Hi guys!
I'm back with another badass recommendation - you know I like my Fantasy books with a touch of spice, darkness, banter, heaps of action and crazy odds.
Frost and Nectar Book 1 ️
Goodreads / Amazon / My Insta Post
4.5 stars
So I've decided that CN Crawford is going to be on my auto-buy authors list.
*Side note: I've also been listening to the The Demon Queen trials audiobooks, they became a sort of go-to, guilty pleasure at the end of a long day, when my eyes and mind are too tired to read or do anything. Everything about the writing, the characters, the world is so addictive! Quick, fun, action packed, steamy and with just my kind of lead characters!
Now, back to Frost (which checks the same boxes and then some): I really enjoyed this book so much, I wish we had more books in the series to binge read! It takes a new, modern spin on Fae stories and everything is so rich, fun, yet believable, that it really makes you feel like you live there with the characters too.
Basically, it gives you a taste of what our world would be like if Fae walked among us. Obviously, they would be gorgeous, powerful, rich and popular. They would be all over the news and social media. They would have fans and groupies. But naturally, we wouldn't be fazed by any of that, busy living our lives as we'd be. Or at least, our heroine isn't. But she gets the attention of the Fae King and kaboom! It all goes crazy.
We have a Bachelorette style of competition, except it's filled with scary supernaturals and death traps. The King himself helps and trains, but it's only so much he can do.
I really, really enjoyed the main characters' interactions. The banter, the tension, the chemistry, the slow-burn, the secrecy, the growth... Everything flies so easy and natural with them. You know I LOVE a badass snarky main character and seeing her getting stronger, taking no sh*t from anyone and learning more about her heritage and fae life was just sublime.
Now, about our grumpy Fae King - what can I even say?*sigh* The definition of tortured, smoldering, alpha hero.
Great worldbuilding, action, spice, curses, slow burn romance, fast paced... All in all, a great read and I can't recommend it enough! Especially if you love arranged marriage tropes, slow burn, Fae, trials, curses and wicked relationships.
*I received a copy of the book from the author in exchange for my honest opinion as you know, all my fangirling is my own ha.
Memorable quotes:
"Oh, shit. Do we have something else in common?” I shuddered. “We should probably stop talking before we get involved in a messy emotional entanglement.”
“But that’s what we’re like. The fae. We are creatures of the earth and mists. We are warriors. And when we are at our best, we transcend our bodies and commune with the gods. When was the last time you really felt alive, Ava?”
Because if it were you and me, in the oak grove on Beltane, I would have you screaming my name. Calling me your king. I would have your body responding to my every command, shuddering with pleasure underneath me, until you forgot the human world existed at all.”
“Tell me again how much you hate me.”
My pulse quickened. “Is this your kink?”
“Something like that.”
“We are a match made in hell, but I have never wanted anyone more, Ava Jones.”
