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𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲🕒: 4 minutes

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Hannah Nicole Maehrer✍🏻 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: 357 📖

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗬

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲:🌶️🌶️
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁: Series (Book #3 of 4)
𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: TBC
𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲: Multi-POV

𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗦

👑In Love to Lovers (Finally)
🐸Sub-plots
👑Waning Magic
🐸Traitors and Spies
👑Promotions
🐸Morally Grey MFC
👑Pink Ships
🐸So Much Banter

𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪

“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙤 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙞𝙩. 𝙄’𝙢 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨, 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝, 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙏𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙢𝙚.”

Me: “Nat, you wrote this review a year ago… “
Also Me: “😔Shame”

Now that I’ve shamed myself, if you’re looking for a book that will suck you in completely and have you laughing out loud, this one’s for you—just make sure you’ve read the first two!

I love reading, and while I enjoy every book, it’s rare that I have as much fun as I did with this one. Hannah’s humor is basically my soulmate.

Is “FINALLY” a trope? Because if it is, then this is it.

I was legitimately ready to grab a pitchfork and start a riot if The Villain and Evie didn’t get over their hangups and finally:

A. Admit they loved each other (which even a blind man could see), and

B. Give in to the attraction simmering between them.
 

I knew the spice level would be minimal, but Evie and Trystan finally together? 🔥 That’s enough heat to fuel an entire bonfire. All the flirtation and those tiny moments between them had me kicking my legs and squealing.

“𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦?”

“𝙎𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬.”

“𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚅𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚔𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚎𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝙴𝚟𝚒𝚎’𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚛, 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚜𝚖𝚘𝚔𝚢, 𝚛𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚎𝚔.

“𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨. 𝙄 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩.”

“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?”

“𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.”

DEAD. PERIODT.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣.”

“𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵.”

DEAD AGAIN.

I have way too many thoughts on this one 😆😅

Some might argue that this series should’ve been a trilogy rather than a four-book saga, and that maybe the author’s stretching it a bit, but I’m going to disagree.

Maybe I would’ve felt that way with book three, but honestly? This one’s my favorite of them all.

Sure, there are subplots galore, and some might find them distracting, with twists, turns, and “dun-dun” moments that could come off as cheesy.

But if you have any ability to suspend disbelief while reading a literal fairy tale inspired book, you’ll be fine.

I loved all the different POVs, especially our little cheese nugget, Kingsley. After that ending, I’m already planning to hit pre-order on book four as soon as it drops.

Hannah sets it up to look like there’s something shady about Kingsley at the end, but I absolutely refuse to believe he’s anything but prince charming.

I had a suspicion about the prince in the prophecy not being Kingsley, but I did not expect what King Benedict revealed. That just goes to show how much:

A. He sucks

B. Amara sucks

Actually, Amara more than sucks. I’m not sure who’s more evil, her or Benedict.

Okay, pause… am I the only one who pictures him as an eggs benedict with a crown? Just me? Alright, moving on.

We didn’t get to see any of Malcom Maverine, and I kind of hope we see more of the third Maverine sibling in book four. I’m also curious to see how Winnifred will continue to shape the dynamics of the story.

✨Mid-read thought sprinkles✨

• This one was twisted (no seriously, there’s a lot going on)—but in the best way.
• Morally grey Evie is giving me life.
  “𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢… 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣.”
• Someone put a collar on Kingsley before he hurts himself—though, if a ball and chain didn’t work, I guess it’s a moot point.
• If only we all got promoted at the rate Evie does.
• Evie Sage can be SAVAGE.
  “𝙀𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 – 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙣𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙚, 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚.”
• Evie slapping Amara was the greatest thing I’ve ever read and will play on repeat in my head for weeks to come.
  “𝘼 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚.”😆🤣
• Arthur 😔
• Do frogs go through first puberty??? 🤔
• Evie relentlessly wearing The Villain down deserves some kind of award.
• Winnie and… 🐸👀
• Someone needs to tell me what Marv was thinking right meow.
• Lyssa continues to be a little terror, and I love it. I love that The Villain has had multiple tea parties with her by now.
• I just want a hug from Tatiana’s dad. 🥹
  “𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖’𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝.”
• “I thought you were ignoring it.”
  “I’d never. Even if all the magic in the land seeped from the ink on my skin and yours. If you’re hurt or in danger, I will find you. I swear it.”

I can’t wait to see the tables turn and Trystan become the one doing the wearing down. I’m anxiously awaiting book four and (hopefully) everyone’s happily-ever-afters.

(Except Benedict and Amara—they can choke.)

“Accomplice. She’s my accomplice… She is mine.”