additions that weren't related to either retelling were nice as well - such as Luella's wolf companion. I'm jealous tbh. But there were also some additional plot threads there that weren't really wrapped up for a standalone. Cuando encontré este libro tenía una idea bastante preconcebida de lo que me iba a encontrar, aunque tenía un poco de esperanzas. Sin embargo, no ha sido el caso.Like omfg sis I promise they will live fine without you (spoiler alert: they did) sorry the town didn't revolve around your existence.

Si quieren un libro para leer en una tarde y para vivir una linda historia de amor se los recomiendo un montón. ☺️ Fue una lectura súper grata. This is definitely not dark, sinister and heavy. Which is obviously my thing. So if that’s youre thing too, and you’d rather pass on the “ No, I love you more, schmoopy poops/But, I love you most, sugar toots”, I’d recommend White Stag by Kara Barbieri. Obviously, Luella and Eldas’ relationship is chaotic and loud at first (because they scream at each other), but it does evolve into desire and love. While I appreciate the slow-burn, because I love the arranged marriage trope as long as it’s not insta-love, the evolution of the relationship felt weak at times. Not much of significance happened between Luella and Edlas besides researching and reading, and then Eldas went from being cold to openly carng about her. Sure we get hints that he’s interested and that he’s attracted to her, and I think the author was trying to go for a conflicted character because he likes her but he does not want to get attached to her, but to me, it felt more like a quite-sudden change of character. There was also a lot of drama near the end, and while I LOVE angst, this time it was just a big deal because of miscommunication between them so that annoyed me a little.

Así que cuando vi este libro, con tamaño portada😍, me calcé mis mejores zapatillas, me puse mis pantalones de deporte y salí disparada hacia el ordenador, para comprarlo. Ni te cuento lo que sudé en esos escasos cinco segundos! Es más, creo que hasta batí mi propio récord de salto de sofá y de esquinazo al perro para llegar al escritorio... Nothing hurts more than having one of your most anticipated reads by one your favourite authors be a huge disappointment. Along the same lines, I also feel like the supporting characters added so much to the book in this short period, unexpected from a standalone. Our two main characters (Luella and Eldas) are interesting and well-developed. I especially loved Luella as a character. I feel like there's a certain type of heroine we've come to expect from these types of books, but she surprised me constantly and I admired her dedication and strength. No es el mejor libro del mundo y hay un millón de cosas que me faltaron. Sin embargo lo disfruté un montón, Luella me caía mal al principio pero a medida que fui leyendo pude quererla más. El romance me encantó, hubiera esperado toxicidad de parte del rey de los elfos (lamentablemente esto es a lo que nos acostumbró la literatura juvenil) pero todo lo contrario. El rey elfo es un amor y es súper bueno y amable. Lo llegás a querer un montón.