I feel myself getting sucked back into Romantasy now because of this book. O M F G it’s so good! It is literally giving every comfort read vibe possible and I could not put it down. 

Bristol is THE FMC we’ve all been waiting for, a young woman just trying to survive in not the best circumstances who tries to make the best out of a ridiculously fantastical situation. Her mother left, then her father is found dead on the side of the road, she’s left holding the pieces together for her two sisters (who you’ll actually care about) in a small town that isn’t quite what it seems. When an unknown aunt sends a letter suggesting a significant ‘inheritance’ , Bristol isn’t shocked to learn it’s closer to a scam as she suspected, but for the sake of her family she takes a leap of faith and enters into a bargain with the fae.

Pearson’s jump into new adult is spot on, everything just hits. At first I think I was trying to compare elements to the big hitters like ACOTAR, FBAA, …Serpent Wings, maybe a lil Hunger Games, but then I realized that it was what was making it perfect. The story takes all of the loved and familiar romantasy high notes and twists them into something fresh and new; an urban’ish fantasy shoved through a portal into a near high fantasy world.  Now, I’m just really sad I have to wait for finish the story.

This is definitely one of my top top reads of 2024 and a revitalization of romantasy for me.