A Court of Sugar and Spice: A Nutcracker Romance Retelling (Wicked Darlings)
In the hardcover edition, there are 8 chapters of bonus content from Lir's and Fin's points-of-view.
With their inheritance restricted until their marriage, sisters Clara and Louisa, both in their twenties, must live with their godfather Drosselmeyer. One night, an accident brings to life one of the strange wooden dolls in Drosselmeyer's mansion. The Nutcracker doll is a cursed Fae prince, and he pleads for the sisters' help. During the ensuing journey into the Fae realm, Clara encounters the handsome Sugarplum Faerie, and he promises her the chance to enact all the forbidden. fantasies she has dreamed of. Meanwhile Louisa and the Nutcracker Prince battle and bicker over everything, despite the growing attraction between them. And to make matters worse, the entire Seelie kingdom is under threat of conquest by the Rat King, ruler of the Dread Court. This is a spicy, adult, fantasy romance retelling of "The Nutcracker" fairytale, with dark themes.
Trigger and content warnings are available on the author's website and in the front matter of the book. It can be enjoyed as a holiday fantasy romance or anytime throughout the year.
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Community Reviews
A Nutcracker retelling but make it fantasy with Fae. The beginning of this story was so intriguing with the backstory of our main characters and the nature in which they found the nutcracker. However this story lost sight for me soon after. I fear even though spice is in the title of the book I was not a fan of the smut within these pages because the relationship arcs were so unrealistic. I guess it’s fantasy so it doesn’t have to be realistic by any means but for the plot line i didn’t care for them. I don’t think I was intrigued enough to immerse myself and that hurt my rating.
