I still don’t know, but what would have happened in the story if Belle had fucked the Beast before he became a human. Needless to say, it is a tale as old as time.īelle and the Beast, huh?. also, a very unique, ✨exceptional✨ male 'anatomy') and the virgin sacrifice that lacks fear and deemed to be cursed by the villagers. Second try!Ī Soul to Keep is one slow burn romance between a Duskwalker (imagine Elias from TAMB, furry body, wolf skeleton for the head and Impala's horns on the top. Okay, that is one of the most blasé reviews I've ever put out. the best monster romance I've read so far. She’s not afraid of him, and his insatiable desire deepens within every moment of her presence.īut will Orpheus be able to convince Reia to stay before she’s lost to him forever?Īs a fan of The Ancient Magus' Bride, you cannot not love this reimagining.Īlso, Orpheus is such a cinnamon roll. He'd thought it was a hopeless endeavour, until he met her.

The brief companionship does little to ease his loneliness, and their lives were always, unfortunately, cut short.

His skull face and glow eyes are ethereal, and she finds herself unwittingly enchanted by him.Įach decade, in exchange for a protection ward from the Demons that terrorise the world, Orpheus takes a human offering to the Veil – the place he lives and the home of Demons. When the next offering is due and the monstrous Duskwalker is seen heading their way, her village offers her an impossible choice – be thrown into the prison cells or allow herself to be sacrificed to a faceless monster. The only good things were Orpheus who was a sweetheart and the 5⭐️ smut.Known as a harbinger of bad omens and blamed for Demons eating her family, Reia is shunned by her entire village. Once the Katerina drama started I kind of checked out. And I usually like long books, but in this case there was no need for that many pages. I kept reading and reading and not so many things were happening. What would happen if they simply refused to do it?Īnd why did he do it exactly once every 10 years? Why 10 years and not sooner if some of those people either died or were taken after a short time? I skimmed over the last 35% so maybe the answer was there and I didn't see it or it was mentioned and I didn't realise.Īlso, when does it take place? It gave the impression it was a medieval setting but words like 'Stockholm syndrome' were used which is a modern term.Īlso, it was way too long, almost 600 pages. It wasn't like a universal curse or 'rule' where all the Duskwalkers had to do it. Why did the humans sacrifice those people? From my understanding Orpheus did it because he was looking for a companion/bride.

I was so happy to read this book after seeing multiple good reviews but in the end it disappointed me so bad.įirst, the world building was not that clear.

A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne