Lady Wolf's Library

By: Elizabeth Helen
Now Available
Genre: Romantasy

Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕
Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥(howl)
Tropes: Reverse Harem, fairytale retelling, Chosen One, Fated Mates

REVIEW

Bonded by Thorns is a really good retelling of Beauty and the Beast and is an excellent introduction to Castletree and its inhabitants. The world building is gradual, but not the main focus.

The beginning and the framework are very close to the classic story, but we find that instead of one cursed prince, we have four who each rule their own realm. As Rosalina gets to know each if these men, she also comes to understand the realms they inhabit and how magiv works in this–parallel universe?

I also loved the complexities of the relationships and also that Rosalina had a Past before she was shifted into this Fae place. Her “Gaston” is an ass as he should be. And then she meets these guys who don’t ask much of her and like her for her and she starts to see her self worth and that’s the second best part of the book. The best? The heat. Those two thungs will drive you deep into the rest of the series, which are the thick kind, but packed with flavor and easy to devour.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bloom Books for the free ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!

PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

Four beastly princes. One awkward bookworm. An enchanted world of fae, magic, and danger.

I’ve always loved fairy tales. I never imagined I’d actually be in one.

When my father wanders into the enchanted realm of the fae, I know I have to go after him. And when he gets imprisoned, I’ll do anything to save him…even trade my freedom for his. I had no idea I’d end up imprisoned by four fae princes who turn into beasts at night.

I have to win my freedom, and that means making a bargain with them. They must find their mates in order to break the curse. If I can help them do that, they’ll set me free. Sounds simple, right?

It’s not. Because against my better judgment, I’m starting to fall for these beastly princes. One is smart and sweet, the other mysterious and deadly, another flirty and confident, and the last prince… He’s handsome, strong, has a wicked temper, and is dead set against breaking the curse. Why does he want to keep me here forever?

But it’s not just my freedom on the line. If I don’t break the princes’ curse soon, all the magic in the Enchanted Vale will be stolen by the evil—and stupidly hot—Prince of Thorns. And I’m not letting my princes stay cursed.

Not after I’ve fallen in love with them.