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The Ever King by LJ Andrews

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a__schultzy's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 ⭐️
This book had me on the edge of my seat and I cannot wait for the next one!

jessicaswan's review against another edition

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5.0

“Hate me, curse me, I cared little, so long as I was the first thought of her day and the last of her night.”
“I am in your hands, I am at your command, for you have made me love you, and you will be my destruction because of it.”

First off, this book has one of the best declarations of love I have ever read and I stand by that. Second off, the plot twists and the ending were actually wild. I'm so beyond invested and cannot wait to read The Ever Queen and find out what happens to Livia and Erik. One of the best fantasy romances I have read in a while.

tayloura's review against another edition

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3.0

I struggled to get through this. It was t necessarily a bad story but was definitely a slog. I feel book two will be marginally better especially in terms of grasping my attention.

hibbiley19's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

isi__1's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.25

I feel quite torn about this book.
I was in the mood for something romance-heavier, and simply happened to see some artwork for this book on Threads. The synopsis sounded intriguing enough, so I immediately started the book (because it was on Kindle Unlimited).
I was actually quite surprised about how much I liked the pirate/ seafaring aspect. I haven‘t read many books like this, and I didn‘t think that I‘d enjoy it, but it ended up being on of my favorite parts, to be honest.
Unfortunately, the romance (the thing I picked this book up for) fell flat for me. At first, It was very intriguing that the male main character was kinda unapologetically evil, but soon he started to blend together with every single “misunderstood dark, morally grey, cocky“ fantasy-romance love interest. He didn‘t manage to stand out at all.
The female main character also felt a little bland to me.
I did like some of the side characters, but none of them felt entirely fleshed out.
The attraction between the two main characters didn‘t feel very believable, so I got bored by it quite quickly.
Aside from the setting - which I already mentioned - I also found the magic to be quite interesting. I would‘ve honestly liked to see more time being dedicated to the unique aspects of the world and its magic, instead of the romance.
Unfortunately, the execution of this book‘s fairly interesting concepts ended up falling flat for me.

Overall, this book was fine. It was enjoyable enough, and it also succeeded in making me want to read more pirate books. Other than that, I don‘t have much to say about it.

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nicoles_home_library's review against another edition

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5.0

I was obsessed with the broken kingdom series (bks), as soon as I finished the last book of that series and realised that the ever sea series was linked I ran to the storefront to download them all immediately.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️