The Wolf and the Crown of Blood

The Wolf and the Crown of Blood

Hardback
4.517

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"I couldn't breathe in The Wolf and the Crown of Blood fast enough... I never wanted to leave this world!" -Tricia Levenseller, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.

Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapse...

Bryony Devaliant was born to die-again and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.

Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuries-until his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.

A thrilling and incredibly sexy new romantasy series from Sunday Times bestselling author Elizabeth May.

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Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy's Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Hart's Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.

PERFECT for fans of:
A dark fairytale atmosphere
Enemies-to-lovers
Villain gets the girl
Beauty and the Beast vibes

Book Information

Main Genre
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Format
Hardback
Pages
560
Price
28.50 €

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Bildhaft (100%)Poetisch (100%)

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dieses Buch hat mich komplett umgehauen. Von der ersten Seite an war ich gefesselt und konnte es kaum aus der Hand legen. Die Tension zwischen Bryony und Evander ist einfach unfassbar – jede Szene zwischen den beiden knistert vor Spannung. Besonders geliebt habe ich die Dynamik der Charaktere. Evander ist zwar absolut morally grey, aber genau das macht ihn so faszinierend – man kann ihn einfach nur lieben. Und Bryony ist eine unglaublich starke Protagonistin, die alles für die Menschen tun würde, die sie liebt. Die Geschichte war keine Sekunde langweilig und an einigen Stellen musste ich sogar wirklich lachen. Und dann dieses Ende… ich habe einfach nur mitgelitten. Ein absolutes Highlight für alle, die düstere Romantasy mit starken Charakteren und intensiver Spannung lieben.

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Dying over and over will shatter you… But so will living for eternity and only see everything around you wither and die.

Bryony Devaliant is one of three members of the royal family that are still alive and gets sacrificed on the altar of the god king Alexios every two weeks. Her blood and those of the rest of her family holds the fabric intact that devides the mortal world from the realm of gods. When she first meets the wolf, on of the enforcers of Alexios, she strikes a deal with him, that when he comes to collect her, he will give her a clean death. And that this day might come so soon, she would have never dreamed of. But when they meet again, because Alexios detected her to death, for a crime she did not commit, everything changes. For Bryony but for the Wolf as well. Because he’s lawful he can’t just simply kill her… And so Bryony gets sucked in a world where everyone wants her death, just because she’s who she is. And surviving is everything but certain, especially as the Wolf wants her dead. An epic and very dark Romantasy with lots of spice and kinky elements. A real page turner, with multi POVs and an even darker descending into the human and godly psyche, where the lines blur between lovers and enemies, where hate and love are interconnected and a human life’s worth less than a blink! Trigger warnings! If you’re sensitive to certain topics please read the trigger warning list! This is not a book for the faint of heart But it’s an amazing ride. I hope you enjoy it, as much as I did!

Dying over and over will shatter you…
But so will living for eternity and only see everything around you wither and die.
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6 Sterne 💕❤️ wow wow wow ich liebe es von vorne bis hinten. Die Tension 10 von 10. Briony war eine echt tolle Prota.. neue Bookboyfriends unlocked mit Evander, Bastien und Alexius 🤣❤️

5

Eines der besten Romantasy Bücher ever

Ich will gar nicht zu viel zu diesem Buch sagen, außer dass ich obsessiv bin 😏😏 Es hatte alles wirklich alles, was ich an einer richtig guten Romantasy Liebe. Tension, Banter, Yearning, he falls first and sooooo much harder, spice und ein Mega Story! Ich liebe den MMC sooo sehr und habe jede Seite seiner POV verschlungen!!! I‘m in love!!!! Bryony Devaliant wurde geboren, um zu sterben – immer und immer wieder. In Vartena ist königliches Blut die Währung des Friedens: Jeder Monarch wird geopfert und wieder zum Leben erweckt, um die Götter zu besänftigen. Doch als eine Rebellion aufkeimt, entsendet der Gottkönig seine tödlichste Waffe, um die Ordnung wiederherzustellen: einen unsterblichen Assassinen, der nur als der Wolf bekannt ist. Evander hat über Jahrhunderte hinweg die Kunst des Tötens perfektioniert – bis sein neuestes Ziel zu der einen Person wird, die er nicht vernichten kann. Als zwischen dem Assassinen und der Opferprinzessin eine verbotene Begierde entbrennt, bedroht ihre Verbindung die fragile Grenze zwischen Göttern und Sterblichen. Und wenn diese Grenze zerbricht, fallen Imperien. Denn wenn Götter sich in Sterbliche verlieben, sind es immer die Sterblichen, die daran zerbrechen.

Eines der besten Romantasy Bücher ever
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I kinda liked it, but missed the worldbuilding

I liked Brony. She is fierce, she has teeth, she fights. And I loved how Evander and her became lovers after being REAL enemies. I missed a well-crafted worldbuilding. There was a lot that was magical and great and fun to read. But until the end I didn't understand how the world works. Why they must bleed to keep the worlds in harmony. I loved Evander's deep grief and his hatred. The characters are well worked out. The story felt too long in between. All in all, I loved the banter and the characters. In addition, I am looking forward to another book on Bastien.

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