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The Scattered Bones
“I will love you until I am nothing but dust, and even then, I’ll still love you.”
When a mysterious man known only as The Stranger promises to return Kaid to her, Sellah is tasked with finding each one of her love’s scattered bones, his severed body hidden in the darkest corners of the realm. The quest is an impossible task, yet she must make the dangerous journey alone using only her own faith and fight. But the tasks at hand are brutal. They’re battles not easily won.
But Sellah doesn’t care how treacherous the challenges are. She’ll do whatever it takes because it was her fault Kaid was punished. Promised to the primordial goddess as a child, it was Sellah’s sacred duty to remain pure and untouched. To be chosen as the goddess’ vessel was the highest honor, one Sellah devoted her life to until the handsome thief Kaid broke into the temple. He obliterated her world, rewriting her future, and despite her vows, she couldn’t resist the beautiful longing that ignited between them. Their forbidden friendship bloomed into a doomed romance, sending her and her beloved thief down a dark path of heartbreak, unspeakable danger, and a love that not even death could conquer.
The Scattered Bones is a Dark Fantasy Romance filled with epic quests, forbidden romance, fantasy gods, dangerous landscapes and beasts, and a love that gives the heroine the strength to survive.
When a mysterious man known only as The Stranger promises to return Kaid to her, Sellah is tasked with finding each one of her love’s scattered bones, his severed body hidden in the darkest corners of the realm. The quest is an impossible task, yet she must make the dangerous journey alone using only her own faith and fight. But the tasks at hand are brutal. They’re battles not easily won.
But Sellah doesn’t care how treacherous the challenges are. She’ll do whatever it takes because it was her fault Kaid was punished. Promised to the primordial goddess as a child, it was Sellah’s sacred duty to remain pure and untouched. To be chosen as the goddess’ vessel was the highest honor, one Sellah devoted her life to until the handsome thief Kaid broke into the temple. He obliterated her world, rewriting her future, and despite her vows, she couldn’t resist the beautiful longing that ignited between them. Their forbidden friendship bloomed into a doomed romance, sending her and her beloved thief down a dark path of heartbreak, unspeakable danger, and a love that not even death could conquer.
The Scattered Bones is a Dark Fantasy Romance filled with epic quests, forbidden romance, fantasy gods, dangerous landscapes and beasts, and a love that gives the heroine the strength to survive.
278 pages, Hardcover
Published August 12, 2023
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Nicole Scarano
23 books477 followersNicole Scarano is an avid fiction reader and film enthusiast; her favorites being dystopian, apocalyptic, fantasy, and action sprinkled with a little romance here and there. She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her rescued pitbull, China (who was part of the inspiration for Kerberos in her first novel, Pomegranate). Nicole's passion for writing consumes her free time, especially when it includes snuggling on her sofa with China. Her love of writing is so strong, she even tattooed a quote from one of her stories on her rib-cage.
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October 25, 2024
3 Stars
It's not that this was bad, because it wasn't but I needed more and with just under 300 pages it just didn't offer enough for me. I think a standalone fantasy romance is incredibly hard to pull off, but this was a good stab at it.
╰⪼ 🖤Gods
╰⪼ ☠️Chosen One
╰⪼ 🖤Forbidden Romance
╰⪼ ☠️Trials
╰⪼ 🖤Good Girl (Gag)/Mine
╰⪼ ☠️True Love
╰⪼ 🖤Found Family
╰⪼ ☠️Standalone
╰⪼ 🖤Mild Spice
It's not that this was bad, because it wasn't but I needed more and with just under 300 pages it just didn't offer enough for me. I think a standalone fantasy romance is incredibly hard to pull off, but this was a good stab at it.
╰⪼ 🖤Gods
╰⪼ ☠️Chosen One
╰⪼ 🖤Forbidden Romance
╰⪼ ☠️Trials
╰⪼ 🖤Good Girl (Gag)/Mine
╰⪼ ☠️True Love
╰⪼ 🖤Found Family
╰⪼ ☠️Standalone
╰⪼ 🖤Mild Spice
January 2, 2025
this could’ve been a six part book series and I would’ve read EVERY SINGLE ONEEEEEE
I LOVED the time jumping from present to past..getting to know Kaid and Sellah, how they met and fell in love literally made me fall SO HARD for Kaid😭😭😭 He‘s completely and utterly perfect. The way he ALWAYS AND ALWAYSSSSSS protected and cared for Sellah even tho them seeing each other, knowing each other, let alone TOUCHHHHH is forbidden🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️
Their Story is breathtakingly and devastatingly beautiful.
Forbidden Romance, Soulmates..destined to be together,
Dark Romantasy, strong fmc that grows, slow burn and a loootttttt of fighting for LOVEEEEE😭😭😭🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️
"I will love you until I am nothing but dust, and even then, I'll still love you."
I LOVED the time jumping from present to past..getting to know Kaid and Sellah, how they met and fell in love literally made me fall SO HARD for Kaid😭😭😭 He‘s completely and utterly perfect. The way he ALWAYS AND ALWAYSSSSSS protected and cared for Sellah even tho them seeing each other, knowing each other, let alone TOUCHHHHH is forbidden🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️
Their Story is breathtakingly and devastatingly beautiful.
Forbidden Romance, Soulmates..destined to be together,
Dark Romantasy, strong fmc that grows, slow burn and a loootttttt of fighting for LOVEEEEE😭😭😭🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️🧎♀️
"I will love you until I am nothing but dust, and even then, I'll still love you."
December 14, 2024
I don’t read for fun, I read so I can be emotionally destroyed ☠️
“I’ll love you until my body is nothing but bones. And when my bones fade to dust coating the earth, I’ll still want you.”
This slow burn forbidden love story will rip your heart to pieces in the best possible way 😭 Add in deadly trials, meddling gods, “I’d burn the world for you” & spice 🌶️
“I miss him so much. More than the sun misses the moon, the lover she shares a sky with but never at the same time.”
“Until I am dust”
Edit* I keep going back to re-read my kindle highlights, I don’t want to leave these characters!
“I’ll love you until my body is nothing but bones. And when my bones fade to dust coating the earth, I’ll still want you.”
