I liked it a lot, it has romance, a prophecy and it keeps you wanting to read throughout the entire book. My only problem is that I don't really like the Fated Mates trope and in this specific case it seems like they don't need to have a conversation to feel attracted to each other.
Still, I look forward to the next installment.

A quick and fast paced read. For me it was a little too unrelatable. The character seemed to run off into danger quite a lot which for me was a little bit unrealistic. There were some darker fantasy themes weaved in with the lighter ones. Some of the banter really did make me chuckle.

I really enjoyed that the fae world existed alongside the modern world and it was an enjoyable read, but it didn't blow me away.

The Prince of Never follows Imogen, a librarian, who claims to have been attacked by creatures of fantasy. Subsequently, everyone thinks she's lost her marbles. She's proven correct when she's kidnapped by Tarian, an Unseelie Prince who wants nothing to do with the mate he's been told will take down his kingdom.

I very much enjoyed this book. It had all my favorite tropes: enemies to lovers, fated mates, forced proximity. The characters were well developed. I can see the beginnings of a redemption ARC for Tarian and I'm interested to see more. Imogen really grows throughout the book and I loved seeing her become more confident and really own her space. Ethan was a fun addition when he'd pop up.

My one wish was that the prophecy was shared earlier. I think from a reader perspective, it would have been fun unraveling it as I went along instead of having to go back and think of what's already happened. Very excited for Book 2.

The idea behing this book isn’t bad. Did I enjoy reading this? Well, kinda. Do I think it’s a good book? The potential is there but I feel it gives 2017 wattpad story vibes. Everything I read reminds me of other books and it did not have that certain something that makes me fall in love. The main characters slightly annoyed me and I do think it’s hard writing great characters that have great chemistry. But I also think it’s necesary. This book felt a lot like a book. I saw words on pages. When I read a book I don’t want it to feel like one. So, I do think this needs improvement, but like I mentioned, I can see the potential.

A librarian in Australia gets kidnapped and whisked away to the fae realm where she may or may not be mated to a fae prince
✅ set in current day and the fae move between realms so the conversation is like how people talk in 2023 (I know people have OPINIONS about this, but I like it)
✅ World building but it happens quickly. You dive straight into plot.
✅ fated mates
✅ book 1 in a series
🌶️: yes!

Prince of Never is the first book in the Curse of Fate and Fae series. If you enjoy fantasy romance with a good enemies to lovers vibe then this will tick all the boxes! But be warned that the story is immersive and in the end you will be hooked and wanting more.

I loved that these two authors created two rather intriguing and distinct main characters. Imogen is a librarian whos world is uprooted when she is captured and taken to Faerie as a prisoner of the Unseelie Prince, Terrian. Potentially fated to be the very curse that will bring down his court, Imogen must learn to adapt and survive the hostile faery world and its Prince.

Nothing more needs to be said about the story, other than it is well written, has strong characters, some intriguing twists to the storyline, interesting and likable peripheral characters and a good dose of sexual tension between the main characters.

This book is a good enemies to lovers read set in the Fae realm complete with nasty beasties. I liked that unlike some other Fae based books, the human realm is entirely separate and requires a portal to go between then two rather than a wall like a lot of others. The two don't seem to intertwine asides from changelings, a concept not included in a lot of modern Fae romances. My only criticism would be that you couldn't really see the chemistry between the two main characters and there was no real reason Imogen would have fallen for the main male character asides from the forced feelings from their mate bond. That aside, the characters and world are intriguing and I'd definitely like to continue reading the series to see where it goes next.

Thank you to Lorelei Johnson, Hailey Jade, and NetGalley for the ARC ebook edition!

This book had so much potential for me! I loved the concept of the world, and found the main characters’ personalities intriguing. I love a dual-POV, which kept my interest piqued throughout the book. The tension between Imogen and Tarian was great! The side characters were also really enjoyable, and I loved the side-plot of changelings that was incorporated.

I would have liked a little bit more world-building before jumping right into the story. The first chapter moves very fast; it kept me on my toes but it also felt a little bit rushed and I was confused. I really enjoyed Imogen’s character, but I felt as though there could have been a little more elaboration on her attack when she was younger. I also wish there was more detail on the prophecy that brings Tarian into her life; maybe something like a brief epilogue? I felt like I was missing a huge piece of backstory for the majority of the book. I am a big fan of an enemies to lovers and fated mates trope, but I also felt as though this was a bit rushed.

Overall, I enjoyed this fantasy. I was a quick and fun read, and left me guessing where the authors are going to take the story next! My only complaint was that it wasn’t long enough. I feel like there could have been more details and elaboration that would have definitely made this book rank higher for me!

This was a decent read. I liked Imogen well enough, but the Prince tried my nerves. And honestly, SJM has ruined the idea of mates and mate bonding for me in stories forever..I understand why it's important to the story, and it moves things from dubious sexual territory but it's also not a great way to explain the insta love to a dude that wants to kill you, is keeping you prisoner and you simply need to sleep with. Also the damper thing; also SJM.

