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Few know this, but I’m from Germany and traditionally published books there many years ago. When I finally felt brave enough to publish in English, going indie was a no-brainer to me. I enjoy having full control over the content of my books, especially when it comes to stories written under Liv Zander. I promised myself that Liv would write whatever she wants whenever she wants to. No compromises. No doubts. Trad publishers would pull their hair out if they needed to deal with that attitude. The world-building was great, super interesting take! Also enough mystery left for book 2. SpoilerI'm curious about the brothers... like, the god of whispers seems as horrible as the MMC.
King of Flesh and Bone is a full-length dark fantasy novel and the first book by the duo The Pale Court. The two-part story centers on a ruthless man, the woman who cannot escape her love, and a HEA.Heed the warnings that this is too dark a romance for most people’s tastes. If he can handle Tillie Cole and HD Carleton, chances are he can take that level of determination. QTP. Question The Premise. What works for 99% of writers might not work for me. Writers, teachers, and gurus love to preach how we just “have to get the story out in a first draft” or “stop editing as we write”. Not only is it untrue for me but causes me frustration and stress I don’t need. Becca Syme from the Better Faster Academy truly helped me understand how my writer brain works, and how to trust my process, no matter how odd it may seem.
My TBR is an electronic dumpster fire with random books tossed together from any and all genres. I might read an alien romance one night, then a fictional biography about the last princess of Korea the next. And how about we toss a horror in there? Or a book about 20 ways to make pancakes? Liv Zander’s King of Flesh and Bone certainly walks the line between thrilling and triggering for me, but she weaves an incredibly rich dark fantasy romance that kept me listening to the audiobook until the end. I was entirely tangled up in the story of Ada and Enosh: her determination to stay true as it is overwhelmed by his possessiveness, his questionable nearly non existent morals, and each carrying their own pasts. It does start a bit awkwardly. But as long as you get past chapter 2 the story starts To write itself almost. I did struggle with the 1st chapter understanding what was happening once I did I couldn't believe the story I was falling into. Every sentence I write goes through at least three rounds of edits before I actually type it. For a long time, I listened to all the advice out there, trying to push myself to write a first draft. In the end, I had to accept that I’m not that type of writer. I don’t write fast, but what I write requires little to no editing and almost never any revising. Overall, the story is a quite fabulous dark and evil start to the series and I loved every aspect of it!Liv has an unhealthy love for sexy villains. To cure herself of her poor choice in men, she’s currently undergoing therapy, but who can afford that these days? To fund her co-pays, she’s writing deliciously dark fantasy romance about the men who would burn the world to the ground for their women. Is that counter-productive? Probably, but it’s also a lot of fun. I would like to preface this review with the fact that I have not read many dark fantasy romance stories, so I am not sure if the content of this book is typical for the genre or if the dark elements are not aligned with what the genre is meant to be. I do plan on reading more dark fantasy romance in the future, so I may revisit this review following additional reference points. world was. interesting but i still wanted more answers as to why the king didn't follow his duty, and the answers we got felt unsatisfying The reason I can still enjoy the book is probably that the rape scenes aren't truly fleshed out - we get the mechanics, we don't get a lot of description of how it feels (beyond "my ass still hurts") or the fallout (ie. how does Ada feel afterwards, what physical and mental effects are there). This doesn't diminish what happens, of course, but it does make it much easier to focus on the slow process of her seeing more of him and gaining some understanding. (Fwiw, the worst part for me was her reaction to him "twisting" her legs - so much more palpable, and gave me more of a visceral reaction). Loved the world and characters. Wasn't sure about Enosh at first but I grew to love him. And Ada was a strong wilful woman and I loved the fact she never gave in.
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