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A bewitching cozy, fiendishly funny cautionary tale about the perils of gatecrashing fairy tale kingdoms—particularly ones with drunken unicorns, bored dragons, and sorcerers in tight, leather pants. Sasha Pierce hasn’t had a single dream since she was a child… ... until she accepts a substitute teaching position in the charmingly witchy village of Old Middleton. Her first dream in twenty-five years ought to be enchanting, but her wonder quickly turns to shock when she realizes that it’s not a dream at all, but an entirely different sort of magic. Catapulted into the fairy tale kingdom of Between through an ancient portal, Sasha’s astonishment is swiftly upgraded to panic when she accidentally performs a supposedly impossible feat and is declared the True Queen of Between … and betrothed to its infuriatingly handsome sorcerer-king. Lorn, Shadow King of Between, is desperate to break free from Between’s clutches. Magically tethered to the ramshackle kingdom, he wages a daily battle to save his disreputable subjects from rampaging magical creatures, sinkholes, and catastrophes of the distressingly lethal variety. To avoid an early grave, he needs an escape plan, not a wife...until he learns that this magicless mortal holds the key to his freedom. Unwilling to leave her world to accept the crown—or the husband—Sasha must race against the clock to disentangle herself from this fairy tale. But her empty throne leaves a dangerous rift between their worlds. As dark forces descend upon Old Middleton, the two must make a choice: work together or unleash fairytale chaos upon their realms. Between is the spellbinding first novel in The Chronicles of Between fantasy series. Filled with feisty, fairytale-savvy heroines, swoon-worthy sorcerers, slow burn romance, morose minotaurs, and bawdy witches it’s a laugh-out-loud fairy tale romp.
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I didn't know what to expect when I started this audiobook. I'd seen the book on tiktok and what I saw made me think I'd probably like it. I'm a big Urban Fantasy fan, and I love snarky, broody, "desperate for affection but thinks they don't deserve any" lead men. So I figured, why not, I'll give it a try and I got the audiobook bc that's the easiest way for me to consume books lately.
Well.
I freaking LOVED it.
The snark? Top tier. The humor? SUBLIME. The characters? So fun! And the concept of the Kingdom of Between and the Dreamers? Holy shit, that is so unique! I've literally never seen a similar concept before! It's amazing, and I am so sad that there aren't any more books out yet. I want to read the next book immediately.
Sasha is a delightful character, and I relate to both her and Lyla so much. Lorn is a fantastic character. Like, as much as I ADORE Sasha and Lyla (and I do), Lorn is hands down the reason I was absolutely smitten with this book. He is a wonderfully complex character, but he also pushes so many of my buttons as a reader. Like...so many of my buttons. It's like L.L. Starling reached deep into my brain, found exactly what I delight in as a reader, and wrote this book for me alone.
I'm gonna be pacing like a grumpy cat until I hear when the next book is gonna be released, I swear.
I just finished this book and I am SO GLAD i let it cut the TBR line. This book was so charming and funny and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was worried the split POV was going to get tiring but LL Starling nailed it and it added so much to the story. Seeing the way the characters interpreted the same scene had me flipping back and forth in the book so I could compare.
6/5 loved it. When is book 2 coming!!??