2 Star
Enchantress Zuleika was summoned by the king to help him
with a problem. Instead of letting her do her duty he forces himself on her.
She curses the King and swears she will never help him again. She travels the
world learning new things and helping those in need. When one of her father's
ship goes off course causing financial problems she heads to the last known
location and discovers the Beast. The Beast is Prince Vardan. He's been cursed
and will only help if she breaks the curse. She's willing to help even if he's
a beast. When secrets are revealed will they be able to find their happy
ending?
I love a good retelling of a fairy tale. I don't mind
explicit sex scenes. What I do mind is misogynistic statements being made and
then we're supposed to brush it off as a joke. No thank you. I liked Zulerika.
She was a woman who is dealing with a lot after she's sexually assaulted. She
deserves better than a love interest who cracks a joke about wanting to ravish
the FMC who had already been raped. When the Prince is called out on the
statement, he's all it was a joke. He was just an ass through most of the book.
I would skip this one.
Book 1 Romance a Medieval Fairytale