This slow burn forbidden love story will rip your heart to pieces in the best possible way 😭 Add in deadly trials, meddling gods, “I’d burn the world for you” & spice 🌶️
“I miss him so much. More than the sun misses the moon, the lover she shares a sky with but never at the same time.”
“Until I am dust”
Edit* I keep going back to re-read my kindle highlights, I don’t want to leave these characters!
April 29, 2025
Omg what a good little book !!!!!
It’s rare when I complain a book is too short, but this one I wish was longer. I wanted MORE of Kaid and Sellah. I wanted more of “the stranger”, I wanted more details of all her trials, omg her pain, her EXTREME LOVE, her courage. This book deserved more pages and that’s the only reason it’s not a 5⭐️
I cried when we actually see what Kaid had suffered and she had watched, it was heartbreaking 💔
They got their hea but wow took forever. Loved it ! Great story.
It’s rare when I complain a book is too short, but this one I wish was longer. I wanted MORE of Kaid and Sellah. I wanted more of “the stranger”, I wanted more details of all her trials, omg her pain, her EXTREME LOVE, her courage. This book deserved more pages and that’s the only reason it’s not a 5⭐️
I cried when we actually see what Kaid had suffered and she had watched, it was heartbreaking 💔
They got their hea but wow took forever. Loved it ! Great story.
January 3, 2026
I fear infinity stars are not enough for this book. Sometimes a book touches and moves me in a way I can’t fully explain, and this is one of those books. The premise is super tragic, but it also shows just how deep the love between these two people runs, I literally felt it pouring off the pages. This book is the true definition of yearning. It might honestly be one of my all-time favorite love stories… and it was done in under 300 pages. I am fucking shocked.
Love story aside, the plot itself is so unique that I genuinely don’t think there’s anything else like it. You have a woman who is completely heartbroken, yet so determined to put the man she loves back together ( literally piece by piece) and no one is going to fucking stop her. She overcomes so many obstacles, and her devotion to this man is unreal. Coming from someone who was touch-starved, neglected, and abandoned by her family, she pours every ounce of love she has into him. The story is so devastating, but it is so beautiful at the same time.
Each bone comes with an obstacle, something challenging and seemingly impossible that she has to overcome. That journey doesn’t just make for an incredible story, it truly showcases her character growth.
I loved the gods and the world. It was endlessly entertaining, and the way the plot was laid out between past and present kept me completely engaged. I’m telling you right now, there is not one dull moment in this story.
I’m not sure if it was the story itself or the way the author wrote it, but this felt like the most romantic thing I’ve ever read. It was heartbreakingly beautiful. Going into the story, you already know what happens to him, it becomes a battle to get back to happiness. This book is about hope, love, and refusing to give up. These two were literally soulmates.
This will be a book I recommend with my full fucking chest for the rest of my life. This was an infinity-star read for me. It genuinely changed something in me, and I will never be the same. I am literally crying as I type this. 😭😭
My Shaylasssss 😭🥹 I have never wanted two people to get their happily ever after this badly.
If you see this review, please pretend it’s me on my hands and knees, begging you to read this book.
Love story aside, the plot itself is so unique that I genuinely don’t think there’s anything else like it. You have a woman who is completely heartbroken, yet so determined to put the man she loves back together ( literally piece by piece) and no one is going to fucking stop her. She overcomes so many obstacles, and her devotion to this man is unreal. Coming from someone who was touch-starved, neglected, and abandoned by her family, she pours every ounce of love she has into him. The story is so devastating, but it is so beautiful at the same time.
Each bone comes with an obstacle, something challenging and seemingly impossible that she has to overcome. That journey doesn’t just make for an incredible story, it truly showcases her character growth.
I loved the gods and the world. It was endlessly entertaining, and the way the plot was laid out between past and present kept me completely engaged. I’m telling you right now, there is not one dull moment in this story.
I’m not sure if it was the story itself or the way the author wrote it, but this felt like the most romantic thing I’ve ever read. It was heartbreakingly beautiful. Going into the story, you already know what happens to him, it becomes a battle to get back to happiness. This book is about hope, love, and refusing to give up. These two were literally soulmates.
This will be a book I recommend with my full fucking chest for the rest of my life. This was an infinity-star read for me. It genuinely changed something in me, and I will never be the same. I am literally crying as I type this. 😭😭
My Shaylasssss 😭🥹 I have never wanted two people to get their happily ever after this badly.
If you see this review, please pretend it’s me on my hands and knees, begging you to read this book.
August 26, 2024
4.25 stars
The cover did not lie y'all 🙌
I thoroughly enjoyed this, it kept my attention the whole way through and I basically finished it in a day.
This story is told in two timelines, present and past, and I am a sucker for dual timelines. You follow Sellah going on a quest to find the scattered remains of Kaid across the realm in order to bring him back to life and this girl went THROUGH IT. Keep in mind this girl is not a warrior or anything but the way she fought for Kaid man.. it was beautiful 🥲
Now this is a standalone fantasy, and a rather short one, it worked in some places but it actually would have been better if it were longer. It could have benefitted from some more worldbuilding, some more kaid and Sellah moments filled with tension, and some more action sequences during her quest. However, it was still enjoyable and the writing was very beautiful and atmospheric imo.
My favorite parts were the past timelines, they showcased Sellah and Kaid growing relationship and their love and oml they killed me with their love for eachother😭😭
The forbidden love aspect was so good but I wish we got more tension and more slowburn.. like make me work for it Nicole🤣 again this was due to the book being so short for a fantasy.
This is one of those books where you have to trust the process and keep going because all those questions that maybe kept nagging you will eventually get answered right at the end.
The cover did not lie y'all 🙌
I thoroughly enjoyed this, it kept my attention the whole way through and I basically finished it in a day.
This story is told in two timelines, present and past, and I am a sucker for dual timelines. You follow Sellah going on a quest to find the scattered remains of Kaid across the realm in order to bring him back to life and this girl went THROUGH IT. Keep in mind this girl is not a warrior or anything but the way she fought for Kaid man.. it was beautiful 🥲
Now this is a standalone fantasy, and a rather short one, it worked in some places but it actually would have been better if it were longer. It could have benefitted from some more worldbuilding, some more kaid and Sellah moments filled with tension, and some more action sequences during her quest. However, it was still enjoyable and the writing was very beautiful and atmospheric imo.
