The Divine and the Cursed
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Summary
From award-winning author J。E。 Reed comes a breathtaking new series full of curses， love， and survival。
A queen in hiding。
When eighteen-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。 But she never expected to find herself at the mercy of her country's greatest enemy。
General Rion is ruthless and commanding。 He relishes in his reputation as The Demon-a vile creature incapable of love or compassion。 With a secret no one can know， Arianna strives to placate him while plotting her escape， but sometimes fate has other plans and rumors can't always be trusted。
She'll have to make a choice。 Kill the most feared male on the continent or stay and let a forbidden bond take root。 But what will happen when he discovers her secret？
A queen in hiding。
When eighteen-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。 But she never expected to find herself at the mercy of her country's greatest enemy。
General Rion is ruthless and commanding。 He relishes in his reputation as The Demon-a vile creature incapable of love or compassion。 With a secret no one can know， Arianna strives to placate him while plotting her escape， but sometimes fate has other plans and rumors can't always be trusted。
She'll have to make a choice。 Kill the most feared male on the continent or stay and let a forbidden bond take root。 But what will happen when he discovers her secret？
Reviews
Katy
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First off I want to thank the author J。E。 Reed for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I absolutely loved this book。 It drew me in from the very first line and kept me hooked the entire time。 The tropes in this book include: enemies to lovers， one bed， touch her/him and you die and betrayal。 This book was a quick and easy read but if I’m being honest I never wanted it to end。 I absolutely loved the characters in this book especially Arianna and Rion （of course）。The en First off I want to thank the author J。E。 Reed for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I absolutely loved this book。 It drew me in from the very first line and kept me hooked the entire time。 The tropes in this book include: enemies to lovers， one bed， touch her/him and you die and betrayal。 This book was a quick and easy read but if I’m being honest I never wanted it to end。 I absolutely loved the characters in this book especially Arianna and Rion （of course）。The ending was perfect for setting us up for a second book and I can’t wait to be able to read it。 If you loved Acotar then I think The Divine and The Cursed is perfect for you！ 。。。more
Maria Alviano
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I absolutely loved this book！ I picked it up and found myself not wanting to put it down until I finished it。 If you’re looking for a new fantasy book to get your hands on， this is your next favourite read。 There are so many aspects I loved about this story and the characters within it。 It’s beautifully written， with vivid imagery and captivating descriptions。 The plot was unique and interesting， without becoming obscure， but it had every element you’d expect of a fantasy book。 Arianna is such a I absolutely loved this book！ I picked it up and found myself not wanting to put it down until I finished it。 If you’re looking for a new fantasy book to get your hands on， this is your next favourite read。 There are so many aspects I loved about this story and the characters within it。 It’s beautifully written， with vivid imagery and captivating descriptions。 The plot was unique and interesting， without becoming obscure， but it had every element you’d expect of a fantasy book。 Arianna is such a refreshing character。 I loved the balance of her personality traits。 She knew how to defend herself， but still kept in touch with the gentle side of her nature。 She was a character I found myself rooting for throughout the entire story。 She brought a refreshing bout of optimism。 Reed does a fantastic job bringing Arianna to life in the novel。 This book is worth being your next read。 You certainly will not regret it。 I received an advance reader copy and I am leaving my review voluntarily。 。。。more
Mr Pink ink
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Thank you to the author， J E Reed， for providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。"She felt like every colour， constantly spinning， never settling in one place， because this feeling， this love was too strong to be confined to a single colour。 It was infinite and ever-growing， and she'd never tire of it。"First things first， this is not my preferred genre， but I've really enjoyed The Chronopoint Chronicles so far， that when the author asked if I Thank you to the author， J E Reed， for providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。"She felt like every colour， constantly spinning， never settling in one place， because this feeling， this love was too strong to be confined to a single colour。 It was infinite and ever-growing， and she'd never tire of it。"First things first， this is not my preferred genre， but I've really enjoyed The Chronopoint Chronicles so far， that when the author asked if I wanted to be an early reviewer for TDATC， of course， I jumped on it straight away。Anyway， I have to say that I went into this with some trepidation; the first couple of chapters were giving me The Cruel Prince vibes （which I hated， by the way）， but I changed my mind soon after。