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Wait... how does Lyrik know about Jeryn having a secret wife named Flare??? The whole point of this is that Jeryn keeps it a secret from his own kingdom and Lyrik didn't even know Jeryn before he moved to his kingdom to work for him. I'm so confused, I hope this is explained reasonably at some point

What I hadn’t anticipated was for the princess to break away first, to march up to me even as I rose—and for the crack of her fist to knock me back down again.

Oh FUCK YEAH!!! Never had a punch to a mmc felt more satisfying for me. Give him another one for good measure Briar!! For me please!!
Aire, I know I've said this before but it never hurts to reiterate: I fucking hate you

Oh Aire.... I hate you. I can't believe you're a worse protagonist than Jeryn (from book #2) ever was. And Jeryn used to be a fucking villain prince who traded the fmc to be his slave. Let's let that sink in.

Pinocchio retelling...? 😃 what

Briar and Poet appearance I'M SCREAMING

This book is... so hard to get into. Not because it's not interesting, but bc it's so incredibly problematic from the get-go. If I hadn't loved the previous book (Trick) I wouldn't even give this a second glance. But now I'm curious to see if the author can pull it off

okay... why am i so hooked

I started the 2015 version of this because I'm curious about this story (and obsessed with that viral princess jester video) and I refuse to read the booktok slop version released in 2022... so let's see how it goes

does anyone here have storygraph? i need more ppl to follow there so pls lmk if anyone does so I can follow you!! my storygraph is ailinnr

I'm interested in what this book is about but damn, the slow pacing is killing me

not elle kennedy books back in my timeline bc of that stupid show reviving this overhyped series..........

I thought we were were past this madness, but prime video did irreparable damage once again adapting mediocre books to live action 🫠 i'm done

King Castor’s finger, slightly wobbly, pointed once more. “The pretty one.”
Rory’s eyes flitted to me. But the King’s finger, the knighthood’s collective gaze, was trained on Four.

Oh my god... this girl is so much like me, it's uncanny

I've decided to vehemently ignore the fact that he has shoulder-length hair and a thick beard bc EW

Following Kit's book with Preston as a protagonist is an A+ move and I applaud the author for it

Rivals that hate each other irl but are secret pen pals I'm INVESTED

Why is this giving "the hating game 2.0" but set in a fantasy world by the first chapter... please not another bad copy of that book after i had to suffer through the spanish love deception, I beg you

I just want to say that I'm so glad this book's ]male lead isn't Peregrin, because when I read about Catriona and him in the first book I really was put off by their relationship. And I'm glad the only reason he's ever mentioned here is in a negative way and to show how even the thought of him stresses Catriona out lol

“Consider this, Ballentine—any child might be better cared for without you, lest you turn into a brute like your own father.”



............ I am stressed

childhood RIVALS?? oh, i am HOOKED

OH MY G-- WHY is this book so much PAIN 😭

Oof. I started this very slow, and that's on me. But damn, now that I've decided to pick up the pace I keep getting pissed at Wes and stuck. I can't believe I'm saying this but maybe just scrap the romance and make it about the fantasy, why don't we? Better no romance than a badly written one.

The way the Maxton Hall writers ATE bc the pool and car scenes in the book aren't nearly as good as the show's.

I don't ever want to leave this book 😭 it's so good

I know I read this like 5 months ago... but it's still so exciting

“Do it,” I egged her on. The sharp points burrowed, threatening me, and I loved the view of her like this. Taking control of me, her power painful but demanding, and I wanted her to demand anything she wanted from me right now.

No but you don't understand... Damon being proud of his soft woman taking control of him is my UNDOING. They have me on a chokehold

Coming as a suprise to no one, this book has consumed me again.

I really just never understood penelope's writing of Michael. If he's clearly such a shit character (as evidenced by this book and the next 2, then why make him the protagonist of the first book in this series?? Why keep shitting on him for the rest of the series while simultaneously developing Rika?? It just makes Rika appear even more stupid for having pined after him and ending up with him in the first place

It's funny because this book technically has the same premise as the first one in the whole series (powerful business psy has to work alongside changeling alpha and their pack in their territory) but this is like the bigger, better upgrade from that one lol