Danika Books🖌🕮

★★★★★/5 

CW: the loss of a parent (past), the death of a family member, and sexual harassment, a morally grey character, touch her & you die

For decades, humans have been shielded from the Fae, until one day the protective veil is shattered, and the fae and their magic take over the human world. Estrella escapes her city after becoming Fae Marked in order to avoid being abducted by her Fae partner. When she comes into Caelum, another marked person, they band together to try to escape both the Fae and the humans who are seeking them.

This was a very enjoyable way to start the series. It featured well-developed characters, a basic yet enjoyable world. It featured well-developed characters, a basic yet enjoyable world. I was astounded by the amount of detail in this book. I really like the writing style and attention to detail.

THE FORCED PROXIMITY. THE TENSION!! Estrella is the kind of heroine that every book needs. Strong, level-headed, and self-sufficient, yet not afraid to ask for help. I can't wait to see more of the heroine, who is sassy and strong. Each challenge pushed her, forced her to confront her weaknesses, and she REFUSED to allow those flaws hold her back. The spice also did not disappoint. 😏

Caelum was sarcastic, feisty, flirty. It was a lot of fun to see their interactions especially the banter.

"I wish I was a hydra," I teased. "Then I could just swallow you whole and not have to endure your endless hovering anymore." "My star, you can swallow me whole anytime you --" I smacked him in the stomach

"No, Little One. I'm going to love you. Until you forget what it is to hurt and then long after that. Until the scars you wear like armor have faded from memory, and only we remain."

CAN'T WAIT TO READ THE SECOND BOOK

P.S.

“𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚏 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚜. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸’𝚕𝚕 𝚛𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢.”

rating: ★★★★☆/5

The relationship between Psyche and Eros was downright sizzling. Sure, there's some insta-lust going on, but Eros quickly redeems himself by going all in on Psyche. The way he tells her how attractive and gorgeous he thinks she is, turned me into a downright puddle. For two characters who have had to keep their actual selves concealed for the most of their lives—because to appear frail in this society is to put a target on your back—to then meet another person with whom they can be completely themselves? The chef's kiss. Also, I'm a sucker for the "you may be a monster, but you're my monster" cliché, and Electric Idol delivered big time on that.

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just started reading Electric Idol by Katee Robert & I can Say I am already hooked

This duet is wonderful, and I couldn't get enough of it.

This was all and more that I had hoped for from Cole and Mara's journey. It was exhilarating, erotic, passionate, and just stunning. Cole is obsessed, but he also wants to offer Mara everything she could possibly want. I enjoyed watching the two of them mature and their connection become more stable. It was very fulfilling to see Cole discover what love is and fall so hard for Mara; we saw a fun side of him in this book that made me so pleased. 

And seeing Mara grow into herself even more, becoming successful and strong and proud was perfect. It’s very hard to accomplish a relationship in a book where you can feel that the characters are puzzle pieces that fit together perfectly. Sophie did that in this duet, no one fits better together than Mara and Cole and I was honored to read this story

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