Book Review: A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was really good and I loved the relationship with Luella and Eldas. I actually fell in love with Eldas because the way the author described him, I thought I was reading a Thranduli fanfiction. Because, um, I fell for Eldas. He’s my little meow meow and I love him so much.

For about 20% of the book, I really hated Luella because all she does is complain and swears up and down and she wants to go home, but then she’s working in Willow’s shop and finding out how to break the cycle, which I’m like..why??? And then the question of her loving him…after she keeps fighting him step by step and swearing up and down that ‘oh, Eldas doesn’t love me, he’s using me.” and finding out, after shouting at the coronation that she loved him…and him saying it back…it kinda sweeten it a bit, but…I felt like it took a long time for her to say it. But then, it wouldn’t be Luella without her battling her feelings for someone that just came to her village and said that she’s his wife.

And King Eldas, my little meow meow…he was kinda worse like her. He honestly was like ‘well I like you, but you need to do your duty’ and was kinda controlling her, like ‘you must do this’ and ‘you must do that’ and those two butted heads all the damn time. But I do like that throughout the book they got together and started to work together, even when she figured out how to break the cycle, which…to be honest, pissed me off. I really didn’t want her to break the cycle, I wanted her to figure out how to control herself when it comes to the redwood throne, but once she figured it out and went home, she realized that for once in her damn life, she actually loves him. Close to the end. Like, what the fuck, my guy???

Hook is best character throughout the book, change my mind.

Willow is also best character throughout the book as well.

Harrow, I wanna punch in the face. As hard as I can. Then yell at him for believing Aria’s bullshit and taking drugs. Because by then, he’ll get punched again. But I’m glad he’s alright.

I know it looks like I’m bashing the book (I’m not, I promise) but I really enjoyed it. I love the relationship between Eldas and Luella, and how headstrong Luella is. Luella just got on my left nerve for a bit, and also I wanted to punch Harrow in the fuckin’ mouf. Not mouth-mouf.

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