The story follows our reluctant heroine， Arianna， who， though pushed to safety by her friend in the middle of a war， was captured regardless and sold into slavery。 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。 Enter Rion， The Demon， the most ruthless， most feared male in all of Alastriona whose vile， abhorrent magic was enough to condemn him from birth， who now has her life in his hands。I found the first third of the book to be a bit of a slog; not because of the story itself but rather because I was kind of waiting for the pin to drop if you know what I mean。 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。。。Chapter 23 was my "yay" moment。 The rest of the story unfolds quickly after that and TDATC ends with a solid direction for the sequel。The characters were great; Rion is just a cinnamon roll， really and Arianna is a kick-ass lead。 Reed's writing style is uncluttered with short sentences so as not to get confusing， and although the world-building is a little too little， there is enough for the story and our imaginations。- Things to look forward to:- Enemies to lovers- Strong heroine- Forced proximity- Territorial male- Touch her。 you die- One bedOverall， The Divine And The Cursed is a good solid start to a new series and I， personally， cannot wait to see where book 2 will take us。 。。。more
Princess Jhode Datu
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Arianna and Rion are， at first glance， seemingly opposites， but then you realize they're not actually opposites， even though their titles couldn't be any farther from each other。The book was a fun read， especially the first half of it， and I honestly couldn't wait to turn the pages and。 find out what happens next。 There's a nice touch of introspection， pretty great dialogue， and Arianna's character changes enough that you can tell she's different from when we first met her， but not enough that i Arianna and Rion are， at first glance， seemingly opposites， but then you realize they're not actually opposites， even though their titles couldn't be any farther from each other。The book was a fun read， especially the first half of it， and I honestly couldn't wait to turn the pages and。 find out what happens next。 There's a nice touch of introspection， pretty great dialogue， and Arianna's character changes enough that you can tell she's different from when we first met her， but not enough that it would seem to quick and unbelievable。Also Talon。 Talon is the best cinnamon roll that deserves the world。Though， as much as I enjoyed it， I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped I would， and it's mostly because of personal preference - with said personal preference being that I'd have liked it better if Rion and Arianna got together much later， if Arianna had a much more profound struggle when realizing her feelings for him， especially given all he's done， and if Rion's horrific and gruesome crimes weren't reduced all that much。These three things are just some nitpicks that I had， and， again， it's mostly personal preference， so please don't let this discourage you from reading 'The Divine and the Cursed' because it's a great story。Thank you to J。E。 Reed for gifting me a copy for this honest review！ 。。。more
Georgies。books
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Thank you to the author for giving me an arc in exchange for an honest review。Fae， enemies to lovers romance， magic， secrets and amazing characters - this story has it all。Arianna is a strong woman， who fights for her beliefs and does not shy away from showing weakness or letting tears run freely。 She loves fiercely and though she is powerful， she also is gentle and forgiving。 From the very first page on， I really liked her。 She is a very deep and well written protagonist and all her thought pro Thank you to the author for giving me an arc in exchange for an honest review。Fae， enemies to lovers romance， magic， secrets and amazing characters - this story has it all。Arianna is a strong woman， who fights for her beliefs and does not shy away from showing weakness or letting tears run freely。 She loves fiercely and though she is powerful， she also is gentle and forgiving。 From the very first page on， I really liked her。 She is a very deep and well written protagonist and all her thought processes are very relatable。 Over time， she grows from a young and naive princess into a strong woman， who knows what she wants and does not longer hide。 Her emotional turmoils and the way she is torn between the two things she loves the most， are shown in a very descriptive way。 I was able to really feel with and for her。 But Arianna is not the only character with great development。 Rion， or the demon， as all the people call him， is not always what he seems at first。 He is the general of Brónach， the country Móirín， Arianna’s home， is at war with， and as such he is brutal， unforgiving and blood thirsty。 While Brónach fae are able to control the earth and Móirín ones have power over water and liquids in general， his magic is different from all of them。 And that difference makes him an outsider， hated and feared by all。 Over the course of the story， he slowly opens up to Arianna and lets not only her， but also the reader see behind his mask。 Rion is not your typical brooding male though。 He is full of emotions and he is allowed to show them on the page。 The only a little negative aspects I found in the book is that Arianna and especially Rion are very powerful， so powerful they are able to stand against so many opponents， it started to feel unrealistic， even for fantasy standards。 