My favorite parts were the past timelines, they showcased Sellah and Kaid growing relationship and their love and oml they killed me with their love for eachother😭😭
The forbidden love aspect was so good but I wish we got more tension and more slowburn.. like make me work for it Nicole🤣 again this was due to the book being so short for a fantasy.
This is one of those books where you have to trust the process and keep going because all those questions that maybe kept nagging you will eventually get answered right at the end.
November 8, 2025
⋆˙⟡♡𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒃 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅♡⟡˙⋆ ★★★★★
🗡️ 🩵 🦴 ✨
i loveeeed this🫶🏻
it broke my heart and healed it at the same time🩵
the plot and dual timelines, the world and yearning? all sooo good!!
sellah and kaid’s love story is beautiful🥺💘
“𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦.”
“𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵.”
i wish i had more time in this world with these characters. the book was perfect but i would of ate anymore time up with them🥰
“𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙙. 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
🗡️ 🩵 🦴 ✨
i loveeeed this🫶🏻
it broke my heart and healed it at the same time🩵
the plot and dual timelines, the world and yearning? all sooo good!!
sellah and kaid’s love story is beautiful🥺💘
“𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦.”
“𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵.”
i wish i had more time in this world with these characters. the book was perfect but i would of ate anymore time up with them🥰
“𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙙. 𝘼𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙔𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”
August 29, 2024
This book completely took me by surprise! It’s a new adult fantasy romance stand alone that breaks the mold. (Even though the characters are early 20s it still felt more adult than YA)
The writing is easy to follow while also having some really beautiful moments as well.
It is set over two time lines, the now—where we see the FMC on a quest to find the bones of her murdered love! (I KNOW 😭)—and the past where we see them fall in love.
The way the two entwine rips on your heart strings because you know what is coming! (Don’t worry it’s a romance so it’s a HEA, so it puts your heart back together again!) this is also not a spoiler, it’s literally the premise of the book & you find out in the first chapter.
One of my favourite parts was the strength & tenacity of the FMC as she goes through the trials to find each bone. They were extremely imaginative, nothing felt like it had been done before.
There are meddling gods, a found father figure along with the slow burn (with a little spice)
But overall this is an epic love story that had me gripped from the first page to the last!
For a book under 300 pages it packs a punch!
I would say make sure you read at least the first 3/4 chapters because you need to get a feel for the dual timelines to understand the world. But once you do there is no going back! One of my absolute favourite books of the year without a doubt!
The writing is easy to follow while also having some really beautiful moments as well.
It is set over two time lines, the now—where we see the FMC on a quest to find the bones of her murdered love! (I KNOW 😭)—and the past where we see them fall in love.
The way the two entwine rips on your heart strings because you know what is coming! (Don’t worry it’s a romance so it’s a HEA, so it puts your heart back together again!) this is also not a spoiler, it’s literally the premise of the book & you find out in the first chapter.
One of my favourite parts was the strength & tenacity of the FMC as she goes through the trials to find each bone. They were extremely imaginative, nothing felt like it had been done before.
There are meddling gods, a found father figure along with the slow burn (with a little spice)
But overall this is an epic love story that had me gripped from the first page to the last!
For a book under 300 pages it packs a punch!
I would say make sure you read at least the first 3/4 chapters because you need to get a feel for the dual timelines to understand the world. But once you do there is no going back! One of my absolute favourite books of the year without a doubt!
December 14, 2024
You and me? We’ve been searching high and low for a book so romantic and devastating it literally rips us to pieces.
And I just found it.
Two things I’m going to throw at you for immediate convincing right off the bat? It’s 274 pages. And it’s a standalone. You’re welcome.
Dark fantasy romance is my new favorite genre. I think it’s been heading that way for a while now. This solidified it.
HER HUSBAND’S BONES ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE REALM AND SHE HAS TO FIND ALL OF HIS PIECES. AND ONCE SHE DOES HE MAY RETURN TO HER… MAY… BUT IT’S NOT A GUARANTEE.
Are you kidding me?!?!?!
“His scattered bones were supposed to be left untouched, unfound, unwanted, but I disobeyed the gods.”
GOOSEBUMPS.
Do you think that finding out how this happened is going to destroy you? Do you think going through the memories of what lead up to this devastation is going to turn you into a shell of yourself?
Yes.
My boyfriend had to check on me multiple times because of how hard I was crying.
Nothing is scarier than losing the love of your life. No amount of pain or suffering compares to the loss. So she’ll do anything. Fight anyone. Be put in any amount of danger just to hear his voice again.
“I’ll love you until I’m dead in the dirt, then I’ll love you until my body is nothing but bones. And when my bones fade to dust coating the earth, I’ll still want you.”
This book has loss so enormous you will feel a gaping whole in your chest.
You will fall in love with this sweet man who cries openly, loves openly, cherishes what is his. Loves her for her friendship first over anything.
You will fall in love with this brave woman who changes the course of her life with sheer force of will. She is a force to be reckoned with.
His nickname for her is goddess. I weep.
When I finished this book I literally was confused how so much can happen in such a small story. The writing took my entire being to a new fantastical realm and I can’t believe how lost in the pages I was.
I think great writing can convey an incredible story no matter the length and the author has done that here.
I have never highlighted pages of a book more than this one.
The romance in this book is astonishing. The spice in this book is flawless. It’s perfect. It’s tender. Then... not so tender. It’s everything you could want.
“The kiss was holy. It was destruction, and I burned in its desire.”
I admire this desperate girl fueled by love and anger and hate. i can’t begin to explain how inspiring her spirit and resolve is.
“I’m no longer the girl the gods declared an outcast and a heretic. She was soft and smooth, her hair long, her health vibrant. This Sellah is all muscle and bone, scars and ragged hair. I look nothing like the woman I used to be. She died the day he died. Sellah ceased to exist the moment his heart stopped beating, and now I simply endure. A wanderer. A godless traveler on the path of vengeance.”
I’m speechless.
I can’t believe so close to the end of the year… I’ve just read one of my favorite stories of all time.
And I just found it.
