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

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Brindemos por que mañana esté abierto a todas las posibilidades. Y por que seamos bastante atrevidos y tengamos la ambición suficiente para aprovecharlas". The world was fascinating, and I'm really excited to see more of it in later books (technically this is a standalone, but we'll be getting other books in this world with different characters!). The world includes almost every major type of magical creature you would want to see, and while we only got to touch on a small part of it, I really liked Elise Kova's versions of these creatures and can't wait to see the rest! 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...

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. The romance isn't much of an improvement, either. While several moments had me aw-ing and swooning, there is hardly any chemistry between Luella and Eldas. In fact, it is nearly non-existent up until their first kiss. They even go from cold and distant to cutsie and in love, seemingly, in the blink of an eye. Thankfully, their relationship improves significantly after that, and I slowly begin enjoying it more. At your core, you’re a good man, Eldas. But you’re very rough at your edges. You know that.” Her thumb strokes his cheek.

I enjoy getting to know Luella. I love all her remarks and retorts. She knows what she wants and is a wonderful herbalist. Luella is a compelling character who is internally conflicted but wants to see the good in everyone. I like other characters as well, I just had schism with the elf character only. I JUST COULDN'T CONNECT with Luella as much as I wanted to. It's hard to explain... even though the book was written in the first person, to me, it almost felt like I was reading it in the third person. Idk. Because this is a standalone, it didn't feel as "epic" as most high fantasy novels. There wasn't a "big bad guy" and there wasn't a crazy plot twist/cliffhanger at the end. Instead, it was a very easy and straightforward read with a HEA ending. This isn't necessarily a good or bad thing, I just think it's good to set your expectations before you read.

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 😅 MC is talking with her new "elf friend" or reading journals. Again some talking about plants, short argument with the elf king, again reading journal (sounds exiting right?)

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 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. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she’s dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town’s only healer.The world building and the magic system was weak. I would have preferred if it was more built on and explored. Half of the time I did not understand the hows and whys. So the conflict at the end got impacted cause of it. 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.