So when Tricia opened up the blog tour for the second Beyond the Tales book, I jumped at the chance to read an advanced copy. And it's available now so you can all read it!!!
And trust me, you want to read it.
Midnight's Curse
Author: Tricia Mingerink
Genre: Fantasy/fairytale retelling
Content: A little bit of violence and some blood.
Main Characters: King Alexander, Elara Ashen, Daemyn Rand
Placement in Series: Book 2
Synopsis:
High King Alexander rules the Seven Kingdoms of Tallahatchia—a divided nation on the brink of yet another war. When an invitation arrives from the king of Pohatomie, Alex knows it must be a trap, but could it also be the chance to unite the kingdoms he has been waiting for?
Daemyn Rand has lived a hundred years, served an arrogant prince, fallen in love with a princess, and lost himself somewhere along the way. He has already died for his loyalty. Will standing at the high king’s side cost him his one chance to truly live?
Elara Ashen is a lowly, miserable servant. All she wants is to spend even one night in a fancy dress dancing with the high king. When she is offered a pair of glass slippers, it seems that all her dreams have come true.
But dreams have a price, and gifts can be curses in disguise. What will it cost to stop this curse from tearing Tallahatchia apart yet again?
Fairy tales meet the Appalachian Mountains in this adventurous fantasy retelling of the classic Cinderella story.
Add on Goodreads ~ Purchase on Amazon ~ My review of book 1
What I Thought:
More than half of this book (as described by various gifs):
Alex @ Elara:
Elara @ Alex:
Zeke @ Alex:
Daemyn @ Zeke:
And I loved it.
This was so! good! Back when I read Dagger's Sleep, I highly anticipated the next installment, because GOSH Tricia is good at retellings. As a huge fan of the Grimm story, I loved every little nod to the original, and there were a lot of those! Fun little Easter eggs were sprinkled all through the story, but it was still a completely original take.
My one complaint of the first book was that the world was hard to get into but not so in this second book! Maybe that's because I was already a little bit familiar with Tallahatchia, but this world is so cool! And the development it got in this book? It was amazing. We're centered in a different country this time, and where the first book was more of a questing adventure, this one was more court politics, and I love that this world carries both types of story equally well.
Now, I have to talk about the characters because oh my word I love them? Daemyn and Rosanna's relationship is my fave, like... they almost rival Leith and Renna with how much I love them. They're just the best. And they communicate! Bless!
I'm going to be honest here, I didn't care for Elara at all in the beginning. But! She grew! And developed! And I'm so proud of her now! She came a long way and had to endure all the consequences of her decisions, which is a beautiful thing to see play out in a story (even when I did feel bad for her xD). Also, Alex annoyed me for a good portion of this book, but he was cursed, so I'll forgive him.
Again, I can't wait to see where we go next. (Is Alex going to have a romance with one of the twelve dancing princesses? because I will be very happy if that happens) Also I need Daemyn and Rosanna to get married and be the awesome kick-butt adventure couple they're destined to be. Please.
Overall Rating: 4.5 glass slippers out of 5
About the Author:
Tricia Mingerink is a twenty-something, book-loving, horse-riding country girl. She lives in Michigan with her family and their pack of pets. When she isn't writing, she can be found pursuing backwoods adventures across the country.
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There's also a super exciting GIVEAWAY going on, where Tricia is giving away signed copies of both Dagger's Sleep and Midnight's Curse plus a Novelly Yours candle! You can enter by clicking this link right here!
A HUGE thank you to Tricia for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
~ Abby
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