SD Simper is a bestselling horror author, award-winner of fantasy romance, and understands that the true secret to writing great villains is living with cats. She and her wife share a home with four cats, a Great Dane, and innumerable bookshelves.
It was ok, a quick read with some cute interactions, but I kept being thrown off by a couple of things and the balance between lightness and dark parts didn't quite work for me. This is entirely subjective, of course, it may work better for other folks.
My heart bleeds for this two 😭 the mutual pining is real.
Also, i had to take several moments when it was revealed that Etoile was merely 24 years old! (40+ current time but still!) like, in context, she's practically a child 😭 i was imagining her being at least 1,000 yrs old! she baby!
i'm halfway book 3 and holding onto the hope that things will work out in the end for them because if not help me god 🙂
Fun look at the backstory of Etolié and Khastra from the fallen gods series. Adds a lot of depth to these characters as I go into the third book in the series
This was absolutely adorable. Loved having a little peek at khastra/etolie and the founders of Staelash. Looking forward to finishing the series. I read this between books 3&4.
This is a short, sweet, and optimistic story about the founding of Staelash. Before the events of Fallen Gods, a young freedom-fighting, slave-breaking angel was saving slaves. She was coerced into founding a kingdom to help former slaves live in their own kingdom. Along with this, there is a certain half-demon very prominent in SD Simper's books! I loved reading about Etolie, her friendship with Khastra, and how Etolie learned to love her kingdom.
Note: this is a free novella that you can get from subscribing to SD Simper's novella. I'm voluntarily leaving a review.