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Heartstring Duet #2
Crown Me Yours
Wed him. Bed him. Slit his throat.
I killed the king.
Crowned myself in his blood,
But the curse still festers.
To break it, I need Death,
On his knees,
A ring on his finger.
My blade at his throat.
The god fights me to the grave,
Evades my touch,
Mocks my wanting.
He would rather tear himself apart,
Than let me close enough to end this.
But I didn't come this far to lose.
I came to crown him mine.
Welcome to your wedding, my love.
Crown Me Yours is a dark fantasy romance novel, and book two in the Heartstring Duet. The two-part story features deception, mystery, more deception, a handsome liar, and the woman who wants to bury him, along with a HUDDTPMYL... Happily Until Death Does Them Part Many Years Later (yes, the author made that up). This world contains dark elements, violence, and themes some may find disturbing. Readers can find more detailed information on www.livzander.com. What this book doesn't contain is a hero - because villains do it better.
I killed the king.
Crowned myself in his blood,
But the curse still festers.
To break it, I need Death,
On his knees,
A ring on his finger.
My blade at his throat.
The god fights me to the grave,
Evades my touch,
Mocks my wanting.
He would rather tear himself apart,
Than let me close enough to end this.
But I didn't come this far to lose.
I came to crown him mine.
Welcome to your wedding, my love.
Crown Me Yours is a dark fantasy romance novel, and book two in the Heartstring Duet. The two-part story features deception, mystery, more deception, a handsome liar, and the woman who wants to bury him, along with a HUDDTPMYL... Happily Until Death Does Them Part Many Years Later (yes, the author made that up). This world contains dark elements, violence, and themes some may find disturbing. Readers can find more detailed information on www.livzander.com. What this book doesn't contain is a hero - because villains do it better.
244 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 16, 2026
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May 6, 2026
This is one of those books that will just stick with you.
Haunting, poetic, heart wrenching… it’s perfect.
Haunting, poetic, heart wrenching… it’s perfect.
May 20, 2026
I'm sorry, but with all due respect
Please do it again.
So inhuman. Who writes something like this? This is heartbreak in a book. Are you happy now, Zander? Are the tears and screams of innocent readers your feast? Is emotional destruction your hobby? Because this is not what we mean when we say we want “big feelings.”
I ADORE THIS DUET. I can’t stop crying, and I rarely cry over fantasy novels. This was melancholic, grotesque at times, and simply beautiful. It’ll probably haunt me for the rest of my life. I’ll probably come back to it every now and then. I have always had a weakness for impossible relationships, but this was not romantic angst. This was emotional warfare. I am tempted to give it one star purely out of self-defense. I hate it and I love it.
I can’t believe I went from thinking “my tastes are becoming concerning” and fanning myself over that graveyard scene to being emotionally devastated.
There is honestly no way I can review this properly without spoiling everything. I love the way the tone of the series evolved from the first book to this one. I thought I liked this because of the plot and the characters, but now I’m more entranced by the allegorical nature of the story. I appreciate Zander’s interpretation of love, time, life and death. Life and death are two extremes of the same walk, two sides of the same coin, and we don’t get a choice in either. But I guess everything in between is what we call living. And choice is a mercy we’re given. Or maybe a curse. This was definitely not pretty or flowery and now that it’s over it feels like I’ve reached the end of a long funeral procession and don’t quite know what to do with my grief. But I’d do it all over again.
Be ready for a non-traditional happily ever after. My God!
Please do it again.
So inhuman. Who writes something like this? This is heartbreak in a book. Are you happy now, Zander? Are the tears and screams of innocent readers your feast? Is emotional destruction your hobby? Because this is not what we mean when we say we want “big feelings.”
I ADORE THIS DUET. I can’t stop crying, and I rarely cry over fantasy novels. This was melancholic, grotesque at times, and simply beautiful. It’ll probably haunt me for the rest of my life. I’ll probably come back to it every now and then. I have always had a weakness for impossible relationships, but this was not romantic angst. This was emotional warfare. I am tempted to give it one star purely out of self-defense. I hate it and I love it.
I can’t believe I went from thinking “my tastes are becoming concerning” and fanning myself over that graveyard scene to being emotionally devastated.
There is honestly no way I can review this properly without spoiling everything. I love the way the tone of the series evolved from the first book to this one. I thought I liked this because of the plot and the characters, but now I’m more entranced by the allegorical nature of the story. I appreciate Zander’s interpretation of love, time, life and death. Life and death are two extremes of the same walk, two sides of the same coin, and we don’t get a choice in either. But I guess everything in between is what we call living. And choice is a mercy we’re given. Or maybe a curse. This was definitely not pretty or flowery and now that it’s over it feels like I’ve reached the end of a long funeral procession and don’t quite know what to do with my grief. But I’d do it all over again.
