Even when nothing major was happening, the way the descriptions were written kept me interested, and I can say with all honesty, that I never felt bored while reading the book. It feels like we’re supposed to excuse him and his family having slaves cause “they treat them well” which will make you hate any main character. This part of the book introduces us to the characters, some background, the build-up, setting up plot lines, etc which I did find to be a little slow even though it's not. When 18-year-old Arianna is stolen from her family and sold into slavery, she spends months disguised as a half-breed Fae struggling against the devastations of a decade-long war. From everything being terribly plot convenient, to there being no stakes at all in any point of the book because everything happened in the most predictable way.

There is a scene between a villain fae and his commander that was super unnecessary and felt like not trusting the readers to connect the dots. She soon finds herself the allocated slave for the Demon General - Rion and over time discovers that he is not exactly what the rumours about him claim to be. The next minute she's crying and fainting over a simple conversation (simply so someone can catch her and carry her away for the plot). One setting I will not mention due to spoilers was quite interesting, but it was quickly done away with in a matter of two chapters, which was a pity. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.I appreciated the choice the author made, because it's in line with his troubled past that eventually resulted in him hating being touched. For the last year and a half, Arianna has done whatever she could to survive, including keeping herself out of the males' beds, by disguising herself as a half-breed Fae. Fae romance is all the rage at the moment, and since I could get this for free with KU, I took the plunge.

Evaline Manor was sure she'd lived the worst day of her life when she witnessed the death of her father, and narrowly avoided a brutal attack. I also felt like I could guess what was coming and wasn’t shocked by anything that was supposed to be a plot twist. That said, even though I abhor a closed-door romance, an intentionally light "spice" level doesn't inherently take away from the story unless there's also a "light" amount of sexual tension and chemistry in the characters. It's not that I mind, it was actually sweet that this was closed-door and very metaphorical as it ties into how these characters are dealing emotionally. The rest of the story unfolds quickly after that and TDATC ends with a solid direction for the sequel.Today I present you with another instance of "Txell picking up a book she's clearly not going to like but deciding to read it back to back anyway". It was also a little predictable, but I am in fairness a bit more prone to guessing where a story will lead than most considering how much I read in this genre. It might have been worth reading if it had gone through some serious edits, but as it stands now it is mostly just emotional buzzwords/scenarios with no real depth.

If you’re into epic love stories with trials and tribulations fated mates strong female leads this is the book for you.

It unfortunately ruined any sense of immersion I experienced while reading, and could have been easily fixed with a basic round of editing.