Bound to the Shadow Prince was a fun and spicy fantasy novel set in a world with humans and Fellians, a race of people who lived in the shadows. One Fellian and one human from the Royal bloodline had to spend 7 years in a tower together to ward off a curse. Candra was never supposed to be the sacrifice, but her sister was lost at sea, so she was thrown in to the role at the last minute and pretty unhappy about it.

Candra was sassy and flirty, being somewhat sickly and barren due to a blood curse made her bold and unconventional.

I really enjoyed the world building and obvious miscommunication between the legends for each race of people. Once Candra actually interacted with her mysterious tower inhabitant, she realized he was pretty interesting and friendly. This book was fantasy, enemies to lovers, and monster/paranormal romance.

I loved watching the two of them learn about each other and also fight off their interest because they were not supposed to even be friends, let alone lovers. I don’t want to give any of the plot away, but I loved their relationship and how it grew and then was intrigued by their adventure after the tower, which wasn’t anything like I expected.

I have enjoyed Ruby Dixon books outside of the IPB world, from sci-fi to fantasy, and this one was great. I do think IPB fans might find this to be a bit slower and longer and might not like it as much as a result, but if you also enjoy fantasy and want something spicy with a sassy heroine, I recommend it. There was a lot of spice, but the books are longer than the quick and easy to read IPB books and the author’s other sci-fi novellas. And much like I felt with Bound to the Battle God, this book could have probably been a little shorter, but I still enjoyed it at just over 500 pages and flew through it once I got started.