Have you ever loved a book series so much you wished you could live inside that world? 

 

Barbi Bancroft has. She practically eats, drinks, and breathes everything involving the fandom surrounding the books about the realm of Akkaya and its characters. Akkaya is her whole life. One day, at a fan convention, she’s handed as-yet unannounced, unreleased manuscript to the next book in the series. However, when Barbi gets home and opens it to read, she’s magically transported to Akkaya, which turns out to be so much different than she thought it would be. 

 

This book didn’t end up being what I thought it was in two different ways: it was both darker than I thought it would be and the FMC was different than the type I usually read or invest my time in. I never have any issues with books being darker than planned, since I love dark books in general; however, I did struggle with Barbi’s characterization at times. I loved the overall story arc and the general plot, and the ending to this installment of the series was definitely unexpected. I’m really looking forward to seeing where this story goes. 

 

🩶 You Might Like This Book If You Like 

 

🍒 Slow burn 

💣 But lots of chemistry and tension 

🍒 Portal fantasy 

💣 Fish-out-of-water protagonists 

🍒 Hidden identities 

💣 Secret identities 

🍒 Book boyfriends made flesh 

💣 Subverted tropes 

🍒 If you thought Tamlin was an arsehole 

💣 If you think power corrupts 

🍒 If you think immortality corrupts 

💣 Morally gray book boyfriends 

🍒 Fated mates 

💣 Doggos 

🍒 Rescuing doggos from evil queens 

💣 Dark romantasy 

🍒 Filthy talk 

💣 Explicit fantasies 

🍒 The color pink 

💣 Magic lessons 

🍒 Inexperienced, naive FMCs 

💣 Multiple dimensions on one plane 

🍒 Complex magic systems 

 

⚠️ Please check your TW/CWs before reading. Take care of you. 

 

I was provided a copy of this title by the author. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you. 

 

File Under: Adult Fantasy/Book Series/Coming of Age/Dark Fantasy/Dark Romance/Romantasy/Fantasy Series/Romance Series/Slow Burn/Spice Level 1