Fairydale: A Dark Gothic Fantasy Romance (The Eternal Cycles of Love)
"I might be evil personified, but you're the only one I'll ever be good to."
August 1955,
When Miss Darcy O'Sullivan, an orphaned English teacher from Boston, receives a letter that her biological father passed away, she is surprised to find herself included in his will.
There is only one condition.
She must travel to Fairydale to attend his funeral.
With the promise of a sizable inheritance, Darcy decides to journey to the small coastal town that holds the secrets of her birth. But the moment she steps foot into Fairydale, things start to go amiss.
Odd residents. Odd rumors. Odd...deaths.
Everything about Fairydale is odd.
Including brooding Caleb Hale-part of the infamous Hale family.
During the day, she falls deeper and deeper under his spell as he forces her to step out of her comfort zone and embrace her inner sensuality.
But at night it's another man who haunts her dreams-Amon d'Artan, a nobleman who lived two centuries ago.
Amon is sweet and suave where Caleb is intense and dangerous, and Darcy feels more torn than ever. Soon, she finds herself embroiled in a web of lies, deceit, and inexplicable events that make her question her sanity.
When an ancient evil threatens the town and everything Darcy holds dear, she must make the ultimate choice.
But will she survive it?
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I’M GIVING THIS 1000 STAR REVIEW!! HOW DID I NOT READ THIS SOONER!!! This book was phenomenal! It had me in a chokehold the whole time! It’s so beautifully written and the story is nothing like anything I’ve read before. It was so unique and so intense!! You don’t know who to trust throughout the whole book! I did figure out we were dealing with past lives early on but man it was just sooooooo chef’s kiss with the plot. Amon’s intensity and love is the thing of dreams! It was truly a beautiful book and I can’t wait to read other works from this author.
Twilight Zone vibes definitely (IYKYK). This was far from a masterpiece the writing was terrible it didn't match the time frame that it was set in. Which Sad because that's the whole fun of a historical romance it definitely gave the gothic feel.
It was absolutely a good time and a fun ride and it took some time to figure it out. The author gives only the view of the FMC and the reader doesn't have the full picture which does keep you hooked throughout the book.
It is spicy but also make sure you're checking your trigger warnings. I doubt I would do a review only because the writing was quite frankly terrible but boy was it a good time and you enjoy the characters after all it 700 page book so you get used to them.
What if I told you that you belong to me in a way no woman ever belonged to a man? That I might be evil personified, but you're the only one I'll ever be good to
⚠️ TW: blood (gore), blood play & period play, death, derogatory terms, discrimination, drugs, graphic torture, graphic violence, graphic sexual situations (humanoid & non-humanoid), incestuous situations, infertility, kidnapping, murder, rape, weapons, PTSD, suicide
It really did take me this long to finish the book, on my e-reader it was 1700+ pages.
I was skeptical to reading this book after my experience with Morally Corrupt but I'm still on my quest to find good gothic books.
I have to say the cover is one of the most prettiest covers I've seen. It's what attracted me to even wanting to read the book, I didn't read the blurb and went in blind. The author stated that this book has gothic, horror, fantasy and paranormal elements with a dash of history at the start of the book. I can't attest for the history but I can vouch for the rest.
I loved the gore and the blood, with the thriller and horror elements. It made the book so much more interesting. The gothic description of the town, of the creepy people/incidents added more beauty to the book. I found Darcy a little too demure for my liking but I guess it is because the book is in the 1950s. The male character (or characters) however were too likeable. I liked the romance in the book, even though it is set in a time I didn't exist in but it made me want to be born in that time just to experience a love like that.
The book alternates between the past and present, which I was fine with but some parts of the writing was choppy which made me confused as to who's talking or in which timeline was it. I also didn't like how long the book was, 200/300 pages can be cut down because there's too much telling and describing of the scenes and characters that one paragraph could have explained. I couldn't read the book in one sitting because I got frustrated at the unnecessary length and I kept putting it down.
I would say read this book for the love story it had, it was beautiful but only if you can afford to get your ass feeling numb if you intend to read it in one sitting.