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Jaga and the Devil #3
Devil's Dance
Slawa’s gods are at war, and I am the prize they fight for.I am broken. A piece of my soul burned away, leaving me hollow and unfeeling. I wander the caverns of Nawie, the only place that’s not entirely unsafe. When I can’t stand the boredom of a life with no meaning, I amuse myself watching Woland’s pitiful attempts to atone.
He grovels. He begs. He brings me gifts. His despair grows deeper with every shake of my head. Oh, how well he lies.
Little does he know, nothing will make me trust him again. And if that broken part of my soul ever heals, I will rip it out and destroy it.
Because Woland was right. Love is a terrible weakness.
The final book in the Jaga and the Devil trilogy will come out on the winter solstice.
He grovels. He begs. He brings me gifts. His despair grows deeper with every shake of my head. Oh, how well he lies.
Little does he know, nothing will make me trust him again. And if that broken part of my soul ever heals, I will rip it out and destroy it.
Because Woland was right. Love is a terrible weakness.
The final book in the Jaga and the Devil trilogy will come out on the winter solstice.
559 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 21, 2025
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Layla Fae writes steamy monster romance of many varieties. Fluffy or dark, with TWs ranging from flavored monster essence used as food to blood play and dark taboo romance, she explores the fantasy of monster love from various angles.
She is not an author for the faint of heart.
Layla Fae writes steamy monster romance of many varieties. Fluffy or dark, with TWs ranging from flavored monster essence used as food to blood play and dark taboo romance, she explores the fantasy of monster love from various angles.
She is not an author for the faint of heart.
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December 24, 2025
I’m actually really disappointed 😔 I was expecting something epic and it just didn’t cut it for me.
I understand the rebirth and overcoming of trauma but that was so exaggerated, exhausting, and dragged out. I don’t think it was executed to its full potential.
It was so much back and forth between Jaga, Weles, & Woland that it’s very repetitive and sappy but now Jaga is the morally black character (which is great until it’s overplayed).
I really wanted Weles to be more than what his character was given. I was not expecting him to be such a depressing, cowardice character. He ruined the book for me.
I loved Chors in all three books and he has such a good backstory which I’m happy to have seen more come to fruition in this one. I looked forward to his appearances than anything else.
The war they faced since the beginning wasn’t pushed into this finale as much as I wanted. I figured an epic war between gods but it was a doozy. Perun was written perfectly and his encounter with Jaga was great.
I did enjoy all the revenge that Jaga was able to get because she became ruthless however, her tantrums, scoffing, and bickering made my eyes roll 🙄
The ending was cute but all that back and forth was for nothing and now I’m left sad because I was highly anticipating this book. Book two was my favorite of all.
I understand the rebirth and overcoming of trauma but that was so exaggerated, exhausting, and dragged out. I don’t think it was executed to its full potential.
It was so much back and forth between Jaga, Weles, & Woland that it’s very repetitive and sappy but now Jaga is the morally black character (which is great until it’s overplayed).
I really wanted Weles to be more than what his character was given. I was not expecting him to be such a depressing, cowardice character. He ruined the book for me.
I loved Chors in all three books and he has such a good backstory which I’m happy to have seen more come to fruition in this one. I looked forward to his appearances than anything else.
The war they faced since the beginning wasn’t pushed into this finale as much as I wanted. I figured an epic war between gods but it was a doozy. Perun was written perfectly and his encounter with Jaga was great.
I did enjoy all the revenge that Jaga was able to get because she became ruthless however, her tantrums, scoffing, and bickering made my eyes roll 🙄
The ending was cute but all that back and forth was for nothing and now I’m left sad because I was highly anticipating this book. Book two was my favorite of all.
December 16, 2025
ARC Review
I closed the final page of this trilogy and just sat there, letting it settle. This story is relentless in the best way. It understands that survival is not the same as healing, and that love does not always arrive as gentleness.
What stayed with me most was the balance the narrative explores: light and dark, rage and restraint, indifference and devotion. Power here is not loud or dominating. It grows through surrender, through choice, through the willingness to be seen and claimed rather than conquered.
The characters are beautifully fractured. There is a rawness to the way pain shapes them, and an even greater beauty in how they continue anyway. Feminine rage is given space to exist without apology, while despair and yearning are allowed to transform rather than destroy.
This finale doesn’t seek easy victories. It understands that some wars are won not by force, but by yielding, and that love, when chosen freely, can be the most dangerous power of all.
This trilogy will stay with me for a long time. It’s unruly, emotional, and quietly devastating in all the right ways.
Raquel (The Ink Addicts Reads)
I closed the final page of this trilogy and just sat there, letting it settle. This story is relentless in the best way. It understands that survival is not the same as healing, and that love does not always arrive as gentleness.
What stayed with me most was the balance the narrative explores: light and dark, rage and restraint, indifference and devotion. Power here is not loud or dominating. It grows through surrender, through choice, through the willingness to be seen and claimed rather than conquered.
The characters are beautifully fractured. There is a rawness to the way pain shapes them, and an even greater beauty in how they continue anyway. Feminine rage is given space to exist without apology, while despair and yearning are allowed to transform rather than destroy.
This finale doesn’t seek easy victories. It understands that some wars are won not by force, but by yielding, and that love, when chosen freely, can be the most dangerous power of all.
This trilogy will stay with me for a long time. It’s unruly, emotional, and quietly devastating in all the right ways.
