I got this book during the one of the stuff of Kindle days and I liked the cover and was interested in how it was going to go. I was just wanting more from this book, but it was the first book in the series. 

This book has two points of views. The first is Tessa Morrigan and she is on the run from her ex-mate, but she’s also on a mission to kill the King of the Underworld, Loki. Who sent her on this mission? Loki’s dad. Once she finishes the mission, she will have enough money and power to take back her kingdom and kill her ex-mate. There is just one problem, whilst staking out the palace that Loki lives, she gets caught spying and now she must participate in the Bride Trials and she is determined to be the last one standing, to get the power and to be the Queen of the Underworld after she kills Loki. The second point of view is Loki, King of the Underworld and Tessa walked in on Loki having sex with another woman. Loki takes one sniff in her direction and know that Tessa is her mate. Scenting it fated mate, his wolf awakens and roars with lust. But Tessa Morrigan can’t be his queen, she came too late. Loki has started the Underworld Bride Trials. All the woman who participates must fight to the death until the last one stands by his side. 

I liked the idea of the bride trails, maybe with less violence, but for a dark romance you obviously expect violence especially when it’s “to the death”. Though it’s not very feminists of me to have every single woman in that group fight over a man, I know he is a king but it’s a man. I enjoyed Loki and how he lost the plot the second he saw Tessa and even though he wanted to protect her, he always wanted to see her. I loved that Tessa was trying so hard not to give in and yet she was giving in. I liked Princess Marigold’s character, but she didn’t need to take up so much of the book up with her mates, if they wanted the book to be about her and her mates, then they needed a separate book or to make this book longer. 

The ending of this book sort of came out of nowhere, one minute it's the trials and Tessa is worried about her team and Loki just wants to sleep with Tessa and just as they are about to sleep together or are sleeping together, the ex-mate comes in and has tricked Loki and Tessa. Loki doesn’t know who Tessa really is and everything was about to explode, and it just ends. I wanted it to be longer and yet wanted it to be shorter. Hell all broke loose and yet it didn’t get fixed, but also felt like the pace was slow at time and wanted the book to be shorter. 

I am excited to carry on with the next book in the series and hopefully all the hell will be cleaned up and the trials will continue.