But they also got hurt in the process later on， which made it more real again。While I was a little skeptical of the relationship between Arianna and Rion in the beginning， I soon fell in love with it。 It is a slow burn romance with consent being one of the most important things。 They both ask for consent and it is done in a very natural and non showy way， which I very much enjoyed。 But a great romance is not all this book has to offer。 Rion is not the only one with magic different from anyone else。 Arianna is able to heal others。 Her power is a great gift， but also a burden for her。 Because it is foretold， that a fae with healing powers is to rule the whole continent。 And Arianna is not sure she can - or wants - to do that。 While Arianna and Rion grow closer， secrets are uncovered， that can change everything。And while Arianna and iRon fight for their love against all odds， they are not the only ones having to rethink their own believes。 Other characters are confronted with the fact， that not all that is written somewhere needs to be true and that it is possible to change ones view on things。 I really liked that message in the book。All in all， it is a great fantasy book with simple world building， which makes it easy to get into and follow the story。 The book is written in third person style， but follows different perspectives， which I really liked because each perspective gave deeper insights into the character’s emotions and thoughts。 And some side characters got more time on the page， even before interacting with the two protagonists， because of that， which I really liked。 The writing style is very pleasant and I was flying through the pages。 Especially the last 100 pages had me flying through them and I am already excited to see how the story continues。I really loved this story and can definitely recommend it to every fantasy and or enemies to lovers fan！ This book is GREAT！ 。。。more
Hiela Manely
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*** I was given this arc in exchange for an honest review***Rating: 5/5 stars Favorite Quote: "Because he was hers to protect now and she was his。"Tropes: -Enemies to Lovers -one bed-touch her and you die-forced proximity If you want a fast and easy read， an action packed plot， and an enemies to lovers romance then pick up this book ASAP！ I read this book so quickly and could not put it down。 The writing was easy to follow and the romance made my heart swoon。 Bring a fae male that the world perc *** I was given this arc in exchange for an honest review***Rating: 5/5 stars Favorite Quote: "Because he was hers to protect now and she was his。"Tropes: -Enemies to Lovers -one bed-touch her and you die-forced proximity If you want a fast and easy read， an action packed plot， and an enemies to lovers romance then pick up this book ASAP！ I read this book so quickly and could not put it down。 The writing was easy to follow and the romance made my heart swoon。 Bring a fae male that the world perceives as evil and a a badass female with a heart of gold and boom you have one amazing romance on the bloom。 The only thing that I did not like about this book is the lack of world building。 It is evident this book was focused more on the romance and the plot itself， but I found it difficult to envision the world where the story took place。 However， the plot twist in the end will have you itching to read the next one！ I am already wishing I had book two in my hands so I could see how the rest of the story plays out。 Overall， I definitely would recommend this book！ 。。。more
Liezl
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I was given an ARC of this book however my review is my own honest opinion。 I can honestly say that this book completely exceeded my expectations。 Once I started reading I physically couldn't put it down and stayed up the whole night to continue reading。 This book is such an adventure with so many twist and turns， completely shattering my heart one moment and then putting it back together the next。 The characters are so well rounded with so many different sides to them。 I love how Arianna has su I was given an ARC of this book however my review is my own honest opinion。 I can honestly say that this book completely exceeded my expectations。 Once I started reading I physically couldn't put it down and stayed up the whole night to continue reading。 This book is such an adventure with so many twist and turns， completely shattering my heart one moment and then putting it back together the next。 The characters are so well rounded with so many different sides to them。 I love how Arianna has such a kind and caring spirit but is still a strong warrior willing to do anything to protect those she loves。 Also my heart could not deal with the love between Arianna and Rion！I highly， highly recommend this book and can't wait to read what the author has planned next！ 。。。more
Sydnee
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I was given the Arc of this early release！ It gave off big Sarah J Maas vibes， and I wasn’t disappointed。 It’s an enthralling fantasy romance that kept me on my toes and really got my heart going at points。 I cannot wait for the final copy to be released end of this year！ Or for the sequel to see what the fate of our characters is！
Hannah
