Stolen Midsummer Bride
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- Author：Tara Grayce
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Reviews
Majka
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3，5⭐
Jessica
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Though this one didn’t reel me in quite as quickly as some of the other novellas in the series， bu the end I was fully invested in Meg and Basil’s story。 I loved their shared ferocity and passion in defending the magical library and I loved their sentient House。
Julie
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A great twist on a classicThis was a fun， clean， short novel and a twist on "A Midsummer Night's Dream。" It is well written and edited。 I've enjoyed each book I've read so far written by Tara Grayce。 A great twist on a classicThis was a fun， clean， short novel and a twist on "A Midsummer Night's Dream。" It is well written and edited。 I've enjoyed each book I've read so far written by Tara Grayce。 。。。more
Tanya F
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Good， but wish it was longer！I liked the world building， the semi-sentient house and talking pony。 I quite liked both main characters too， especially Basil。 He was a breath of fresh air as far as romance male leads go。 I do wish the relationship had a bit more time to develop， because I felt their connection and care for each other but didn’t really feel a lot of chemistry。 Probably because there was a lot going on， and not really much time for any chemistry - and I didn’t mind that， but the boo Good， but wish it was longer！I liked the world building， the semi-sentient house and talking pony。 I quite liked both main characters too， especially Basil。 He was a breath of fresh air as far as romance male leads go。 I do wish the relationship had a bit more time to develop， because I felt their connection and care for each other but didn’t really feel a lot of chemistry。 Probably because there was a lot going on， and not really much time for any chemistry - and I didn’t mind that， but the book could have used at least one more chapter before the Midsummer night。 。。。more
Jules
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Sweet and DeadlyLoved this book！We all have imagined a magical life。 Especially if it meant a better future at the moment。But， at what cost？
Hailey Miller
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I loved the concept of the world building。 A semi-sentient house， doors that opened to where you needed to go， a sentient library tree。 Amazing！ Execution was just not there。 I was told， I wasn’t shown。 All of a sudden they were just in love。 Despite sharing like twoEvenings together and the female mc not being likable or even enjoying the male mc。 Also， this is supposed to be a standalone but the king and queen are from a series prior and I’m thinking the quad group of friends are too？ I’m not I loved the concept of the world building。 A semi-sentient house， doors that opened to where you needed to go， a sentient library tree。 Amazing！ Execution was just not there。 I was told， I wasn’t shown。 All of a sudden they were just in love。 Despite sharing like twoEvenings together and the female mc not being likable or even enjoying the male mc。 Also， this is supposed to be a standalone but the king and queen are from a series prior and I’m thinking the quad group of friends are too？ I’m not invested in any of them。 They were all really whiny。 I almost gave up on the rest of the series of 8 books after this one but so happy I didn’t。 。。。more
Jill
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A delightful Midsummer mix up！This story is sweet， fun， and relaxing。 A perfect get-away- from-it-all read for adults and children。I fell in love with Basil and Buddy the pony， and the drama in the fae courts was great fun。A perfect summer read！
Selina R Gonzalez
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CuteCute and enjoyable novella， although I feel like I didn't quite deeply connect to the characters--but Basil and Meg were still cute and I liked how they weren'twhat each other expected but were what each other needed once they accepted each other for who they were。 I think my expectations would have been a bit different and I might have enjoyed it more if I knew it was partly an A Midsummer Night's Dream retelling going in， and all the inanity of that would be going on in the background。 CuteCute and enjoyable novella， although I feel like I didn't quite deeply connect to the characters--but Basil and Meg were still cute and I liked how they weren'twhat each other expected but were what each other needed once they accepted each other for who they were。 I think my expectations would have been a bit different and I might have enjoyed it more if I knew it was partly an A Midsummer Night's Dream retelling going in， and all the inanity of that would be going on in the background。 。。。more
Kate
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The Fae Librarian takes a farmer wifeFun story about a fae librarian getting up his courage to find and steal a bride。 Meg is kind， courageous， and has hidden talents。 Basil is also kind and caring。 This book had great world building and interesting adventures with a satisfactory ending。 New book friends for me！
Beth Glass