Raquel (The Ink Addicts Reads)
January 6, 2026
3.5 Stars
While I still enjoyed most of the story, I didn’t like the direction the character development took. Weles was such a pathetic little crybaby and it was quite exhausting to read about his selfdoubts 🫠
I really loved this series so far and while I wouldn’t say I‘m completely disappointed, the last book was the weakest one for sure.
While I still enjoyed most of the story, I didn’t like the direction the character development took. Weles was such a pathetic little crybaby and it was quite exhausting to read about his selfdoubts 🫠
I really loved this series so far and while I wouldn’t say I‘m completely disappointed, the last book was the weakest one for sure.
January 5, 2026
This was boring and disappointing. More like reading the day to day life of Jaga and others.
And I rated the first two books 5 stars.
And I rated the first two books 5 stars.
December 29, 2025
DNF 75% in. This was a really disappointing end to a series that had a great start. The book just focused on too much back and forth between Woland, Weles, and Jaga and it got boring and repetitive. Him apologising and trying to win her over, her wanting to be with him but angry over his previous lies and deceptions and seeking revenge. It was so much exaggerated, it missed the main plot which was the battle between the gods.
Chors and Jaga's romantic relationship went nowhere either in this book which makes me question what the purpose of their sexual encounter at the end of book 2 actually added to the story other than more smut. I was also really disappointed by Woland's character portrayal in this as well. For most of the series, he is this commanding presence, sparking fear amongst mortals to the extent they can't even speak his name or look upon him without bleeding. However, in book 3 he is scared of Perun, wanting to run and hide, he came off very cowardly and unlike himself.
Chors and Jaga's romantic relationship went nowhere either in this book which makes me question what the purpose of their sexual encounter at the end of book 2 actually added to the story other than more smut. I was also really disappointed by Woland's character portrayal in this as well. For most of the series, he is this commanding presence, sparking fear amongst mortals to the extent they can't even speak his name or look upon him without bleeding. However, in book 3 he is scared of Perun, wanting to run and hide, he came off very cowardly and unlike himself.
January 23, 2026
To be honest … I was so excited to read this and it left me in the worst reading mood. Such an epic story, ending on a mid level note.
December 23, 2025
Not going to lie, I am disappointed in the book. Seemed like a lot of waffling and I’ve been counting down the months/weeks for this to release. More like a 1.5
January 4, 2026
I wanted to love this book as much as I loved the first two! I tried so hard, I truly did. I hated it. The constant moping and WHINING from Weles/Woland, girl PLEASEEE. He felt like a toddler and he’s supposed to be thousands of years old.💀 This book was just so different from the rest with how the 2 main characters suddenly are without any building up to that, that it was jarring. It felt like a completely different series. The first 2 books? 5/5 ⭐️. This book? 0/5 ⭐️, which really blows.
December 23, 2025
I found this book incredibly frustrating - Yaga becomes sulky, selfish and oppositional way beyond logic and past character behaviour.
The conflict between the characters doesn’t get resolved til about 90% and while I enjoyed reading from another perspective, Vêles becomes very sexually submissive and not really my cup of tea.
The ending was good. The rest of it very mixed.
The conflict between the characters doesn’t get resolved til about 90% and while I enjoyed reading from another perspective, Vêles becomes very sexually submissive and not really my cup of tea.
The ending was good. The rest of it very mixed.
October 9, 2025
I already just know it’s gonna be amazing. Since August 7th, I’ve wanted to read this book and I KNOW that’s not a “long” time, but it feels like fucking years!! I can’t believe you left us like that hun! 😂 I was so shocked, I’m pretty sure you looked at Rebecca yarros cliffhanger and said “Challenge accepted”. I forget what happens in books Almost right after I’m done reading them (horrible memory issues) yet this book series…. I haven’t been able to get it out of my head.. 😂 I just can’t believe it. I really really hope you’ve made the devil in this book absolutely GROVEL. I think that’s why I’m so excited as well, i can feel it in your writing that you won’t make this character someone who easily forgives. I always wanna smack myself (I do actually..) and the FMC when they do that, but you… I have a good feeling. I can’t wait, I really really can’t wait. God why can’t it hurry up!! I want time to speed up but also want time to slow for you so you don’t freak out on writing it, that shit is a LOT of pressure. My birthday’s on the 18th of December and sure, I’m excited about turning 20 but what I’m most excited about is the fact that it’s 3 days away from the 21st 😂
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Anywayyy, I love your writing and I absolutely can’t wait to see what happens in this book. :))
Respectfully, a loving reader. 🫀
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Anywayyy, I love your writing and I absolutely can’t wait to see what happens in this book. :))
Respectfully, a loving reader. 🫀
January 11, 2026
I gave the two first books five stars and was impatiently counting down to the day book 3 would come out. When I started reading I was perplexed, though- it's like the two main characters are two different people entirely, and the plot is dragged out and boring. I kept reading hoping it would get better, but no.
This series would not have interested me if the characters were like this from the get-go. This is not the dynamic nor the characters I signed up for. It's like I'm reading about two different people.
Jaga is a different person, very annoying at that, just whining and being angry all the time. She's very difficult to like, and I want to punch her in the face.
The devil has turned into a submissive and powerless character. Also, reading the whole book in his POV takes away his mystery. There is no attraction to him whatsoever anymore. He's just not it in this book.
