this is short.. like 75 pages or so, but it's a good start to the series. this first book does not have a happy ending and reading summary of book 2 ..that is a continuation with the same characters, that one is 400 pages or so. this was a good start and curious where it will go!

This story started out cute and sweet, and then became the set-up for A Touch of Savagery, and kind of lost me. I enjoyed Oriel and Aspen and how sweet and innocent their friendship started out. I loved how Aspen thought the only thing anyone could ever want from him was sex, but Oriel just wanted to spend time with Aspen. I loved how their friendship grew into love and affection between them. This was going so sweet, and then it became rather interesting at the end. I'm not sure if I'll read th...

WTH

What an absolute horrid ending. You get roped into these two beautiful characters just for the ABSOLUTE WORST POSSIBLE THING TO HAPPEN. I am furious with myself and with the author. I would’ve rather one of the characters die some horrible death than what happened. And it just ends. When I picked up the second book to see what the description says (hoping to God it gets fixed) but it only gets worse.

Is the innocence in the room with us right now?

This wasn’t a storybook world where the orphan got to marry the person of their dreams and live happily ever after. — AspenWarnings: From the author's note: "This novella contains material intended for mature readers, including sex workers, light bondage, mentions of parent death, angst, rich/poor, class difference, friends to lovers, and lovers to enemies."For aspec books: In the interest of full disclosure, this is an almost automatic 5🌟 book for me. Any book that features an aro/ace protago...

Wooow, June 18th can't come fast enough for menow

So bleak, holy shit.

A simple romance between a street whore and a prince - what could go wrong? It's set in a fantasy kingdom, but that doesn't play much of a role, and as a story it just shows how we bring our class assumptions into a relationship, often to everyone's detriment. Well-written with good characters.

Yes yes yes. More ace rep. I loved Oriel (the demisexual in this) and how he and Aspen interacted. The beach scene was so cute. God, my fluffy filled heart. I wanted to kick Zima because even though he was totally right and had the experience to back it, he didn't know how things could have been. The ending hit hard and I can't wait for two. Also, the fairy realm is so interesting. Something about the vibe just gets me. They've modernized like humans up to a medieval point in terms of material s...