I received a copy from Scarlett Press through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Dark Lord Kazimir Blackrose is in need of a wife, but not just anyone will do… they need to be from a heroic bloodline! After a long discussion about his options, he decides to abduct Lady Arabella Evenfall and make her the Dark Lady. The problem? She’s not the docile woman he was expecting to snatch and is a force of nature all on her own! Now they’ve struck a deal so they both get what they want out of this marriage. Now Kazimir is struggling with being attracted to Arabella while she tries to avoid catching feelings for her villainous husband!
Early on, this book was a delight to read. It was so funny and kept poking fun at itself that I was having a great time. Somewhere around the 30% point, the story started to drag. I wasn’t ready to give up, so I kept reading until I got to the halfway point. I've finally given up because now I’m just bored and it’s become a chore to read this.
I think this book had a lot of promise, but the execution fell flat. We needed better world building, supporting characters that are more than a name that pops in and out of the story, and less story fluffing. Plus, we still barely know Kazimir halfway through the book even though he’s one of the two leads. I really wanted to love this. It started out great, but it just didn’t work out for me.
