#a deal with the elf king

[deboecia]

Eldas from “A Deal With The Elf King” by Elise Kova

Art by me // @ morwenaert on IG // @ deboecia on CARA

[riamiloray]

"To this world. To the next. To the people we meet between and the bonds we share."

(digital drawing made with #ibispaint)

[restlittleplum]

A Deal With the Elf King

I am Officially Licensed to sell prints, page overlays and stickers of this book series! You can find the prints here! As well as some stickers! I will be making more pieces involving characters from this book as well as the other books in Married to Magic to put in my shop! Please check it out <3

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[emiliamildner]

Another portrait, this time inspired by Luella from A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

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[bigdreamsandwildthings]

Saturday book stack 🤍

[elettraml]

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Loved this book so much ❤️

[capriblue]

Luella and Eldas from A Deal With The Elf King!

Love that book!

[bugonmywindow]

- A Deal With the Elf King

[jessread-s]

✩🩸🗡Review:

Elise Kova’s latest book in the Married to Magic series is fang-tastic!

“A Duel with the Vampire Lord” centers around Floriane, a forge maiden who is kidnapped by her worst enemy—the vampire lord Ruvan. In order to survive, she becomes his blood sworn. But the longer Floriane stays at Castle Tempost, the more she realizes that the vampires are not the monsters she thought they were.

Floriane is a strong female protagonist and compelling character. She finds great joy working beside her mother as a blacksmith. As someone who is not familiar with this line of work, I loved learning about how metal is forged into weapons and how much strain the body goes through during this process. To accurately portray smithing, Kova worked with an iron artist to make her own dagger, which makes this book extra special!

Due to the long hours Floriane spends in the smithy, she has an “untraditional” figure—one that is curvy and stout. The way she is described made me love her all the more because Floriane provides representation of women of different body types to readers.

Though she is self-conscious about her appearance at the beginning of the novel, comparing herself to other women in the town, those feelings go away the moment she realizes that Ruvan burns for her. Of the three books in the series, “A Duel with the Vampire Lord” has the best relationship development. Ruvan and Floriane naturally start off as enemies, but they are forced to put their differences aside in order to break the curse plaguing Ruvan’s people. Their attraction for each other heightens the more time they spend with each other until it reaches a fever pitch (arguably Kova’s spiciest scene to date). I absolutely love Ruvan and Floriane’s chemistry and the sacrifices that they made each other towards the end of the novel truly made me feel things.

Another aspect of the novel I appreciated is how Kova was able to create something new about vampires. In her world, blood is used to enhance magic rather than quench thirst. Their blood based magic system is both complex and unique, informing the reader of the vampire’s customs and abilities.

In past books, a majority of the time is spent in Midscape (Kova’s magical land). Kova switches it up in this novel, dividing the protagonist’s time between Midscape and Hunter’s Hamlet, Floriane’s home in the Natural World. I enjoyed getting the opportunity to learn about the social structure of Hunter’s Hamlet (complete with a Master Hunter, Hunters, a Forge Maiden, and farmers) while still being able to venture into the Vampir mountains.

I cannot wait to continue on in the Married to Magic series with “A Duet with the Siren Duke” next year! Fingers crossed that Ruvan and Floriane make a cameo!

➤ 4.25 stars

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[fangirlforthewin]

Hi I saw your fairytale retelling recommendation list and I wanted to ask if you have recommendations for beauty and the beast retellings in particular? Thank you in advance!

Thank you for the ask! I saw your other ask clarifying that you were specifically looking for Fae Beauty and the Beast retellings. I do have a couple that I've read that I can suggest.

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

Curse of the Wolf King by Tessonja Odette

A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

Heart of the Fae by Emma Hamm

An Enchantment of Thorns by Helena Rookwood

I know you weren't asking about nonFae Beauty and the Beast retellings, but here are a couple suggestions anyway because I like them a lot:

Hunted by Meagan Spooner

A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer

I hope you find a good read or two out of these suggestions! Let me know!

Also if anyone has any other suggestions, feel free to reblog and add!

[rosiethorns88]

I'm excited to announce a new set of licensed art prints from the wonderful Stephanie Garber and Elise Kova that are available for pre-order in my main shop! (not Etsy) Check link in bio for easy access! Pre-orders  are expected to ship by or before June 5, 2023.

These prints will be  available in my Etsy after the pre-order period has ended. (Etsy doesn't  like pre-orders) ✨✨✨

BITE BUNDLE:🦷🦷🦷

As a  special pre-order bonus, I'm offering hand drawn gold accents on one of  any size limited edition prints of Night-glimmer illustration with the  pre-order purchase of any 3 limited edition size prints of Bitten Fruit,  Rosy Flesh and Night-glimmer illustrations. Gold accents will be  applied on Evangeline's dress, hair, and the floating elements around  the illustration (check out the video preview!) This offer will only be  available until June 5th!* * Bite Bundle Not available on Etsy  orders.