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I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Arianna has spent over a year disguising herself as a half-breed slave， survival and getting back to her home country the only things on her mind。 When she becomes the slave of a dangerous Fae general known as The Demon， she begins to wonder if she'll ever be able to escape or if death will come to her at the hands of The Demon。 What she doesn't expect is a Fae man burdened and broken by his past， a man that has become a monster because others m I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Arianna has spent over a year disguising herself as a half-breed slave， survival and getting back to her home country the only things on her mind。 When she becomes the slave of a dangerous Fae general known as The Demon， she begins to wonder if she'll ever be able to escape or if death will come to her at the hands of The Demon。 What she doesn't expect is a Fae man burdened and broken by his past， a man that has become a monster because others made him that way。 This was so so so so so good。 I can't even compare it to another book because J。E。 Reed creates a world that is entirely its own。 The world， the magic， the Fae， it's all different from other books I've read and I enjoyed it a lot。 I'm very interested to see how the lore is going to play out。 The romance between Arianna and Rion is a slow-burn， sort of enemies to lovers， and is built on trust and respect for the other。 Where the romance lacked in spice， it made up for in just pure love and adoration。 I'm thirsty to see how their romance plays out in the next book。 I also really enjoyed Arianna and Rion separately。 Arianna is strong-willed and willing to help and protect people， even if they hate her or want her dead。 She grows throughout the book and commands respect from even people who had hated her the day before。 Rion， while feared and reviled by anyone that knows him， has a soft side that comes out when Arianna is around despite the horrors he'd went through。 Rion brings out the strong in Arianna and Arianna brings out the soft in him and it makes me so feral。 All in all， I really enjoyed this book and already can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
The Book Fling
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Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice: 🌶written in 3rd personSlowburnWhat a new fantastic world！ There were many secrets， war， magic， fated mates， and so much more。 Normally I'm not a fan of 3rd person writing， but I devoured this story。 The story line had me on a constant emotional roller coaster。 I went from hopeful and happy to absolutely destroyed within only a paragraph。 The story follows Arianna who is the future queen of the entire fae world。 She goes in hiding as a slave for well over a year。 We see her Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Spice: 🌶written in 3rd personSlowburnWhat a new fantastic world！ There were many secrets， war， magic， fated mates， and so much more。 Normally I'm not a fan of 3rd person writing， but I devoured this story。 The story line had me on a constant emotional roller coaster。 I went from hopeful and happy to absolutely destroyed within only a paragraph。 The story follows Arianna who is the future queen of the entire fae world。 She goes in hiding as a slave for well over a year。 We see her struggling from the very first chapter， and the constant horrors it is to be a slave in the country she was in。 There wasn't any trigger warnings in the ARC， but I hope there are some in the actual book。 The awful conditions these slaves were in was absolutely heartbreaking to read。 They lived in fear of their lives every single minute of the day。When introduced to Rion we don't think Ariannas time will get any better。 He is after all a ruthless general。 As the days go by though， they start to slowly fall for each other。 This was a pretty slow burn romance。 There was so much going on that it seemed the relationship was put on the back burner at times。 There was a few times I was not happy with Rions choices， but I understood why he did them。 Any man willing to destroy the world AND be able to sacrifice himself was one I definitely would want in my life。 I think the reason for only 4 stars was I wish we learned about the world more to get a biger picture。 I know this is the first book in a series， so I'm hopeful in the next book that we'll get more than the little slice of the world J。E。 Reed wrote。 Sometimes with fantasy books the author will use/make up words for names and places。 Those were a little hard to pronounce in this book。 At times I think I focused to much on how to say the words than the actual plot。 I'm definitely excited to see where the other books in the series will take us。 I can't wait for that ride！I received an ARC for an honest review。 。。。more
Sarah
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I received this book as an ARC for an honest review。 The following are my thoughts and feelings alone。 This book is incredible。 The story never faltered， the magic system works well， and love interest！！！ Chefs kiss。 I read 85% of this book in a 24 hour period because I could not put it down。 The last 8 chapters I waited on， because I didn’t want it to end。 I finally hunkered down and finished last night and just loved the ending。 That last line is fantastic。 Strong female lead in an enemies to l I received this book as an ARC for an honest review。 The following are my thoughts and feelings alone。 This book is incredible。 The story never faltered， the magic system works well， and love interest！！！ Chefs kiss。 I read 85% of this book in a 24 hour period because I could not put it down。 The last 8 chapters I waited on， because I didn’t want it to end。 I finally hunkered down and finished last night and just loved the ending。 That last line is fantastic。 Strong female lead in an enemies to lovers situation。 One bed trope。 Multiple POVs。 I really love these characters and their story。 It was fun to watch the main characters evolve together， even during the parts I had my heart ripped out。 A must read in my opinion， and as this is the first of a series， I can’t wait to see where the author leads us。 4。5⭐️ 。。。more
