The miscommunication in this book is next level, if these two just calmed their tempers and their egos for five minutes so many of the problems in this book could have been avoided. That being said, immaculate tension, the spicey scenes were great, and the story line was intriguing once it got further in!

It is a great introduction but it felt at time very underwhelming. The romance did not click for me but overall an easy fantasy read

I really enjoyed this book! The cliff hanger though! This was a really enjoyable read! Cannot wait for the next one!

For those who enjoy enemies to lovers with a huge dash of suspense and surprises ! Imogen has always known she's different because she sees creatures that simply cannot be real. She's learned not to talk about the strange, hideous beings that she sees but suddenly everything is horrifyingly real when she's kidnapped by a Fae Prince ! Tarian has finally found the one prophesied to bring the downfall of the Unseelie Court but she's a mere human ! That cannot be right surely but he finds himself strangely reluctant to end her and actually finds himself incredibly drawn to the aggravating and very attractive female. Yet to save his people Imogen has to die or does she ?
This was a fun read and I found myself more drawn in as I kept reading. Perhaps the beginning wasn't perfect but nevertheless this story was definitely entertaining. Imogen is a hoot at times as she's got a temper on her and yep Tarian is her target ! I enjoyed the supporting characters Sarah, Ethan and Haddock as they undoubtedly all added something to the story. Plus we get an evil Queen so shades of Wonderland. All in all a very good beginning to a series I look forward to reading more of.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair

Prince of Never
by Lorelei Johnson and Hailey Jade
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

This one was fun! The story took a moment to get into, as you’re thrust pretty abruptly into the world of the fae, but I really enjoyed getting to know the characters and basking in the tension between the two leads.

As a human woman pulled into the world of the fae against her will, Imogen, the narrator, struggles to remain herself and fight against the demands of destiny. Her internal struggles are interesting to follow, but her external conflicts with Tarian, her fated lover and captor, are what really drive the story.

Excellent for fans of enemies-to-lovers, fated-but-hated, and general romantasy lovers.

Prince of Never is a great fantasy romance read that bridges the mortal world with the world of the fae. Imogen is an average woman with a past she can’t explain. Literally, she sees things others cannot and is questioning whether she needs a trip to the local looney bin. Until one night she’s attacked by something clearly not human and she does what any sane person would do…she hit him with her car (cue the TikTok audio). She’s then kidnapped and brought to the fae realm where plot twist after plot twist occurs.

This book is great for anyone who likes the mix of real world/fantasy world. Fabulous best friends. Enemies to lovers, fated mates, dark prophecies, and chosen one themes/tropes.

This book is good for those looking for an intro into fantasy. It was a quick easy read. I enjoyed some of the characters, Ves was one of my favorites. It contains some of the tropes that readers love.

The plot was very simple and I was left wanting more. Maybe that’s due to the fact that I have read many high fantasy novels. I appreciate the author setting up the enemy kingdoms and the pull that Imogen has between the seelie and unseelie court.

Lovers of ACOTAR and Blood and Ash.
Prince of Never has high fae, mate bonds, enenimies to lovers, and tension!
Thank you for letting me the Arc! It was much fun reading this book! It started with a strong storyline and I got pulled in from the beginning. I finished it within 24 hours! The world building was great as well.
Spice level 🌶🌶🌶

4.5/5 stars!!!!

Thank you so much for the amazing ARC!

THIS WAS SO GOOOOOOOD!!!! Omg! I love a good, long, fantasy romance book– one with super developed characters and a lot of world building. I feel like this book was overall so good and put together.

The ONLY and I mean basically ONLY thing i can say i absolutely despise, is the use of apostrophes as quotation marks when characters are speaking. I won't lie, that almost made me DNF. I'm not sure if this is just the ARC version or official, but I am PRAYING that its just for the ARC. After awhile i got used to them, but it caused me to accidentally miss when characters were speaking because apostrophes don't mean someone is speaking, quotations do, so my brain was struggling at first. However, once I was about a quarter through the book I stopped noticing, just had to reread a few things.

Yet I enjoyed this! I started to get a little character fatigue though, as Imogen was just doing the same thing over and over and over. Like girl go home if you really about it or suck it up and stay. She fried me with that real bad. I'm so ready for a second book I could cry though, I want to know how this all connects. This reminds me a lot of From Blood and Ash, not in a bad way, but in a good way!!

The way this was written was so nice as well, and I love that the romance was a huge part of this book. I feel like sometimes the romance can get lost within all the fantasy and world building, but these authors did a great job at focusing on the Romance while keeping fantasy elements.

