Name: A Dance with the Fae Prince
Rating: 3.857142857142857 (133 reviews)
ISBN: 9781949694345

Elise Kova

A stand-alone, fantasy romance perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J Maas. A young woman is taken captive by a disarmingly handsome fae after she witnesses a ritual not meant for human eyes in the dead of night.

A Dance with the Fae Prince

vmknmy

I don't really have hours in the day to allocate to having an emotional breakdown.

I don’t think it’s the kissing that keeps me up… 😏

Megan BV

for everyone who stays up late reading books about kissing

Clivia

"Why is it that it is so much easier for me to process being treated like a thing than a person? How is it that the latter hurts more?" 

"Because now you know this is how you should have been treated all along. Because you know that if one person sees you, respects you as they should, then there's no excuse for anyone else not to. The fault does not lie - has never lain - with you, but rather the shortcomings of those you have been surrounded by. You were always worthy."

Dance with the Fae Prince

I needed a change of pace and this was it, but it could've been so muuuch more I guess

Annabella

Once again, this author has managed to pleasantly surprise me with her book. When I first started this, I didn't think I would like it. However, as I continued reading, I grew to love the main character and the other characters of the cast. I enjoyed it more than the first book in this series, especially because the relationship's progression seemed more natural. The main character and the love interest interacted with each other more than what happened in the first book. I was also very much intrigued by the expansion of world-building and Fae culture. 

Mirror

Amanda

This book was enjoyable but more about healing trauma than the romance (I'd give it half a 🌶). Finished the book but it didnt keep me engaged while reading.

zatul 

buny

** spoiler alert **
           so youre saying that davien treating katria like shit whenever he felt like in his petty rage as the supposed king is all forgotten within a minute and hes, out of nowhere, okay w giving it all up and abiding her bc shes a Queen, thus in power now? nah fuck off

i mightve indulged (or tolerated) these stupid fucking characters at a diff place in time and im so sad bc i havent done the disgusting art of skim reading in a loooooooooooong while but the moment the 50% mark hit, i did not have left even a single fuck to give abt this book. i found the main couple's personal conflicts to be too boring and childish for the kind of hard lives they've lived. i did not feel even mildly sympathetic or anything of that kind for katria and that's rude ig but idgaf . i just had to finish this bc with time i still wna read the next book in the series and it was not Too atrocious for me to hit dnf (too cruel) 

and this one's COMPLETELY personal but i fucking hated the sex in this. i always most certainly end up hating sex scenes in books bc a) too cringe alpha male bs or b) too abrupt that it ends up taking away from the plot but here, the way davien and katria went from 0 to a 100 so quick gave me whiplash and made them not at all believable in my eyes as a compatible couple. and the last twist/reveal sucked ass bc wtf 

the only good thing abt this? the beautiful cover !!!! mwah 10/10 would stamp it on a wall in the house def 👍👍 

tl;dr: i do not think these bitches should've ended up together.

1.5 ⭐ i am, again being generous as hell for this too long for no reason shit ! this was exactly elf king but since i had alr experienced it once, i had less tolerance for the bullshit moves the author pulled in this one

I liked this one a lot, I did guess the twist from pretty much the first chapter but I love the characters and the tenderness that they treat each other with :’) I enjoyed a deal with the elf king more but this one made definitely me want to read the rest in the series!

fris🐝

Bibi

Great storyline interesting plot overall good story the fmc and mmc annoyed me most of the time but the ending was great

Jantien 

The bar was set really high for this book and almost impossible to live up to my expectations, but I had a feeling what the plot might be from the beginning and I didn’t like being right. It’s definitely an okay book, and the illustrations on the cover and hidden cover are gorgeous but I won’t read it again

Neeky Reid

3.5 stars
After they went to his world; it stopped giving what it was supposed to gave. He was an ass, she asked stupid questions; over all it was just really drawn out for no reason. It did not need to be 344 pages long, 250 at most 270 if we're pushing it. It would have been nice if we got a pov from Davien/Lord Fenwood but I was stuck in a time loop of Katria's ramblings.

Great concept, and love the tie-in of fairytales we all know and love, but the author tends to — with the books I’ve read by her — fall into similar grooves of writing and characters. Wish it felt different than her other books, but it doesn’t. 