Anyway, the story is pretty good, the breadcrumbs pay off and there's some spice in here (I always skip over that though). Imogens backstory will probably be the focus of the next book which hopefully proves to flesh out this world more.

Full disclosure, I haven't actually finished this book, but only because reading the e format wasn't working for me, so I'm going to pick up a hard copy instead. I'm really enjoying the characters and I love the whole premise and set up!

3.5 stars
This book was okay, I liked the writing. My problem with it is it doesn’t feel very original, it’s a fated mate fae story with ‘enemies to lovers’. It’s a good start to a series. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

It was hard to say if I loved it or not because the story was good and I love dual pov but the decisions the characters made sometimes infuriated me. I’d definitely say it’s a solid 3/5 for me!

Prince of Never, by Lorelei Johnson and Haley Jade, Book #1 in the Cures of Fate and Fae series. Fated Mates, captured FMC, prophecy.

I rate this 2 stars.

This is a quick read, it has a brief intro to many things. Superficial character development, world building and magic system. It is definitely setting up for the rest of the series to build upon and answer what’s really going on. I thought I would enjoy this book a lot but I just couldn’t invest into anyone. Everything moves very swiftly, from when Imogen is taken from the human world to her *toxic*relationship to Tarian. They know nothing about each other and we know nothing about them.

I am truly hoping that questions will be answered in the following books and more detailed world building can occur.

Did I read the whole book, yes. Was it my favorite, no. Will I read the second book, yes.

Thank you, NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley, Lorelei Johnson and Hailey Jade for providing me with an eARC of the Prince of Never in return for my honest opinion!

This book is a solid 4/stars. Prince of Never is a really easy to read fantasy romance. I was a little confused to start off with (I definitely thought we were going down the vampire romance track but then we switched it up to fae), but the story line and plot settled very quickly. I loved the inclusion of all the different types of creatures found in the forest, this book focuses on fae mostly, but I would love to see more creatures/races explored in future books.

This book is dual POV between the two main characters and love interests Imogen and Tarian. I love a dual POV, I always find that I'm far more invested in the romance and the characters themselves when we get insight into both perspectives. For lovers of spice there is a little bit of spice included, but it is a little on the shorter side.

This book is a little bit predictable at times with the plot, but not in a bad way, I found myself eagerly devouring the plot to see if my guesses were correct. There are so many great tropes in this book, including: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, fated mates and a morally grey MMC. However, it does also have the miscommunication trope, which I really despise and felt like a lot of the final conflict could have been avoided if the MMC had just told the FMC about the power his mother held over him.

Also something important to note is that this book is clearly the first in a series and does end on a pretty big conflict with a cliffhanger. It does not have a happy ending for our two main characters!

This was fun, lots of predictable tropes but tropes I’m a sucker for none the less- interesting adding in vamps with the fae. Cliffhanger that I’m excited to start the next book with!

Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for my review!

I'm shocked more people have not read this fantastic book!
Thank you Netgalley, Lorelei Johnson, and Hailey Jade for the ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.
Okay let's get into it, I requested this book after its release, but did so just knowing it was an enemies to lovers, fated mates plot- that's it! I was pleasantly surprised at how engaging this Fae world is with a morally gray MMC- Tarain that is quite unlikable from the start and a fierce little librarian FMC- Imogen who has struggled to fit in with human society her entire life.
There is a curse, political unrest between two opposing kingdoms ( Seelie and Unseelie Courts), steamy romantic scenes, and an unfit queen who is as intent on ruling forever as she is at causing pain to her son, Tarain. Naturally, we are left with a heartbreaking cliffhanger at the end that has me begging for book two to release sooner than August 2024.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lorelei Johnson and Hailey Jade for this ebook in exchange for an honest review!

Rating: 2/5 Stars

Unfortunately this one fell flat for me. It was hard for me to get through.

I was given an arc on this, but just noticed it was published as well. At first I wasn’t sure if I was going to connect well with Imogen, and I’m still not completely sure, but I definitely connected with Tarian and his darker emotions and internal struggles.

The beginning was a little bit like a wattpad story, but it leveled out a bit once we got into the meat of the story. This was a great, simple fantasy read, that kept my attention the entire time once we left the human realm.

There were a lot of parallels to some of my favorite books like ACOTAR, especially with the enemies to lovers with a morally gray character. However, I wonder how this’ll play out with Solas and the Seelie court now more involved.

I can’t wait for the second book as I’m very curious to know what’ll happen with Imogen and Tarian, and what other secrets about them and the other characters unfold.

i was struggling to pick this up after starting a few weeks ago, so unfortunately this was a DNF for me 🥲

Slow read. Little character development. Took over 100 for anything to spark. I will only be giving this book a 2 star