The King has Fallen

The Kingdom of the Krow #1

by Aimee Lynn

Yilan is a Fetch, a skilled female assassin and spy. As the powerful Nephilim sweep across the continent, slaughtering and conquering every nation in their wake, she is tasked with killing their legendary General, Melek Handras.

When Yilan infiltrates the Nephilim camp and allows herself to be captured by these violent creatures, she is brought face to face with her very large, very compelling target.

Melek is uneasy when the female Fetch so quickly surrenders her secrets in exchange for her life. But then the King makes him personally responsible for ensuring she does not escape.

Forced to keep the clever, deadly woman close, he quickly becomes familiar with her scathing humor, and cutting insight. He is forced to admit that Yilan is a woman capable of handling herself, even in his ruthless world… the kind of woman he finds disturbingly desirable.

But war does not wait. Soon, Melek must return to the battlefield to lead his warriors against her people—leaving Yilan in the hands of his brutal comrades who are hungry for nothing more than victory over an enemy.

Especially a very pretty one.

From the #1 bestselling serial author, Aimee Lynn, comes a heavenly new universe in which angels are the enemy, and a thief is the world's last hope.

Tropes and Content Dark romantasy / dark fantasy romance mates, Enemies to lovers, touch her and die, forced proximity, one bed, age gap, he falls first, strong FL, witty banter/narration, slowburn to high spice, and a helluva lot of violence.

Romantasy (Fantasy romance mates). If you're looking for a fantasy romance complete series, or a fantasy romance book for adults with spice, including enemies to lovers romance, religious mythology, and emotional power, you won't regret this choice. And the complete series is on kindle unlimited and now available in dual narration on Audible!

Genres: Fantasy, Enemies To Lovers, Romantasy, Fantasy Romance, Forced Proximity, Romance, Angels

517 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 11, 2024

About the author

Aimee Lynn was born in Oregon and grew up in New Zealand. She dreamed of being a novelist from the age of seven, but as a Gen-Xer, was informed it wasn’t a realistic career. Instead, she went to college to be a journalist and (very realistically) never completed her degree. It wasn’t until her mid-thirties, after a marriage, a corporate career, and a family, that she rediscovered the joy she’d found in writing fiction. Now, she thanks God for giving her a husband whose love inspires romance, and who isn’t threatened by Jason Momoa.

Reviews

[Jessie]

So let us begin in a tent at an army encampment…and then let us stay in a tent. Sometimes it’s the nice tent. And other times it’s the naughty tent. And then let’s imagine nothing but happens for like 400 pages except chit chats about god and politics and rape. And then everybody gets the zoomies and we end up in luxury castle jail with big boi angel and his lil shadow babe. I imagine it looks like Gulliver and the people of Lilliput if Gulliver had wings and the Lilliput ladies wanted to jump his sizable bones. So yeah, 2.5 ⭐️s.

[Kay]

I DNF’d it around 51%. The world building was restricted to a tent. I just couldn’t do it anymore.

[Ayesha Farhat]

This one at least had a lot of promise, but I enjoyed them being enemies better than i enjoyed their lovers era. It turned into incessant spice in between arguments about how she thinks he needs to lead a rebellion to depose the king.

And while I don’t disagree with that, and it’s obvious he’s holding something back, his no reason given refusal to do so was wearisome.

DNF at 64% because I was ready for it to be over.

[Bobbi Courtois]

𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐲𝐧𝐧

𝐌𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞...(𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲). 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧. 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝...𝐧𝐨...𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫...𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 28. 𝐀𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝...𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭. 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤....𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬, 𝐈 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐁𝐇...𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭. 🤷‍♀️ 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, "𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠!!!" 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐞'𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬...𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝐭𝐨𝐨!! ♥️♥️♥️

[Billie Jo Mason]

I have post-traumatic TENT disorder after this.Almost the entire story takes place in a tent. A TENT!!!! DNF, but lots of repetitive dialogue between the massive, huge ML and FL. Boring tent. More tent. Nothing but tent. When anyone else enters said tent, I wanted to go with them to see their tent. At least it would be a different tent. I have no idea why the story couldn’t travel since there’s a cage in the tent. Writer has a cat and is into religion, obviously, given frequent mentions of God and cat movements.