Two things I’m going to throw at you for immediate convincing right off the bat? It’s 274 pages. And it’s a standalone. You’re welcome.
Dark fantasy romance is my new favorite genre. I think it’s been heading that way for a while now. This solidified it.
HER HUSBAND’S BONES ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE REALM AND SHE HAS TO FIND ALL OF HIS PIECES. AND ONCE SHE DOES HE MAY RETURN TO HER… MAY… BUT IT’S NOT A GUARANTEE.
Are you kidding me?!?!?!
“His scattered bones were supposed to be left untouched, unfound, unwanted, but I disobeyed the gods.”
GOOSEBUMPS.
Do you think that finding out how this happened is going to destroy you? Do you think going through the memories of what lead up to this devastation is going to turn you into a shell of yourself?
Yes.
My boyfriend had to check on me multiple times because of how hard I was crying.
Nothing is scarier than losing the love of your life. No amount of pain or suffering compares to the loss. So she’ll do anything. Fight anyone. Be put in any amount of danger just to hear his voice again.
“I’ll love you until I’m dead in the dirt, then I’ll love you until my body is nothing but bones. And when my bones fade to dust coating the earth, I’ll still want you.”
This book has loss so enormous you will feel a gaping whole in your chest.
You will fall in love with this sweet man who cries openly, loves openly, cherishes what is his. Loves her for her friendship first over anything.
You will fall in love with this brave woman who changes the course of her life with sheer force of will. She is a force to be reckoned with.
His nickname for her is goddess. I weep.
When I finished this book I literally was confused how so much can happen in such a small story. The writing took my entire being to a new fantastical realm and I can’t believe how lost in the pages I was.
I think great writing can convey an incredible story no matter the length and the author has done that here.
I have never highlighted pages of a book more than this one.
The romance in this book is astonishing. The spice in this book is flawless. It’s perfect. It’s tender. Then... not so tender. It’s everything you could want.
“The kiss was holy. It was destruction, and I burned in its desire.”
I admire this desperate girl fueled by love and anger and hate. i can’t begin to explain how inspiring her spirit and resolve is.
“I’m no longer the girl the gods declared an outcast and a heretic. She was soft and smooth, her hair long, her health vibrant. This Sellah is all muscle and bone, scars and ragged hair. I look nothing like the woman I used to be. She died the day he died. Sellah ceased to exist the moment his heart stopped beating, and now I simply endure. A wanderer. A godless traveler on the path of vengeance.”
I’m speechless.
I can’t believe so close to the end of the year… I’ve just read one of my favorite stories of all time.
September 23, 2025
4.5⭐️
You know those books that shatter your heart into a million pieces and then put you back together again? Yeah, that’s this book🥲🥲🥲 and I LOVED IT.
The Scattered Bones is a standalone romantasy following our FMC Sellah, a desperate woman who embarks on an epic quest that defies the gods. Driven by love and fueled by revenge against the gods who wronged her, Sellah sets out on a seemingly impossible mission to find and collect her husband’s scattered remains. With the help of a mysterious stranger, Sellah weathers the most brutal parts of the realm and walks into the most terrifying traps designed by the gods themselves to thwart her, yet still she persists, all for the chance to see her husband whole again. In a world full of meddling gods, Sellah finds some unexpected yet powerful allies, as she completes each ordeal with the fervor of a vengeful widow who will literally go to the ends of the earth for the man she loves.
If you love beautiful, tragic love stories of forbidden romance, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. This was under 300 pages yet still packed with action, perfectly paced, and beautifully executed with the plot lines switching back and forth. Just be warned, this one is going to HURT but it’s so worth it😭
You know those books that shatter your heart into a million pieces and then put you back together again? Yeah, that’s this book🥲🥲🥲 and I LOVED IT.
The Scattered Bones is a standalone romantasy following our FMC Sellah, a desperate woman who embarks on an epic quest that defies the gods. Driven by love and fueled by revenge against the gods who wronged her, Sellah sets out on a seemingly impossible mission to find and collect her husband’s scattered remains. With the help of a mysterious stranger, Sellah weathers the most brutal parts of the realm and walks into the most terrifying traps designed by the gods themselves to thwart her, yet still she persists, all for the chance to see her husband whole again. In a world full of meddling gods, Sellah finds some unexpected yet powerful allies, as she completes each ordeal with the fervor of a vengeful widow who will literally go to the ends of the earth for the man she loves.
If you love beautiful, tragic love stories of forbidden romance, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU. This was under 300 pages yet still packed with action, perfectly paced, and beautifully executed with the plot lines switching back and forth. Just be warned, this one is going to HURT but it’s so worth it😭
September 3, 2024
3.5 stars
When Sellah’s husband is ripped from her (literally, he’s separated limb from limb), she vows to find all of his scattered bones, and bring them together so that the mysterious Stranger who vowed to help her get her love back can do just that. Jumping from past to present we get to see the story of how Kaid and Sellah fell in love with each other, and also how far she is willing to go to get that love back.
I really loved the storyline. The determination and love aspect of it was beautiful. There were times where I couldn’t put this book down. It was a slow start, but once I really got into it I was absolutely invested. I just felt like there was something missing. Probably a me problem.
All in all, I enjoyed this one!
When Sellah’s husband is ripped from her (literally, he’s separated limb from limb), she vows to find all of his scattered bones, and bring them together so that the mysterious Stranger who vowed to help her get her love back can do just that. Jumping from past to present we get to see the story of how Kaid and Sellah fell in love with each other, and also how far she is willing to go to get that love back.
I really loved the storyline. The determination and love aspect of it was beautiful. There were times where I couldn’t put this book down. It was a slow start, but once I really got into it I was absolutely invested. I just felt like there was something missing. Probably a me problem.
All in all, I enjoyed this one!
August 30, 2025
Wow this was absolutely phenomenal and I loved every single second. 5 massive stars !!!!!! I’m shook right now & need to process 🤯
The is a 258 page masterpiece which an epic realm shattering love story that rivals the romance in many full romantasy series. I’m absolutely in AWE !!!
This is dark, brutal, haunting, and heartbreaking while also being so beautiful and moving. I already know I will reread this again & again.