Ashley Randolph
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I received a free ARC for an honest review。 J。E。 Reed has created a work of fantasy that is impossible to put down！ Everything that you could want in this genre is there！ Let me put it this way:Fae ✅Magic ✅Enemies to lovers ✅Female character discovering herself ✅Male character with Rhysand/Casteel vibes ✅Pulling at the heartstrings ✅Tortured souls that need healing ✅As others have mentioned in their reviews the world building isn’t as detailed as some other books。 However， I actually appreciated I received a free ARC for an honest review。 J。E。 Reed has created a work of fantasy that is impossible to put down！ Everything that you could want in this genre is there！ Let me put it this way:Fae ✅Magic ✅Enemies to lovers ✅Female character discovering herself ✅Male character with Rhysand/Casteel vibes ✅Pulling at the heartstrings ✅Tortured souls that need healing ✅As others have mentioned in their reviews the world building isn’t as detailed as some other books。 However， I actually appreciated this。 I feel that a lot of authors overdo it with the world building and it can take away from the story for me。 So， for me the amount of world building she put into this was enough that I could picture the world she was creating， but not too much so that I wasn’t like “c’mon let’s get back to the story。”One thing I would have liked to have seen is an explanation about a particular circumstance with a secondary character。 Without giving anything too specific away， I just want to know about their survival because it was almost like they were forgotten。 I’m hoping this was done on purpose， so that they’ll appear in the next book。 Overall， though 5/5 stars！ If you love Sara j。 Maas， Jennifer Armentrout， and other popular authors of fantasy， you will love this as well！ I look forward to reading the sequel！ 。。。more
Harning02
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I fell in love with this story。 The author reels you in with the main character， Arianna。 You can actually feel the pain and struggles that Arianna is going through。 Then we meet up with the “demon”， Rion， and he has his own pain and struggles to deal with。 For me， it reminded me of a different take on one of my favorite fairytales and I could not put this book down。 It was such an amazing book that I cannot wait to read the sequel。 The author did give me a free ARC of this book so I could leave I fell in love with this story。 The author reels you in with the main character， Arianna。 You can actually feel the pain and struggles that Arianna is going through。 Then we meet up with the “demon”， Rion， and he has his own pain and struggles to deal with。 For me， it reminded me of a different take on one of my favorite fairytales and I could not put this book down。 It was such an amazing book that I cannot wait to read the sequel。 The author did give me a free ARC of this book so I could leave my honest opinion。 。。。more
Kirsty Carruthers
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Oh my goodness！！！ This book is gorgeous。 A princess captured into slavery， The brutal deadly Demon。 Fairy folk， dark Fae， battles， blood， love， death and this is just the first book。A broken soul at war with the world。 Beautiful story telling and it's not all beauty and light。 But will anyone get what they want？！？ Oh my goodness！！！ This book is gorgeous。 A princess captured into slavery， The brutal deadly Demon。 Fairy folk， dark Fae， battles， blood， love， death and this is just the first book。A broken soul at war with the world。 Beautiful story telling and it's not all beauty and light。 But will anyone get what they want？！？ 。。。more
Kelli Hale
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I was gifted an ARC of this in return for an honest review:THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD！ These characters。 T>T I want to protect them at all costs。 Tropes: Enemies to lovers， Only on bed， Forced Proximity， Grumpy/SunshineTWS: War，violence， Slavery， Death， Blood， starvation， Kidnapping， Injury， SA （Minor mention）， Child death （Minor mention）， loss of a parent， torture， deathSpoiler review to come closer to release。 BUT I FINISHED THIS BOOK IN TWO DAYS。 It's not out for months and I already need the next I was gifted an ARC of this in return for an honest review:THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD！ These characters。 T>T I want to protect them at all costs。 Tropes: Enemies to lovers， Only on bed， Forced Proximity， Grumpy/SunshineTWS: War，violence， Slavery， Death， Blood， starvation， Kidnapping， Injury， SA （Minor mention）， Child death （Minor mention）， loss of a parent， torture， deathSpoiler review to come closer to release。 BUT I FINISHED THIS BOOK IN TWO DAYS。 It's not out for months and I already need the next book like now。If you love From Blood and Ash and Throne of Glass you should check this one out！ final Rating: 4。5/5 stars 。。。more
Venus