For all the talking, we know very little about the characters.

Also, it’s kind of rapey in that the Niphilim are jerks. Mostly.

[Jenny P]

But Yilan’s jaw just tightened. “I didn’t wait to tell them about our bond because it was faked. I waited because it’s real. And because the moment I acknowledge you, you become our King. And hear me, Melek: Mate or not… I will not hand my Kingdom to a coward.”

Lordy.

[Ashley]

⭐ Story: 5/5
✍ Writing: 2.5/5

The King Has Fallen delivers an original, twist-filled spicy tale that captivates despite its flaws. Melek, general of the Nephilim army, serves a vile king, while Yilan, a captured Shadekin assassin, forms a surprising bond with Melek’s cognitively disabled adopted son. Dark themes, including SA, make for an intense but rewarding read.

The story excels in its fresh take on popular tropes like enemies to lovers, found family, and the brooding male lead, but basic editing errors and shallow character development hold it back. Despite these issues, the gripping plot and emotional tension make it a standout recommendation for dark fantasy readers.

[Amber]

DNF @36%

[Sara]

"Gripped my warriors length" 🤮

[Dijana Čop Nešić]

⭐ 2/5 – DNF na otprilike trećini

Danas sam baš pričala o tome kako ne mislim da svaku knjigu koja nam se ne dopadne moramo javno da razvlačimo i pljujemo. Zapravo, kada mi je neka knjiga za jednu ili dve zvezdice, u možda 90% slučajeva jednostavno ne napišem ništa o njoj. Nije mi se dopala, ostavim je i idem dalje.

I onda sam, naravno, istog dana naletela na knjigu zbog koje moram malo da demantujem samu sebe.

Ne zato što mislim da je ovo najgora knjiga koju sam ikada uzela u ruke, niti zato što želim da ubeđujem nekoga kome se dopala da ne treba da mu se dopada. Dajem joj dve zvezdice zato što mi ovde problem nije samo ukus. Problem mi je što su upravo stvari zbog kojih me je priča u početku zainteresovala veoma brzo počele da se raspadaju.

Prvo, izgradnja sveta. Ili njen ozbiljan nedostatak.

Došla sam otprilike do trećine knjige i imam osećaj da sam najveći deo vremena provela u jednom šatoru ili neposredno oko njega. U pitanju je fantasy svet koji bi trebalo da ima kraljevstva, različite narode, vojsku, religiju, političke odnose, Nephilim, anđele i čitavu mitologiju u pozadini, a ja nakon trećine knjige o tom svetu znam zapanjujuće malo. Znam da je kralj užasan čovek. Znam ponešto o vojsci i njihovoj kulturi. Znam da postoje anđeli. Ali nemam osećaj istorije, prostora, društva, politike ili mitologije koji bi učinio da taj svet zaista postoji izvan onoga što je trenutno potrebno sceni.

Šator sam, doduše, upoznala odlično.

Drugi, i meni još veći problem, jeste glavna junakinja.

Na početku upoznajemo sposobnu, opasnu i snalažljivu ženu, atentatorku i špijunku. To je bio jedan od razloga zbog kojih sam želela da čitam knjigu. Međutim, čim je zarobljena, kao da je zajedno sa slobodom izgubila i veliki deo ličnosti koju smo upoznali. Ne očekujem od zarobljenice da bude fizički nadmoćna ljudima koji je drže zatočenu niti da se ponaša kao da joj se ništa nije dogodilo. Ali očekujem da prepoznajem istu osobu.

Ovde je veoma brzo nisam prepoznavala.

Od žene koja je predstavljena kao sposobna da preživi, procenjuje situacije i deluje, dobijamo junakinju koja postaje sve pasivnija i pokornija, dok joj se stvari uglavnom događaju. Meni to nije razvoj lika. Bar do mesta do kojeg sam stigla nisam dobila dovoljno psihološke razrade koja bi mi objasnila tu transformaciju.

A onda dolazimo do dela zbog kojeg sam definitivno shvatila da ne želim da nastavim.

Odavde spojleri i upozorenje na teme nasilja i ponižavanja žena.