Everything is back and forth, going in circles, too. Reading this book is a chore. I skipped a lot of pages to compromise with myself, but I still couldn't get through it and DNF'd at 75%.
This series would not have interested me if the characters were like this from the get-go. This is not the dynamic nor the characters I signed up for. It's like I'm reading about two different people.
Jaga is a different person, very annoying at that, just whining and being angry all the time. She's very difficult to like, and I want to punch her in the face.
The devil has turned into a submissive and powerless character. Also, reading the whole book in his POV takes away his mystery. There is no attraction to him whatsoever anymore. He's just not it in this book.
Everything is back and forth, going in circles, too. Reading this book is a chore. I skipped a lot of pages to compromise with myself, but I still couldn't get through it and DNF'd at 75%.
January 9, 2026
I'm sorry, but that was a disappointment: Almost everything that I liked in the first two novels got lost here.
January 1, 2026
Absolutely no lessons were learned. Incredibly disappointing. How did we go from 4 stars for Book 1 to 1 star by the end of the trilogy?
I will say the dedication to the DARK/Toxic genre is commendable. It remains true to this genre. When I opened the book and found that this was gonna be from Woland's POV. I wanted to riot. This book is disappointing in that it is Jaga's story, and yet the conclusion is not from her voice, not from her perspective. Where is she? She's a background character.
The majority of the book feels like the author justifying the plot twist from the end of book 2: Woland = Weles, that and a whole lot of grovelling. The whole I hurt you because I love you so much, I'll do anything so you react to me (any reaction is fine) - gets old and tiring and as a grown woman reading this: no. Again, I suppose this fits the DARK/Toxic genre, but I don't want to label it 'Dark Romance' because nothing about this is Romantic (more a comment about 'Dark Romance' in general).
The more enjoyable slivers of this book come from the lore of the gods, how they work (belief from mortals over time solidifying their nature etc.), and Perun's game to out manoeuvre them by tampering with the mortal realm - that was great, more of that please. But instead we get Woland/Weles grovelling, being horny, wanting to fuck an unwilling Jaga but recognising that raping her is not a good idea (ok and you want a medal for that?), trying to manipulate her into fucking him, being an absolutely useless person in the war of the gods and just a general nuisance.
Jaga goes off there rails, and I don't blame her after all she's been through and what's been done to her. She's steadfast in never falling for Woland/Weles' tricks again, however her dedication to being a badass is very one dimensional - she's there in the background spending time torturing people in the name of science, and not figuring out a way to fucking escape. Lady, prophecies are purposefully vague, why don't we pull on that thread? No? Ok, stay holed up being a one dimensional performative bad ass with a new outfit.
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For all this talk of never falling for the trap ever again (and to be honest there wasn't a lot of that talk considering the book was from Woland's POV) what does she do? Falls for it, in fact i don't think she ever escaped the trap. All that suffering for nothing. All that accumulation of power for nothing. She dedicates herself to Woland when push comes to shove. And that's it. The conclusion/final show down is anticlimactic - nothing strategic or grand, just a betrayal from one of the allies and Perun coming in to trap them all.
The Happily Ever After was essentially "yay i was chosen by the boy, finally". Jaga babe, come on, you are better than that. Are we really going to ignore all the abuse you endured at his hands? How he tried to impregnate you against your will TWICE? "Oh but he was so conflicted about it the second time, so it's ok, that means he cares". Disappointing is not strong enough a word, absolutely no lessons were learned, no character was developed.
There were so many other paths that could've been explored. What if she didn't go back and save herself? She wanted freedom to die - ok, kill your younger self. Try that. What if she believed herself to be a goddess that was created, pledge allegiance/claim herself and win the war, shaping Slawa to her image. Tie herself to literally any other god? (how about Chors? remember him? he's nice.) She learned how to mask her energy and hide magically. Why not disappear back to the mortal world using this skill?
Well. None of that was explored and we got what we got.
I will say the dedication to the DARK/Toxic genre is commendable. It remains true to this genre. When I opened the book and found that this was gonna be from Woland's POV. I wanted to riot. This book is disappointing in that it is Jaga's story, and yet the conclusion is not from her voice, not from her perspective. Where is she? She's a background character.
The majority of the book feels like the author justifying the plot twist from the end of book 2: Woland = Weles, that and a whole lot of grovelling. The whole I hurt you because I love you so much, I'll do anything so you react to me (any reaction is fine) - gets old and tiring and as a grown woman reading this: no. Again, I suppose this fits the DARK/Toxic genre, but I don't want to label it 'Dark Romance' because nothing about this is Romantic (more a comment about 'Dark Romance' in general).
The more enjoyable slivers of this book come from the lore of the gods, how they work (belief from mortals over time solidifying their nature etc.), and Perun's game to out manoeuvre them by tampering with the mortal realm - that was great, more of that please. But instead we get Woland/Weles grovelling, being horny, wanting to fuck an unwilling Jaga but recognising that raping her is not a good idea (ok and you want a medal for that?), trying to manipulate her into fucking him, being an absolutely useless person in the war of the gods and just a general nuisance.
Jaga goes off there rails, and I don't blame her after all she's been through and what's been done to her. She's steadfast in never falling for Woland/Weles' tricks again, however her dedication to being a badass is very one dimensional - she's there in the background spending time torturing people in the name of science, and not figuring out a way to fucking escape. Lady, prophecies are purposefully vague, why don't we pull on that thread? No? Ok, stay holed up being a one dimensional performative bad ass with a new outfit.
