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4.25 ⭐️
2.5 🌶️

‘The Ever Queen’ by LJ Andrews is a captivating read for fans of dark and adventurous fantasy romance. Fae-inspired worlds, enemies-to-lovers tropes, and a passionate, action-packed story which will leave you on the edge of your seat. While Erik and Livia's romance will always be my favorite part of this duology, the plot in this is a daring adventure of pirates, war, mysterious elven kin, and a king's desperate hunt to find his heartbond, and queen.

Dark and seductive, we are transported back to The Ever, picking up where book one left off. Erik is determined to bring back Livia who has been taken by the enemy. I’m usually not a huge fan of the separation trope as most of the book is taken up by them returning to one another. However, Andrews executed it perfectly, with the right amount of yearning and enough action from both POVs to keep it interesting. The Songbird and The Serpent have been such a wonderful couple to read. Their moments together were heartfelt and tender, and of course scorchingly hot.

The secondary characters were once again a wonderful addition. They are all well developed so that they feel like their own characters with their own histories and minds. They furthered the plot and brought levity and laughter. More than once their interactions had me chuckling out loud.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this duology and I cannot wait to continue exploring this world. I ordered the next book ‘The Mist Thief’ as soon as I turned over the last page! I’m also excited so go back and read Andrews precious books that led to The Ever Seas.

omasko's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

Enjoyed The Ever King more. This wasn't quite as successful. But good set up for future stories

livvy_alipat's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.5

I can't pinpoint anything wrong with this book at all, but it just wasn't as good as book 1. I didn't find myself reaching for it throughout the day absolutely needing to keep reading it. The writing was great, the wrap up to the story was perfect for the plot. Solid ending to the duology.

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jalepahe's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book was not the greatest. In fact, it was actually kind of a disappointing follow up, if I'm being honest. While the book and writing overall were still good, what I loved about the first book - the main characters and their delicious romances - just weren't as great as it was in the first book. And while I understand why, with the plot being them separated by her kidnapping, once they were back together again, it still felt like something was lacking. I also felt like the battle that was had just completely dragged, which was unfortunate.

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4.0

This was a really enjoyable second installment of this series. There were so many places where i just couldn't put the book down because i was on the edge of my seat. I do just feel like there was a kind of lull before the final fight and the ending of the book took a long time however i do understand this as we are ending eriks and livias story and moving on to the next person. Rorik was so funny with erik, i loved it. Cant wait for the next book and i relly hope arion doesnt come back to haunt skadi

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