Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

“I don’t know how to not be afraid,” Isak whispered into the dark.

I think I might be in love with Marina Vivancos’ writing. It’s beautiful, simple, original and the pages just fly by when reading her books. I finished Honeythorn in record time and I just had to read Cherryvine as well. They are quite similar in some ways as they deal with past abuse and arranged marriages, but the characters felt new and I could never mistake any of the MCs in Honeythorn for those in Cherryvine. Gosh I love this little world. The descriptions are so vivid. I couldn’t stop imagining a place that looks like a mix of Santorini and King’s Landing from GoT. I want to go there, lol. Omegaverse meets regency meets steampunk? Yup, it works.

Isak snorted, giving him that half-disbelieving, half-amused look he always had when Emil was especially effusive. “You cannot possibly tell me I am funny.” “You make me smile.” “That’s not the criteria for being funny.” “Hm. Well. I shall call the comedy committee and make a formal complaint.”

It’s a short book and nothing truly bad actually happens, but my god the angst was effective. I was so on edge throughout, exactly like poor Isak was. That distrust of everything and everyone after prolonged domestic abuse was really powerful, in many ways.

Emil was a delightful character. He’s cheeky, a himbo alpha, pure sunshine and also the sappiest of devoted husbands. Great freaking combo.

“No ifs, darling. Do them the justice of allowing them to speak for themselves, and don’t insult their character by speculating on things that only exist in your fears.”

Highly recommend.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️

⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Arranged marriage
Regency meets steampunk and omegaverse
Past trauma
Abuse survivor
Alpha/omega
Mpreg
Steampunk
Widower
Size difference
Heat/slick/knotting
Multiple orgasms
Hands-free orgasm
Himbo alpha

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Details of past domestic abuse (emotional, verbal, physical)
Mentions of death of parents (past)
Death of husband (past, bad guy)
PTSD symptoms
Explicit sexual content
MC pushing other MC during panic attack
Alcohol consumption
Heat/slick/knotting
Mpreg (some details of labor)

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: No
Breakup: No
POV: 3rd person, single (1 chapter from Emil)
Genre: Omegaverse romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Strict roles
Main characters’ age: 28 and not specified
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 159
Happy ending: Yes


In all truthfulness, the day of Isak’s second wedding dawned like any other. The sense of foreboding that filled him was old and familiar—he couldn’t remember a day when he hadn’t awoken with it deep in his gut.

It turned out that the swim clothes covered his torso, but only went down to mid-thigh. Mid-thigh. People were going to see his knees.

“It’s all lovely. I was especially taken by the glasswork. Truly, I have never seen anything more beautiful.” “Have you not looked in the mirror?” Isak blushed, scoffing. “Alpha.” “Sorry, sorry. I’ll stop being such a sap if I must.”



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