NOTE: other restrictions can be a result of our security platform detecting potential malicious activity. It’s a fascinating impetus for a relationship: one man thinks his all-powerful magic makes him a monster until he finds that he’s still human after all, and the other thinks that he’s frail and burdensome until he discovers that he can bring seemingly infinite power to its knees with a touch. Even though Ben creates a new world with new rules and lore as per usual in fantasy books, the world building and also the driving plot points aren’t too complicated or twisted. Just showing my support and thanking Ben for writing such an amazing book, while helping me to improve my Vocabulary!

Hands down one of most realistic M/M relationships I've read so far, with no shying away from their sexual desires 🙌🏽 as I mentioned before, the ending felt rushed and I get it, it's a standalone in a series of retellings but I wanted mooorreeeee I could have easily loved a longer ending but that's me being greedy. I was lucky enough to have been sent an arc of Ben Andersons upcoming fantasy book, and the next installment of the Darkmourn series: King of Immortal Tithe.While I was still figuring out how this could end, I got a face slapped with the answer in the most surprising way. Side from running his very own micro-publishing company, Oftomes, you can find Ben in the nearest Starbucks with a book in hand.

It took me a while to get into this but overall it was a pretty decent book, if I could I would give it 3. They went from wanting each other dead to being willing to die for each other in two dozen pages tops. It took all of four pages before Arlo was sobbing in Faenir's arms and all his reason's for not liking Faenir are forgotten. The main aspect I really love about this book and which i really grew to already appreciate in book one is how easy these books are on you as a reader.I've read almost all of his published works at this point and have seen many of his social media posts. It has been many years since the vampiric disease spread wildly across Darkmourn, making humans a rarity. That is usually fine with retellings but the political aspect in this story didn’t work for me either since the world building for the elves was not fletched out at all so I couldn’t care less for who the ruler would be because we didn’t know what their impact was like.

For a book that is said to be “spicy” I didn’t find the spice in this to be realistic or good at all. I believe this was my first book with elves so I was more nervous as to whether I would like it or not but my worries melted away as I kept reading. Es un "retelling" del mito de Hades y Persefone, y debo decir que se manejo muy bien desde la semilla de granada hasta el por qué de la existencia de Caronte y el río Estigio. So let me get this right: Arlo hates Faenirs gut for the most portion of this book, gets his sad backstory told and instantly - just a few pages later - they fuck and Arlo is smitten. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

All it took for Arlo to actually throw himself into Faenir's arms was Myrinn telling him about why the queen hated Faenir. It made me wonder if Faenir would truly be a good king or not, since it seems as though his priorities mostly lie with Arlo. And protection from the undead comes at a cost, one that Arlo is forced to pay when he is stolen by the Prince of Death. Not to mention that out of all the times they do hook up, there isn't a single instance where they practice safe sex.

I highly recommend checking out LORD OF ETERNAL FLAME, but it isn’t necessary if you want to dive right into this one! It is a nice stand alone, MM fantasy retelling based on Hades and Persephone; although it does tie into LoEN nicely. Faenir, the most revered of the elves, is known for one thing: one touch against anyones skin, and they will be unalived. Just like how Arlo turning into a vampire was an easy out for him not being immortal, or semi-immortal. This 22-year-old UK native is steadily making a name for himself with not only his YouTube book vlog, but also his Instagram account .I love how, although the story has subtle nods to the original myths and tales, Alderson makes it his own. King of immortal tithe is a suspenseful, dark and spicy retelling of Hades and Persephone (with a LGBT+ twist 🌈) following how the lives of one dying human and one elf king of death intertwine. Arlo hated Faenir as much as any captive would his captor, which I expect (and love) to see, but then he instantly forgives and starts to love him after hearing his tragic life story. I liked the fact that Arlo had a disease that was going to kill him, it made the immortal/mortal trope more interesting (though I will say, his disease was overused throughout the novel. Ben lives in Oxfordshire and, when not writing, can be found reading, taking Winston - his Labrador - out for long walks, or obsessing over Marvel’s The Scarlet Witch.