Be ready for a non-traditional happily ever after. My God!
May 6, 2026
*inserts photo of me crying here if I knew how to on this review*
5 ⭐️
LIV IM SENDING YOU MY THERAPY BILL FOR THAT ENDING BECAUSE NOW ILL BE CRYING FOR WEEKS.
5 ⭐️
LIV IM SENDING YOU MY THERAPY BILL FOR THAT ENDING BECAUSE NOW ILL BE CRYING FOR WEEKS.
April 19, 2026
I should have known Liv Zander would rip my heart out AGAIN.
“The door closes. The room exhales. Just us. Death and his gravedigger wife.”
"Worst husband."
"Best wife."
Sobbing.
It’s fine. I’m fine.
“The door closes. The room exhales. Just us. Death and his gravedigger wife.”
"Worst husband."
"Best wife."
Sobbing.
It’s fine. I’m fine.
May 15, 2026
I cried myself to sleep! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I am crying now as I am writing this review! 😭😭😭
Ever since I’ve read her Court of Ravens duet, I trust this author to break my heart in the most beautiful way ever, always! When she is done destroying you, all you can do is stare at the wall and say “Thank you” AND CRY SOME MORE !
Here we have a kingdom dying of rot, pestilence is killing everyone and everything…. Even trees, vegetation and animals are dying. Poverty is consuming even the palace all due to a curse that was born out of Death’s broken heart, he couldn’t take the pain and cursed an entire kingdom. A curse born out of pain and was surviving out fear and selfishness. Death is afraid of going through the same pain again and because of that he is adamant in keeping the curse strong. Elara was crown Queen with hopes of ending the curse and she is trying everything with a fierce determination, specially because her most beloved 15 years old brother is dying of rot and her mother is also showing symptoms. No one is better than her to do this job , she is determined, she is strong, she is stubborn and she will do ANYTHING to break this curse.
Love is the only way, death is the only way, restoring a heart is the only way….
I literally can’t finish this without crying !
This book was beautiful ! Go read it!!!
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
“You move through the architecture of my existence with such ease. You stand in the center of my domain, amidst the worms and the decay, and you look so perfectly, terrifying at home.”
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“Crown me YOURS Elara. Because I am, and I will never again not be.”
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“I will love you to the day I die!”
“The best thing that ever happened to the worst thing in existence.”
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I am crying now as I am writing this review! 😭😭😭
Ever since I’ve read her Court of Ravens duet, I trust this author to break my heart in the most beautiful way ever, always! When she is done destroying you, all you can do is stare at the wall and say “Thank you” AND CRY SOME MORE !
Here we have a kingdom dying of rot, pestilence is killing everyone and everything…. Even trees, vegetation and animals are dying. Poverty is consuming even the palace all due to a curse that was born out of Death’s broken heart, he couldn’t take the pain and cursed an entire kingdom. A curse born out of pain and was surviving out fear and selfishness. Death is afraid of going through the same pain again and because of that he is adamant in keeping the curse strong. Elara was crown Queen with hopes of ending the curse and she is trying everything with a fierce determination, specially because her most beloved 15 years old brother is dying of rot and her mother is also showing symptoms. No one is better than her to do this job , she is determined, she is strong, she is stubborn and she will do ANYTHING to break this curse.
Love is the only way, death is the only way, restoring a heart is the only way….
I literally can’t finish this without crying !
This book was beautiful ! Go read it!!!
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
“You move through the architecture of my existence with such ease. You stand in the center of my domain, amidst the worms and the decay, and you look so perfectly, terrifying at home.”
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
“Crown me YOURS Elara. Because I am, and I will never again not be.”
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“I will love you to the day I die!”
“The best thing that ever happened to the worst thing in existence.”
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
April 17, 2026
FKN DAMN! This book!!
This wasn't just a read, it was a quiet unraveling. The kind that sneaks up on you, settles into your bones, and makes you sit with things you usually avoid.
It made my heart swell and reflect in a way I wasn't ready for. The grief, the love, the way they're so tightly woven together you can't separate them... this one hurts. But it's an honest kind of hurt.
"Now is all we are ever given."
I love that line. It sounds simple, but it carries everything. Every hello already holding its goodbye, every moment heavier because you know it won't last. This book understands that in a way that feels almost too real.
And grief... I know all too well that grief is the cost of love. This story doesn't try to soften that truth. It leans into it. It shows you that to love deeply is to accept the weight that comes after-and somehow, we do it anyway.
There's something achingly beautiful about the way this book explores loss, fear, and choosing to keep living anyway. To wake up, to keep going, even when it feels impossible.
This book doesn't just tell a story. It sits with you. It reminds you that love will break you... and still be worth it.
This wasn't just a read, it was a quiet unraveling. The kind that sneaks up on you, settles into your bones, and makes you sit with things you usually avoid.