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For all this talk of never falling for the trap ever again (and to be honest there wasn't a lot of that talk considering the book was from Woland's POV) what does she do? Falls for it, in fact i don't think she ever escaped the trap. All that suffering for nothing. All that accumulation of power for nothing. She dedicates herself to Woland when push comes to shove. And that's it. The conclusion/final show down is anticlimactic - nothing strategic or grand, just a betrayal from one of the allies and Perun coming in to trap them all.
The Happily Ever After was essentially "yay i was chosen by the boy, finally". Jaga babe, come on, you are better than that. Are we really going to ignore all the abuse you endured at his hands? How he tried to impregnate you against your will TWICE? "Oh but he was so conflicted about it the second time, so it's ok, that means he cares". Disappointing is not strong enough a word, absolutely no lessons were learned, no character was developed.
There were so many other paths that could've been explored. What if she didn't go back and save herself? She wanted freedom to die - ok, kill your younger self. Try that. What if she believed herself to be a goddess that was created, pledge allegiance/claim herself and win the war, shaping Slawa to her image. Tie herself to literally any other god? (how about Chors? remember him? he's nice.) She learned how to mask her energy and hide magically. Why not disappear back to the mortal world using this skill?
Well. None of that was explored and we got what we got.
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January 10, 2026Nvm everyone is annoying I don’t want to play with you anymore
January 22, 2026
I read through the first two books within days and just started the third one today but I don't think I can finish it.
This book went off the rails and it's as if the two main character's completely changed. Jaga seems like a completely different person and the torture she inflicts on Woland is just too much. Woland is also way too submissive. I guess he feels guilty for how he's treated her in the past and is trying to right his wrongs but sometimes I'm begging him to STAND UP. I get that it's dark romance but this is very different than the first two books.
The back and forth between Jaga and Woland also got repetitive and quite annoying to read. I was hoping for more of a resolution between them by the middle of the third book, but judging by the reviews, I don't think that's happening. I didn't like the direction of Jaga's character in this book at all and honestly pitied Woland.
This book went off the rails and it's as if the two main character's completely changed. Jaga seems like a completely different person and the torture she inflicts on Woland is just too much. Woland is also way too submissive. I guess he feels guilty for how he's treated her in the past and is trying to right his wrongs but sometimes I'm begging him to STAND UP. I get that it's dark romance but this is very different than the first two books.
The back and forth between Jaga and Woland also got repetitive and quite annoying to read. I was hoping for more of a resolution between them by the middle of the third book, but judging by the reviews, I don't think that's happening. I didn't like the direction of Jaga's character in this book at all and honestly pitied Woland.
December 25, 2025
Oof I'm sad this book turned out to be mostly a flop for me. The cliff hanger from the previous book left me dying for this one and it semi delivered in the first chapters but then just totally got lost in the sauce. I really dislike how Jaga turned out and how just unreasonably stubborn she was to the point you wanted to strangle her. The plot and miguffins that happened really just took the love I had for this world and story and threw it out the window. Cheesey, annoying, eye roll events popping up all the time. Spice was redundant. Blah.
December 31, 2025
All that growth and strength jaga gained only to have it end the way it did felt like a slap in the face.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 14, 2025
This was my most anticipated ARC read of 2025. I read it in 13 hours today after it arrived in my inbox this morning. I might have to revise my review in a couple days when I have had more time to process it all but let’s see if I can get my initial thoughts and feelings into something coherent at least while it’s this fresh.
I am so invested in these characters and their stories that I’ve been dying for book 3. The first two books literally had me in a chokehold and are still some of the best books I have read. I want to start by saying the ending for the trilogy wraps up neatly and made me so happy that we get our HARD EARNED happily ever after. Man was that truly earned and I was worried we might not get it. But let’s get into the nitty gritty.
Okay, so I’ll admit I wanted Woland to suffer. To grovel. To pine and sacrifice and be forced to endure the consequences of his mistakes. Boy oh boy did he ever. I can’t believe i’m saying this but he suffered almost too much…
The indifference in the first couple chapters had me applauding Jaga like it was my fifth round of a standing ovation encore. YES QUEEN MAKE HIM BEG. I am all about making men face the consequences of their actions, holding them responsible and making them work for it. However … this is where I kinda struggled with this book. We don’t get ANY form of reconciliation until 70% into the story. I feel like I screwed myself by wanting him to suffer so much because of everything he has done in previous books, that I didn’t realize if it lasted this long we would lose out on so much of their chemistry. The tension, passion, banter, yearning (mutual) was lacking for so much of the story. I think those things were such a strong part of books 1&2 that it made me feel like something was missing this time around.
The pace also felt much slower. I was halfway through the story and realized that nothing of much importance had happened yet. There was one intense scene with Perun trying to kidnap Weles to enslave him. Other than that, the first half of the book was literally just Jaga torturing Weles by being indifferent, Weles/Woland failing to make amends + pouting, and then Jaga physically torturing all the people she deemed worthy of her revenge in more gruesome ways than even Woland would do. I missed the quicker pace, action that moved the story along, romantic enemy/lover tension and even the betrayal from the first two books.
The real action / drama comes at about 90% in so to me it didn’t quite live up to the all encompassing obsession I had with the first two books. Those made me feel SO. MANY. EMOTIONS. so deeply, while this one didn’t evoke as much from me until the end.
