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  • A Deal with the Elf King

  • Married to Magic
  • Written by: Elise Kova
  • Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
  • Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (167 ratings)

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A Deal with the Elf King

Written by: Elise Kova
Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
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Publisher's Summary

Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Uprooted, this stand-alone, fantasy romance about a human girl and her marriage to the Elf King is impossible to put down! The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death.

Three thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella's village to be their Human Queen. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark 19-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she's dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town's only healer.

That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives...for her. Everything Luella had thought she'd known about her life, and herself, was a lie. Taken to a land filled with wild magic, Luella is forced to be the new queen to a cold yet blisteringly handsome Elf King. Once there, she learns about a dying world that only she can save. The magical land of Midscape pulls on one corner of her heart; her home and people tug on another...but what will truly break her is a passion she never wanted. A Deal with the Elf King is a complete, stand-alone novel, inspired by the tales of Hades and Persephone, as well as Beauty and the Beast, with a "happily ever after" ending. It's perfect for fantasy romance fans looking for just the right amount of steam and their next slow-burn and swoon-worthy couple.

©2020 Elise Kova (P)2021 Elise Kova

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loved it

Great writting, the concepts and the narreration were spot on. Very enjoyable! very well done.

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Fun book to listen to

Definitely a slooow burn (doesnt go in detail though). If i had one complain its that it feels like its olden times but then the main character uses phrases that i dont think they wouldve had back then but thats just me being nitpicky. I thought this was a cute book all in all :)

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A nice easy listen

A nice easy listen with a cute romance mixed into a fantasy world. Recommend.

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Very Meh.

I found this novel so slow and lost interest a few times, so this book too me forever. Not sure I would recommend this novel to others.

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loved it

I loved everything about this book. i would make the same choice as her. 10/10

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Performance was really well

I found that the narrators were amazing. But the story was boring and dragged on.

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It's just ok.

This isn't the worst romance I've ever read/listened to, but it wasn't for me. The characters seem juvenile and the jokes fall flat. I found the characters hard to relate to. I will probably avoid those author in the future.

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Good beginner book to get into the fae world

If you are just starting out with fae books this is a good start.

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Not worth the time

Super boring, almost nothing happened. This could have been a Novella. The narrator sounded like a robot

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Loved this book

Narration: awesome - no complaints!
Story: I loved it! The only complaint I have is that I wish this book were longer! It is both the best and worst feeling to finish a book and feel hollow, knowing you can not continue to get lost in the fictional world you’d been escaping to for days!

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  • MIdwest Suburban Family
  • 2021-09-17

A big unanswered question.

I get the mixed reviews, but it is a cute story. There isn’t any cheating in the book, but it is discussed that the king only has heirs with other Elves, to keep the bloodline pure. I want to know if he’s still going to hold to that or not. That changes everything.

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  • Gerad
  • 2021-09-26

Not as good as I hoped

I really wanted to like this book. It had a cool world and an interesting concept. But Luella was so frustratingly blind that I spent a good deal of time muttering under my breath, calling her an idiot.

The audiobook narration was alright. The production quality was good.

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  • Alisha
  • 2021-11-23

characters lacking

The beginning of the book was promising, but the author uses exposition too much.

The male characters lack motivation beyond wanting to marry the main character.

The main character is annoying. She's frustrating in a 'written by a teenager' kind of way. She's argumentative when she should observe the works around her, and asks questions instead of investigating and discovering.

The author needs to trust the reader more.

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  • Chelsea Fletcher
  • 2021-11-14

it was fine.

It was just okay. It flows, but I think it wasn't the most interesting thing. didn't struggle to finish it, but I definitely jumped around to other books while listening cause it couldn't keep my attention fully.

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  • karla
  • 2021-11-09

Protagonist Dummy

The protagonist is supposed to be a powerful, smart queen but so many of her thoughts and actions are SO dumb.

The love story here is cute.

Decent story and I was entertained.

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  • Zoë
  • 2022-06-09

This is literally a rip off of a court of thorns and roses

Like seriously I’m annoyed I listened to this it’s like verbatim of that book like at least give me something they should really call it a retelling of acotar let’s be real here

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  • Cora Barraza
  • 2022-07-14

Disappointing ending

The world building and premise was good. I enjoyed the first 2/3rd of the book. The ending was incredibly predictable and dragged out. Also, minimal spice. Great voice acting though.

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  • Antje
  • 2022-05-22

Fades to black

The romance does fade to black. But I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait for a sequel or next book in the universe- apparently they’re all stand alone but not on audible yet!

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  • Julie
  • 2021-11-30

Beautifully well written

I can never get enough of beauty and the beast retellings but this one tugged at my heart and i cried with Luella so many times. There was so much of this story i fell in love with i found i had to stop to catch my breath sometimes. It was well written and so well told i cant put it into proper words!! If i could give it more than 5 stars i would, this will be one of my top reads for a long time.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 2022-02-02

Mostly good but tedious at times

I originally loved the headstrong lead character but she got in her way too much.

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  • mathilde bouvault
  • 2022-02-20

Meh

I didn’t really liked it … everything happens too fast and at the same time nothing really happens … the relationship between the protagonist and the king is a bit too easy and no really developed… you can read it easily but nothing amazing

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  • livamn
  • 2022-02-19

bof

vraiment pas comparable à du Sarah j maas ou du Jennifer armentrout, plutôt cucul... à eventuellement à lire en kinddle à 0.99 cents, pas plus...