It took me a while to like Leah, but she won me over in the end. There are four main characters, and the way their journeys intertwine and details are revealed is really clever. I quite liked the pace and the banter between the characters. What an interesting read! The style is a little different and very dramatic, as it’s based on telenovelas. Amidst it all, Naia and her brother struggle with newfound magical powers, family secrets, and most of all, their own treacherous hearts.įrozen Hearts and Death Magic is book 1 of the Duology Of Fire and Fae, recommended for readers 16 and up. One of the kingdoms is amassing immense power. And it turns out that he’s the one the one who makes her heart beat faster. Her family makes it very clear that she can pick any prince she wants-except one: Naia’s brother. In another kingdom, Leah, a necromancer princess, has to find a husband in less than four days, during the gathering, when royals from all over Aluria meet. And then it happens: Naia kisses him-and nothing will be the same again. Now, almost twenty years later, are they back? Is there another war coming?īut the fae is evasive and secretive-and also alluring and fascinating, more beautiful than anyone she’s ever seen.

She only heard of them in stories the dreaded race that razed cities to the ground, killed her grandparents, almost rid Aluria of humans-until they disappeared.

They awaken when she finds a white fae almost dying in the woods. Naia was raised in the shadow of her twin brother, the crown prince, who has iron magic much more powerful than hers. Romance, drama, and mystery abound in this telenovela-inspired upper-YA romantic fantasy for fans of multi-POV stories, forbidden love, enemies to lovers, family sagas, royal intrigue, and mysterious magic.

Kissing Magic by Day Leitao