_________________________
“Until I am dust, wife” 😭😭😭💗
“I don’t love you,” he growled as he angled his hips to hit the spot that unleashed the stars. “This isn’t love. Love is too simple a word for what I feel. The world could end. Ages could pass. The gods could die, and I would still adore you. You’ve been braided so deeply into my heart that I no longer exist without you.”
The is a 258 page masterpiece which an epic realm shattering love story that rivals the romance in many full romantasy series. I’m absolutely in AWE !!!
This is dark, brutal, haunting, and heartbreaking while also being so beautiful and moving. I already know I will reread this again & again.
_________________________
“Until I am dust, wife” 😭😭😭💗
“I don’t love you,” he growled as he angled his hips to hit the spot that unleashed the stars. “This isn’t love. Love is too simple a word for what I feel. The world could end. Ages could pass. The gods could die, and I would still adore you. You’ve been braided so deeply into my heart that I no longer exist without you.”
November 8, 2025
November Book Club Read: The Scattered Bones 📖♣️
𝙽𝚘𝚠 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐: 𝒲𝑜𝓇𝓀 𝒮𝑜𝓃𝑔 – 𝐻𝑜𝓏𝒾𝑒𝓇 ♥︎
𝟢:𝟤𝟨 ———♡——— 𝟥:𝟤𝟦
This book wrecked me in the best way, I’m unwell 🥲
The love and connection between Kaid and Sellah was so heartfelt. Kaid really knows how to make a woman feel seen and cherished😭
🤍🔹🦴 “We aren’t two people, but two halves of the same soul.“
🤍🔹🦴 “Don’t be afraid. Nothing they do can erase my love for you.”
Sellah is so incredibly strong to push through everything she’s had to endure. Kaid was not wrong when he said she is a goddess 🙂↕️👑✨
— I would love to throw hands with her family tho, esp her mom 🙂🫵🏼
🤍🔹🦴“I will love you until I am nothing but dust, and even then, I’ll still love you.”
✨ This standalone romantasy gave me everything — but I would’ve read ten more books in this world. No notes, just longing 🫶🏼🥀🤍🔹🦴
𝙽𝚘𝚠 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐: 𝒲𝑜𝓇𝓀 𝒮𝑜𝓃𝑔 – 𝐻𝑜𝓏𝒾𝑒𝓇 ♥︎
𝟢:𝟤𝟨 ———♡——— 𝟥:𝟤𝟦
This book wrecked me in the best way, I’m unwell 🥲
The love and connection between Kaid and Sellah was so heartfelt. Kaid really knows how to make a woman feel seen and cherished😭
🤍🔹🦴 “We aren’t two people, but two halves of the same soul.“
🤍🔹🦴 “Don’t be afraid. Nothing they do can erase my love for you.”
Sellah is so incredibly strong to push through everything she’s had to endure. Kaid was not wrong when he said she is a goddess 🙂↕️👑✨
— I would love to throw hands with her family tho, esp her mom 🙂🫵🏼
🤍🔹🦴“I will love you until I am nothing but dust, and even then, I’ll still love you.”
✨ This standalone romantasy gave me everything — but I would’ve read ten more books in this world. No notes, just longing 🫶🏼🥀🤍🔹🦴
September 8, 2024
I cannot believe this book was published last year and has less than 300 ratings. This book is amazing! This is a wonderfully told love story with a fantasy background and I am so happy I took a chance on it. I will definitely be recommending this one to anyone that will listen. Kaid and Sellah are tragically in love and I was captivated by this story. I also really loved "The Stranger's" character. At first I saw this book going in a different direction but I am so pleased with the way it turned out. Please do yourself a favor and read it.
May 29, 2025
I never came even close to caring about anyone or anything going on here.
January 11, 2025
4.5 ⭐️
This might have been one of the saddest yet sweetest things I’ve ever read 🥹🥹🥹
This story felt like a mix of The Nightmare from One Dark Window and Celaena and Sam’s story from Throne of Glass. The Stranger was this dark and mysterious entity and voice in Sellah’s head guiding her in this quest, which is where the Nightmare vibes come from. And the forbidden love that never stood a chance while death separates them reminded me of Caelena and Sam. But unlike their tragic love story, this ends in a happily ever after.
I can think of little else that screams “undying love” than going on an impossible journey to collect the scattered bones of your dead husband from across the realm; hidden and cursed by malevolent gods. It was so romantic and heartbreaking. She faced impossible trials along the way but never gave up because not even death could sever their love.
Highly recommend this book!
This might have been one of the saddest yet sweetest things I’ve ever read 🥹🥹🥹
This story felt like a mix of The Nightmare from One Dark Window and Celaena and Sam’s story from Throne of Glass. The Stranger was this dark and mysterious entity and voice in Sellah’s head guiding her in this quest, which is where the Nightmare vibes come from. And the forbidden love that never stood a chance while death separates them reminded me of Caelena and Sam. But unlike their tragic love story, this ends in a happily ever after.
I can think of little else that screams “undying love” than going on an impossible journey to collect the scattered bones of your dead husband from across the realm; hidden and cursed by malevolent gods. It was so romantic and heartbreaking. She faced impossible trials along the way but never gave up because not even death could sever their love.
Highly recommend this book!
July 10, 2025
4.5 🌟
This is such a beautiful, devastating, dark fantasy 😭 the story was heartbreaking in the best way and I thought this was a pretty unique storyline. Great standalone!
This is such a beautiful, devastating, dark fantasy 😭 the story was heartbreaking in the best way and I thought this was a pretty unique storyline. Great standalone!
April 9, 2025
I fully expected to love this one and I just didn’t.
It’s described as “a dark romantasy with reverse Orpheus and Eurydice meets the Lord of the Rings/female-driven video game style quest vibes”. Her lover was killed and his bones were scattered in pieces (hence the name of the book), and now she’s to set off on quests to find the pieces and possibly piece him back together. We get all the flashbacks of their relationship before and that’s basically it. No real world building, nothing else to focus on besides their relationship, it felt solely-focused on that for sure and it just felt lacking to me. It felt like one long tell instead of show and I just wasn’t invested. The writing was fine but the book isn’t something I’ll think about again.