U svetu koji knjiga gradi postoji kultura u kojoj je sistemsko nasilje i ponižavanje žena toliko normalizovano da praktično postaje deo društvenog poretka. To samo po sebi može biti tema mračne fantastike. Problem nije u tome što pisac ne sme da napiše užasan svet. Naravno da sme.

Problem nastaje kada tako tešku temu uvedete, a onda je koristite kao kulisu bez dovoljno pažljive razrade.

Posebno mi je zasmetala scena sa zatvorenicom u kojoj je pokušaj zlostavljanja prikazan toliko nejasno da nisam bila potpuno sigurna dokle je situacija zapravo otišla. Nakon toga general, koji je do tada građen kao izuzetno moćan i zastrašujući čovek, ne rešava situaciju tako što jasno staje protiv svojih vojnika. Umesto toga, pokušava da pred njima održi sliku čoveka koji prihvata pravila njihove kulture, čak do te mere da inscenira sopstveno zlostavljanje zatvorenice kako pred njima ne bi izgubio autoritet.

I tu sam potpuno izgubila interesovanje za njega.

Još neprijatniji sloj te scene jeste njegov sin, mladić sa intelektualnim teškoćama, koji je prethodno pokušao da zaštiti zatvorenicu. On ne razume da njegov otac glumi. Za njega je otac do tog trenutka bio uzor, autoritet i zaštitnik, a sada veruje da je upravo taj čovek povredio ženu koju je on pokušavao da odbrani.

Tako se njegova ograničena sposobnost da razume ono što se zapravo događa koristi kao mehanizam za dodatnu dramu između oca i sina.

Meni je cela konstrukcija te scene bila toliko nepotrebno komplikovana i neprijatna da sam se na kraju pitala šta je njena svrha. Ako treba da poverujem da je general toliko moćan da ga se svi plaše, zašto njegov autoritet zavisi od toga da pred sopstvenim vojnicima glumi nasilnika? Ako treba da ga posmatram kao potencijalno moralno bolju figuru od ljudi kojima komanduje, zašto je baš ovo način na koji mi se ta razlika pokazuje?
Nema onog-ko te je dotakao.
Više mu je bitno kako će izgledati pred drugima nego da instikrtivno pobije one koji su se usudili da zlostave tu ženu.

I, najvažnije, zašto bih nakon svega toga želela romantasy koji treba da izraste iz ove postavke?

Knjiga se pritom pojavljuje i pod oznakom Christian fantasy, što me je dodatno zbunilo. Pominjanje anđela, Boga ili bića iz judeohrišćanske tradicije samo po sebi za mene ne čini priču hrišćanskom fantastikom. Do dela do kojeg sam stigla nisam pronašla ozbiljniju teološku temu, duhovno pitanje ili hrišćansku simboliku koja bi opravdala da upravo to bude jedna od važnijih žanrovskih odrednica. Možda se kasnije razvije. Ja do tog kasnije, međutim, neću stići.

I upravo zato ostajem na dve zvezdice.

Jednu zvezdicu uglavnom čuvam za knjige u kojima gotovo ništa nisam uspela da pronađem. Ovde je postojala ideja koja me je zainteresovala. Postojala je junakinja čiji mi je početni koncept bio zanimljiv. Postojao je svet koji je mogao da bude veoma dobar. Postojali su elementi zbog kojih sam želela da saznam šta sledi.

Ali upravo je to razlog zbog kojeg je dvojka za mene prava ocena.

Nije problem što knjiga nije imala šta da ponudi. Problem je što mi je ponudila priču koju sam želela da čitam, a onda je veoma brzo zamenila pričom koja me više ni najmanje ne zanima.

Možda će nekome ko voli veoma mračan romantasy, zarobljeništvo, izrazito brutalne društvene sisteme i ovakvu vrstu moralno sivih likova ovo biti mnogo zanimljivije nego meni. I to je sasvim u redu.

Ja sam, međutim, posle trećine knjige shvatila da više ne čekam da vidim šta će se dogoditi.

Čekam samo da konačno izađemo iz tog šatora.

A to nije dovoljan razlog da pročitam još nekoliko stotina strana.

[Mel B.]

Masterfully Addictive!

