Thank You very much to the publisher – Hot Key Books for the review copy.
ISBN13: 978-1471413995
Genre: Fantasy
Release date: 10 10 2023
Price*: Kindle £4.99 (GBP)/ Paperback £6.29 (GBP)
Kindle $11.99 (USD)/ Paperback $12.99 (USD)
Pages: ~ 384
My rating: I really liked it.
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What I learned from this book: The importance of family and friends.
Description of the book: Atia is an immortal who feeds on fear and nightmare. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the vengeful Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead, as punishment for a past he can’t remember.
Atia would never dream of allying with someone like him, but when she breaks a sacred law and the gods send monsters to hunt her, Silas offers an irresistible deal: he’ll help her take on the Gods and get vengeance for her family. But in return, she must help him break the curse that binds him and restore his humanity. All they need to do is kill three powerful creatures: a vampire, a banshee and one of the very Gods who has destroyed both their lives. Only together can they finally rewrite their destinies.
How this book made me feel: I hadn’t heard of this author before, so I went in with meager expectations. I was amazed that I enjoyed this novel very much.
This book is told from dual perspectives. Atia is a monster that feeds on fear and humans are the ones who encounter her the most. Silas is a herald, a messenger to the gods and he is very keen to find out about his past. Even though Atia is a monster, she has a soft side and makes quite a few friends during her quest to reverse a curse that Silas put her under. I liked Silas as well, he kept the chemistry between them going and it was interesting to watch them interact.
The goal and the narrative were very well defined and the goal of this quest was very clear. The thoughts of the characters were quite repetitive at times and that annoyed me a bit. The topics discussed in this book were loss of parents, not knowing who you are and trying to find yourself, friendships, love and bravery.
I liked the setting of the book, it felt like you are back to King’s times when mystery was everywhere. The chapters are medium length but I enjoyed Atias adventure, so the story kept me entertained. I loved the ending of the book and I think it rounded this story beautifully.
So, to conclude, I really enjoyed this enemies-to-lovers story filled with unique characters and a quest that had me absorbed. I would recommend this story to any fantasy lovers, I am pretty sure they would enjoy it as well.
Thank you for your time 
About the author: Alexandra Christo is a British author whose characters are always funnier and far more deadly than she is. She studied Creative Writing at university and graduated with the desire to never stop letting her imagination run wild. She currently lives in Bedfordshire with a rapidly growing garden and a never-ending stack of books. Her debut novel, To Kill a Kingdom, is an international bestseller and her Young Adult fantasy books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide.
Follow her on Twitter: @alliechristo and Instagram: @alexandrachristowrites
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