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LOVED💚💚💚💚 THIS ONE！！！！！ It was sooooo fun and refreshing for a change。 Tara Grayce has such an imagination and good sense of humor。 Meg and Basil are perfect for each other。 She adds a bit of fun to Basil's sensible nature。 And he adds a sense of belonging that she always wanted。 I💚LOVE how Basil and Meg work as a team to stop the threats to the realm。 I also 💚LOVE that Basil found something that Meg can do at the library。 He is just so sweet。 The ending was so AMAZING。 I💚LOVED it。 This book has LOVED💚💚💚💚 THIS ONE！！！！！ It was sooooo fun and refreshing for a change。 Tara Grayce has such an imagination and good sense of humor。 Meg and Basil are perfect for each other。 She adds a bit of fun to Basil's sensible nature。 And he adds a sense of belonging that she always wanted。 I💚LOVE how Basil and Meg work as a team to stop the threats to the realm。 I also 💚LOVE that Basil found something that Meg can do at the library。 He is just so sweet。 The ending was so AMAZING。 I💚LOVED it。 This book has mythical creatures， finding love， a cottage with personality， and a library so vast and magical it leaves you in awe。 I have never read a Midsummer Nights Dream retelling， but this is one that would be extremely hard to beat。 It was so good I did not want to put it down。 I Very Highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Sandy Schleich
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This book was fun and interesting。 It started out a little bit slow but it did get better。 I thought some of the creatures in here were awfully strange but no different than any of the other fairytales I’ve read。 The ending was good but it was a little bit corny。
Gladys Gonzales Atwell
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my favorite！！ I am a huge fan of Tara Grayce and since I love the Elven Alliance so much I found through her newsletter that she was writing a novella for the Stolen Brides of the Fae series。 I jumped right into the Stolen Midsummer Bride once it was released on KU and was utterly delighted。 Once I finished I even ordered the paperback。 I hope she writes more in this world as it was beautifully crafted。In this novella， we have Basil， an assistant librarian at the Great Library of t Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my favorite！！ I am a huge fan of Tara Grayce and since I love the Elven Alliance so much I found through her newsletter that she was writing a novella for the Stolen Brides of the Fae series。 I jumped right into the Stolen Midsummer Bride once it was released on KU and was utterly delighted。 Once I finished I even ordered the paperback。 I hope she writes more in this world as it was beautifully crafted。In this novella， we have Basil， an assistant librarian at the Great Library of the Court of Knowledge who doesn’t want to go to the Court of Revels to find a mate after a bad experience a few years before。 After speaking to his trusted friend he agreed that finding a human bride to steal would be all the more agreeable than to suffer the humiliation of the festivities。 He didn’t think he would find a bride already waiting for him。 Meg was not what he had in mind when he found her ruffled and she wanted to be stolen away。 He found that she couldn’t read but was highly intelligent in her own right。 Resigned to his fate， Basil took her to the great library forgetting to tell her about the Realm of Monsters that will be unleashed when the barrier is thinner during Midsummer。 All the while， Meg is trying to figure out a way to help her family back home， she and Basil just have to survive the night。I ENJOYED this book so much。 It was beautifully written and had me laughing a lot。 5 stars and a tip of my Nerd Girl hat。 *𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘕𝘦𝘳𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨。 。。。more
Lemon
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Generally， I'm not fond of kidnapped person stories。 But considering the kidnapping was on purpose， I can't help but be fond of this one。 XDI liked the characters， their development， and the world around them。 Everything was done so well， and maybe what could have been done better was the romantic development aspect but it didn't bother me as much （probably because I was blinded by libraries and a cool magical world）。 Besides， this is a novella。Anyway， overall， I didn't find anything specific to Generally， I'm not fond of kidnapped person stories。 But considering the kidnapping was on purpose， I can't help but be fond of this one。 XDI liked the characters， their development， and the world around them。 Everything was done so well， and maybe what could have been done better was the romantic development aspect but it didn't bother me as much （probably because I was blinded by libraries and a cool magical world）。 Besides， this is a novella。Anyway， overall， I didn't find anything specific to hate。 A good story。 :）Content: Doesn't get past kissing， the romance。 There does exists a court， however who likes to wear leaves as their clothing xD 。。。more
Annie Lima
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This is a fun story。 I took off one star because it could have used a more thorough edit， and another because of some miscellaneous issues like characters knowing things they couldn't have known。 Overall， though， I enjoyed this。 I've read a lot of fairy tale retellings， but it was a fun surprise to encounter a retelling of a Shakespeare play （A Midsummer Night's Dream）。 I enjoyed seeing the familiar AMND characters come to life and play out a very similar but different plot in a new setting。 It This is a fun story。 I took off one star because it could have used a more thorough edit， and another because of some miscellaneous issues like characters knowing things they couldn't have known。 Overall， though， I enjoyed this。 I've read a lot of fairy tale retellings， but it was a fun surprise to encounter a retelling of a Shakespeare play （A Midsummer Night's Dream）。 I enjoyed seeing the familiar AMND characters come to life and play out a very similar but different plot in a new setting。 It was also fun to catch some lines from Shakespeare thrown into different contexts。 I hope the author will consider writing a sequel that's a retelling of some other Shakespeare play！ 。。。more