It made my heart swell and reflect in a way I wasn't ready for. The grief, the love, the way they're so tightly woven together you can't separate them... this one hurts. But it's an honest kind of hurt.
"Now is all we are ever given."
I love that line. It sounds simple, but it carries everything. Every hello already holding its goodbye, every moment heavier because you know it won't last. This book understands that in a way that feels almost too real.
And grief... I know all too well that grief is the cost of love. This story doesn't try to soften that truth. It leans into it. It shows you that to love deeply is to accept the weight that comes after-and somehow, we do it anyway.
There's something achingly beautiful about the way this book explores loss, fear, and choosing to keep living anyway. To wake up, to keep going, even when it feels impossible.
This book doesn't just tell a story. It sits with you. It reminds you that love will break you... and still be worth it.
April 23, 2026
6⭐️
Poetic. Devastating. Intoxicating. Cunning. Beautiful.
This series will stick with me forever. I loved every single second.
Poetic. Devastating. Intoxicating. Cunning. Beautiful.
This series will stick with me forever. I loved every single second.
May 9, 2026
I feel like book one was setting up a really good story, but book two explored something completely different. It became about the human experience beautiful, messy, tragic, and ultimately all we really have. The way this story was told was so emotional that it genuinely stopped me dead in my tracks. It makes you think. It makes you appreciate things. It makes you look at life a little differently. I didn’t realize this book was going to move me the way it did.
While it’s incredibly deep, and I loved the messaging and meaning behind the story, it never loses the playful banter between Vale and Elara. And of course, we got to ramp things up a little with “my wife,” which I will always be a fiend for. Her writing is so poetic and immersive without ever feeling overly drawn out. There honestly aren’t many books where I can sit and read for hours without coming up for air, but for some reason her books just lock me in place especially this one.
I read her Court of Ravens duet, and these books felt very different in a way that I loved. This story felt dark in a way that makes you think. In some moments, it pushes boundaries and forces you to sit in uncomfortable feelings. It’s not a surface level read. It’s not just a fun, dark, spicy book. It’s a story that emotionally takes a piece of you.
I don’t know if it’s because grief feels so fresh in my own life right now, but this book almost felt healing to me in a strange way. Comforting, devastating, beautiful… all at once. While also making me sit there and go, damn……
And even with such a huge underlying message and so much emotional impact, this is still a really good fucking story at its core. The plot is gripping. I loved their relationship. I loved how naturally it developed and how stripped back it felt. It really is the epitome of loving someone exactly as they are. It’s about sacrifice, grief, love, and the power of choosing someone over and over again while still delivering incredible banter and great spice.
When I talk about this duet for the foreseeable future, I genuinely think I’m going to get choked up. It’s one of those stories that stays with you. Book one got me invested and intrigued about where everything was headed, but book two honestly changed my brain chemistry. I know that sounds dramatic, but I can’t help it. I’m a drama queen.
The fact that she managed to pack such a moving, powerful, complete story into a short duet is honestly a testament to her writing. There was no filler. Every single page felt important. If you’re looking for something that will completely hold your attention, give you a crazy good plot, a romance that will rattle your fucking bones (pun intended 😜), and leave you sobbing like an absolute baby by the end. I literally wish I could insert the pictures and videos of me sobbing … then you need to pick this up immediately.
This is one of those duets that I feel so unbelievably confident recommending because I truly feel that strongly about it.
It was truly fucking incredible.
✨DONT READ BELOW IF YOU HAVEN’T READ BOOK ONE✨
And I just want to set the record straight: I knew from the very beginning that Vale was never the villain. He was misunderstood. I think it’s such a real reflection of how we view death in real life we label it the villain because it takes from us, because it hurts. But death was never the villain here.
Because grief only exists when love existed first.
And honestly… that’s a beautiful thing.🥹💓
While it’s incredibly deep, and I loved the messaging and meaning behind the story, it never loses the playful banter between Vale and Elara. And of course, we got to ramp things up a little with “my wife,” which I will always be a fiend for. Her writing is so poetic and immersive without ever feeling overly drawn out. There honestly aren’t many books where I can sit and read for hours without coming up for air, but for some reason her books just lock me in place especially this one.
I read her Court of Ravens duet, and these books felt very different in a way that I loved. This story felt dark in a way that makes you think. In some moments, it pushes boundaries and forces you to sit in uncomfortable feelings. It’s not a surface level read. It’s not just a fun, dark, spicy book. It’s a story that emotionally takes a piece of you.
I don’t know if it’s because grief feels so fresh in my own life right now, but this book almost felt healing to me in a strange way. Comforting, devastating, beautiful… all at once. While also making me sit there and go, damn……
And even with such a huge underlying message and so much emotional impact, this is still a really good fucking story at its core. The plot is gripping. I loved their relationship. I loved how naturally it developed and how stripped back it felt. It really is the epitome of loving someone exactly as they are. It’s about sacrifice, grief, love, and the power of choosing someone over and over again while still delivering incredible banter and great spice.