With all that said, let’s talk about the brilliant things Layla did because she is still one of my all time favorite artist and anyone who loves this series is of course going to enjoy wrapping up our Jaga & Devils twisted toxic love story. I really enjoyed the mind bond. I will never not love a MC & FC ability to speak mind to mind. I feel like this books also gives us more character building. We discover all the back stories about what had happened between Weles, Perun, and the other gods in more detail. We learn so much more about their motivations and how they have changed through the centuries. It doesn’t excuse their behavior but it definitely makes you understand them and empathize / relate to them on deeper levels.
Im also so excited that we got more of some of the side characters storylines and hopefully this isn’t the end for many of them! I’m especially looking at you sweet Chors since we know he’s getting his own story in the Fairytales from Slawa series with book 1: Follow the Moon !
As always with dark romance make sure you read trigger warnings.
Finally, thank you to the author once again for the honor of receiving this eARC. I will never stop reading her books!
I am so invested in these characters and their stories that I’ve been dying for book 3. The first two books literally had me in a chokehold and are still some of the best books I have read. I want to start by saying the ending for the trilogy wraps up neatly and made me so happy that we get our HARD EARNED happily ever after. Man was that truly earned and I was worried we might not get it. But let’s get into the nitty gritty.
Okay, so I’ll admit I wanted Woland to suffer. To grovel. To pine and sacrifice and be forced to endure the consequences of his mistakes. Boy oh boy did he ever. I can’t believe i’m saying this but he suffered almost too much…
The indifference in the first couple chapters had me applauding Jaga like it was my fifth round of a standing ovation encore. YES QUEEN MAKE HIM BEG. I am all about making men face the consequences of their actions, holding them responsible and making them work for it. However … this is where I kinda struggled with this book. We don’t get ANY form of reconciliation until 70% into the story. I feel like I screwed myself by wanting him to suffer so much because of everything he has done in previous books, that I didn’t realize if it lasted this long we would lose out on so much of their chemistry. The tension, passion, banter, yearning (mutual) was lacking for so much of the story. I think those things were such a strong part of books 1&2 that it made me feel like something was missing this time around.
The pace also felt much slower. I was halfway through the story and realized that nothing of much importance had happened yet. There was one intense scene with Perun trying to kidnap Weles to enslave him. Other than that, the first half of the book was literally just Jaga torturing Weles by being indifferent, Weles/Woland failing to make amends + pouting, and then Jaga physically torturing all the people she deemed worthy of her revenge in more gruesome ways than even Woland would do. I missed the quicker pace, action that moved the story along, romantic enemy/lover tension and even the betrayal from the first two books.
The real action / drama comes at about 90% in so to me it didn’t quite live up to the all encompassing obsession I had with the first two books. Those made me feel SO. MANY. EMOTIONS. so deeply, while this one didn’t evoke as much from me until the end.
With all that said, let’s talk about the brilliant things Layla did because she is still one of my all time favorite artist and anyone who loves this series is of course going to enjoy wrapping up our Jaga & Devils twisted toxic love story. I really enjoyed the mind bond. I will never not love a MC & FC ability to speak mind to mind. I feel like this books also gives us more character building. We discover all the back stories about what had happened between Weles, Perun, and the other gods in more detail. We learn so much more about their motivations and how they have changed through the centuries. It doesn’t excuse their behavior but it definitely makes you understand them and empathize / relate to them on deeper levels.
Im also so excited that we got more of some of the side characters storylines and hopefully this isn’t the end for many of them! I’m especially looking at you sweet Chors since we know he’s getting his own story in the Fairytales from Slawa series with book 1: Follow the Moon !
As always with dark romance make sure you read trigger warnings.
Finally, thank you to the author once again for the honor of receiving this eARC. I will never stop reading her books!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 21, 2025
I completely devoured this book in the less than 24 hours that it's been available.
I absolutely loved that the story was told primarily in Weles's point of view and that he was obsessive without being annoying about it. Seeing him actually beg for Jaga and seeing him grow in his way of loving her was fantastic. After the lies and deceit of the last two books it was nice to finally have a break full of honesty. My heart ached for Weles.
There were a few things that stood out to me the most though that I do wish were different.
The first, I felt like there was a lot of modern styled speaking that I don't really feel was present in the previous books. At one point, Woland outright says "my bad". I wish that wasn't as prevalent but it wasn't a deal breaker.
I also felt like the pacing was also a bit slow. I thought there would be consistently more action like we saw in the previous two books. I wish there was more. Honestly I feel like this is something I see pretty frequently in Layla Fae's books, so I'm not too surprised but I do always want more to the plot.
Overall though I love this entire series and it's in my top reads for the year. Even though the pacing was slow in this one, I still never felt bored and looked forward to every single chapter. Jaga is one of my favorite FMC's and i'm so glad she got her revenge in every form it took
I absolutely loved that the story was told primarily in Weles's point of view and that he was obsessive without being annoying about it. Seeing him actually beg for Jaga and seeing him grow in his way of loving her was fantastic. After the lies and deceit of the last two books it was nice to finally have a break full of honesty. My heart ached for Weles.
There were a few things that stood out to me the most though that I do wish were different.
The first, I felt like there was a lot of modern styled speaking that I don't really feel was present in the previous books. At one point, Woland outright says "my bad". I wish that wasn't as prevalent but it wasn't a deal breaker.