Tralyn
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This is the third book in the Stolen Brides of the Fae Series。 I have been reading some really great books by wonderful new-to-me authors。 And this book did not disappoint！This story introduced me to some of the most endearing characters that I’ve met in a while。 I just love Basil。 His sweet and caring nature， his little quirks， his dedication to and protection of the Great Library all combine to make a very loveable fae。 Meg is just as loveable。 While she is inexperienced in things away from li This is the third book in the Stolen Brides of the Fae Series。 I have been reading some really great books by wonderful new-to-me authors。 And this book did not disappoint！This story introduced me to some of the most endearing characters that I’ve met in a while。 I just love Basil。 His sweet and caring nature， his little quirks， his dedication to and protection of the Great Library all combine to make a very loveable fae。 Meg is just as loveable。 While she is inexperienced in things away from life on the farm， she is strong and fierce when it comes to protecting her family and those she cares about。 She may not be able to read but she is intelligent in problem-solving ways。 Basil and Meg are as much alike as they are different。My favorite character in this book， while not a character in the usual sense， is the Great Library。 It is much more than a location。 The description and the way things work here are amazing to me。 I would absolutely love to spend my days in this library， even considering all the crazy things that happen there。 When I “met” this place， it was a little sad， too， because there is no place like it in real life。 I guess I’ll just have to reread this story so I can hang out here。There is a battle that is reminiscent of Lord of the Rings and Marvel’s The Avengers （the 1st movie-2012）， when you read it you’ll get it。 You think the battle is finally over， but the enemy just keeps coming。 It is intense， action-packed， and heart-pounding。 By the end of it I needed a drink！I love how things ended。 Even though a tad bit predictable， it didn’t change the satisfaction of this HEA。I adored this story and gave it all the stars。 I highly recommend it for fans of YA Fantasy Romance， stolen brides， Fae， retellings， and HEA。I received an e-arc of this book from Book Of Matches Media and Tara Grayce for participating in the Stolen Brides of the Fae Event。 。。。more
Keerthana
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The story is so wonderful！ The world building is done really well and the characters are pure PERFECTION！The story follows 2 characters basil and meg。 Basil is an assistant librarian in the great library。 He has a talking equine companion and an really awesome house。 He’s so adorable， kind and a considerate husband。 （What more do we need from him？！！） Meg is the eldest sister in the family and she takes care of her siblings after her parents died。 This story is so cute。 I love how Tara grayce has The story is so wonderful！ The world building is done really well and the characters are pure PERFECTION！The story follows 2 characters basil and meg。 Basil is an assistant librarian in the great library。 He has a talking equine companion and an really awesome house。 He’s so adorable， kind and a considerate husband。 （What more do we need from him？！！） Meg is the eldest sister in the family and she takes care of her siblings after her parents died。 This story is so cute。 I love how Tara grayce has melded the story of a midsummer’s night dream into meg and basil’s story。 All in all it’s a really fun， fluffy and easy read！ I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a book filled with magic and really adorable main characters！ 。。。more
Hannah Johanson
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Amazing。 I love everything that Grace publishes。 This little story is mighty and fierce。 It made me laugh， gasp， and cry。 It is a quick and easy read and you should for sure read it。
Alana Inman
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This was a very simple， but creative， story。 I ended up skimming it。 Life will go on if you don’t read it， but i don’t feel it was a waste of my time either。
Jean
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Really liked itI wasn't too keen about the idea of a "stolen bride"。 Kidnapping， Stockholm syndrome， just didn't sound like my cup of tea。 But this book isn't like that at all。 Plus， I've read Tara Grayce's other books， so I knew it would be good。 And I was right。 Really liked itI wasn't too keen about the idea of a "stolen bride"。 Kidnapping， Stockholm syndrome， just didn't sound like my cup of tea。 But this book isn't like that at all。 Plus， I've read Tara Grayce's other books， so I knew it would be good。 And I was right。 。。。more
Sherri Sharpe
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Nice little storyThis is short and sweet。 It's a good read for young girls， but a little juvenile for adults。 I love the ideas of fae culture that were written into the book。。 Nice little storyThis is short and sweet。 It's a good read for young girls， but a little juvenile for adults。 I love the ideas of fae culture that were written into the book。。 。。。more
Makenna
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4。5 a little rushed but I still enjoyed the characters。 I would read a fleshed out novel or even trilogy in this world with these characters。
Michelle