It’s described as “a dark romantasy with reverse Orpheus and Eurydice meets the Lord of the Rings/female-driven video game style quest vibes”. Her lover was killed and his bones were scattered in pieces (hence the name of the book), and now she’s to set off on quests to find the pieces and possibly piece him back together. We get all the flashbacks of their relationship before and that’s basically it. No real world building, nothing else to focus on besides their relationship, it felt solely-focused on that for sure and it just felt lacking to me. It felt like one long tell instead of show and I just wasn’t invested. The writing was fine but the book isn’t something I’ll think about again.
December 17, 2024
4.5 ⭐️
a stand alone dark fantasy that will make you SOB.
this was like nothing fantasy i’ve ever read before, you learn about everything as you go with this. there’s no scene setting, no introduction. it’s just go.
it’s about all consuming soul level kind of love and about believing in yourself but also believing in something bigger than you too.
so unique and heartbreakingly beautiful
a stand alone dark fantasy that will make you SOB.
this was like nothing fantasy i’ve ever read before, you learn about everything as you go with this. there’s no scene setting, no introduction. it’s just go.
it’s about all consuming soul level kind of love and about believing in yourself but also believing in something bigger than you too.
so unique and heartbreakingly beautiful
October 4, 2024
Thank goodness that's done. The best part was that it was only 260 pages, and yet even that was too long.
December 25, 2024
Just go ahead and get out your pitchforks now, because I know this book has been getting a lot of love, but love is not what I will be giving in this review 😅
Short review: Poppy Balfour, the maiden… oops I mean sellah the chosen (they’re literally the same) is a virgin set aside for a goddess to posses. Unfortunately she falls in love and her mans gets cut up into pieces and has his bones scattered across the realm. She goes on a Zelda kinda quest that feels more like a really vague, really bad mushroom trip, with a hot stranger with white eyes and mind power (but he’s totally JUST a stranger and not a powerful entity or god or anything) to gather her lovers bones in order Frankenstein that bitch back to life.
I’ll start with what I liked:
-the premise: Gathering your lovers bones and going to the edge of the world for them? That shit is freaking romantic. Sign me up. Love this if literally anyone else wrote it.
-the dismemberment scene: I’ll always hand it to an author that goes there, this was brutal. I liked it.
-friends to lovers: I’m telling you, friends to lovers is where it’s at, an underrated trope.
What I disliked:
-told not shown: you know how there’s scenes where authors will tell you and not show you? You know how frustrating that is? Okay now imagine that the ENTIRE book you are told everything and literally almost never shown. Not scenes here and there, but the ENTIRE book is in a flashback telling format. First person past tense for half the book and the other half first person present tense but she’s on her weird vague quests so not much better.
-the repetition: you think JL Armentrout is repetitive? We’ve got a new champ. Is saying “my child” 52 times from a side character too many? Asking for a friend. I’m convinced if the author didn’t repeat multiple times each chapter that: She was chosen since birth, shes the vessel, She’s never seen another man, Her parents didn’t show any affection (specifically her mother ) that this book would be 100 pages long.
-Over explanations: when it comes to foreshadowing/dropping hints some authors give you a crumb and then drop
Kick you off a cliff to figure it out yourself. Some authors hold your hand and guide you on the path. This author? This is a helicopter author that will force feed you the obvious so thick and so frequent that you won’t even be able to roll your eyes because she’s still hammering home the points she wants to make.
-the romance: the premise of this book was romantic but the actual execution wasn’t. I could not believe their love because I wasn’t shown anything, just told. This is the first man this bish literally has ever seen (except her brothers and dad, but don’t worry you’ll only be explained that like 30 times) and we are told she just told she starts to feel things, strong things, but like this dude doesn’t DO anything. He’s just there. He’s just Ken.
-the dialogue: this was just cringe to me… and I can’t put my finger on it, except for it kind of reminded me of how I made my Barbies talk to each other when I was a kid. You know that weird pretend pretentious dialogue when you’re trying to be more grown up than you are? Like that. Like she was trying to write simplistically but profound like in The Alchemist, but it did not work.
-behind the scenes: so much of what is foundational and important for this plot are things that clearly happen off page and then are just explained in one or two sentence. Fake example: “oh while you were asleep an army fought on your behalf, we won you can relax now”.
-the plot: it doesn’t follow its own rules. She’s not allowed to have outside help (it will be repeated 100 times)on her quests. She has quite a lot of outside help 🫠
In all, not my favorite, wouldn’t even say I liked it. I finished this one through stubborn determination and aggressive skimming.
On to the next book while the season is still spooky: Song of The Darkwood
Short review: Poppy Balfour, the maiden… oops I mean sellah the chosen (they’re literally the same) is a virgin set aside for a goddess to posses. Unfortunately she falls in love and her mans gets cut up into pieces and has his bones scattered across the realm. She goes on a Zelda kinda quest that feels more like a really vague, really bad mushroom trip, with a hot stranger with white eyes and mind power (but he’s totally JUST a stranger and not a powerful entity or god or anything) to gather her lovers bones in order Frankenstein that bitch back to life.
I’ll start with what I liked:
-the premise: Gathering your lovers bones and going to the edge of the world for them? That shit is freaking romantic. Sign me up. Love this if literally anyone else wrote it.
-the dismemberment scene: I’ll always hand it to an author that goes there, this was brutal. I liked it.
-friends to lovers: I’m telling you, friends to lovers is where it’s at, an underrated trope.
What I disliked:
-told not shown: you know how there’s scenes where authors will tell you and not show you? You know how frustrating that is? Okay now imagine that the ENTIRE book you are told everything and literally almost never shown. Not scenes here and there, but the ENTIRE book is in a flashback telling format. First person past tense for half the book and the other half first person present tense but she’s on her weird vague quests so not much better.
-the repetition: you think JL Armentrout is repetitive? We’ve got a new champ. Is saying “my child” 52 times from a side character too many? Asking for a friend. I’m convinced if the author didn’t repeat multiple times each chapter that: She was chosen since birth, shes the vessel, She’s never seen another man, Her parents didn’t show any affection (specifically her mother ) that this book would be 100 pages long.