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4。5 stars （rounded up）This book is perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Holly black。 If you loved “A Court Of Thorns And Roses” and “The Cruel Prince” you’ll love “The Divine And The Cursed” by J。E Reed。 I haven’t read a YA fantasy romance book in a while， and this book was the PERFECT book to get back into reading the genre。 I can’t believe how much I’ve been missing out on by not reading YA fantasy。 Because oh my gosh the plot？？？ It was so well written？？ And not confusing AT ALL！ This book fol 4。5 stars （rounded up）This book is perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Holly black。 If you loved “A Court Of Thorns And Roses” and “The Cruel Prince” you’ll love “The Divine And The Cursed” by J。E Reed。 I haven’t read a YA fantasy romance book in a while， and this book was the PERFECT book to get back into reading the genre。 I can’t believe how much I’ve been missing out on by not reading YA fantasy。 Because oh my gosh the plot？？？ It was so well written？？ And not confusing AT ALL！ This book follows the story of Arianna， a princes from Moirin， and her growth form a fragile girl to a fierce woman。 The book starts with her as a slave， first at the hands of slavers and then at the hands of Bronach。 Who then hand her over to their general， Rion。 Also known as The Demon。 Then the epic love story between Rion and Arianna unfolds throughout the rest of the book。 Arianna was SUCH a likeable character， I honestly love her so much。 You’d think she’d be cold and callous after everything she’s lived through。 Like being treated horribly as a slave for more than a year。 But she’s so kind， and willing to help others。 There is a war going on between Bronach and Moirin but when Arianna comes across anyone injured， it doesn’t matter if they’re from her side of the war or the opposite， she’s still willing to help them。 The way she also defended Rion？？？ She was willing to kill for him， she was willing to die for the person everyone saw as a demon and a monster and that makes me love her just that much more。Now onto RION OMG。 Can he marry me please。 Rion， aka “The Demon” is honestly one of the best book boyfriends I’ve read about in 2022。 Like this man cares so much for Arianna， is willing to DIE for her， and is willing to KILL for her， and still doesn’t ask to be loved back。 Quite the opposite in fact。 I honestly feel so bad for him， and when I was reading his backstory I almost started crying because no child deserves that。 “Maybe I hoped the monsters would welcome one of their own。” I think that was my favourite quote in this whole book and it really helpstthe reader see Rion not just as a monster for all he’s done。 But someone who has suffered so much they HAD to become a monster or else they would suffer even more。 Basically I loved the whole book， all the characters were so lovable。 Except her dad and his brother jeez they need some self help books。 The plot was immaculately developed and THE PLOT TWIST IN THE END？？？？ I need the second book ASAP。 But I gave it 4。5 stars just because…。 The blurb really made Rion seem like this whole monster， commander of death， but we didn’t really get much insight into just how ‘evil’ he really was。。？ I just didn’t really find him that scary or mean。 I LOOOVE when the love interest is an a-hole and I was really hoping Rion would be like that but he wasn’t 😭 Also， I know this is a YA romance but I really felt like the characters could’ve had an even stronger connection if there had been more smut in the book。 But maybe that’s just because I only read dark spicy romance idk。 One last thing that made the book 4。5 stars rather than it being a 5 star read was the cover🙈 I KNOW I KNOW “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” but I’ve always been a person who’s really judgy with book covers I’M SORRY but the cover of this book just is not my cup of tea。 I feel like the red is way too bright and it overpowers the text of the title， making it a little hard to read。But over all this book was really really well written and I really enjoyed reading it， and getting to know Rion and Ariannas story。 So thank you to the author for kindly providing an eARC， I really appreciate you trusting me to read your work！！！ <3 。。。more
Rebecca Cockrell
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Comparable to ACOTAR and The Cruel Prince series， and The Sky in the Deep Hatred to Love 。 Enemies to Allies。 War to Saving。 Arianna had heard many stories of The Demon。 Much like her people， she believed them until she came in contact with him。 As time went on， some of the stories didn’t line up with his actions。 The Demon， Rion， trusted no one。 Many stabbed him in the back， quite literally。 Until he met her。 “it was the terror-stricken face of that young female that had Rion clenching his ches Comparable to ACOTAR and The Cruel Prince series， and The Sky in the Deep Hatred to Love 。 Enemies to Allies。 War to Saving。 Arianna had heard many stories of The Demon。 Much like her people， she believed them until she came in contact with him。 As time went on， some of the stories didn’t line up with his actions。 The Demon， Rion， trusted no one。 Many stabbed him in the back， quite literally。 Until he met her。 “it was the terror-stricken face of that young female that had Rion clenching his chest。Arianna， despite being thrown at his feet， had never looked at him like that。 She’d been frightened， sure， but her gaze had never held what everyone else’s seemed too。”From there countries fighting against each other to them fighting side-by-side， many sacrifices were made， many tears， and heartbreak。 Showing people who they really were and standing up for others against the people closet to you。 Healing the ones who weren’t meant to not be saved。 “I couldn’t just watch you die”And loving the ones who were meant to be unloveable。 “You will never， never have to spend another day in this life alone。 I won’t allow it。”The author， J。E。 Reed， very kindly allowed me to receive an ARC of The Divine and The Cursed。 The official release date is December 6， 2022。 I felt the same excitement while reading The Divine and The Cursed as I did reading some of my favorites for the first time， ACOTAR， The Cruel Prince， and The Sky in The Deep。 I stated that The Divine and The Cursed were compared to these for many reasons。 1）enemies to lovers trope2） misunderstood enemy3）fighting each other and then coming together for a common enemy I felt many emotions from reading this book， sadness， happiness， anger。 But when I finished I was so happy， and I cannot wait for more。 。。。more
Emily
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Omg i dont even know where to begin！ I absolutely loved this book。 🤩 I devoured it in just a few days。 This keeps you hooked right from the beginning。 The writing style is great， clear， and easy to read。 A definite enemies to lovers， magic， fae， war， one bed trope， "dont touch her， or i'll X you"， and everything delicious in between。 The flirting， the banter， the tension is just *chefs kiss*I felt captivated the whole time and the adventure / story was at a great pace。 Sometimes i feel like auth Omg i dont even know where to begin！ I absolutely loved this book。 🤩 I devoured it in just a few days。 This keeps you hooked right from the beginning。 The writing style is great， clear， and easy to read。 A definite enemies to lovers， magic， fae， war， one bed trope， "dont touch her， or i'll X you"， and everything delicious in between。 The flirting， the banter， the tension is just *chefs kiss*I felt captivated the whole time and the adventure / story was at a great pace。 Sometimes i feel like authors cram so much in such little time but by this one keeping you sucked in to each situation it felt like i truly could connect with the characters。 I most definitely will be doing a re-read。 Thank you J。E。 Reed！ 💕 。。。more
Ronnie Schwarz
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This book begins by introducing the main character， Arianna， who has been captured and enslaved。 I really liked that the author does not give the full story upfront， but reels you in slowly。 You learn about her anquish and pain she is experiencing and piece by piece how she came to be there。 I really felt connected to both main characters。 Rion is the "demon" and is hardened from his own battles and pain。 The world building lacked a little ，but you can easily tell that is not the main focus of This book begins by introducing the main character， Arianna， who has been captured and enslaved。 I really liked that the author does not give the full story upfront， but reels you in slowly。 You learn about her anquish and pain she is experiencing and piece by piece how she came to be there。 I really felt connected to both main characters。 Rion is the "demon" and is hardened from his own battles and pain。 The world building lacked a little ，but you can easily tell that is not the main focus of the story。 Overall， I really enjoyed this book and the story the author created。 I fell into the story and had a hard time putting it down。 。。。more
Tori Livingston
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I was given this book as an ARC。 This book had me feeling all of the emotions。 It’s got the grumpy/sunshine trope/one bed and forced proximity trope。 This book was a 5 star read for me with the no spice but the plot of this book had me flipping from beginning to end in one day。 This story sucked me in and kept me engaged the entire time。 This was such a good fantasy but without all of the unnecessary details。 You won’t spend 5 pages reading what the tree looked like in front of the camp。 I’m ITC I was given this book as an ARC。 This book had me feeling all of the emotions。 It’s got the grumpy/sunshine trope/one bed and forced proximity trope。 This book was a 5 star read for me with the no spice but the plot of this book had me flipping from beginning to end in one day。 This story sucked me in and kept me engaged the entire time。 This was such a good fantasy but without all of the unnecessary details。 You won’t spend 5 pages reading what the tree looked like in front of the camp。 I’m ITCHING for the next 。。。more
Sophaun
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ARC given to me for free for an honest review。I´m just going to start of by saying OMG this book was SO GOOD！ I literally could´t put it down and finished it within a day！ I really should be focusing on my exams， but this book was too good！If you like SJM books， you´ll probably really like this book too！Enemies to lovers: CheckStrong heroine: CheckReluctant mates: CheckTerritorial fae male: CheckTouch her and you die: CheckOne bed: CheckThis book was honestly a *chefs kiss* I loved this book so ARC given to me for free for an honest review。I´m just going to start of by saying OMG this book was SO GOOD！ I literally could´t put it down and finished it within a day！ I really should be focusing on my exams， but this book was too good！If you like SJM books， you´ll probably really like this book too！