I also felt like the pacing was also a bit slow. I thought there would be consistently more action like we saw in the previous two books. I wish there was more. Honestly I feel like this is something I see pretty frequently in Layla Fae's books, so I'm not too surprised but I do always want more to the plot.
Overall though I love this entire series and it's in my top reads for the year. Even though the pacing was slow in this one, I still never felt bored and looked forward to every single chapter. Jaga is one of my favorite FMC's and i'm so glad she got her revenge in every form it took
January 1, 2026
I thoroughly enjoyed books 1 and 2 with the balance of dark, light, love, betrayal, confidence, shattering, humour and seriousness but most of all I liked the characters for all their flaws and quirks.
Book 3? Not so much.
It’s painful to get through and not in the dark romance kind of painful. The characters becomes highly unlikeable and very much stereotyped. I expected Jaga to become vengeance but not in a very boring ”yas gurl slaaay” girlboss kind of way being massively abrasive and all of the sudden superwoman who succeeds instantly on the first try with pretty much everything. Not to mention the meaningless bullying and boring interest for torture. Most of the book seems like a moody ternager.
Weles is diminished to a soy-boy, lost his likeable stride and wit, who basically turns into a child just thinks Jaga is his mother who should protect him whilst he cheers her on. I am all for the ”I worship the ground you walk on” guy, but only if backed up with a ”touch her and die” or ”we are equals” approach, not complete submissiveness (out of nowhere I might add)
Just overall felt like a trauma party everyone was invited to with everything wallowed in over and over again without any real resolutions.
Not sure what really happened here but for me personally book 3 just didn’t do it for me at all. 1.5 Stars
Book 3? Not so much.
It’s painful to get through and not in the dark romance kind of painful. The characters becomes highly unlikeable and very much stereotyped. I expected Jaga to become vengeance but not in a very boring ”yas gurl slaaay” girlboss kind of way being massively abrasive and all of the sudden superwoman who succeeds instantly on the first try with pretty much everything. Not to mention the meaningless bullying and boring interest for torture. Most of the book seems like a moody ternager.
Weles is diminished to a soy-boy, lost his likeable stride and wit, who basically turns into a child just thinks Jaga is his mother who should protect him whilst he cheers her on. I am all for the ”I worship the ground you walk on” guy, but only if backed up with a ”touch her and die” or ”we are equals” approach, not complete submissiveness (out of nowhere I might add)
Just overall felt like a trauma party everyone was invited to with everything wallowed in over and over again without any real resolutions.
Not sure what really happened here but for me personally book 3 just didn’t do it for me at all. 1.5 Stars
January 14, 2026
Honestly i felt the plot lacking after book 1 but my god i fell for the characters and got invested in their story i needed to see that hea yk and i loved the side characters so can't wait to read more. This has also prompted an interest in slavic mythology which i am not fascinated to check out soon. i love love woland n his poppy girl
December 23, 2025
A perfect ending to Jaga's and the Devils story. Although the fight never seems to really leave them. I love how everything was written, and what happened to the characters. Both the good things, and the very bad things. This is a story I am said to say I have finished.
December 25, 2025
First 2 books are amazing. This one, not so much
I was so looking forward to this book! Its almost as if someone else wrote it, or the author is trying too hard to emulate someone else.
Without giving away spoilers, every issue was solved by "throw magic at it". It ended up being quite a slog to get through, when books 1&2 were fascinating.
I was so looking forward to this book! Its almost as if someone else wrote it, or the author is trying too hard to emulate someone else.
Without giving away spoilers, every issue was solved by "throw magic at it". It ended up being quite a slog to get through, when books 1&2 were fascinating.
December 30, 2025
This book wasn’t terrible however it definitely wasn’t what I expected it to be it’s like the roles between Jaga and Woland switched and the author made Weles really weak and I didn’t care for that I get it because he has to soften up to try to claim her soul and to get her to love him again but it just didn’t sit right with me the spicy scenes were a bit much for me it went a little to far for my liking I did skip most of them because once it started the book just consumed it towards the end there was so much more potential
Review of advance copy received from Author
3.5 🌟
// 🇺🇸 review bellow //
Nežinau kodėl, bet man ši knyga skaitėsi gan sunkiai. Gal todėl, kad pirmos dvi knygos buvo iš MFC perspektyvos, o ši iš MMC?
Ir nemeluosiu, bet esu šiek tiek nusivylusi. Pirmos dvi dalys buvo absoliutūs masterpieces! Jų pabaigos paliko mane bet žado ir amo. Šiai trečiajai daliai turėjau gan aukštus reikalavimus, kurių deja ji nepasiekė.
Knygoje tęsiasi Jagos istorija bei karas tarp dievų. Laimės tas, kuriam priklausys Jaga. Tai realiai iki pat paskutinių puslapių yra tempiama guma. Nežinau man šiek tiek per daug teksto knygoje, kartais toks jausmas apimdavo lyg kažkoks trauk/stumk turinys. Vienas žingsnis pirmyn, du atgal. Jaga spyriojosi visur kur tik galėjo kas šiek tiek vargino ir net vietomis tapo nuobodoka.
Bet aplamai pati knygos tema ir pati istorija unikali, nes joje naudojami slavų mitologijos motyvai, bei lenkiško folkloro mitinės būtybės. Nemažai netikėtų posūkių knygoje, patiko, jog papildomi veikėjai puikiai papildė istoriją visiškai neužgoždami pagrindinių herojų.
