fate calls the elf queen

Rating: ★★★★☆
Audience: Fantasy Romance
Length: 574 pages
Author: J.M. Kearl
Publisher: House Valor Books
Release Date: October 26th, 2023
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BOOK SUMMARY:

The captivating third book in J.M. Kearl’s bestselling Elf Queen saga is filled with breathtaking romance and heated tension. Layala Lightbringer’s worst fears came true when she woke the wicked Black Mage, Hel. He claims she is a goddess reborn… and his wife. For her, the Elf King Thane is the love she desires, the one she fought for, and the one she wishes to marry. She wants nothing to do with her past. Until their lives are threatened and her relationship with Thane depends on remembering who she was in her previous existence as Valeen. But she can’t do it on her own. To get her memories back she must rely on the one she hates most, Hel, and working with him rather than against him poses its own risks. He is a dangerous temptation, and Layala finds herself pulled between two entirely different lives with two very different loves. Content this story contains violence, death, a villainous love interest, steamy content, and profanity.

THAT ENDING.

Every time I finish one of these books I am left with the best kind of cliffhangers. I love how the last 20% leaves me flabbergasted and begging to be handed the next book. The love triangle in this book had me feeling EVERYTHING. I was mad, I was smitten, I was being rolled around in circles trying to figure out how I felt and I love when a book can bring out all of that.

I enjoyed the continuation of the plot. It slows down a bit and there’s some added in flashback chapters that help round out and gear up for the last book. I am really into these audiobooks and I loved that this one had dual narration.

The first half had me a little flustered because I kept thinking that this entire book was just going to be two men arguing over a woman, luckily that slowly evolved to some great reveals and turns. I’m excited to see what happens next!

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