Excellent read. Dark, erotic, thrilling mystery. Nice contribution to the genre as a billionaire fae king meets his match. Great story that was engrossing enough to keep me up til 2am. Side characters were as interesting as the h/H. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC from Netgalley.

"I feel as though I started loving you the moment I took my first breath, and I'll love you more each night until I take my last. You are forever my king, in this life and the next."❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Simply unputdownable.

Need something to get you out of your reading slump? Get this book. I cannot stress enough. GET THIS BOOK!!

Plot-4/5🌟
Spice-5/5🌶️

✔️Fantasy erotica
✔️Multiple POV
✔️Forced proximity
✔️Found family
✔️BDSM (wasn't really a fan of it- elaborated further)
✔️Witty Banter

Caiden, the king of the Night court finds himself mystified by a human- Bryn. Things take a turn when the two wake up in a hotel room...married and bonded by Fae magic.

The book is fast paced and is a page turner. Characters are interesting, and full of personality and charm.

Caiden is downright sexy, humorous and did I mention charming? He's the kind of king who respects his subjects and wants women to be empowered. The man just have to say 'Hi' to me and I would SWOON🥵🥵 (Got a little carried away, but you get what I mean 👀). He's a total romantic at heart but presents a tough exterior.

"And as I listen to her breaths grow deep and even and feel her heart beating near mine, I lose another little piece of myself to my mate."😍🔥

Bryn is tough, upfront and equally charming. The two make up such an iconic duo it's hard not to root for them. There are times when I wished Bryn would have stood up more to Caiden but I can see why she didn't. Towards the end, her character had a massive development and I really wanted MORE of that. Like Caiden, Bryn is equally if not more, in love with our king.

"Make me yours. Claim me as only my king can." 👀🥵

The supporting characters are pretty good as well, especially Finn. He's a sweetheart.

Some of the things that I wish could have been better were-
1. World building. We get some perspective of it from Caiden's POV but I wish it could've been more elaborate. Also, if Bryn's POV could've explored it a bit more that would've been chef's kiss.
2. The ending. Although it was pretty good, it left me wanting more. I felt like the book could've used an extra six to ten chapters, especially regarding Bryn's development.
3. I found the Twilight reference to be quite funny but the Marvel one felt a bit out of place.
4. Am not really a fan of extreme submissive - dominant play. Reading it once or twice was fine, but I felt it was a bit much. (While this didn't work for me, it might work for you so feel free to read it).

I went in reading the book with an open mind and wasn't disappointed. The blurb calls it "Neon gods meet Fifty shades of grey"; I had not read either🙈😂 And it worked out pretty well. This book can be read as a standalone.

This was my first book by Gina L Maxwell and I'll definitely keep an eye out for her other works. Am curious to read the Rebel King and what the author has to present.

eARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.

Hello Dark Fae King!! I really had fun with this book!! It was sexy, hilarious all throughout, suspenseful, and mysterious. I literally lol’d quite a few times!!! The banter and the sas from the characters was great!!! The Spicy scenes were definitely steamy!!! I absolutely loved Caiden and Bryn!!! Hoping there is more to this world!

Thank you to the Author, publisher and Netgalley for sending me an advance readers copy for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley for the eARC!
When I saw this, I got so excited and couldn't wait to read it once I got the copy! I can totally see why it is compared to neon gods and why Katee Roberts recommended this! If you are a fan of her work you will definitely love this as well! I loved the fae romance and can definitely see a lot of other people enjoying this. I also enjoy this because of how easy it is to read and it's pretty quick as well. If you're looking for a really entertaining romance but this is definitely a great option!

A sexy paranormal story. Bryn went to Vegas and ended up being married to the fae king of the night court.

It's dark and intensely sexy. Definitely not for fans who prefer closed door romance. Bryn and her husband are interesting characters. It's an intriguing world and fun read.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

I didn’t really know what to expect going into this one, but I really enjoyed it! Calling it 50 Shades-esque in the blurb seems wrong since ‘The Dark King’ mostly had a more considerate, thoughtful, safe word-driven outlook on BDSM (though definitely still contains elements of dub-con, so be careful and check TWs). While this checks off a lot of the tropes expected from the genre, I appreciate that it strays from the “she’s not like other girls, other girls are terrible” mentality that tends to be my biggest pet peeve in these sorts of things. The book is marketed as 50 Shades x Neon Gods, but I would go for more of a Neon Gods x ACOTAR description because of the Fae element and the fact that, like Rhys in ACOTAR, Caiden is the ruler of the ‘Night Court.’ I don’t know if all of the similarities I noticed with other books/series were intentional, but I didn’t mind them regardless. In a way, it just makes the book/characters/concepts seem pleasantly familiar, and I like that. There’s a reason I keep coming back to similar concepts and tropes! Nothing is original, blah blah blah, who cares, it’s fun.

It’s very readable and fast-paced, and the plot outside of the romance is intriguing too, if a little underdeveloped. It seems like there might be a second book that expands on the plot, but I’d also say you can definitely read this as a stand-alone. It seems to me like something that booktok will really enjoy as long as interest in moderately dark romance and Fae worlds continue, and, even though I don’t think it’s anything mindblowingly unique, I definitely enjoyed reading it and I would recommend!

Thanks netgalley + the publisher for the advanced copy!