Enemies to lovers: CheckStrong heroine: CheckReluctant mates: CheckTerritorial fae male: CheckTouch her and you die: CheckOne bed: CheckThis book was honestly a *chefs kiss* I loved this book so much！ The book starts with a bang， the writing is easy to understand， the chapters are short， which just helps to pull you in and not let go。The suspense and the tension in this book， literally had me screaming。 Ugh I just， I can´t this book was just so good。 I might be blinded but the story and the romance just had me in their grip， and wouldn´t let me go。And the magic system was pretty cool， but I would have liked it to be more in depth。As for cons。 Where´s the world building？？ And the changing POV´s sometimes had me a little confused。 But I might just be really slow lol。The book was a little gory at times。 As in， blood， murder etc。Some of the names， oh boy it was a little hard to pronounce， but that´s just because Irish is such a hard language！And the ending。 OMG！ I NEED MORE！！！ I´m already looking forward to the sequel。I´m definitely re-reading this book again。 。。。more
Cláudia Pinto
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I received a copy from the author in exchange for my honest opinionLet me start by saying that if you like romance， fantasy， enemies to lovers and “you touch her/him， you die”， this book is for you！ I stumbled upon this book when scrolling through tiktok; I immediately knew I had to read this and couldn't wait to know the release date， so imagine my happiness when the author asked me if I was interested in reading an ARC of her book！ I was beyond excited and ready to close myself in my bat I received a copy from the author in exchange for my honest opinionLet me start by saying that if you like romance， fantasy， enemies to lovers and “you touch her/him， you die”， this book is for you！ I stumbled upon this book when scrolling through tiktok; I immediately knew I had to read this and couldn't wait to know the release date， so imagine my happiness when the author asked me if I was interested in reading an ARC of her book！ I was beyond excited and ready to close myself in my bat cave so I could enjoy it， but unfortunately life had other plans so it took me 3 days to finish it！ Main characters Arianna is a young female that had to grow from naïve and sheltered to a warrior， capable of defending herself and surviving， and although I never disliked her， my “love” for her only grew with every page！ She’s as strong and capable as she’s kind and warm。 “Because he was hers to protect now and she was his” Rion， aka The Demon， is one of the sweetest and most complex male MC I have ever read！ Of course， he looks intimidating and scary at first， but I loved those first moments he starts to open up and show some vulnerability。 Their relationship loosely reminds me of Beauty and the Beast， because Arianna is the only one that sees beyond the monster and into his soul。 “Maybe I hoped the monsters would welcome one of their own。” My heart broke for them so many times。 I ugly cried a lot， so I craved the sweet moments as much as I crave chocolate ice cream。。。every damn minute。 “If anyone else comes after him， I will kill you。” Plot “2 countries at war， 1 Queen in hiding” - This is the main plot of the book， but true to its name， the story is centered around Arianna and Rion， even more than the war itself， although that’s what shapes their relationship。 The book is around 330 pages， so it didn’t bother me when the pace was quicker than what I usually like， and since the story is focused on the same 2/3 places， there’s no room for much world building， so I’m really hoping for a bigger second book， where the author explores more of the already beautiful world she has created！ Writing This was the first book I read from J。E Reed， but her writing captivated me so much， I promised myself I’ll read many more in the future！ 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。 As I said earlier， the book has a really fast pace， so that probably helped as well。 Ending With that ending， I know there'll be at least one more book， and I need it badly， and fast！ I need more of Arianna and Rion and I need to know what happens next and how all the dots are connected。 I can’t believe this book isn’t even out yet。 。。。more
Elz JS
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Where to start with this fantastic book！ I was hooked by the first chapter and couldn’t put it down！ I loved the style of writing， it was fast paced and captivating！ It has a mysterious gorgeous bad-boy male and sweet yet bad ass female character。 Fae， humans and half breeds， two countries at war and a forbidden love！ I’m just emotionally reeling from this book！ It’s a must read！ The story line draws you in and keeps you wanting more throughout。Any SJM， JLA and Holly Black fans are sure to love Where to start with this fantastic book！ I was hooked by the first chapter and couldn’t put it down！ I loved the style of writing， it was fast paced and captivating！ It has a mysterious gorgeous bad-boy male and sweet yet bad ass female character。 Fae， humans and half breeds， two countries at war and a forbidden love！ I’m just emotionally reeling from this book！ It’s a must read！ The story line draws you in and keeps you wanting more throughout。Any SJM， JLA and Holly Black fans are sure to love this book！ I’m honored to have been given the opportunity to read it early and can not wait for December！ 。。。more
Lily
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