-Over explanations: when it comes to foreshadowing/dropping hints some authors give you a crumb and then drop
Kick you off a cliff to figure it out yourself. Some authors hold your hand and guide you on the path. This author? This is a helicopter author that will force feed you the obvious so thick and so frequent that you won’t even be able to roll your eyes because she’s still hammering home the points she wants to make.
-the romance: the premise of this book was romantic but the actual execution wasn’t. I could not believe their love because I wasn’t shown anything, just told. This is the first man this bish literally has ever seen (except her brothers and dad, but don’t worry you’ll only be explained that like 30 times) and we are told she just told she starts to feel things, strong things, but like this dude doesn’t DO anything. He’s just there. He’s just Ken.
-the dialogue: this was just cringe to me… and I can’t put my finger on it, except for it kind of reminded me of how I made my Barbies talk to each other when I was a kid. You know that weird pretend pretentious dialogue when you’re trying to be more grown up than you are? Like that. Like she was trying to write simplistically but profound like in The Alchemist, but it did not work.
-behind the scenes: so much of what is foundational and important for this plot are things that clearly happen off page and then are just explained in one or two sentence. Fake example: “oh while you were asleep an army fought on your behalf, we won you can relax now”.
-the plot: it doesn’t follow its own rules. She’s not allowed to have outside help (it will be repeated 100 times)on her quests. She has quite a lot of outside help 🫠
In all, not my favorite, wouldn’t even say I liked it. I finished this one through stubborn determination and aggressive skimming.
On to the next book while the season is still spooky: Song of The Darkwood
April 10, 2025
The 2 stars is purely for the concept because what was this mess?
September 17, 2024
I kept seeing this book all over tiktok and i just had to read it.
Wow! One of the few times Tiktok hasn't scammed me. This book was beautiful and heart breaking and devastating and filled with strength and hope. It was so good, the writing, the chemistry between the main characters.
Sellah is trying to find the remains of her husband that are scattered across the world, never for her to find. She goes through trials and tribulations, facing death again and again to put her love back together with the help of The Stranger.
Kaid is one of the most romantic heros i have read and i think he will be raising the bar for those to come after!
The story is told in 2 timelines, one in the past telling their love story, and one in the present where she is looking for his remains. The love they shared is really something special and I highly recommend people read it.
She finds kindred spirits along the way that help her on her journey and in the end she repays those kindnesses. Loved loved loved!
Safety&info:
Singilar 1st person POV
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥 not overly smutty, more romantic but there's 3 fully described scenes.
Romance meter: 💚🧡💚🧡💚/5
Magic meter: ✨️✨️✨️✨️/5
◇Ow drama: no
◇Om drama: no
◇No cheating/sharing/love triangle
◇h virgin, H not specified and not a manwhore.
◇Pull out once after that no protection
◇Seperation: past timeline the H leaves for days to weeks on end on missions for his god. Present timeline he is dead for a year and a half while she searches for him.
◇No 3rd act breakup
◇Ages: h20-21, H not specified but i'd say 23-26ish said to be a few years older than her.
◇HEA: H is resurrected, 8 ish years in the future they get married a second time in a temple and buy a farm and have 2 daughters.
Wow! One of the few times Tiktok hasn't scammed me. This book was beautiful and heart breaking and devastating and filled with strength and hope. It was so good, the writing, the chemistry between the main characters.
Sellah is trying to find the remains of her husband that are scattered across the world, never for her to find. She goes through trials and tribulations, facing death again and again to put her love back together with the help of The Stranger.
Kaid is one of the most romantic heros i have read and i think he will be raising the bar for those to come after!
The story is told in 2 timelines, one in the past telling their love story, and one in the present where she is looking for his remains. The love they shared is really something special and I highly recommend people read it.
She finds kindred spirits along the way that help her on her journey and in the end she repays those kindnesses. Loved loved loved!
Safety&info:
Singilar 1st person POV
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥 not overly smutty, more romantic but there's 3 fully described scenes.
Romance meter: 💚🧡💚🧡💚/5
Magic meter: ✨️✨️✨️✨️/5
◇Ow drama: no
◇Om drama: no
◇No cheating/sharing/love triangle
◇h virgin, H not specified and not a manwhore.
◇Pull out once after that no protection
◇Seperation: past timeline the H leaves for days to weeks on end on missions for his god. Present timeline he is dead for a year and a half while she searches for him.
◇No 3rd act breakup
◇Ages: h20-21, H not specified but i'd say 23-26ish said to be a few years older than her.
◇HEA: H is resurrected, 8 ish years in the future they get married a second time in a temple and buy a farm and have 2 daughters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 28, 2024
2.5
i was expecting to enjoy this one more :( i think the storyline being told in dual timelines made it hard for me to connect with the characters. we are told time and time again, in a lot of flowery language, how in love with each other kaid and sellah are but i couldn’t really see it. it felt more insta-lovey rather than them having a deep connection. i honestly enjoyed seeing her relationship w the stranger more and found it endearing to see him take on a fatherly role for her. the overall premise of book was interesting but her searching for a new bone each chapter felt kind of repetitive.
i was dragging my feet when reading this and seriously considered dnf-ing it at some points… but i pushed through.
i was expecting to enjoy this one more :( i think the storyline being told in dual timelines made it hard for me to connect with the characters. we are told time and time again, in a lot of flowery language, how in love with each other kaid and sellah are but i couldn’t really see it. it felt more insta-lovey rather than them having a deep connection. i honestly enjoyed seeing her relationship w the stranger more and found it endearing to see him take on a fatherly role for her. the overall premise of book was interesting but her searching for a new bone each chapter felt kind of repetitive.
i was dragging my feet when reading this and seriously considered dnf-ing it at some points… but i pushed through.
December 29, 2025
***3.75 Stars***
I had to think about this one for a minute. For being a less than 300 page standalone fantasy romance, this packed a punch and gave me an unputdownable story told in both the past and present (which I tend to be a big fan of).
I don't want to delve too much into anything since the story is so short, but here's where I generally landed with my feelings about the book:
The Present finds Sellah going through horrendous feats to obtain the body parts of the man she loves. From battling mother nature's conditions to creatures and God's and general survival, she is a fiercely determined woman with an endless well of anger and grief that fuels her every step.
