What would you do if your most feared enemy offered you a gilded bargain? One in which you hold the key to unlocking both of your dreams? All you have to do is trust him…but can he trust you? Kidnapped by her own father and forced to grow up on the fae isle of Idris, Tassia is desperate for a safety that’s constantly out of reach. After her father is accused of treason by the very fae who once revered him and she’s abandoned by her fiancé who leaves her to rot in the vile dungeons at the mercy of vicious monsters, the safety she so desperately craves seems unreachable. Salvation arrives in the form of an unlikely ally; the king of the rival unseelie court. The terrifying King Heath offers Tassia a bargain only a fool would turn down but experience has taught her to be wary around the fae, no matter how beguiling and beautiful they may be. She can’t trust him. After all, it was her own father who slaughtered the king’s parents and placed a deadly curse on his lands. Tassia embarks on a quest to discover the hiding place of a wondrous magical relic and the key to unlocking all her dreams. To survive in a hostile world, Tassia has to decide where and who her loyalty lies with, as she discovers that getting what she wants isn’t always the fairytale dream she envisaged.

Requirements & Requests

At this point, I'm looking for thoughts and impressions about the main characters and their arcs, especially the MC. Is there anything that stands out in terms of the plot not working? Obviously any glaring spelling mistakes.

Comparable Stories:

Told from the perspective of 18 year old Tassia, this is a story that will appeal to those who loved the enemies to lovers storyline in Lexi Ryan’s These Twisted Bonds, the morally grey inhabitants of Holly Black’s Elfhame novels. It would also appeal to anyone who enjoyed the deception in Lynette Noni’s The Prison Healer series or simply those who watched Labyrinth and wished Sarah had chosen the Goblin King.

Trigger Warnings:

Parent loss, kidnapping, violence, swearing