A Court This Cruel and Lovely
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / General
4.2
Stacia Stark
For years, when I fell asleep, I dreamed of a man with blazing green eyes and a cruel smile.The day I meet him, the ruthless mercenary leaves me for dead.Just hours after humans are born, the gods take what little power we have. In return, they protect our borders from the vicious, merciless fae.The humans who manage to keep their power are known as the corrupt.And they are burned.When my forbidden power is discovered, I'm forced to flee my tiny village and the life I adore.To survive, I make a desperate bargain with the mercenary who abandoned me at my weakest.Our deal is simple: I'll help him and his mysterious friends sneak into the city. And he'll help me learn to wield the strange, dark power I've always kept hidden. The power that may just be the key to my survival.But the ruthless mercenary is hiding secrets of his own. Secrets that threaten the safety of everyone I love. Secrets that could tear this kingdom-and perhaps even this world-apart.
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Author
Stacia Stark
Pages
562
Publisher
Bingeable Books LLC
Published Date
2023-03-15
ISBN
1959293184 9781959293187
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"What in the from blood and ash meets powerless meets veiled kingdom jumbled mess did I read? 🙃
Honestly some parts of this was a fun and wild ride but definitely D+ material where a teacher will even give you a “nice try” but they’d be right adding the “but you can do better”"
Maria Seay
"I loved A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark! Even though I don’t usually read fantasy, this book was a total win for me. The story of Prisca and Lorian was captivating, Prisca’s strength and determination to protect those she loves really stood out. There were so many intense moments where the characters took huge risks, like sneaking into forbidden places and helping others despite the dangers. It kept me hooked and wanting more. Overall, this was an amazing adventure with strong characters and an exciting plot. Definitely 5 stars!"
Katherine Esther
"As a lover of Sarah J Maas, this series gives Throne of Glass vibes. The series is complete and was a quick read for me. I really enjoyed it. Strong female characters, enemies to lovers, touch her and die, strong magic, all the things. "
Kristy West
"This was such a fun read & left me so excited to start the sequel. (
I'm bad at writing reviews, so sorry for not providing more detail, but I genuinely enjoyed this book & finished it quickly because I couldn't stop reading! Perfect for fans of ACOTAR 🤗"
Kerri Lehman
"An absolute masterpiece of a story that has me BEGGING for the sequel. It has been a long time since I have had a book rock me this hard to leave a void where it once was."
KJ
"Loved this book series, got through about halfway into the 4th book before stopping. I stopped because I had read it relatively quickly and it felt somewhat drawn out. However, don’t let this stop you from reading this romantic and high stakes series. The mc grows and develops into a strong and fierce woman to protect those she loves. You will feel a strong bond to all of the characters as they fight for their kingdom. Well-written and strong plot, I highly recommend this book to fantasy and steamy-romance lovers as this finds a balance between the two extremes!"
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Sophie Kirk
"This definitely gives me TOG vibes."
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Samantha Leo
"Rounded up from 3.5. It wasn’t my favorite, but I didn’t hate it. It definitely had a weird pacing problem where nothing would happen and then suddenly everything was happening and then nothing happened for 300 pages and then there was chaos. The sentence structure made me physically tired reading this book because there were a ton of sentences that were incredibly short (less than 10 words) grouped together, which is hard to read. Also the weird back and forth emotions and feelings the fmc and mmc had going on was random and not structured well."
Mad
"I read this book@and want book 2 immediately. "
Misty D Sigman Brown