When I talk about this duet for the foreseeable future, I genuinely think I’m going to get choked up. It’s one of those stories that stays with you. Book one got me invested and intrigued about where everything was headed, but book two honestly changed my brain chemistry. I know that sounds dramatic, but I can’t help it. I’m a drama queen.
The fact that she managed to pack such a moving, powerful, complete story into a short duet is honestly a testament to her writing. There was no filler. Every single page felt important. If you’re looking for something that will completely hold your attention, give you a crazy good plot, a romance that will rattle your fucking bones (pun intended 😜), and leave you sobbing like an absolute baby by the end. I literally wish I could insert the pictures and videos of me sobbing … then you need to pick this up immediately.
This is one of those duets that I feel so unbelievably confident recommending because I truly feel that strongly about it.
It was truly fucking incredible.
✨DONT READ BELOW IF YOU HAVEN’T READ BOOK ONE✨
And I just want to set the record straight: I knew from the very beginning that Vale was never the villain. He was misunderstood. I think it’s such a real reflection of how we view death in real life we label it the villain because it takes from us, because it hurts. But death was never the villain here.
Because grief only exists when love existed first.
And honestly… that’s a beautiful thing.🥹💓
May 19, 2026
This duet is achingly beautiful. I just wish each book would have been 1,000 pages longer.
“Tell me….do you love me yet?” 😭
I will never think of snowballs, and not think of this book. ❤️🩹
“Tell me….do you love me yet?” 😭
I will never think of snowballs, and not think of this book. ❤️🩹
April 18, 2026
I’m currently writing this under emotional duress. That last 20% had me sobbing. I can’t even properly or eloquently convey my thoughts about this book so I’m just going to say, Liv wrote such a beautiful duet and the themes were absolutely brilliant and heart wrenching. I’m shattered. I’m destroyed. I’m going to need some time to recover. I haven’t felt this emotionally impacted by a book in a long time.
May 19, 2026
♾️🌟
This is what I mean when I say I want a book to make me feel something.
This book broke my heart in the most beautiful way.
This was one of the most beautiful love stories I have seen, heard or read in a very, very long time.
I finished this book last night and was ugly crying in the shower.... Because of the sheer beauty of this story... The ending ... Sad, yes, heart wrenching, yes but Gosh it was so beautiful, so well written it just bled across the pages you felt the love, the happines, the fear, the grief. My heart...💔💔💔
I woke up this morning and cried again. I am writing this review now sitting at my desk in the office trying not to cry again... Trying very hard.This story is one that will stay with me, I just know it.
There are parts of it that made me cry from happiness, the snowball, the fight, the visit to the orphanage gosh this book made me feel so much.
I don't even know how to recover from this.
Look, you have to push past the disease,gore and ugliness in book 1 to get to the beauty in this book and it's so worth it.
This has probably been my favourite book of 2026 so far.
I highly recommend this to anyone that wants to have their heart ripped apart and to experience pure love on a page.
That's my opinion... Maybe I am overhyping it but this is love, all of it, the ugliness, the uncertainty, the fear, the happiness, the sadness, lust all of it...I felt it in this book...
I'm going to go sob again.
To the author... Thank you...
" When my time runs out, and you come for me, I think I'll smile. I think it will feel like coming home.Like settling into the place where I've belonged all along. With Death."
"I used to fear this, an unending succession of losses. An infinite lineage of goodbyes.Every hello carries it's goodbye folded inside it like a letter you'll have to open someday. But hello comes first. And endless succession of life of love.Of now."
This is what I mean when I say I want a book to make me feel something.
This book broke my heart in the most beautiful way.
This was one of the most beautiful love stories I have seen, heard or read in a very, very long time.
I finished this book last night and was ugly crying in the shower.... Because of the sheer beauty of this story... The ending ... Sad, yes, heart wrenching, yes but Gosh it was so beautiful, so well written it just bled across the pages you felt the love, the happines, the fear, the grief. My heart...💔💔💔
I woke up this morning and cried again. I am writing this review now sitting at my desk in the office trying not to cry again... Trying very hard.This story is one that will stay with me, I just know it.
There are parts of it that made me cry from happiness, the snowball, the fight, the visit to the orphanage gosh this book made me feel so much.
I don't even know how to recover from this.
Look, you have to push past the disease,gore and ugliness in book 1 to get to the beauty in this book and it's so worth it.
This has probably been my favourite book of 2026 so far.
I highly recommend this to anyone that wants to have their heart ripped apart and to experience pure love on a page.
That's my opinion... Maybe I am overhyping it but this is love, all of it, the ugliness, the uncertainty, the fear, the happiness, the sadness, lust all of it...I felt it in this book...
