ARC Review: Prince of Never (Curse of Fate and Fae, #1)

Price of Never Curse of Fate and Fae #1 by Lorelei Johnson & Hailey Jade

Publisher: Lorelei Johnson

Page Count: 414

Format: ebook

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Source: NetGalley ARC

Content Warnings: pregnancy (mentioned), profanity, mental health issues, physical assault, blood, fighting, kidnapping, graphic sex

Destined to love him. Destined to own him. Destined to destroy him.

Only one thing stands between Tarian and his crown: a woman prophesised to be his downfall. He'd expected a formidable enemy, but what he found was a human librarian. One who seems to have a penchant for recklessness and a serious lack of self-preservation instincts. One who poses a serious dilemma.

How to take his crown when he can't remove the one thing standing in his way?

Imogen has always fought to keep control. Control of herself, control of her life. Because when the world thinks you're crazy, you have to show you aren't. Especially when you're not sure yourself. But when a fae prince takes her to another realm, she's forced to face her biggest fears.

Was she right all along or has she finally lost her mind?

With a strange bond pulling them together and dangers lurking around every corner, will they find that love is a blessing or a curse?

I am obsessed!

This book has such a strong start that I was immediately hooked.

The fae world is familiar but not boring and overdone. I really enjoyed how the authors employed typical troops but not in the typical way. Everything felt very fresh and unique, but maintained the favorites that we all know and love: fated mates, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, only one griffin.

I really enjoyed their take on the mating bond. Nothing was innate. Every part of the bond had to be triggered by certain actions and choices. It kept me interested.

Our MMC Imogen turned out to be this incredibly sassy and stubborn person who wasn’t going to kowtow to anyone regardless of reputation, sharp teeth, magical powers, or royalty rank. She was consistent throughout, which is making her journey fun to discover as it's revealed.

Our FMC Tarian is wonderfully deep. We learn tidbits about his past that so perfectly explain why he is who he is, and the self-doubts he has to fight past really make his character arc emotional for the reader.

My biggest complaint is the best friends in the human world, Ivy and Ethan. For me, they were too much. Their personalities, their appearances. It was like they had to be so very extra to stand out against the strong characters of Imogen and Tarian, but it made me not enjoy the moments where they were involved.

I did, however, love the character Sarah. I found her to be a much more enjoyable side character and friend to the FMC. I look forward to her continued presence in Imogen’s life.

There is legitimately so much I enjoy about this book, and I am anxiously anticipating the next in the series as well as planning to devour everything by these authors.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (can’t live without it)

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (hot)

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Lorelei Johnson for this ARC!

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