Oh I LOVED this

I don’t love a “if you like this, you’ll love this” but I saw this marketed as being The Cruel Prince mixed with Bridgerton, and honestly that is SO spot on.

Ivy is entering her debut season with a lot of pressure on her shoulders. When her older sister debuted, she couldn’t remember the bargain she made with the Fae queen and then she goes missing for a time. Ivy and her family are ousted from society and are even worse off when her missing sister suddenly returns without a memory of where she was. Now it’s up to Ivy to have a great season and make the perfect match. Unbeknownst her, the Fae queen is dropping the shock of the season - her Fae son Prince Bram is set to marry and will decide his bride through a competition with 6 eligible ladies. Ivy, determined as ever, joins the competition finding help and companionship in the most unlikely person - Bram’s human step brother Prince Emmet.

LISTEN YALL. If you loved Cruel Prince, you definitely need to read this. Specifically how the fae world and the characteristics of the fae in that series. Bram and the Queen and all the stories that involve them is luscious and captivating. The competition the girls go through are haunting. The found family amongst the ladies? All the secrecy? The TENSION.

This book has love, mystery and a twist I both was and wasn’t expecting in the best way possible. I NEED book two now because the way this one ended? HEARTBREAKING.