I'm going to go sob again.
To the author... Thank you...
" When my time runs out, and you come for me, I think I'll smile. I think it will feel like coming home.Like settling into the place where I've belonged all along. With Death."
"I used to fear this, an unending succession of losses. An infinite lineage of goodbyes.Every hello carries it's goodbye folded inside it like a letter you'll have to open someday. But hello comes first. And endless succession of life of love.Of now."
May 18, 2026
This was just cruel and torturous in the. best. way. I’m lost for words. I feel like my heart was just held hostage and returned feeling empty yet healed at the same time. 😭
April 12, 2026
I honestly cannot put into words the emotional depth of this book. It’s a journey of love, loss, life and death and so beautifully written, almost poetic. I knew I would love it but it far exceeded my expectations and the last couple of chapters left me in tears that just kept coming but it was oh so worth it!
Thank you so much to Liv Zander for the gifted arc of this book!
Thank you so much to Liv Zander for the gifted arc of this book!
April 28, 2026
I dived into this book, not knowing how much it would hurt. This was my first time reading anything by Liv Zander... and she tore my heart to shreds.
I understood the ending. I saw it coming before the final pages — that death would come and Vale would be left alone on his journey. But still... my heart clung to this tiny, foolish hope. That maybe, _maybe_, he wouldn’t be alone. That Elara would be there.
It was cruel. But it was real.
I was so emotionally invested in this book, completely entrapped in its chemistry. The love-hate, the spice between Elara and Vale... they’re embedded deep in my heart now. I’ll never forget them. And I’ll forever ache for Vale. 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
I understood the ending. I saw it coming before the final pages — that death would come and Vale would be left alone on his journey. But still... my heart clung to this tiny, foolish hope. That maybe, _maybe_, he wouldn’t be alone. That Elara would be there.
It was cruel. But it was real.
I was so emotionally invested in this book, completely entrapped in its chemistry. The love-hate, the spice between Elara and Vale... they’re embedded deep in my heart now. I’ll never forget them. And I’ll forever ache for Vale. 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
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May 5, 2026you're going to have to peel me off the floor because I'm not getting up from my ocean of pure agony. 6 stars, ICONIC DUOLOGY IM ABSOLUTELY fucking wrecked leave me alone
May 11, 2026
“Every hello carries its goodbye folded inside it, like a letter you know you’ll have to open someday.
But hello comes first.
An endless succession of life, of love.
Of now.”
This book is not fantasy.
This book is POETRY.
Poetry about grief, fear, pain, and sorrow.
About choosing to love despite knowing the heartbreak it may someday bring.
“Love is worth the price.”
About the importance of now.
“Now is all we’re ever given.
What is 'now' but the thinnest sliver of time between what was and what will be?
A single speck mid-fall, too brief to hold?”
Honestly, I was not expecting this.
Crown Me Dead felt like fantasy. Twists, schemes, chaos, revelations… I was up all night reading it till 5 a.m. without sleeping a wink.
But Crown Me Yours.....
I spent the whole day reading this… and now I'm gonna stare at the wall, crying my eyes out and trying to recover emotionally.
Because this book doesn’t just tell a story.
It aches.
PS: MY PILLOW IS SOAKED, COZ IVE BEEN CRYING SINCE PAST 1 HOUR... The last quarter of this book.....
It f*cking broke my heart.....
But hello comes first.
An endless succession of life, of love.
Of now.”
This book is not fantasy.
This book is POETRY.
Poetry about grief, fear, pain, and sorrow.
About choosing to love despite knowing the heartbreak it may someday bring.
“Love is worth the price.”
About the importance of now.
“Now is all we’re ever given.
What is 'now' but the thinnest sliver of time between what was and what will be?
A single speck mid-fall, too brief to hold?”
Honestly, I was not expecting this.
Crown Me Dead felt like fantasy. Twists, schemes, chaos, revelations… I was up all night reading it till 5 a.m. without sleeping a wink.
But Crown Me Yours.....
I spent the whole day reading this… and now I'm gonna stare at the wall, crying my eyes out and trying to recover emotionally.
Because this book doesn’t just tell a story.
It aches.
PS: MY PILLOW IS SOAKED, COZ IVE BEEN CRYING SINCE PAST 1 HOUR... The last quarter of this book.....
It f*cking broke my heart.....
April 30, 2026
OMG What a book! 🖤💔❤️
So much heartbreak so much happiness, so much strength and so much emotions packed into one book.
And the spice 🌶🌶🌶🌶
Book one was good and with book two I was obsessed.
Elara & Death 🌹🖤
I absolutely loved Court of Ravens duology by by Liv Zander. Now thissss 🩶. And I really hope there'll be more soon.
So much heartbreak so much happiness, so much strength and so much emotions packed into one book.
