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

4.0

Actual rating: 4.5/5 stars.

This was such a good book!! I've been intrigued by it for so long (I mean, that cover is GORGEOUS) and I'm so glad I finally picked it up!

I really liked our MC, Luella, a lot. She had a dream that she'd been working towards her whole life and was rightfully pissed when it was ripped away from her when the Elf King showed up. She was feisty and fought him when he was rude to her, yet she was also really compassionate and loyal. Eldas had to grow on me a bit, but I totally loved him by the end.

The romance wasn't as much in the forefront as I was expecting, which wasn't a bad thing. It was very fifty/fifty between the romance and everything else going on. I could have done with it being a bit heavier on the romance side, but overall I liked seeing Luella's relationships with Willow, Harrow, Rinni, and Hook grow throughout the book alongside her romance.

I definitely have to read more from Elise Kova after this!