Naują autorės seriją Fairy Tales From Slawa su būtent šios serijos extra veikėjais būtinai skaitysiu.
🇺🇸:
3.5 🌟
For some reason, this book was quite a difficult read for me. Perhaps it was because the first two installments were told from the FMC’s perspective, while this one shifts to the MMC’s point of view. Whatever the reason, I couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.
The first two books were absolute masterpieces! Their endings left me completely speechless. Naturally, I went into the third installment with very high expectations, and unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to them. The story continues to follow Jaga and the ongoing war between the gods, where victory belongs to whoever claims her. This central conflict is stretched almost until the very last pages, and at times it felt like the plot was being dragged out unnecessarily.
There were moments when the book felt overly long, with a frustrating push-and-pull dynamic: one step forward, two steps back. Jaga’s constant resistance became tiring, and in some places, the story even drifted into boredom for me.
That said, the core concept and overall story remain genuinely unique. The use of Slavic mythology and mythical creatures from Polish folklore gives the book a distinctive atmosphere. There are plenty of unexpected twists, and I really appreciated how the supporting characters enriched the narrative without overshadowing the main protagonists.
Despite my mixed feelings about this installment, I’m certain I’ll read the author’s new series, Fairy Tales From Slawa, especially since it features side characters from this world.
// 🇺🇸 review bellow //
Nežinau kodėl, bet man ši knyga skaitėsi gan sunkiai. Gal todėl, kad pirmos dvi knygos buvo iš MFC perspektyvos, o ši iš MMC?
Ir nemeluosiu, bet esu šiek tiek nusivylusi. Pirmos dvi dalys buvo absoliutūs masterpieces! Jų pabaigos paliko mane bet žado ir amo. Šiai trečiajai daliai turėjau gan aukštus reikalavimus, kurių deja ji nepasiekė.
Knygoje tęsiasi Jagos istorija bei karas tarp dievų. Laimės tas, kuriam priklausys Jaga. Tai realiai iki pat paskutinių puslapių yra tempiama guma. Nežinau man šiek tiek per daug teksto knygoje, kartais toks jausmas apimdavo lyg kažkoks trauk/stumk turinys. Vienas žingsnis pirmyn, du atgal. Jaga spyriojosi visur kur tik galėjo kas šiek tiek vargino ir net vietomis tapo nuobodoka.
Bet aplamai pati knygos tema ir pati istorija unikali, nes joje naudojami slavų mitologijos motyvai, bei lenkiško folkloro mitinės būtybės. Nemažai netikėtų posūkių knygoje, patiko, jog papildomi veikėjai puikiai papildė istoriją visiškai neužgoždami pagrindinių herojų.
Naują autorės seriją Fairy Tales From Slawa su būtent šios serijos extra veikėjais būtinai skaitysiu.
🇺🇸:
3.5 🌟
For some reason, this book was quite a difficult read for me. Perhaps it was because the first two installments were told from the FMC’s perspective, while this one shifts to the MMC’s point of view. Whatever the reason, I couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.
The first two books were absolute masterpieces! Their endings left me completely speechless. Naturally, I went into the third installment with very high expectations, and unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to them. The story continues to follow Jaga and the ongoing war between the gods, where victory belongs to whoever claims her. This central conflict is stretched almost until the very last pages, and at times it felt like the plot was being dragged out unnecessarily.
There were moments when the book felt overly long, with a frustrating push-and-pull dynamic: one step forward, two steps back. Jaga’s constant resistance became tiring, and in some places, the story even drifted into boredom for me.
That said, the core concept and overall story remain genuinely unique. The use of Slavic mythology and mythical creatures from Polish folklore gives the book a distinctive atmosphere. There are plenty of unexpected twists, and I really appreciated how the supporting characters enriched the narrative without overshadowing the main protagonists.
Despite my mixed feelings about this installment, I’m certain I’ll read the author’s new series, Fairy Tales From Slawa, especially since it features side characters from this world.
December 30, 2025
She was never meant to survive. He was never meant to love. Together, they end a world and build their own.
Jaga should have died at twelve. Instead, she’s saved by something impossible and becomes the center of a prophecy no god can ignore. Hollowed by betrayal and burned by magic, she retreats to the underworld of Nawie, where the god who once destroyed her keeps returning with gifts, apologies, and a desperation she won’t forgive. Weles says he loves her. Woland lies beautifully. She trusts neither.
When war fractures the gods of Slawa, Jaga becomes more than a target. She’s a threat, a prize, a catalyst for change. But she doesn’t bow. Not to fate, not to prophecy, and not to the god who tried to own her.
As the storm builds, Jaga learns to command time, turns death into a weapon, and faces the truth buried in her past. Weles, torn between guilt and devotion, teaches her everything except how to let go. Their bond is obsession. Their intimacy is battle. When everything burns, Jaga must choose what’s worth saving.
To kill a god, she has to believe. In power. In herself. And in him.
Jaga grows from a sharp, broken girl into a goddess who reshapes fate on her own terms. Weles sheds manipulation for surrender, obsession for love, and power for trust. They shift from enemies locked in control to two souls bound by choice, pain, and something neither expected to survive.
This isn’t a love story. It’s a reckoning.