Available for shop.rosiethornsDOTcom pre-orders only. Limited 1  accented illustration per customer. Must include a Night-glimmer print  in purchase to qualify. If ordering more than one size of Night-glimmer,  please specify in order notes which size to add accents to.

 ✨✨✨ A special thanks to these authors for the licensing opportunity! Thank you for your kind words and support! ✨🧡 

[justsomerandomfanfic]

What 10 Books Can You Not Live Without?

A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova; Published in 2020, this is a fantasy romance story about a human girl who is married to the Elf King. I love this story and literally can not put it down! I've read it about four times now since I got it in December last year. It's also amazing since it is loosely based on the mythology of Persephone and Hades! (Even with the whole enemies-to-lovers trope!)

Beauty by Robin McKinley; Published in 1978, this is a retelling of the original story of Beauty And The Beast, with a twist! (Obviously the genre is fantasy romance as well). Basically, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, Honour, also known as Beauty, is the youngest of three daughters. It goes along with the original story of Beauty And The Beast, but with a few changes, and honestly it's the best retelling I've ever read.

The New Year's Party by R.L. Stine; Published in 1995, this book is part of the Fear Street Series of R.L. Stine's and I first read this back in 2014. Like all of Stine's books, this is a horror/thriller, with dashes of romance and murder, how lovely! Here's a bit from the back of the book: "P.J. wasn't supposed to die. It was just a practical joke, no big deal. But P.J. had a bad heart." I truly recommend this but beware, you're in for a scare.

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins; This series was Published in 2003 - 2007, and is about a boy named Gregor who has to save his baby sister, Boots, after she falls down an old air duct grate in the basement of his apartment building. Similar to Alice In Wonderland, they both fall into a subterranean world called the Underland. I love this series and highly recommend it if you love fantasy, mystery, and adventure with a splash of romance.

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw; Published in 2022, this is the story about what happened after the events of Nightmare Before Christmas. Basically, Sally's a bit overwhelmed about her new title as Pumpkin Queen.

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani; Published from 2013 to 2020, this story is a fantasy, fairytale, romance, with adventure and mystery. I haven't read the full series yet, but I've read the first two out of nine. Basically, every four years, two children are kidnapped and taken to the School for Good and Evil. Where they would be trained to be good and bad. I loved the first book because of the slight twist.

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux; Published in English in 1911, this is the story about an Opera House that is presumed to be haunted by an Opera Ghost, also know as the Phantom of the Opera. Since the making of this book/story, there have been 33 films from 1916 - 2014. It's a wonderful story, and film, though through the years they have changed it a bit.

Cruella (Disney Live Action Novelization + Photo Insert) by Elizabeth Rudnick; This is just the novelization of the 2021 Disney live action movie, Cruella.

Deadpool: Paws: A Novel of the Marvel Universe by Stefan Petrucha; Published in 2018, in the words of Deadpool, "... This book is about puppies. Puppies that turn into big nasty monsters. And then I gotta kill 'em. Thing is, I like killing people -- the ones that deserve it, anyway -- but even I won't kill puppies. No way. So that's what we call a character dilemma..."

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood by Oliver Bowden; This was Published in 2010, based off of the Multiplatinum Video Games from Ubisoft; Assassin's Creed. This is book 2 of 9, about the beginning of Ezio and his journey of becoming an Assassin. I've read this book twice, and finished it in the same day. That's how good it is.

Reblog with the 10 books you can't live without!

[theoriginalsuki]

I need to read something easy so I picked up A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova. Wasn't sure about it at first, but it was fast-paced and interesting enough to keep me listening (on audiobook) and now 17 chapters in I can happily report that it is much better done than ACOTAR, which was boring and confusing and frustrating. Though I haven't finished it yet, so ... we'll see.

[deathcherries]

I am outlined by his fingers. I am his to be molded and sculpted—his to cut from the night itself. With his index finger alone, he draws constellations into my clothing.

~ A Deal with the Elf King, Elise Kova

[theangelswans]

if i had a nickel for every time i read a book about a magical girl with heterochromia falling in love with a guy connected to death in some way, I would have two nickels. which isn’t a lot but its weird that it happened twice

[inlovewithquotes]

“I am not made for dreams. I am made to rule.”

“I think you’re made for whatever you want to be.”

-A Deal With The Elf King