And the spice 🌶🌶🌶🌶
Book one was good and with book two I was obsessed.
Elara & Death 🌹🖤
I absolutely loved Court of Ravens duology by by Liv Zander. Now thissss 🩶. And I really hope there'll be more soon.
May 5, 2026
5⭐️ 2.5🌶
I cried so much while reading this book 😭 It deserves far more than five stars!!
Liv Zander never disappoints with her incredible writing and her unique ability to reach deep into your soul with her stories.
Once again, Liv delivers an unforgettable story filled with rot and decay, yet somehow transforms it into something hauntingly beautiful. There’s such an intense sense of yearning and longing woven throughout the narrative that it completely pulls you in. It takes the reader on an emotional journey through love, grief, and loss in a way that feels both raw and poetic.
I absolutely loved this book, and I know it will stay with me for a very long time!! 😭🖤
"I have longed for you..." he whispers gently, "longer than I had a name for longing. My own wife. My own companion."
I cried so much while reading this book 😭 It deserves far more than five stars!!
Liv Zander never disappoints with her incredible writing and her unique ability to reach deep into your soul with her stories.
Once again, Liv delivers an unforgettable story filled with rot and decay, yet somehow transforms it into something hauntingly beautiful. There’s such an intense sense of yearning and longing woven throughout the narrative that it completely pulls you in. It takes the reader on an emotional journey through love, grief, and loss in a way that feels both raw and poetic.
I absolutely loved this book, and I know it will stay with me for a very long time!! 😭🖤
"I have longed for you..." he whispers gently, "longer than I had a name for longing. My own wife. My own companion."
May 8, 2026
HOW DID THIS SERIES START OFF AS A BIOHAZARD AND THEN END WITH ME IN TEARS?? Liv Zander you’re a genius, a poetic goddess.
5 stars. The second installment of this duet is where my heart was captured, graves and death and rot was never so heartbreaking as it was in this second book. Somehow this author turned a dark fantasy romance into a poetic story about fear, grief and death. Liv turned the table on us real quick and beautifully wove this story into something that will make even the most cold hearted weep when they read this book. There is nothing more humbling than Death and the inevitability of it.
Vale- i love you. Elara- i love you even more.
😭😭😭
5 stars. The second installment of this duet is where my heart was captured, graves and death and rot was never so heartbreaking as it was in this second book. Somehow this author turned a dark fantasy romance into a poetic story about fear, grief and death. Liv turned the table on us real quick and beautifully wove this story into something that will make even the most cold hearted weep when they read this book. There is nothing more humbling than Death and the inevitability of it.
Vale- i love you. Elara- i love you even more.
😭😭😭
May 23, 2026
♾️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dark. Poetic. Unforgettable. Devastating. Must Read.
The Heartstring duet made me absolutely SOB at the end, and I teared up earlier a few times, as well. It definitely lives up to the hype!
This is one of my top reads of 2026, so far. With both books less than 300 pages, this is a duet that you can read quickly, but it will stay with you much longer than it took you to get through it.
What happens when Death chooses to love life? When he allows himself to feel, to love, to experience grief and loss?
- “I have longed for you…” he whispers gently, “longer than I had a name for longing. My own wife. My own companion.” The words settle between us like stones sinking into still water, letting that gold-tinged warmth in my chest rise. “I have likely loved you longer than I realized.” -
This book!! It made me feel EVERYTHING. A story of life and death, love, loss, and grief - of choosing to love even when the hourglass is sifting toward the end and you know that you will be left behind.
- “We both know dying is easy. It’s a single moment. One decision, and then…it’s done. And you never have to feel the weight of what comes after.” She tilts her head. “But living for someone? Waking up every morning, even when it hurts, even when you can’t fathom to keep going?” The corner of her mouth twitches. “Try that. If you want to impress me.” -
The way Liv Zander crafted this story and the characters is an art. To bring it all to life in such a way that I felt it all - I didnt just read this, I experienced it. I laughed and loved. I hurt and I healed. I lost and I grieved.
I dont know how to do justice to this book in a review. All I can say is that this has skyrocketed to one of my all-time favorites duets and I pretty much NEVER say a book is infinity stars. Heck, I pretty well never even call a book 6 stars. This is one of those very, very few exceptions.
This duet is absolutely going to blow up, for sure.
Dark. Poetic. Unforgettable. Devastating. Must Read.
The Heartstring duet made me absolutely SOB at the end, and I teared up earlier a few times, as well. It definitely lives up to the hype!
This is one of my top reads of 2026, so far. With both books less than 300 pages, this is a duet that you can read quickly, but it will stay with you much longer than it took you to get through it.
What happens when Death chooses to love life? When he allows himself to feel, to love, to experience grief and loss?