(Bre)anne✨

TW to be added later

Great concept, and love the tie-in of fairytales we all know and love, but the author tends to — with the books I’ve read by her — fall into similar grooves of writing and characters. Wish it felt different than her other books, but it doesn’t. 

Quick and predictable but still entertaining and sweet. 

Pamela Fitzhugh 

Ahh I feel like Elise Kova can do no wrong with writing. This book was amazing. A little repetitive with the Cinderella story but amazing none the less. I guessed who she was about halfway through and if people would just communicate then the issues that happened wouldn’t have happened. But this book is great

Lydia White

Overall a good and easy Cinderella-esque retelling that requires minimal mental commitment. 
Definitely preferred the story, characters, and relationship dynamic in this book as opposed to Deal with the Elf King.

Sandra Tammaru

Entertaining and magical - a perfect rewinding read for the end of a busy week.

clara weaks

This one actually didn’t really do it for me! Which was disappointing because of how much I love Elise Kova. I really liked the world building and the concept was cool, but the characters and plot fell a little flat for me. I just wanted Katria to do something, anything. Also I don’t think I know anything about the love interests. Tbh I cannot remember his name.

Ley Stanton

Katria was such a strong character, though she did make some odd decisions at times - never following the rules. Davien was hard to like at first but he grew on me after a while. I enjoyed the story between these two characters, watching them slowly fall for each other. Following their hearts instead of their brains. It was nice to see more of this world, though I wish there had been some crossover with the first book. I'm hoping I will get some interaction between all the characters thus far in a later book in the series. The ending felt super rushed, the big reveal at the end should have had a little more resolution after the fact. But it felt like once something big happened, they just moved onto the close of the story, which was jarring. Otherwise, I really enjoyed the book.

Aurora Corbett

When I started the book I thought it was going in one direction and then it went The other way. Which was good. Because I REALLY REALLY REALLY liked it. Then end.

Sophie 

I loved this book. I loved the mention of our faves Luella and her man adored that little part okay.
Katria and Davien! Loved them so much. I don’t think Elise Kova can ever write a bad fantasy book of hers I adored this again. I love the world of Midscape and how each realm is someone different. The action scenes in this as well absolutely brilliant. I love how Katria stood up to her step mother in the end as well never underestimate anyone I think is the lesson there. Gave me Cinderella and The Cruel Princes vibes as well so if you like those, you’ll love this!

Nice, light, easy read, but I actually didn’t like the plot of this one as much as the first book in this world - just a personal preference. There was a point with the MMC where he was hot then cold and back without a lot of reason… Again this book could have used another editor pass - caught plenty of errors and awkward sentences. But definitely enjoyed and will probably continue with the rest of the Married to Magic series. Will say the bonus scenes for both of these have been pretty cute. :)

Katie Allard

Cassie Helming

Don’t know if I’ve ever disliked a book so much.

Audrey |  Bookstagrammer 

I absolutely loved this!! And I wish it wasn't a standalone!
In the middle it did get a bit slow but it quickly got better with the addition of smut and the plot thickened quite a bit. I loved the ending and I think it is a really good, fantasy, romance smutty book -with a plot, book!

Aundreya Rich

"My every thought returns to you. You are like a whirlwind, down and down I spin, every time, until I'm caught in your center. Now I know there is only one way to escape."
"And how is that?"
"To give in, to stop fighting, and see where you take me." 

I finished A Dance with the Fae Prince last night and really enjoyed this wonderful NA fantasy. New Adult Fantasy Romance is a underrated genre that I am LOVING more and more as it becomes available.

Read if you are looking for:
- a slow burn romance 
-Cinderella retelling
-Fae and other magical creatures
-a quick and easy Romantasy ❤️
-a grumpy Lord of the house
-a stand-alone

What I missed:
The beginning of this story with the Lord was what pulled me in, and honestly I missed that setting the farther the book went along.
The ending was predictable so I found myself a bit underwhelmed compared to the excitement at the start.
Overall still a fantastic fae/royalty romance!

Rating:
Story- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre- NA, Romance/Fantasy
Steam- there’s a little fire to keep you warm 🔥 
Song- Close by Nick Jonas

Sophia De La Garza

I enjoyed this one just as much as the first. I will say that I wanted a bit more from the ending. But other than that I love that these are standalone fantasy romances. 

4 out of 5 stars

A Dance with the Fae Prince

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