What a fun romance!! I’m planning on getting more into romance as a fantasy reader & I think this is the perfect book to bridge the two genres. The romance was so infuriating & kept me hooked the entire time waiting to see what happened with it. While I found some moments a little cringey as someone who doesn’t usually read romances, I still loved them & their tension, though sometimes the MMC was a bit pushy & the FMC was rather naive. Shadow daddy, enemies to lovers, slow burn, forced proximity, fated mates, he falls first, “touch her & you die”, so many fun tropes. The fantasy components were super easy to grasp but still well done. While romance was the primary plot, the fantasy subplot was still solid & kept me interested. The spice scenes were good too! Not too frequent but good when they were there. What a fun read! Would be the perfect fantasy to romance or vice versa bridge or a good palette cleanser

Thank you to the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!!