Heart of the Raven Prince: A Cinderella Retelling (Entangled with Fae)

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Fine, but going nowhere,” Mrs. Coleman snaps. “Neither you nor Imogen managed to secure a husband yet again. We’ve attended every court’s social season, one after the other, for three years in a row, and still, my daughters fail me.” Before Ember claims her inheritance? I won’t be wooing the Raven Prince over the fulfillment of contracts. Not when Ember could very well ruin everything.” Imogen says this last part under her breath, but her words reach me just the same. As does the scowl she burns me with. She says nothing, but I sense an invisible eye roll. Her mask bobs toward the door that leads to the main portion of the shop. “I suppose this might be a good time to warn you that an audience awaits. A horde of women, to be exact.” His silvery blue eyes meet mine and the expression dissolves in an instant, leaving a scowl in its place. I feel cold at the sudden shift, as if a cloud has covered the sun. That’s when an even more chilling realization dawns on me. Hell yes, it's the truth. Once you have had a taste of certain sweets, it is quite impossible not to think, not to want, not to crave until you have taken another bite. And Lord Swartingham is such a deliciously sinful man--like a tasteful dark chocolate mousse. Yum!! I'm gonna say this straight forward. Edward is by far NOT a handsome man (he has scars from the smallpox), yet there is something special about him. He is sexy as all get out and it is undeniable…he is a great lover! I didn't particularly like the first sex scene--it was a bit anticlimactic, however my disappointment didn't last, after all. Edward satisfied our Anna in every way possible and then some during the next love scenes. *bliss*

In addition to writing, she is a multi-passionate creative with a ton of artistic hobbies. She believes in the importance of following your joy and hopes to inspire others to live their dreams.I believe a story should capture my interest from the first couple of chapters. I know, it may go downhill later, but the beginning is the catch! Not that the question does me any good. It won’t change that I’m bound to the bargain I made. Bound to my stepmother. Elizabeth Hoyt has a slightly different writing style in that she doesn't seem to reveal all of her character's insecurities, vulnerabilities and motivations right away. Most authors have a tendency to let the reader in on these things up front, and then the story centers around them making peace with those things and finding healing if the pain is deep. With Edward and Anna, Ms. Hoyt leaves the reader with the sense that there are mysterious things lurking beneath the surface that can't be seen, but she takes her time, revealing them one-by-one when the situation seems ripe for it. This does give the story a more languid feel which may not work well for readers who prefer a faster pace, but I thought that it was an interesting approach. The story also has a very angsty quality to it, I think, in large part, because of Edward's intensity. I found a certain beauty to it though, an emotional depth that was somehow different from other stories I've read. Edward and Anna have both suffered emotional pain in their lives, yet both seem to be fairly comfortable in their own skin and not harboring major neuroses. Once again, I thought this was a unique blend which made the characters very complex and multi-dimensional.

I’ll consider it,” she says unconvincingly and hands me my two boxes. “Which glamour will you wear first?” I blazed through The Raven Prince this morning. How in the world is this my first Elizabeth Hoyt novel?!I clench my jaw. “You gave me no indication I shouldn’t be here, Stepmother. You brought me along.” Ember, what is taking you so long?” I lower my hand and whirl to find Clara standing at the mouth of the alley. She crosses her arms and pins me with a glare. “We’ve been finished for an entire minute at least.” There is some truth to that, considering the city of Evanston is the only human city within a twenty-mile radius of the unseelie palace, where my inheritance is being held until the day I turn nineteen. It’s not normally the duty of the unseelie ruler to deal in human matters of life and finance, but after the death of Father’s executor earlier this year, his estate was turned over to the crown. His will and finances were moved to the nearest royal vault, which is, of course, at Selene Palace. I loved this everything about this book. It's going on my favourites shelf - where I keep the books that I re-read and love most of all. There is something about it that enables me to lose myself in the story, feel the attraction, feel the tension between them, fall in love with Edward and wish I was Anna. One of my favourite scenes is one where Edward has bet Anna that she can't make his dog answer to a name she has just given it, and the forfeit is a kiss:

To prove himself a worthy heir, Prince Franco must marry a princess. But after far too many unsatisfying trysts, he's given up on love. With the social season in full swing, and bringing with it a horde of husband-hungry socialites, he'll do anything to delay the pressures of both marriage and the crown. And what better solution than an alliance with a desperate servant girl glamoured as his false future bride?Surely, you can handle one month of fine dinners and balls.” Her tone tells me she finds my plight rather shallow. Maybe she’s right, but still… Your sister’s right,” Mrs. Coleman says. “When it’s time for Ember to claim her father’s wealth, we’ll need to go to Selene Palace. This is as close as we can get while still maintaining somewhat respectable company.” Well, this is cute,” he says flatly, “and yet I’ve heard it all before. You hate me, you find me despicable, you’re not like other girls…and yet it always ends with someone trying to kiss me.” A corner of his mouth lifts in a suggestive smirk that has my cheeks heating further.