A review by tuvasunnelid
A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

There’s something about this book that made it feel like a fever dream. It almost feels like I didn’t read it, rather dreamed up the book. However, that can also be considered great because the book purpose is to appear whimsical and magical. I did like how the world was explained. I don’t really understand why the rating for the book is quite low. It was good.

Eldas was a sweetheart. I just wanted to hug him. He had been alone for such a long time. I think that the book really succeeded in making their relationship more equal. The reason for that is because while Luella was taken from her home and forced to become the queen, we also get to see that Eldas struggles a lot with being the king and has lost a lot of the basic privileges of, for example, being a kid.