**SPOILERS**

Yilin is a “Fetch” - an assassin, spy, shadow. As the kingdom of the Nephilim (Fallen Angels) sweep over the continent dominating, conquering, and destroying everything in their wake Yilin is tasked to infiltrate their enemy camp and assassinate their most feared general/warrior, Malek. She feigns surrender and is taken to their evil king, who charges Malek with the task of interrogating and squeezing every bit of information he can get from her.

Malek doesn’t trust the captivating Fetch - he knows what their kind can do…infiltrate and manipulate minds, and he is certain she is a spy. He keeps her caged, denies her food and water, but nothing breaks her, and she is open with sharing strategy and combat maneuvers with him. Day by day he becomes more bewildered and besotted by the beautiful Yilin.

During the course of her imprisonment Yilin and Malek make a shocking discovery - they are soul bound/mates. It seems impossible. They are enemies, how could God have given them to one another. But the bond is impossible to ignore and both succumb to it. When Malek is called to battle he is terrified for his mates life. He knows the ruthless evil king will take her and breed her, and he makes her promise to escape. Yilin for her part keeps trying to get Malek to understand that he should not be loyal to an evil king, and that HE is the only one worthy of being king.

When Yilin realizes that Malek will not listen, she takes drastic measures. She does indeed escape…but she takes Malek with her. Now the tables have turned and Malek is the “prisoner” with Yilin revealing powerful secrets that change their lives forever.

**THOUGHTS/SPOILERS**

This is masterful storytelling. Yilin and Malek are fantastic characters and are so richly described that you can truly “feel” what they are both going through. The world building is fascinating and fantastical, and it’s such an interesting take on the fallen angel lore. All the secondary characters are fleshed out well, and developed, and the action, adventure and romance are all perfectly balanced. As the reader I was entranced from the very first page to the last, and couldn’t wait to read the follow up book - which is just as great! I only wish that book three continued with Yilin and Malek and didn’t switch to a new pair, especially since there were still so many unanswered questions regarding Lucifer who was after Yilin to mate and breed her. But even that “loose end” couldn’t detract from the spellbinding tale of enemies turned lovers. This is a must read for lovers of paranormal and fantasy romance readers!!

[scampies reads]

DNF at 77%, I couldn't face another 3 hours.

This book started with so much potential but ultimately didn’t live up to its promise. The FMC is introduced as a skilled, fearless warrior assigned to assassinate the MMC, but instead spends most of the time either cowering or attempting to manipulate him. Her character lacks the strength I expected, and her actions feel inconsistent with what was promised.

As for the MMC, he's supposed to be the dominant, accomplished leader of the Nephilim army, yet he doesn’t seem to have control over his own troops, who constantly pose a threat to the FMC while under his care. The dynamic between the characters felt off, with very little development in the first 50% of the book. The supposed enemies-to-allies relationship didn’t feel believable, and I couldn't sense any real sexual tension between the FMC and MMC. When things did progress, it was abrupt and came across as forced.

The plot also suffers from unnecessary drama. A lot of the narrative revolves around Gall, the MMC's mentally challenged adopted son, who seems to be used more as a plot device than a well-developed character. His role feels exploitative—he's there to showcase how "fabulous" and caring the FMC is, but it doesn’t feel authentic. The author also over-explains the characters' motivations and actions, resulting in a lot of tedious, repetitive narrative that feels both boring and condescending.

By the time I reached 77%, I just couldn’t take it anymore. The repetitive nature of the interactions and lack of character growth left me uninterested and frustrated. I simply don’t care about these characters anymore, and unfortunately, it's time to step away from this one.

[book babe]

fabulous concepts & ideas, struggled with writing

3.5 stars.
The concepts, ideas, world building, magic system, plot, & characters were great in theory! I loved the MFC, she was spunky & constantly surprising. I enjoyed the supporting characters Janus & Gall, I loved comic relief & a sweet “awe” moments. I wish there were more scenes with Janus, this novel was stagnate at times & would have done well with more humor or character development. The MMC needs work, I found him a bit 1 dimensional. I would have like more substance, background information, & adventures. The spicy scenes read as awkward & unrealistic. The only real bond the couple shared was their love for disabled family members. I wish they shared more interests, sense of humor, understood each other but it just was giving “insta lust” vibes. I kept hoping for something more meaningful but didn’t find it.