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Meg and her siblings live in utter poverty trying to pay off their debts。 With the risk of being sold as a slave hanging over their head， she has an idea of getting kidnapped by a rich fae lord and using his gold to set them free。 Basil is an assistant librarian tired of his lonely existence。 What he needs is a mate。 At the insistence of his pony， he decides to kidnap a human bride。 When Basil and Meg's paths cross， their lack of knowledge of each other's cultures and opposite personalities crea Meg and her siblings live in utter poverty trying to pay off their debts。 With the risk of being sold as a slave hanging over their head， she has an idea of getting kidnapped by a rich fae lord and using his gold to set them free。 Basil is an assistant librarian tired of his lonely existence。 What he needs is a mate。 At the insistence of his pony， he decides to kidnap a human bride。 When Basil and Meg's paths cross， their lack of knowledge of each other's cultures and opposite personalities create complications。The idea behind the book was unique and interesting。 A talking pony， structures as sentient beings sensing the needs of the person and providing for them， a variety of fae creatures， different traditions， all kept me hooked to the story。The characters were wonderful， and though I liked Meg， I think Basil was the one who stole the show。 He is the perfect mate！ A hard-working librarian who is considerate towards his wife's needs， a gentle fae but who also has the capacity to fight when needed， who wouldn't want that？Buddy was a delight， and a great addition to the book。 I also liked Puck even though he could be a nuisance at times。The best part of the book was the magic。 It had me constantly wishing that I could live in a place like that。The ending was very satisfying with the villain getting what he deserved， and for once I was thankful that the main characters weren't very forgiving towards him。Having read a few books by the author before， I had very high expectations from this one， and I'm glad it turned out so well。 。。。more
the blushing reader
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Cute， sweet， a little slow and a little underwhelming through the first half or more。 Overall enjoyable though， for a YA fantasy。 Clean， like， as much as possible haha。 - sarcastic， lovable side character
Bode Cauthon
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I loved sweet Basil。 Short but packed with action and midsummer drama。
Crystal Bussell
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My favorite so far！！I loved this Midsummer Nights rendition。 It was beautiful， daring and fun！ Basil and Meg are perfect and work so well together。 A must read！
Suzannah
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Read on the principle that I read everything Tara Grayce writes。 This was darling， as always。 My favourite part was where the mild-mannered fae librarian turns up on his rotund pony to trundle away the human farm girl who has helpfully plonked herself in the middle of the enchanted fae glade in the hopes of catching a wealthy fae lord。
Diane
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I'd give this one 4。5 stars if the system allowed that。 I don't know how a story can be so charming， yet have so many monsters and fighting in it， but this one manages to do so。 I was hooked from the start， but what avid fantasy reader wouldn't be hooked by an ancient， sentient， library of knowledge？ I liked Basil and Meg and the world was really interesting。 The one reason I dropped this from 5 stars was （no spoilers） that there were a couple of places where the main characters （mainly Meg） had I'd give this one 4。5 stars if the system allowed that。 I don't know how a story can be so charming， yet have so many monsters and fighting in it， but this one manages to do so。 I was hooked from the start， but what avid fantasy reader wouldn't be hooked by an ancient， sentient， library of knowledge？ I liked Basil and Meg and the world was really interesting。 The one reason I dropped this from 5 stars was （no spoilers） that there were a couple of places where the main characters （mainly Meg） had no sense of urgency when lives were potentially at stake。 Overall， I really enjoyed the book and recommend it。 This 'Stolen Brides' series has been a good way to find new authors。 I plan on looking up more stories by the author of this book。 。。。more
Lia
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Oh my goodness！ I’m usually so picky with my books and rarely rate anything 5 stars but this。。。 this was the most adorable， cute book I’ve ever read！ Currently my favourite book and discovery of the year！ The world building was easy to follow， it was very captivating， I absolutely loved it！Meg and Basil are absolutely amazing protagonists， each unique in their own way。I loved how fast paced this book was。It was like reading a fairy tale that is so positively adorable and quirky， agh can’t get en Oh my goodness！ I’m usually so picky with my books and rarely rate anything 5 stars but this。。。 this was the most adorable， cute book I’ve ever read！ Currently my favourite book and discovery of the year！ The world building was easy to follow， it was very captivating， I absolutely loved it！Meg and Basil are absolutely amazing protagonists， each unique in their own way。I loved how fast paced this book was。It was like reading a fairy tale that is so positively adorable and quirky， agh can’t get enough of it and am already planning a re read soon！ If I could rate it higher than 5 stars I definatey would！ 。。。more
jerica （-_-✿）
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3。5⭐s
Iris
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Cute story and unique incorporation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"。Content:Sexual: kissingViolence: monsters and war but nothing graphicLanguage: none Cute story and unique incorporation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"。Content:Sexual: kissingViolence: monsters and war but nothing graphicLanguage: none 。。。more
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