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The Ever King by LJ Andrews

21 reviews

audrey_kreiling's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75


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nicolenoodles's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Sigh.
This had so much hope. I enjoyed the read overall, and the world was interesting with engaging descriptions, but somehow I still found the world building and magic hard to follow. 
A flat FMC who we know next to nothing about still, and
who didn’t actually seem to care for long about being captured even though she apparently had a wonderful family and friends. Even when she was upset she could barely get through one cross thought without commenting on how hot Erik is.

Some of the ways plot points were revealed and dealt with were very confusing and clumsy. E.g.
Narza’s confession to Livia about the mantle…..

Decent cliff hanger ending though I think we all know where it is headed. 
Guess I’m reading the Ever Queen now. Why do I do this to myself?!

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linhsreadinghour's review

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

3.5

This was fun!! First nautical romantasy and the vibes were all there, I read this so quickly and was hooked. Loved the found family and the plot twists were twisting!! I also like the panic attack rep.

However, there were pitfalls for me. I found errors and oddly constructed sentences, things happened too conveniently or easily, and some scenes were anticlimactic. I wished the first book also had a glossary because there’s quite a number of characters and powers you need to wrap your head around. 

There is one line I absolutely love tho: “hate me all you want, but don’t regret me.” SCREAMING!!!! 

Still ate it up but I don’t think this will be for everyone, unless you mainly love the romance aspect of a romantasy. 

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bookishlittlebird's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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ccdensmore's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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chaptermaggot's review

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The pirate/viking/fae cultures felt really unique! I wasn’t sure I’d be into it at first but I was pleasantly surprised. 

Livia and Erik’s dialogue was fun too. 

That ending was brutal and I’m beyond thankful I don’t have to wait to see what happens next. 

A bit slow in some parts but not for long, and some of the more earnest dialogue was a little flowery for my tastes. That said, I was overall pretty gripped by the story the whole time and the love story was pretty swoon worthy and fairly satisfying!

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ermunleybooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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ermunleybooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

That cliffhanger though!

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hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Bro literally kidnapped her and i was giggling and kicking my feet ✨

Erik Bloodsinger, the king of the Ever Kingdom is out for revenge and what better way to strike than by kidnapping his enemy’s daughter, Livia. 👀😛

Read this if you like:
- Pirates 🏴‍☠️
- Romantasy - heavy on the romance 
- Dark romance 
- Touch her and ☠️
- A pretty dark shade of morally grey 
- Inner circle 

The tension at the beginning of the book had me screaming!! My only complaint is that the plot was VERY much second to the romance, but it is a fantasy-romance sooo that’s on me. I felt that most of the plot was spent on the Ever King’s ship while they were traveling from Livia’s kingdom to Erik’s. I’m not mad about it, but I had different expectations. Hopefully book 2 will be more action packed. This was genuinely such a fun read, and I can't wait to continue the series (especially with that cliffhanger?!?)

Side note: can more authors start including character art IN THE BOOK? Please?! That was life changing fr.

I had such a great time with this book and will definitely be picking up more by LJ Andrews 💖 

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druzyquartz's review

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adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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