The plot was great in theory, the execution fell flat. I enjoyed the surprise cliffhanger ending. This novel / series has SO MUCH potential, it pains me that the editor didn’t help more for pacing, believability, relationship building, & bringing more dimension / substance to the characters.

[Shreya Chopra]

Couldn’t keep my interest

I’m DNF’ing 48% in. I don’t really see the point in reading anymore. The characters don’t really make sense in accordance to the original narrative. The main character is described (and set up) as a skilled assassin and spy, but after she “let’s” herself get captured there are many instances that prove the author *cannot* write an actual female warrior. I haven’t finished the novel, but I can’t stand poorly written female warriors. Even though this is just a random series in the grand scheme of things, I just feel like promising a strong, physically competent, female character and then not delivering does women a disservice as a whole.

(Alsoooooooo, the MMC kinda gave old man energy.)

I didn’t realize this was a Christian fantasy until now (face palm ik). This is the second Christian fantasy I’ve read accidentally (smh), but honestly this one is just on me not paying attention lol. I probably should’ve figured it out with all of the “soulless” condemnation. Just thought I might clarify that for other people who may have missed it too.

[Rebecca]

5 🌟 for The King Has Fallen, So Much More Than Just Enemies-to-Lovers!

I was immediately swept away into this fantasy world! Melek is loyal, fierce, and unapologetic; not a ‘golden retriever’ hero necessarily, more like a Doberman. Yilan is disciplined, calculated, and witty. This leads to many tests of wills between the two and banter that is just fun:

“So, you Fetch eat your males alive, do you? Presumably after the mating otherwise they’re no use to you at all.” “One could argue they never were,” she said dryly’. 😂

I can’t wait to read the next book to find out if the Nephilim could ever be redeemable as a people, but I need to know how Melek and Yilan’s relationship will grow and how they will reconcile their love with their cultural differences and opposing goals to satisfy their sense of duty and commitment to their own people and families.

[Megan Cutter]

I thought this was fun for a trope-filled romantasy. I would say 3.75 stars.

Yilan is a Fetch who has been spying on the Nephalim army. She is an assassin who moves through shadows. When she reveals herself, she is captured by Melek, the general of the Nephalim.

Melek is frustrated to be saddled with a king who won't listen and now a spy who drives him nuts. But his frustration goes into overdrive when he figures out how smart and strategically minded she is.

A few things were tough to read and could be triggering. The Nephalim are male warriors who have no women outside whose they take. There is a culture of SA even though Melek is different. There were some editing errors, but they were pretty mild.

The audiobook was done very well.

Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Found family

[Enchanted]

🪦 DNF GRAVE 🪦

HERE LIES: A tent.... Oh wait no... My bad. The Kingdom of the Krow: The king has Fallen (probably from bordum)

FROM CHAPTER 1-27

CAUSE OF DEATH:
Claustrophobic bordum. 💀

This could have been actually soooo good. But for as much as I love camping, there is not a tent interesting enough to keep me inside it for more than the hours I've hoped to escape this one.
Boring.
That's what this became.
I'm done.
What writer thinks an entire 13hr book can be anything else when the entirety is in a cage and a tent with only moments of the outside world to speak of. And yet the potential was there.
Ugh.
Fair play to the voice performance. It was probably the fact this was an audiobook that kept me pushing through this shite for more than 3 hours.

[K]

Love the concept

Some of the reviews I seen said DNF at whatever percentage. I think those people needed to hang on.
I enjoyed this book and almost didn't read it because it said Christian. I am glad I read further into what it was about.
I enjoyed this book very much. And really loved the ending. I am so happy a certain person got a last jab. 😉

I do read/listen enjoyed the dual really loved the man's voice. I look forward to the second but may give it some wait time since the 3rd and 4th are not in audio yet. And once I am reading I can't stop and need the audio for when I have stuff to do.

[Phillis A.]

Interesting Premise

An interesting premise yet very readable. The Nephilim of the Bible as sometime good guys? Could have happened I suppose though not supported by any biblical text that know of. Made for a good story though as long as it’s not read into as gospel. While most readers know this, unfortunately, there are some who would take this fantasy tale and run with it. But for those of us who just love a good (tho steamy, wink! wink!) romantasy tale this book is well worth the read. Just don’t be put off by the huge number of pages in this story. The story is good enough to hold your attention for its entire length.

