Before ABOVAM, I DNFed 5 books. It was terrible and I thought my world was ending.
Diamond is a ousted half-fae that has lived in a small village her whole life with her father. I believe this gif accurately sum's up her life pretty well:
Hugo has always done as his queen asks. That changes when he defies her to save Diamond's life. He knows he must bring her in front of his queen to face judgement for being half-fae, but instead he desires to protect her and watch her grow. He must choose between following orders from his Queen or helping Diamond, a slit of a girl who he barely knows. Though, his bonds pull him in different directions and his choices may not really be choices as at all.
But was it good? yea, it was.
We've got all our guilty pleasure tropes:
- broody tortured alpha male
- potential love triangle
-chosen one female character
-insta/love
-Misunderstandings because MCs can't bother to have a conversation
But it's all done well AND I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. So much in fact I've been putting off book 2 so I can anticipate it and savor it in bits and pieces.
If you're looking for a quick fantasy romance full of magic and love and oh so much betrayal, A bond of Venom and Magic is YOUR book.
I do need to say, however, even though I loved it, I felt diamond was an incredibly weak character who couldn't save her self if...well, you know- her life depended on it. That was annoying.
Also Also Also, I love the original cover so much. I'm so upset the second cover follows the second edition covers :(