- “I have longed for you…” he whispers gently, “longer than I had a name for longing. My own wife. My own companion.” The words settle between us like stones sinking into still water, letting that gold-tinged warmth in my chest rise. “I have likely loved you longer than I realized.” -
This book!! It made me feel EVERYTHING. A story of life and death, love, loss, and grief - of choosing to love even when the hourglass is sifting toward the end and you know that you will be left behind.
- “We both know dying is easy. It’s a single moment. One decision, and then…it’s done. And you never have to feel the weight of what comes after.” She tilts her head. “But living for someone? Waking up every morning, even when it hurts, even when you can’t fathom to keep going?” The corner of her mouth twitches. “Try that. If you want to impress me.” -
The way Liv Zander crafted this story and the characters is an art. To bring it all to life in such a way that I felt it all - I didnt just read this, I experienced it. I laughed and loved. I hurt and I healed. I lost and I grieved.
I dont know how to do justice to this book in a review. All I can say is that this has skyrocketed to one of my all-time favorites duets and I pretty much NEVER say a book is infinity stars. Heck, I pretty well never even call a book 6 stars. This is one of those very, very few exceptions.
This duet is absolutely going to blow up, for sure.
May 20, 2026
negaliu patikėti, kad istorija buvo tokia graži😭😭😭 Ir kai pagalvoji, kad antra dalis tokia trumpa, o visko tiek sutilpo… wow. Labai patiko ir aišku, kad gale nuverkiau.😭 Manau ilgai prisiminsiu ją.
Did Not Finish
May 14, 2026Soft dnf at 22% because I'm just not feeling connected to any of the characters. Maybe I'll come back to it in the near future
April 22, 2026
This had me bloody bawling my eyes out. That ending was excruciatingly bittersweet, it was equal parts heartbreaking and uplifting and even whilst my heart was shattered into a million tiny pieces, I was also internally smiling at the obvious love that was radiating off of the page. The love between these two really felt eternal and as much as my heart was hurting I think the finish here was perfectly imperfect.
I'm not going to say a lot else regarding this second book other than it carries on from where we left off previously and it has a much more romantic undertone than its predecessor. This is where the magic happens and Elara and Vale finally connect.
This author is a dab hand at wrenching out all of my emotional angst. I'm not really a crier when it comes to books or in general really, it takes a hell of a lot to move me to that point and it rarely happens. When people say, Oh, this book was a real tearjerker I'm usually the one with the dry eyes. Well yep, this definitely delivered for me and I had such a huge lump in my throat along with the silent tears that I had running down my face. I highly recommend this duet. It was a highly enjoyable and an extremely unique experience. This is one that I definitely won't forget in a hurry. Oh and on a side note, just in case you’re at all worried it does have a HEA just an unconventional one.
I'm not going to say a lot else regarding this second book other than it carries on from where we left off previously and it has a much more romantic undertone than its predecessor. This is where the magic happens and Elara and Vale finally connect.
This author is a dab hand at wrenching out all of my emotional angst. I'm not really a crier when it comes to books or in general really, it takes a hell of a lot to move me to that point and it rarely happens. When people say, Oh, this book was a real tearjerker I'm usually the one with the dry eyes. Well yep, this definitely delivered for me and I had such a huge lump in my throat along with the silent tears that I had running down my face. I highly recommend this duet. It was a highly enjoyable and an extremely unique experience. This is one that I definitely won't forget in a hurry. Oh and on a side note, just in case you’re at all worried it does have a HEA just an unconventional one.
May 13, 2026
Let me…wrap my head around this I need 3-5 business days to recover
May 22, 2026
3.5⭐️ So torn with this duet and definitely in the minority here...
The story, plot, & atmosphere truly had my attention! The messaging at the end is so good... but I struggled throughout the entire duet with the spice. I probably would've enjoyed this more without about 80% of it. If it had more yearning and less lengthy in detail spice scenes at the most random times - I think I genuinely would've been more emotional with this.
I am sad because I have seen a lot of people rave about this one, but it just did not hit like I hoped.
I will say, I was happy with the ending though! And this quote got me...
"When my sand runs out, and you come for me... I think I'll smile. I think it will feel like coming home."
The story, plot, & atmosphere truly had my attention! The messaging at the end is so good... but I struggled throughout the entire duet with the spice. I probably would've enjoyed this more without about 80% of it. If it had more yearning and less lengthy in detail spice scenes at the most random times - I think I genuinely would've been more emotional with this.
I am sad because I have seen a lot of people rave about this one, but it just did not hit like I hoped.
I will say, I was happy with the ending though! And this quote got me...
"When my sand runs out, and you come for me... I think I'll smile. I think it will feel like coming home."
May 14, 2026
4.5⭐️
Antra dalis patiko daug labiau nei pirma! Vis dar atrodė, kad kai kurie dalykai vyko kiek per greitai, bet istorija buvo labai graži ir net sakyčiau poetiška.