[Jasmyn Grier]

AWESOME!!!!

Enemies. Intrigue. So much deception. I loved it. I love the Enemies to Lovers trope, there's always the rationale that there's begrudging respect before the mushy gushy affection. And I loved that these two maintained their own personal values and beliefs despite falling in love, a lot of times one character will give up their own conviction for the love interest before any conflict is truly resolved. Melek and Yilan are so perfectly match in ambition and stubborn determination. I can't wait for the sequel!!!!

[Michelle Giles]

Unique and undone

I really enjoyed this book! One of my favorite things was the titled chapters and some even had a Spotify link to a song for that chapter which absolutely elevated the reading experience. It was made so easy to just click the link at the start of the chapter. Some absolutely lovable, wholesome side characters. The author even answered a couple of my questions on TikTok where I learned I could get the first seven chapters of the next book to help with my dislike of cliffhangers. Patiently waiting for book 2 now.

[Tola O.]

A bit disappointed

This book started so well and I was hooked but that ended around 35%. I felt like not a lot happened and there wasn’t enough explanation on why we were here! It’s clear the author was hiding things but I just stopped being gripped by Yilan and Melek. It’s shame because I think the world building had a lot of potential but the book dragged for too long in the same place.

[Lindsay]

Hooked from ths start with great clues

I picked this up because of the author, but will keep going because the story is so engaging. There are so many Easter Eggs to catch to set up who the players are. Some I caught and some I missed. I also was ready to start laughing by the end because everything seems to get postponed by an hour whenever someone asks. Not 30 minutes or 2 hours but just an hour. 😀

[Gem]

CoolBeans, hats off to you madam!

Not only is it good writing and plot, the play list is embedded in key chapter beginnings and makes it playable while reading in the moment to the music. That alone is a great evolution of experience. Though it may not be ones choice of music, it certainly enhances and opens the entire genre to a layer of interesting interactions a more subtle reader needs. Your work , works. and one wants to read more. Keep writing.

[Demri Lone Fight]

Read 📚 the trigger warnings!

Trigger warnings need to be read before reading as it gets into them straight away. Surprises around the corner constantly. The very beginning starts out with an intense storyline which allows for the unraveling of... I can feel an EPIC love story unfolding.

This really is one that you have to read with NO SPOILERS because the discovery in the journey makes it that much better.

[Samantha]

I agree with the other reviews. This isn't the most perfectly written book (but it's also not horribly written) but the story itself is very good. I loved both of the main characters and all of the the little twists. I also liked the magic and the idea of the fallen angels and then the Fetch. It's a very creative story. I can't wait to read book 2.

[Sarah]

Gall captured my heart 🥹 I have a son with special needs and was pleasantly surprised when his character was introduced. This is the first time I’ve seen that in a fantasy book♥️. I always enjoy a good enemies to lovers trope. I feel like I predicted some of the bigger twists but regardless it kept my attention and I had fun reading it the whole time:)

[Jordan]

I honestly love this so far. My biggest issue is there are lots of grammatical errors, so her editor did her dirty. But the story is 🤌🏼, the slowish burn is 🤌🏼, the enemies to lovers is 🤌🏼.
*small spoiler below*

Maybe just don’t say “mate” so much lol. We get it. They’re mated. They don’t have to say MY MATE, MY MATE every other sentence now.

[Rebecah Wireman]

The book had potential but it’s lacking in a lot of ways. 0 world building. And I’m not always one for world building BUT when you put us in a world we don’t know we need some details. For the better part of the book it was feeling like Stockholm syndrome. Then it’s all “my mate” like what sir it doesn’t work that way.. needless to say I won’t be reading the next book.

[Izzy]

DNF by page 42

If I could give 0 or 1/2 star I would. The writing is atrocious, overuse of words and written in an “and then, and then and then” style.
I was honestly looking forward to this from looking at other reviews, now I’m wondering if they’re paid accounts? I wasn’t expecting this book to be anything more than a vibes read, however it even fell short on that.