"Could you love me?" he whispered. The question stole my breath and burned my lungs in the silence that followed.
I wanted to answer, to whisper yes into the space between us, but I was afraid.
All Gesela's life, her home village of Elk has been cursed. And it isn't a single curse—it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences. When Elk's well goes dry, it is Gesela's turn to save her town by killing the toad that lives at the bottom. Except . . . the toad is not a toad at all. He is an Elven prince under a curse of his own, and upon his death, his brothers come for Gesela, seeking retribution.
As punishment, the princes banish Gesela to live with their seventh brother, the one they call the beast. Gesela expects to be the prisoner of a hideous monster, but the beast turns out to be exquisitely beautiful, and rather than lock her in a cell, he offers Gesela a deal. If she can guess his true name in seven days, she can go free.
Gesela agrees, but there is a hidden catch—she must speak his name with love in order to free him, too.
But can either of them learn to love in time?
Contains mature themes.
Ale
12/11/2024
Gesela's village is cursed with having curses, constantly; and each curse has a villager that will break it. Gesela's turn comes up when the village's well is dried up, and she is tasked to kill the toad living at the bottom of it. She doesn't plan to kill it, she knows consequences will ensue if she does. However, in a twist of fate, she indeed kills the toad, and soon, consequences come for her. The toad she killed was one of seven Elven princes; and his brothers punish Gesela by sending her to their cursed brother. This beast of a prince offers her a deal to escape from her punishment: she must speak his true name in the following seven days. This had vibes of ACOTAR (the first book). And though it definitely is smuttier that that first book, this one did not make sense nor did I enjoy it. The main issue is that this was insta-lusty; which I wouldn't have minded much if the relationship developed in an organic way and convinced me that this couple had to be together. Suffice to say, this couple makes no sense; I don't get how she fell in love with him. I was more intrigued by the riddle to his name that the relationship. As there are five remaining Elven princes, I assume this will be a series and I'm not interested in continuing. Too bad, I really enjoyed Scarlett St. Clair's other series, the Hades & Persephone retelling. This was disappointing.
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