A review by b_addie_readsbooks
The Divine and the Cursed by J.E. Reed

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

4.5

Ratings:
Overall: 4.50 ⭐️ 
Romance: 4.50 🩷 
Spice: 2.00 🌶️ 
Characters: 4.50 👤
Plot: 4.25 💥 
World: 4.50 🌎 

I don’t know what it is about this book but it really just sucked me in and the next thing I knew it was over. I absolutely adored this book. The world was so interesting and the characters had such emotional backstories. Overall this book was such a great blend of all my favorite elements of what makes an entertaining read. 

The romance was exactly what I was looking for and the plot was interspersed enough to keep things from dragging too much. So much hurt/comfort and angst OMG it was so good. Rion and his trauma especially got me. I just wanna give him a big hug and all the love he deserves. 😭 

This book honestly had a little bit of everything:
- Fae Royalty
- Forced Proximity
- Forbidden Love 
- Enemies to Lovers
- Villain Gets the Girl
- Fated Mates 
- Tortured FMC/ MMC
- Morally Gray MMC
- Hurt/Comfort
- Chosen One
- First and Only Love
- Touch Her/Him and Die
- Dark Fantasy
- Magic Powers
- Dual POV/Narration

If you like any or all of the above I highly recommend!!