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The Best Of: Standalones #4

I’ve been loving a good standalone lately, especially a thriller/mystery. I’m pretty sure the majority of books I’ve read this year have been standalones because apparently, I can’t commit to series anymore.

A Dance with the Fae Prince by Elise Kova

Elise Kova books are always a hit for me. This is the last one I’ve read in the Married to Magic series of standalones and I really need to get onto the next one. This was the best of the two I’ve read so far and I enjoyed all of the faerie lore.

ARC Review: A Dance with the Fae Prince by Elise Kova

Synopsis: She knew her hand in marriage would be sold. She had no idea a fae prince was the buyer.

Katria swore she’d never fall in love. She’s seen what “love” means through the cruelty of her family. So when she’s married off to the mysterious Lord Fenwood for a handsome price, all Katria wants is a better life than the one she’s leaving. Feelings are off the table.

But her new husband makes not falling in love difficult.

As their attraction begins to grow, so too do the oddities within her new life: strange rules, screams in the night, and attacks by fae that Katria never thought were real. When she witnesses a ritual not meant for human eyes, Katria finds herself spirited away to the land of Midscape.

Surviving the fae wilds as a human is hard enough. Katria must survive as a human who accidentally pilfered the magic of ancient kings – magic a bloodthirsty king is ready to kill her for in order to keep his stolen throne – and her new husband is the rightful heir in hiding.

The power to save the fae is in her hands. But who will save her from a love she vowed never to feel?

The Boyband Murder Mystery by Ava Eldred

This probably isn’t the best-written book in this post, but it’s so fun. If you were in a fandom as a teen, this will make your heart sing. I think in my review I called it a love letter to fandom and it’s true. Plus who doesn’t want to read fan girls trying to solve a murder mystery?

ARC Review: The Boyband Murder Mystery by Ava Eldred

Synopsis: ‘I have long believed that loving a boyband brings with it a wealth of transferable skills, but I’d never imagined solving a murder would be one of them…’

Harri and her best friends worship Half Light – an internationally famous boyband. When frontman Frankie is arrested on suspicion of murdering his oldest friend Evan, Harri feels like her world’s about to fall apart. But quickly she realises that she – and all the other Half Light superfans out there – know and understand much more about these boys than any detective ever could.

Now she’s rallying a fangirl army to prove Frankie’s innocence – and to show the world that you should never underestimate a teenage girl with a passion…

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