Bow Before the Elf Queen

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I’ve felt like I’ve known you for as long as I can remember. And maybe it was because of our mate bond but sometimes I feel — more. I would find you in every life, in every realm. I will be drawn to you for eternity. So yes, call me your mate. I will always call you mine.” The fact that Layala's aunts house was trashed before Thane kidnapped her - blood on the walls, threats, blah blah blah - but Thane doesn't even seem to care or look into it further than a concerned shrug. Layala was already the most beautiful, the strongest, the most skilled. She didn’t ever really seem to grow and learn. She even told Thane “I don’t need you to teach me anything” after he beat her during training. I hate characters like that. They need development, they need to be put through stuff that changes and impacts them. But even almost dying never did anything to her. War and seeing dead people never even really made her lose sleep for a night. After a reread, I agree with all of my previous reasons for loving this book. But mostly… Thane. And HOW did I remember such a different ending?!? Also this might not be YA after all. 😏 I can’t wait for Long Live the Elf Queen tomorrow. Layala is the first elf born with magic in hundreds of years. The evil king wants to use her as a tool to defeat his enemies. So he decides to magically bind her as his son's mate (At 7 days old!) and take her from her loving parents. I don't want to give much away but Layala's life is never the same and she ends up living in the human world to evade this king. She trains her entire life to kill the evil tyrant king and her mate who rumor has it is more bloodthirsty than his father.

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It was a pretty good and enjoyable read. I liked the tropes and their execution of it, excluding enemies to lovers one. The world building is simplistic and easy to follow. The plot as an overall is quite interesting, I was immediately engrossed and I do mean by the prologue itself. Layala and her words 😂 I just love her and her feisty , take no bullshit ways. But she is thoughtful and kind hearted once she lets her walls down.

I wanted to love this so much I was pretty sure I'd end up hating it, and while I didn't look loathe it in the end, I felt a bit betrayed. Bow Before the Elf Queen is an Elven Fantasy Romance peppered with many beloved tropes and draws it's inspiration from Hades and Persephone and the Lord of the Rings. I... did not enjoy this. Maybe the idea of the plot itself wasn't bad, but the way information was conveyed took any enjoyment out of it for me The banter between the leads was well done. It was fun, smart and flirty 👀 But I kinda disagree that it's enemies to lovers. It sure feels that way at first but once you get to know Thane, you realise that there were no feelings of enmity in his heart in the first place. The romance was adorable. This book seems like a nod to classic fantasy but is also a specially-made scrumptious treat for modern fantasy romance readers.

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Layala and Thane's chemistry sparked upon their first meeting and to Thane's delight, his fiery mate never allowed him to savor a moment of rest.We stan an independent QUEEN and Layala was definitely that, I loved her character. Well written; she was strong and bad ass but also flawed and real (well as far as elves go). I actually thought all the characters in this book were really well done and I'm looking forward to getting more of the side characters in the later books. I do think this is one of the most underrated books I have ever read but if this is the quality of JMK’s writing, she just became of my favourite authors… I am instantly putting her other books on my TBR and am so thankful I do not have to wait long for the sequel (which releases in a few days) because a long wait would have been absolutely torture! Laya?” That was the second time he’d called her that. With a dangerous smile and a caress of her cheek, his voice dropped low, “Would you prefer, Temptress? Goddess? My muse...” The book comes with a fair amount of disclaimers that I want my audience to be on alert too: #violance #war #steamyromance #moralygrey characters.

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There is so much more world building and some amazing side characters like Tif and Leif who add just the right amount of humor and loyalty to the story. Thane! I love love super love characters like this. He’s the mysterious misunderstood, secretly sweet and loyal male lead who immediately captures my heart. Layala Fightbringer,” the fire-haired Leif shouted, and many laughed. He put his arm casually around her shoulders. “You think she’s a Raven, boys?” Thane was nice. Really, really nice. He just said nice things and did nice things and never pushed and wasn't at all the brutal young king that the rumors made him out to be. Trying really hard to make the ‘knife to the throat’ trope but was so forced and cringeworthy. Just no. I can’t.The ending- I liked it a lot. The cliffhanger makes me excited. But I cannot ignore the fact that I did not enjoy the majority of the book. Honestly I was attracted to this gorgeous cover and the fact it was about elves. There are SO many fantasy romance series about Fae (don’t get me wrong, I love the diversity within the Fae realm.) But before I even knew about Fae, I fell in love with the elves of Rivendell. Between the feisty FMC, Layala, and the different types of elves, this was a fun & beautiful example of elven lore. I absolutely loved this story and couldn’t put it down. The banter was great between the MC’s. I think Thane is my new book boyfriend. He’s such a gentleman, err, gentleElf?! Long Live the Elf Queen is book 2 in The Elf Queen series. I can't recommend this series enough. If you are need of fantasy romance with adventure and action this series is for you. It definitely needs to be added to everyones tbr. I has trouble deciding whether the characters had a distinct personality or they simply weren't characterized all that well.