4.25**** starsSo many fools, so many webs of lies, so many secrets, they’re all playing each other. My head is confused and so is my heart. I don’t know who or what to root for and have no idea where this is going. But I love it.And then he was gone, asleep. He really did look innocent and vulnerable like this. “I’m sorry, Lark…” I whispered. “For everything you’ve endured, and for the pain yet to come.”♛♛♛He put up a show of struggling, but when his gaze met mine, he smiled, and it was the same...

I'm still deciding how I will rate this. I am reading the second book now and will review after I finish that. That being said, I really enjoyed this book. This book reminded me a bit of something else (in a good way) and I think it made me recognize that I like it when characters lie. They lie to other characters for some reason or another, but they also sort of lie to themselves. As a reader, I am left to wonder what is true and what is not and I've realized that I really enjoy that when it is...

This was sooooooooo good!!!

2.5/5Oh man. I went from loving this book to wanting to throw my kindle out my window. I liked the beginning, but after that, the situation for the two main characters, instead of improving and going in a better direction, went literally as far away from it as possible. I know there will be the second book, but damn. I just wanted them to be together or something. The book has a double point of view, Lark and the Prince of Love. Lark is the jester in the Court of Love, but that's just his cover...

✰ 4 stars ✰ “Orphan boys didn’t get happy endings. Not in this court. Jesters did not marry princes, and fools could never be heroes. But I dealt in the currency of dreams. And here, in this moment, I had more power than any king.” There were a few moments there where I found myself comparing Fool Me Once with Captive Prince, what with the whole magical political intrigue and enemies to lovers vibe. 🃏🃏 But after awhile, it slowly gained momentum and steadily grew on me as both MMCs get embro...

3.75

I loved the relationship and the dark themes but sometimes the characters would make decisions that were so silly i couldn’t help but roll my eyes at the lack of self preservation. The entire book The villain is just freely waking around why is no one breaking this mans legs?

“I hated him, who he was, what he’d done. But I also understood him, perhaps more than he understood himself. And the truth? He was my enemy, and I knew that. It really was that simple. The only thing I didn’t know was why. A dark fantasy about a jester secretly wreaking havoc upon his court (for reasons….) can’t not be entertaining. This entire book was pretty wild, and the constant thrill of betrayal certainly kept things very high-stakes. I never knew who I could trust; even the ma...

I took my time over Fool Me Once because I read those warnings and knew I was in for a rough time.This book is simultaneously dark, dangerous, and sad, but also beautiful, lush, and romantic.So many dark themes, so please pay attention. Left on a cliffhanger, and I just don't know how Lark and Arin get a happy ending, but they deserve it after all that pain.It made me think of Silk&Steel. The plot is twisty with something lurking under the surface. Razak is just... I have no words.Like I sai...

(UPDATE to trigger warnings - see my website).UPDATED COVERS!!Enemies to lovers? ✔Hate sex? ✔Pin the hero to a wall with a knife at his throat? ✔Villain lifts male lead's chin? ✔Fight or fuck? ✔Triggers that are too hot for Amazon's ban-bots? ✔The best angsty bois? ✔I hate him but touch him and you die? ✔A bad guy that makes Joffrey look cute? ✔A court jester who plays them all like fools? ✔ALL THE FEELS? ✔This one's gonna hurt, but I heard you guys like pain, so... Click to listen to the Spotif...

I was provided an e-copy of the book by the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.✅ Dark vibe✅ Betrayals and twists✅ Sexual tension✅ Hate/love dynamic and kind of hate sex✅ Morally grey characters✅ Politics and lies✅ 2 POVs✅ Pace and plot❗️❗️Trigger warnings: physical torture, violence, attempted suicide and mention of suicide, dubious consent (on-page), non-consensual sex and incest (off-page), and knife play.❗️❗️Kind of cliffhangerStrong 4.5 stars ...