Saara El-ArifiFantasy · Romantasy
Cursebound
Synopsis
Yeeran is a soldier who never expected to fall in love. After her exile into the fae realm with her sister Lettle, she takes the Queen of the fae as her lover, then leaves her to go back to her human homeland. There she learns that a woman she once loved now threatens war against the fae Yeeran has come to protect.
Lettle stays behind in the fae city. She wants to break the ancient curse that ties the fae to their realm, and a mysterious stranger who turns up in the city may hold the key. The Fates used to guide her at every step, but they have gone silent.
This is the sequel to Faebound and picks up the sisters' story after their exile. Political intrigue and dangerous fae magic drive the plot, while a sapphic romance sits at the centre of the fantasy.
Duty, love and the approaching war pull the two sisters in different directions. Both of them are trying to find the secret behind the curse and bring two worlds together, and the question the book turns on is whether they can manage it before the conflict destroys them.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
- <div>Genre: Romantasy 🧝♀️❤️🔥</div><div>📌 Tropes/Themes: Inspired by African Mythology, Black MCs, Achillean/Sapphic/Straight Pairings, Queer Normative World, Disability Representation, Political Intrigue, Loyalty/Betrayal, Found Family, Hurt/Comfort, Multiple 3rd Person POV</div><div>🌶️: 🌶️🌶️ (cracked door)</div><div>Medium: audiobook 🎧, narrator Nicole Lewis</div><div>💭Thoughts: </div><div>I don’t think my soul will know peace until January when the next book comes out 🫠</div><div>I loved this second installment of the Faebound Trilogy. We’re roped back into the dynamics we love and introduced to new dynamics to adore. Meeting Alder, experiencing Furi’s grief, learning more about the plight of the Lightless 🤌 I can already feel the book hangover 😮💨</div>
- Genre: Romantasy 🧝♀️❤️🔥 | 📌 Tropes/Themes: Inspired by African Mythology, Black MCs, Achillean/Sapphic/Straight Pairings, Queer Normative World, Disability Representation, Political Intrigue, Loyalty/Betrayal, Found Family, Hurt/Comfort, Multiple 3rd Person POV | 🌶️: 🌶️🌶️ (cracked door) | Medium: audiobook 🎧, narrator Nicole Lewis | 💭Thoughts: | I don’t think my soul will know peace until January when the next book comes out 🫠 | I loved this second installment of the Faebound Trilogy. We’re roped back into the dynamics we love and introduced to new dynamics to adore. Meeting Alder, experiencing Furi’s grief, learning more about the plight of the Lightless 🤌 I can already feel the book hangover 😮💨


