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Only Love is Deathless
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Sreka’s younger brother, Dobrina, is in love. The only problem is that the law forbids him from courting until Sreka is married. Sreka hires the local adventurer, Košmar, to marry him so Dobrina can wed his love.
Even if he has to sleep on the couch, instead of with the crown prince on their farce wedding bed, Košmar will get to live like a king for a year. And once Dobrina ...more
Even if he has to sleep on the couch, instead of with the crown prince on their farce wedding bed, Košmar will get to live like a king for a year. And once Dobrina ...more
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Sreka’s younger brother is in love. The only trouble is that as heir to the throne, Sreka must marry first before Dobrina can wed. So Sreka hires Košmar, the son of a famed adventurer, to become his husband for a year. For Košmar it is a pretty good deal. He gets to live in luxury for a year and then paid handsomely at the end of it. In order to stage the perfect meeting to fool the court and his family, Sreka decided to ‘resc ...more
Sreka’s younger brother is in love. The only trouble is that as heir to the throne, Sreka must marry first before Dobrina can wed. So Sreka hires Košmar, the son of a famed adventurer, to become his husband for a year. For Košmar it is a pretty good deal. He gets to live in luxury for a year and then paid handsomely at the end of it. In order to stage the perfect meeting to fool the court and his family, Sreka decided to ‘resc ...more
An interesting spin on Russian folk fairy tails and my respect to the author on being so well versed in Slavic literature. Some of the names looked familiar to me but most were not, so I'm curious of their origin.
Overall it's an interesting read, a bit overlong toward the end and has an ending that might indicate a follow up.
I liked the writing style - airy and imaginative but at the same time so tangible that I almost could touch and smell things described.
This is my first read by Sita Bethel ...more
Overall it's an interesting read, a bit overlong toward the end and has an ending that might indicate a follow up.
I liked the writing style - airy and imaginative but at the same time so tangible that I almost could touch and smell things described.
This is my first read by Sita Bethel ...more
The story in Only Love is Deathless jumps into the action right away, with a prince coming to an agreement with a thief that they will get married, but it will be a fake marriage and only for a year. This will allow the prince's younger brother to marry his true love, because the rules of the land dictate that a younger member of royalty cannot marry until their older sibling does.
From the start, nothing goes as planned. The fake dragon the thief (who has magic) was supposed to conjure up so he ...more
There are so many awesome things about this book:
The characters are great. Everyone is nuanced and compelling and flawed enough to be interesting. Dobrina is my new favorite person. I would give him all the puppies.
The world-building is superb. The author weaves together a lovely, intricate lore where the supernatural seems both familiar and fresh. Rather than bulky info-dumps, the world takes shape organically, and the reader is able to piece things together without feeling lost or being overwh ...more
The characters are great. Everyone is nuanced and compelling and flawed enough to be interesting. Dobrina is my new favorite person. I would give him all the puppies.
The world-building is superb. The author weaves together a lovely, intricate lore where the supernatural seems both familiar and fresh. Rather than bulky info-dumps, the world takes shape organically, and the reader is able to piece things together without feeling lost or being overwh ...more
A Joyfully Jay review.
4.25 stars
For fans of the “fake boyfriend” or “marriage of convenience” tropes, this story opens with the scene where Sreka propositions Košmar. Personally, I enjoyed immediately starting with the conceit that brings the two romantic leads together. This also helped speed the emotional plot along, letting me savor the way both MCs are so wary of revealing their deepening feelings because each fears his growing love will be unrequited.Therein lies the elements of slow burn, ...more
4.25 stars
For fans of the “fake boyfriend” or “marriage of convenience” tropes, this story opens with the scene where Sreka propositions Košmar. Personally, I enjoyed immediately starting with the conceit that brings the two romantic leads together. This also helped speed the emotional plot along, letting me savor the way both MCs are so wary of revealing their deepening feelings because each fears his growing love will be unrequited.Therein lies the elements of slow burn, ...more
Sreka and Košmar. A prince and an rogue, perpetrate a fraud. Getting in over their heads wasn’t part of the plan. Neither were dragons, all sorts of monsters, a quest, and falling in love.
A good old fashioned fantasy is always welcome.. Good against evil is an old story but it was the the love that set this book apart. Great characters made it even better. Inventive evil doers, magic, death, a bit of snark, and a fairly epic quest awaits the reader.
An imaginative book, full of bright imagery and ...more
A good old fashioned fantasy is always welcome.. Good against evil is an old story but it was the the love that set this book apart. Great characters made it even better. Inventive evil doers, magic, death, a bit of snark, and a fairly epic quest awaits the reader.
An imaginative book, full of bright imagery and ...more
This was an entertaining read. I seem to have a thing for romances that are a mix of light fluffy and then hit you with something dark that makes total sense in the context of the rest of the story but means that you're gonna have to read those bits as well. Still all's well that ends well and this story does end well.
I also liked the bits of slavic style myths and folklore and how they integrated with both the story and the world building, the title should maybe have clued me in to one particul ...more
I also liked the bits of slavic style myths and folklore and how they integrated with both the story and the world building, the title should maybe have clued me in to one particul ...more
For some reason the book is not as popular as it should be.
But again- that's a different topic.
I loved reading it and watching those two fall in love together.
I'm very interested in where the Author got inspiration for the names of their characters, as they all mean something in my language as well.
It's well-written, well-paced and the love scenes between the two main characters were absolute delight.
I hope to read more from the Author.
* ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest ...more
But again- that's a different topic.
I loved reading it and watching those two fall in love together.
I'm very interested in where the Author got inspiration for the names of their characters, as they all mean something in my language as well.
It's well-written, well-paced and the love scenes between the two main characters were absolute delight.
I hope to read more from the Author.
* ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest ...more
I'll admit I'm a sucker for medieval fantasy so I started out biased. As much as I loved the characters and story, there were definitely a few issues. The sham marriage plot was practically ignored after the first chapter. There was none of the sexual tension, pining, slowly growing affection kind of thing that you normally expect. Would have been improved immensely by more character growth, but it did read like a fairy tale and those aren't much known for their in-depth characters.
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*DNF*
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