A Soul to Keep: Duskwalker Brides: Book One

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She knew she hadn’t screamed, hadn’t tried to run, hadn’t done anything but wait as her family was eaten. The first book of a series, especially a fantasy series, always has a tough job of world building, but Opal Reyne was able to get this book off the ground quickly with a simple premise: there are humans, and the demons who hunt them. So yes, I would highly recommend this book if you're in the mood for something slow burn, monster-virgin sacrifice trope, cinnamon roll (with a zest). The typos, which normally I don’t notice but in this book my boredom brought these faults to the forefront, and oh boy did they bother me.

I will add, and this could be a perk to some readers, I felt like the erotica near the end took over the story. There was never a dull moment, (well apart from the dreaded traveling) it was one adventure after another. He makes her stuff and is super happy to show her, he preciously keeps the things she makes him even if its insignificant, he teaches her stuff, he grows a garden even if he doesn’t eat those things… etc etc etc.I still don’t know, but what would have happened in the story if Belle had fucked the Beast before he became a human. But overall I was so impressed with the storytelling here, and these amazing characters this author has created.

I can’t wait to learn more about the unnamed Duskwalker, and I will be reading the rest of the series with hopes that a situation like the one above isn’t repeated. The book's writing is decent and the story up until that point was okay, but I wish the author had reconsidered her choices with Katerina. Ladies, just because your man treats you nicely doesn't mean that his ex, who is still dealing with PTSD from being his first partner, is evil.

She was taken against her will by a monster, and because she thought she'd die if she resisted Orpheus, she placated him by agreeing to cordially live with him. Imagine writing the sentence ‘They came in many sizes, which informed their prey if the monster in front of them would guarantee their death or not. And since I love a Beauty and the Beast story it really isn’t surprising I loved this one (she even reads him a children’s folktale of Beauty and the Beast… meta).

A Soul to Keep is one slow burn romance between a Duskwalker (imagine Elias from TAMB, furry body, wolf skeleton for the head and Impala's horns on the top.Uma mensagem por e-mail será enviada antes do término do período gratuito, que pode ser cancelado a qualquer momento.

Instead of 500+ pages this could have easily been your standard 300ish novel with no loss in terms of plot. This was cute as all hell - Beauty and the Beast vibes but unexpectedly HOT 🔥🔥🔥 - and it takes place in a remarkably well-crafted fantasy world. When the next offering is due and the monsterous Duskwalker is seen heading their way, her village offers her an impossible choice: to be thrown into the prison cells, or allow herself to be sacrificed to a faceless monster. Also, that was 200 years ago and over those centuries Orpheus has become more intelligent and understanding of humans, so yeah, he could have easily gotten angry and eaten her. He is both every horrible thing Reia has ever imagined him to be, but funnily enough is also one of the sweetest and the most thoughtful creatures she’s ever known, showing her more kindness than her own people ever had.

It's such a shame because this author clearly took inspiration from both The Ancient Magus' Bride and Demon Slayer without taking any of the themes of forgiveness and empathy for others, all for some cheap jealous woman nonsense. Most books in the genre are stuck on one level of monster fuckery; humanoid in shape and very, very large, when there exists an entire pyramid of monster lover levels. But regardless of what I didn't like, I think you should read this if you’re interested in monster romance. Also, if she was shunned by the community from the age of seven, how exactly did she manage to grow up?