Tikėjausi labiau dark siužeto, bet gavau istoriją, kuri vienu metu buvo ir graži, ir tragiška. Chaotiška, bet kartu tyliai daužanti širdį. Galimai nebuvau pasiruošus paskutiniems 20% šitos knygos 🫠
Siužetas buvo įdomus ir įtraukiantis, pagrindinių veikėjų santykiai vystėsi labai natūraliai, o banter buvo tiesiog labai smagu skaityt. Bijau, kad jei autorė būtų leidus daugiau prisiliest prie Vale sužaloto vidinio pasaulio ir jo vidinių kovų, nebūčiau emociškai atlaikius šitos istorijos 😅
Antra dalis patiko daug labiau nei pirma! Vis dar atrodė, kad kai kurie dalykai vyko kiek per greitai, bet istorija buvo labai graži ir net sakyčiau poetiška.
Tikėjausi labiau dark siužeto, bet gavau istoriją, kuri vienu metu buvo ir graži, ir tragiška. Chaotiška, bet kartu tyliai daužanti širdį. Galimai nebuvau pasiruošus paskutiniems 20% šitos knygos 🫠
Siužetas buvo įdomus ir įtraukiantis, pagrindinių veikėjų santykiai vystėsi labai natūraliai, o banter buvo tiesiog labai smagu skaityt. Bijau, kad jei autorė būtų leidus daugiau prisiliest prie Vale sužaloto vidinio pasaulio ir jo vidinių kovų, nebūčiau emociškai atlaikius šitos istorijos 😅
May 21, 2026
“There is no beauty to be found, Elara.” “I’ll be the judge of that.” 🥹😩
This duet didn’t just tug at my heartstrings, it yanked them straight out. I gagged, I swooned, I smiled, I laughed, I cried, I suffered, and then somehow I smiled again ❤️. You know what’s coming and it’s done beautifully. I adored this.
I can’t say any more without spoiling it, and this is one of those stories that needs to be experienced with as little prior knowledge as possible. It’s a really quick read — both books well under 300 pages. Soooo good. READ IT READ IT READ IT.
I’m saying nothing else before I start picking it apart. My immediate feeling after finishing this was just… 🥹🥹. Off to cry some more. That’s it ❤️🙌🏻.
Another brilliant duet by Liv Zander 👏🏻
This duet didn’t just tug at my heartstrings, it yanked them straight out. I gagged, I swooned, I smiled, I laughed, I cried, I suffered, and then somehow I smiled again ❤️. You know what’s coming and it’s done beautifully. I adored this.
I can’t say any more without spoiling it, and this is one of those stories that needs to be experienced with as little prior knowledge as possible. It’s a really quick read — both books well under 300 pages. Soooo good. READ IT READ IT READ IT.
I’m saying nothing else before I start picking it apart. My immediate feeling after finishing this was just… 🥹🥹. Off to cry some more. That’s it ❤️🙌🏻.
Another brilliant duet by Liv Zander 👏🏻
April 16, 2026
Crying rn
May 14, 2026
Не съм плакала така на книга от “Алхимизирани” насам… 😭
Въпреки че имах забележки към първата книга в поредицата, втората е невероятна! Изключително красиво написана, а посланието, което предава е също толкова красиво! 🥹🧡
Определено препоръчвам… впечатлена съм, а тръгнах доста предубедено. 🧡
Няма нужда да споменавам, че я прочетох за отрицателно време. Привличането между главните герои, бавно нарастващата любов и финалът ме оставиха с едно подръпване на собственото ми сърце. Неслучайно дилогията се казва “Heartstrings”. 🫶🏻
“You move through the architecture of my existence with such ease. You stand in the center of my domain, amidst the worms and the decay, and you look so perfectly, terrifyingly at home.”
“Tell me…do you love me yet?”
“What is now but the thinnest sliver of time between what was and what will be?”
“The best thing that ever happened to the worst thing in existence.”
Въпреки че имах забележки към първата книга в поредицата, втората е невероятна! Изключително красиво написана, а посланието, което предава е също толкова красиво! 🥹🧡
Определено препоръчвам… впечатлена съм, а тръгнах доста предубедено. 🧡
Няма нужда да споменавам, че я прочетох за отрицателно време. Привличането между главните герои, бавно нарастващата любов и финалът ме оставиха с едно подръпване на собственото ми сърце. Неслучайно дилогията се казва “Heartstrings”. 🫶🏻
“You move through the architecture of my existence with such ease. You stand in the center of my domain, amidst the worms and the decay, and you look so perfectly, terrifyingly at home.”
“Tell me…do you love me yet?”
“What is now but the thinnest sliver of time between what was and what will be?”
“The best thing that ever happened to the worst thing in existence.”
May 24, 2026
sobbed so hard
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