3.85/5 stars ✨Pleasantly delighted by this cozy and captivating story. Absolutely adore the concept of a librarian with the power to read any language, modern or ancient.

The world building in the first 50% of the book took me a little bit to longer to work through, but the second half was jam packed with action. Lydia and Quinn are an easy pair to love along the way.

- Cozy but adventurous fairytale like fantasy

- Set in a magical wood with mystical creatures, curses/ prophecy storyline

-Fated Mates, Forced Proximity, Slow Burn 🌶️

-65/35 plot to romance ratio

- Third person dual point of view

This was unique and recommendable to fantasy readers. I would consider it middle level fantasy in terms of intense world building & storyline. I did feel that there were a lot of characters introduced in the beginning, and the final 2-3 chapters felt rushed. Also some chapters were really long, which doesn’t deter me but it was daunting seeing 52 minutes left in the chapter sometimes 😅. Overall there’s some great character development for the FMC, and I look forward to seeing where it goes.

I received an ARC copy of this book for free for a voluntary honest review. Thank you for sending this beautiful story my way.