A Deal with the Elf King (Married to Magic Novels)

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Lastly, not truly a problem but since I am an invested person, I like getting full ideas of the character I read. However, this book offers little to none on what the characters are supposed to look like. Aside from the illustration in the cover book, I can almost make up nothing for my imagination. The full picture came out too late and still with a vague description. That itself is a bummer. Creo que si tuviera que destacar algo de la novela sería el carácter de Luella en algunos de los momentos. Yo pensaba que me iba a encontrar con un personaje mucho más sumiso y bastante tonto, pero a veces hacia y decía cosas que me sacaban una sonrisa. Eso sí, un párrafo más tarde ya lo volvía a fastidiar diciendo alguna tontería.

Luella is a nice and selfless character. She is very tenacious and does not just accept her situation, she seeks to have control of her life and she is not afraid to confront Eldas. She is a gifted herbalist and I liked seeing her passion for healing, and she is driven enough to not just remain passive. She wants to be involved and feel useful, and she does not hesitate to take matters into her own hands if she needs to, which I loved. Sadly though, I can’t say exactly why, but she did not grow on me that much. Honestly, I think I liked Hook, Luella’s wolf, more than I liked her. Also, one thing to know about me is that very rarely do I give out a rating below 3 stars. It makes me feel like a cruel monster human being who's being very harsh, but I just really couldn't love this as I thought I would.😬Then, we have the elf king himself. This was supposed to be some faerie/elf book but I never found one so humanoid. The couple had routines like a normal couple out there and the magic elements were not so evident. You were supposed to be the elf king, why so mundane (´д｀) I'm expecting him to act like the elf king he should be, somewhere more mysterious and complex. I wish he was a tad more mature and had all this brooding and poised composure but what was offered was quite disappointing. THE WORLD BUILDING and the concept of "Human Queens" was really cool. The world of Midscape was a big mystery at first, but throughout the novel, we slowly learned more about the world and unravelled the mystery behind the seasons A Deal with the Elf King is a light fluffy romance trying to be fantasy, and not even trying hard. The only Elvish characteristics were in the name, The Elf King. It was easy to mistake all the characters for nothing more than human and easy to mistake the entire book for contemporary.

Because this is a standalone, it didn't feel as "epic" as most high fantasy novels. There wasn't a "big bad guy" and there wasn't a crazy plot twist/cliffhanger at the end. Instead, it was a very easy and straightforward read with a HEA ending. This isn't necessarily a good or bad thing, I just think it's good to set your expectations before you read.The world building and the magic system was weak. I would have preferred if it was more built on and explored. Half of the time I did not understand the hows and whys. So the conflict at the end got impacted cause of it. This is my #1 favorite thing in a book. The entire plot can be absolute garbage, but if the slow burn romance is good, I’ll keep hanging on every word. Thankfully, this book’s plot is NOT garbage and the slow burn isn’t either. 😏😏😏😏 This books uses a lot of subtleties when developing the relationship between the two main characters. Subtle looks, whisper touches, throat clearing, unfinished sentences, etc. It really goes all out on building the tension. My book club and I (lol my book club has two people in it...including me) were big fans of the MC always noticing the Elf King’s destroys hands. 😏 There's a few things I liked too. Like the protagonist wasn’t as annoying as I thought she'd be. I mean, she's bold and strong willed and admirable. I can't say the same about the author's previous protagonists. Even though nothing happens in this book but the writing was good. I didn’t feel bored for a moment.