Genre: New Adult | Fairy Tale | Romance
Published: August 13, 2021
Series: Entangled with Fae
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Audiobook: Yes
Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited
Blurb
A playboy prince in want of a decoy bride.A servant girl desperate for a disguise…Raven shifter Prince Franco is every social climbing debutante’s dream. He’s handsome, heir to the Lunar Court throne, and deliciously single. Every young woman wants to bed him, wed him, or steal a moment of his time. Except, of course, for Ember Montgomery.Half-fae Ember craves freedom from her conniving stepfamily. As if they weren’t enough to deal with, a chance encounter with the arrogant Prince Franco leaves her humiliated and in a fiery rage. Nothing could convince her the prince is anything but a rake. But when the opportunity to evade her scheming stepmother falls into her lap, she’ll pay the price—even if it means impersonating the prince’s newest flame…To prove himself a worthy heir, Prince Franco must marry a princess. But after far too many unsatisfying trysts, he’s given up on love. With the social season in full swing, and bringing with it a horde of husband-hungry socialites, he’ll do anything to delay the pressures of both marriage and the crown. And what better solution than an alliance with a desperate servant girl glamoured as his false future bride?Locked in a bargain, Ember must pose as a princess until midnight at the full moon ball. Until then, all she has to do is wear the glamour, pretend to court the prince, and above all else, not fall in love. But when feelings emerge on both sides, she starts to wonder if there’s more to their contrived courtship than either of them planned…Can Ember and Franco find love when the masks come off? Or will illusions and lies prove stronger than their hearts?
Review
I thought this Cinderella retelling was amazing and unexpected. A fae prince who doesn't want to marry royalty, a servant girl who strikes a bargain with a princess to pose as her during the social season and court the prince, and an unexpected alliance between the prince and the servant that will benefit both of them. What could possibly go wrong?
The character creation was fantastic. Each character had these amazing personalities, above and beyond what you find in fairytales. I love Ember for her intelligence, resourcefulness, kindness, and sharp wit. Franco acts the playboy but, underneath that facade, is an awkward, shy, warm, and kind man. Ember's stepfamily is impossible to root for at any point in the book and they are created so well that you'll love to hate them.
The plot is set in a time where, even though the fae are progressive, humans are not. There's misogyny and prejudice, women are considered property, and half-fae people are often seen as less than human. There will be a point in the story that this becomes very apparent and it will likely piss you off. Rather than throw the book away in disgust, remember that the author has promised a HEA (happily ever after) and that things will work themselves out. While the stories in the series are standalone, I like how one of the characters in the previous books is featured in the next book.
This is a wonderful retelling of a classic, and I am beyond thrilled that I read it.
Comments
Post a Comment