I'm no longer the girl the gods declared an outcast and a heretic. She was soft and smooth, her hair long, her health vibratnt. This Sellah is all muscle and bone, scars and ragged hair. I looked nothing like the woman I used to be. She died the day he died. Sellah ceased to exist the moment his heart stopped beating, and now I simply endure. A wanderer. A godless traveler on the path of vengeance.
I can do this because his love gave me faith. His training forged a warrior in my soul, and his death hardened my resolve. I'll find the rest of his scattered bones. I don't care how long it takes, how far I have to travel, or how much evil I must battle. I'll recover every severed limb . . .
The Past shows us how Sellah and Kaid met and fell in love. This is where a lot of my struggling comes from. I think I needed Kaid's POV to fully give me the emotional punch and depth of feelings the author was going for.
Sellah spent her whole life isolated. In a protective, lonely bubble separate from everyone, including her family. No love. No physical touch. No conversation. No connection to anyone. So when Kaid comes into her life, everything is magic and beauty. The connection is instant.
With how isolated Sellah was, watching her fall in love and be attracted to Kaid gave me moments of unease. I know he never pressured her into anything and respected her boundaries, but at times, being solely in her POV and reading her marvel over his beauty, the sound of his voice, and all the other seemingly normal things a 20 year old would be attracted to gave me a little bit of the ick.
She was completely inexperienced. And not just in love and relationships, but in general human interaction. And with the book being so short, the author didn't have time to develop their relationship. They met and fell in love over a period of a year, but that's told in time jumps.
I needed more of Sellah questioning her vows and her future and less of Kaid telling her she should be questioning things. I like that he gave her a nudge and made her think, but we never got to fully see her process things. Instead of her taking control of her life to be able to make her own decisions and have autonomy, it came off like she simply did it to be with Kaid.
December 14, 2025
4.5 ⭐️ What a beautiful story of love, trauma, and utter devotion. This was a true dark fantasy romance which I always appreciate. I thought this story was so eloquently written and very poetic in a way. Sellah has had a life of loneliness and hardship when she meets Kaid. Only for him to be ripped from her and scattered across the realm. The trauma to her mind and body body was immense, but she still trudged on for her love. I have so much respect and adoration for that. I did think it was a little slow in the middle, but it definitely made up for that when the full history was revealed. Wow what a book!
November 22, 2025
Holy heck this was equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking. Well done Scarano! 👏
Well told. It’s like I knew what was going to happen but not how or even really *if*. This one is a love for the ages💚
If you’re into love that is bigger than even death, this one’s is for you. 💚✨
Well told. It’s like I knew what was going to happen but not how or even really *if*. This one is a love for the ages💚
If you’re into love that is bigger than even death, this one’s is for you. 💚✨
August 30, 2024
That has to be one of the most romantic books I have EVER read! A stand-alone dark fantasy romance that just stole my breath away. Utter perfection!
“Please, my love, grab me a blanket. I don’t want to hurt you, but if you don’t stop drinking in the sight of me like that, I’ll take you until you know who you belong to. Please don’t tempt me.”
I mean COME ON!!!! Swooon!
TROPES AND VIBES:
- gods
- “the chosen one”
- forbidden romance
- tasks and trials
- “good girl” and “you’re mine”
- never underestimate true love
- found family
5⭐️ 2🌶️
“Please, my love, grab me a blanket. I don’t want to hurt you, but if you don’t stop drinking in the sight of me like that, I’ll take you until you know who you belong to. Please don’t tempt me.”
I mean COME ON!!!! Swooon!
TROPES AND VIBES:
- gods
- “the chosen one”
- forbidden romance
- tasks and trials
- “good girl” and “you’re mine”
- never underestimate true love
- found family
5⭐️ 2🌶️
June 26, 2025
FMC - Sellah: ♾️ 🌟
MMC - Kaid: 5 🌟
Spice: 🌶 🌶
I decided to go in blind when I found this book on Kindle Unlimited, and it really surprised me!! It was a quick read, standalone, and I absolutely devoured it!
The plot picks up pretty quickly, so it didn't take long for me to become interested in the story. The writing is very eloquent, and the gods in this fantasy world all have very fascinating (and some tragic) backstories.
Sellah and Kaid - what can I say besides these two completely owned my heart for the last 24 hours while I read this book. I love the care and respect Kaid exhibits with Sellah, but also that he teaches her how to steal and fight and become stronger, as if she was also an acolyte of Varas, the Thief.
And Sellah, she is such a strong FMC. Between the upbringing she had and the subsequent trauma she experienced, it's enough to make anyone break. But she fought on, defied the odds, defied the gods, and pushed with everything she had to accomplish her task.
There's also the Stranger, the mysterious character who had me questioning his identity from the beginning. He provided a little comic relief while maintaining hope and a sense of comfort that Sellah was not alone. And because of him, the story had a beautiful ending!
Except for a moment or two of repetitive writing, I have no great criticism for this book. 5 🌟 all around!
MMC - Kaid: 5 🌟
Spice: 🌶 🌶
I decided to go in blind when I found this book on Kindle Unlimited, and it really surprised me!! It was a quick read, standalone, and I absolutely devoured it!
The plot picks up pretty quickly, so it didn't take long for me to become interested in the story. The writing is very eloquent, and the gods in this fantasy world all have very fascinating (and some tragic) backstories.
Sellah and Kaid - what can I say besides these two completely owned my heart for the last 24 hours while I read this book. I love the care and respect Kaid exhibits with Sellah, but also that he teaches her how to steal and fight and become stronger, as if she was also an acolyte of Varas, the Thief.
And Sellah, she is such a strong FMC. Between the upbringing she had and the subsequent trauma she experienced, it's enough to make anyone break. But she fought on, defied the odds, defied the gods, and pushed with everything she had to accomplish her task.
There's also the Stranger, the mysterious character who had me questioning his identity from the beginning. He provided a little comic relief while maintaining hope and a sense of comfort that Sellah was not alone. And because of him, the story had a beautiful ending!
Except for a moment or two of repetitive writing, I have no great criticism for this book. 5 🌟 all around!
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September 19, 2024
“die with a smile” was written for #THEM
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