A review by bellebookcorner
The Ever King by LJ Andrews

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Read this book if you love; 
• Enemies-to-Lovers 
• Villain Gets the Girl 
• Reluctant Fated Mates 
• Pirates, Fae, and Sirens 
• ‘Touch her/him and you die’ 
 
If you love to read a story where the villain gets the girl, this book is definitely it and you’ll have to check this out!! 
 
Well-paced and great writing style without any info-dump at the beginning. You’ll also learn to love the characters and explore the world building as the story goes. 
 
The story is told in dual POV, Erik and Livia – the main characters. 
Erik can be slightly blood thirsty at times but beneath that is a man with soft heart and I really like getting to know him and his background story. 
As for Livia, she cares deeply for her loved ones and I also like her character development especially when she started to show another side of her and I'm hoping to see more of her ‘dark side’ in the next book. 
 
I loveeeee the slow burn enemies-to-lovers from this book, it wasn’t rushed and developed slowly as they began to discover the truth and not seeing one another as enemies anymore. 
 
The last few chapters were my favorite parts of the story, it was quite action-packed with great display of power combine with some sweet and spicy moments from Erik and Livia! 
Moreover, the ending totally surprised with that twist! A great way to end the book and makes me wish I have book 2 right now! 
 
Overall, it’s a fantastic story with epic world building and loveable characters making it almost impossible to put down! 
I am truly looking forward to read the next book in this series! 
 
⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Violence, gore, past child abuse, childhood trauma, attempted rape (on-screen), betrayal, loss of loved ones, mature sexual content 
 
Thank you to Book of Matches Media and the author for giving me an e-ARC of the book and for having me on this book tour. I’m leaving this review voluntarily! 
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