A dark, steamy, enemies to lovers, god x witch, forced proximity, soul-bond romantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, tangled in betrayal, prophecy, obsession, and impossible choices. It’s about how power, belief, trauma, and love collide to break and rebuild identity, where survival demands destruction and transformation. At its core, it’s about a girl who refuses to die, a god who learns to kneel, and a bond forged in blood, magic, and the kind of trust that scars.
The Elevator Pitch: A dark, spellbound romantasy where a witch refuses to kneel and a god learns what it means to break. Their bond is forged in obsession, betrayal, and the kind of love that reshapes fate. Haunting, seductive, and full of magic, it’s intense, emotional, and a powerful close to the trilogy.
Jaga should have died at twelve. Instead, she’s saved by something impossible and becomes the center of a prophecy no god can ignore. Hollowed by betrayal and burned by magic, she retreats to the underworld of Nawie, where the god who once destroyed her keeps returning with gifts, apologies, and a desperation she won’t forgive. Weles says he loves her. Woland lies beautifully. She trusts neither.
When war fractures the gods of Slawa, Jaga becomes more than a target. She’s a threat, a prize, a catalyst for change. But she doesn’t bow. Not to fate, not to prophecy, and not to the god who tried to own her.
As the storm builds, Jaga learns to command time, turns death into a weapon, and faces the truth buried in her past. Weles, torn between guilt and devotion, teaches her everything except how to let go. Their bond is obsession. Their intimacy is battle. When everything burns, Jaga must choose what’s worth saving.
To kill a god, she has to believe. In power. In herself. And in him.
Jaga grows from a sharp, broken girl into a goddess who reshapes fate on her own terms. Weles sheds manipulation for surrender, obsession for love, and power for trust. They shift from enemies locked in control to two souls bound by choice, pain, and something neither expected to survive.
This isn’t a love story. It’s a reckoning.
A dark, steamy, enemies to lovers, god x witch, forced proximity, soul-bond romantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, tangled in betrayal, prophecy, obsession, and impossible choices. It’s about how power, belief, trauma, and love collide to break and rebuild identity, where survival demands destruction and transformation. At its core, it’s about a girl who refuses to die, a god who learns to kneel, and a bond forged in blood, magic, and the kind of trust that scars.
The Elevator Pitch: A dark, spellbound romantasy where a witch refuses to kneel and a god learns what it means to break. Their bond is forged in obsession, betrayal, and the kind of love that reshapes fate. Haunting, seductive, and full of magic, it’s intense, emotional, and a powerful close to the trilogy.
December 28, 2025
wow. this is probably the darkest series I've ever read and I really had to power through at many points but I'm so glad I did. when I say I had to power through it's because these books made me FEEL especially in the first 2 books there was a lot of despair and hopelessness because of a prophecy tied to the FMC, she had always had a hard life but it gets so bad, some very dark themes throughout like sexual violence (so much sexual violence), dubious consent, body betrayal. interesting that the first 2 books were from FMC perspective and the last was mostly MMC and thank goodness for that because it was good to see him suffering for all he put the FMC through. a very interesting story and different from anything else I can recall reading, quite a ride!
January 28, 2026
WOW, just wow. I am so thankful for finding this series on a random quest for something intriguing to read. I am happy with the final that Jaga and Woland/Weles got. It was a such a different experience to have mostly the whole book to be a Woland/Weles POV. I think it was needed for the full understanding and development of it's character (both of the parts of it's character). I loved all of the characters, the energy, the pace of the story and the longing you are feeling through Weles/Woland's thoughts. I would love to have even more of those two although I understand that their story can't be more finished 🥲. Definitely waiting for the next books that would come for this universe ❤
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 11, 2026
3.75! I enjoyed how this one brought it all together, but I felt like the ending was rushed or didn’t really make sense? Made it just lime this is the only way it could end even if that doesn’t really line up…
Overall, this series was fun. I truly didn’t want to stop reading it. The magic system was weird and different, I had never heard about any of these gods or stories before (polish lore!), and it was definitely dark. Having the devil actually *be* a devil and not just a “misunderstood” was both a lot but actually made it make sense. It got spicier as the story went on (and this one!!!!🥵🌶️) and overall just a good interesting read.
Overall, this series was fun. I truly didn’t want to stop reading it. The magic system was weird and different, I had never heard about any of these gods or stories before (polish lore!), and it was definitely dark. Having the devil actually *be* a devil and not just a “misunderstood” was both a lot but actually made it make sense. It got spicier as the story went on (and this one!!!!🥵🌶️) and overall just a good interesting read.
January 12, 2026
This book was mostly a to and fro between weles and jaga and it got very tiresome very quickly.
I was really looking forward to it and the first two books are mostly Jagas perspective and this one randomly goes to a mostly Weles perspective narrative. Wasn’t into it tbh.
I’m not sure if there is quiet enough detail about how much woland wants to fuck in this either.
Really quite the let down.
Felt Chors ending up in a milk house was fucking weird too and the way they broke his spell was very much giving *tie up some loose ends*
Meh
I was really looking forward to it and the first two books are mostly Jagas perspective and this one randomly goes to a mostly Weles perspective narrative. Wasn’t into it tbh.
I’m not sure if there is quiet enough detail about how much woland wants to fuck in this either.
Really quite the let down.
Felt Chors ending up in a milk house was fucking weird too and the way they broke his spell was very much giving *tie up some loose ends*
Meh
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