The Umbra King (Vincula Realm Book 1)

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Will she be able to retrieve her memories to help her decide, or will she stay in the dark forever, dreaming of a man she should hate? Haha - updating once a year would be a painful process. No, I meant once every day (or every other day, if I go out of town). After arriving in Vincula, Aurora discovers her opportunity for retribution is closer than she thought.

Unfortunately my expectations were crushed while reading. Both the MCs were extremely childish, even though they were adults ( 25yo and +500yo ) and I tried very hard to like them but I couldn’t. Rory’s character started out really well as we get to see her in her vigilante duty, but everything went up in flames when she reached the prison realm or whatever it was. DFN at 70%. The concept and the premises were super intriguing: Morally grey MCs, badass vigilante FMC, enemies-to-lovers, angst, I-hate-you-but-I-am-attracted-to-you? I’m sold. High DPS towers, such as the Accelerator, Ranger, Pursuit and Turret, are recommended to defeat this boss. The worldbuilding was a little confusing at first, but thankfully there is a full glossary and the front that explains everything. There is even a YouTube video linked at the beginning of the eBook where it demonstrated how to pronounce all the names and places. The dedication is *chefs kiss*.Caius, The Umbra King, is so hot I cannot. At first, I thought he was a little too forward and aggressive, but wow this man had some of the best lines. I giggled and swooned so many times. He seems like an evil king, but the way he takes care of his realm, fell for Rory, and protected her was so sweet. “I will always make your tears my own. We’re in this together.” See what I mean? Sweet man. The side characters in this were also fantastic and the found family element leaves a smile on your face. All the characters that are close to Rory (irrespective of the realm) feel like they really cared about her. It was awesome to see how much care, compassion and thought were taken into formulating these relationships and these friendships. I just wanna HUG SAM!!!!! She never gave up her search for the man who killed her sister, but when she is convicted of thirteen murders and sentenced to five-hundred years in Vincula, the prison realm, she knows her sister’s death will never be avenged. This book is so unlike things I’ve read in the past! While there are some of my favorite tropes like enemies to lovers and hate to love, and my favorite mythological creatures (shifters, fae, angels, etc) the world building and magic system were so unique. The friendships in the book are also so so amazing. The Umbra King is book one in the Vincula Realm Duology, which is set in the Realms of the Aether multiverse_. _It ends on a cliffhanger.

Thank you so much to my beautiful bestie, Rebecca for suggesting this book for our buddy read. 💖 I am so excited to read book 2 together!She looked at him. “Everyone loves to hate the villain, including you.” “Am I your villain, Miss Raven?” He didn’t know why he asked, but he was interested in her reply. He wished he hadn’t, because her response was immediate. “Yes.” Their gazes collided in a battle of wills, and he leaned down so his lips grazed her ear. “Then I’ll be a damn good one.” I am The Butcher, Your Grace, and I will not hesitate to string you up with a dagger in your heart.“ Everypony knows that King Sombra was destroyed by the Crystal Heart. But what no-pony knows, is that one part of him survived. Now, darkness is gathering and war threatens to break out. This time, the ponies may not be able to save Equestria, as one I would set this entire realm ablaze to keep you safe, and if you think I’m bluffing, you haven’t been paying attention.” Now onto the romance. Firstly, I love Rory so much. She’s a strong morally gray ASSASSIN who finds love in the prison realm with the Umbra King. Caius is moody, grumpy, powerful and has shadow magic. I love shadow magic (cough, hands). This book is so steamy and loved the two of them together.

Undead • Mummy • Bones • Ghost • Buried • Reanimated • Witch • Slime • Goo • Reaper • Hallow Bones • Vampire • Bat • Hallow Guard • Lord Sinister After the brutal murder of her twin sister, Aurora “Rory” Raven spends years forging herself into a ruthless vigilante killer. But when Aurora drops into his throne room, representing everything he despises, they begin a game of cat and mouse, and before long, their hatred turns into something else. This is a third-person paranormal fantasy with a main focus on Aurora (Rory), who is a fae and also happens to be a little bit of a vigilante murderer. She is caught and instead of being sent to hell, she is sentenced to Vincula the prison realm for committing 13 brutal murders. When she gets to this realm, she's literally plonked at the feet of King, Caius and from very early on is barraged by the consequences of her perceived actions as a Butcher by many of the inmates.As this did not happen, The Umbra did not return. However, the Mimic Umbra enemy could a reference to this. But as if you needed any other reasons to love him, he is also loyal, caring, protective of his realm and his people. The way his relationship with Rory develops and how he comes to care for her and becomes devoted to her is so sweet and romantic and I was immediately owned by them.