This was a nice read.
Unfortunately it was let down by the characters being very sweet or really nasty.
Sickening.

I couldn’t get into this one. The writing isn’t bad or anything I was just bored. I don’t like how the characters don’t really connect for me. They get along well but not enough for me though. I also don’t like how much just isn’t explained in this book. So like I said, the writing isn’t bad, it’s really just the story itself.

Book : Enchanting the King
Author: E.D. Walker
Rating: 2.0 Stars
Once upon a time.....
A meh, princess trapped in a loveless marriage falls in love with her enemy's king.
Princess Ailenor falls is unhappy and ties to loveless marriage with king Phillipe. To top that off, Phillipe's blood witch is one more displeasure away from taking her mind.
As fate would have it, she saves a man's life and not just any man but King Thoma's the king of her countries enemy.
A king that stirs in her emotion, no man has ever awakened.
With war looming can t Ailenor risk her country and her heart? Can it be worth it?
The answer is NO....... This book fell flatter than a pancake. The story and the lines seemed just like a mishmash of Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and hints of Romeo and Juliet.

Pros
Easy Read
To be fear it was a quick and simple read , although the beginning was REALLY slow it felt as if i was 65% (according to my kindle) and we still had that "will they? won't they?" vibe ! With the being said it wasn't unbearable.
Male Interest
I did think it unique that her love interest is 20 years her senior. Not creepy, which could have easily been the case.
Cons
Plot
As mentioned before fell flat there wasn't really a build up ,the climax felt predictable and had no momentum. Really wasn't invested in the story.
Characters
The characters all stayed the same, there was no evidence of complexity or growth!! Ailenor, gained to strength or changed in mindset after her ordeal. The secondary characters were just plain literary devices. The only one who showed promise, but even she was very dull and predictable as a villain.
The male protagonist was like a recording on repeat ....*deep male voice* I'm too old for her.....if only id be younger .....it be better for me to leave, I'm too old for this
The female.... *shrill voice* i think i can help........i have to help so i can be with him....why doesn't he love me?!........i need his validation .....

*This book was a let down, as reflected by the super short review.

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This is one of these books that you can only fully enjoy if you love mushy romance and female leads that get coddled by men. I wanted to root for her but it felt like she never got the chance to prove her worth. It's an interesting Sleeping Beauty retelling and had me thinking of Sleeping Beauty from the start.

publisher synopsis: For a century, the nations of Jerdun and Lyond have been at each other’s throats. Princess Aliénor is a proud woman of Jerdun, and King Thomas of Lyond should have been her hated enemy. Yet from her first meeting with the foreign king, she cannot deny the tender connection between them. After a brutal ambush leaves them stranded in a strange land together, the two decide to face the many perils of the journey back home united. But as suspicious allies only—love is out of the question.

When danger strikes at them on the road, Aliénor immediately regrets hiding her feelings. A sorceress with plans to make herself Queen of Lyond captures their group and lays a hideous curse on Thomas, damning the brave king to an eternal, bitter sleep. If the spell is not broken, if Thomas is not woken in time, the king will fall into madness. Frightened and alone, Aliénor must fight free from her wicked captor, for herself and her sleeping king. Only then does she have a chance of breaking the curse.

Yet even if she does save Thomas, how can love conquer the bitter feud between their nations? How can she betray her homeland, even to be with the man she loves?
This story was actually hard to read for me. The main character was everything she thought she wasn't. She thought she was fierce, but a lot of the characters shielded her, she thought she was smart, but a lot the characters, even some peasants, had to correct her. She seemed to think that since she had red armor and money her husband should listen to her. I didn't make it all the way through the book, but it was not holding my attention.

I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.