Very excited for the next book!!

I really enjoyed this book! It gave me vibes of "The Dark King' by Gina Maxwell. Though I have never really been into fantasy books The Price of Never really made me fond of the genre.

I loved the tropes like forced proximity and enemies to lovers. I love the detail and attention to the characters.

Imogen was very consistent and very stubborn from time to time and it was enjoyable to watch her story unveil throughout the book.

Tarian is an amazingly written character, we really get insight into his past and how those experiences shaped him into the way he is.

I love the tie-ins between human and fae worlds and the differences in character and so much more. I thought it was written well and not overboard so that readers just getting into the genre can understand the behaviors and tropes related to the main idea.

This book was great and I simply cannot wait to read more from the authors, which by the way, I love the collab of two minds. I really enjoyed how well it was written.

Thank you to the authors and to Netgalley for the ARC. As a smaller booktoker it meant a lot!

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! Prince of Never was a good start to a new series. I read this book in just one night because it's so fast paced and I felt like I just had to keep turning the page. Which I find is a good sign that other readers will, like myself, be left excited for future books. I really liked Imogen a lot. Tarian definitely grew on me as well. Fated mates isn't my favorite trope in general, but if someone likes it I think this book does a good job with it. The world building wasn't bad, but I'll be hoping for more in future books. As I said, I think Prince of Never was overall a good start to a new series and I'll have high hopes for the next book!

Actually a 3.5.

I thought this was written very well, though there were some typos or words that maybe were incorrectly autocorrected.

While the concept wasn't altogether original, I enjoyed the interaction between the characters and the story progression was enjoyable. I think anyone who enjoys romantasy and books about sexy fae would enjoy this one.

I am interested in continuing on with the next installment to find out what happens.

Thanks to the publisher/author for the e-ARC.

Let’s start with the plot, I think It has great potential enemies to lovers, almost forbidden romance sort of a vibe, a prophecy of doom.

I did like how it started and the writing was a page turner in some section. The setting was well described as well. Plus the book isn’t heavy on detail and can be finished in one sitting being only 278 pages.

The book had all the ingredients but I felt it could be executed better. The emotions of the characters didn’t show through their actions.
The chemistry between the main characters was just missing. The entire book is plagued with miscommunication between the two mc’s.

But I am curious to know what happens next, I’m hoping there’s some character development for both the leads and they learn how to trust each other especially the Mmc.

It's been a while since I've read a fantasy book that I couldn't put down, but I literally read this in less than a day. If you like enemies-to-lovers, fated mates, the "touch her and you die" trope you'll enjoy Prince of Never.

The book is told from two different POVs and follows Imogen and Tarian. When Tarian receives a prophecy that a woman will be his undoing he plans to end her before she ruins his legacy. But all of his plans come to a screeching halt when he realizes he can't harm her. Determined to find a way to get rid of her, Tarian whisks her from the human realm back to the fae realm. Of course, chaos ensues. I really enjoyed getting to read what was going on from both sides. I, as the reader, was getting the full story even if there was miscommunication going on between the characters in the book. I don't usually like the miscommunication trope but in this case, it was done really well.

Imogen has her moments where she is a strong FMC, taking her future into her hands even in the shitty situation she's thrust into, but then she also has scenes where she's making very questionable decisions and is the definition of a damsel in distress. I loved seeing her call Tarian out on his shit when he was acting like a walking red flag. I want to like Tarian, and he has his moments where he is very sweet and clearly cares for Imogen, but then he acts like an asshole to her, and I can't get past that. No matter how much I want to root for them, they just seem to be very toxic for each other. I think there's so much room for character development for both of them in future books and I'm so excited to see it!

The ending had me on the edge of my seat. I'm talking nail-biting, covering my eyes, repeatedly saying "oh my god" on the edge of my seat. I NEED book 2! Thank you so much to Netgalley for the free e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

Ahhhhhh!

For the Gods, how hard is to have good communications. I really like the story but I have to say it drives me crazy when a lot of issues can be fix with an hones conversation!

Imogen is nice a does as much as she can with what she know but sometimes her naivete makes me want to shake her and scream at her!

Tarian in the other hand is well aware of his limitations and the power his mom has over him and then goes and makes the most stupid mistake.

I definitely will be reading the rest of the series because I'm a sucker for Romantasy, but please let's let go of the miscommunication trope!

Thank you to Xpresso Book Tours, Lorelei Johnson, Hailey Jade and Netgalley for allowing me the opportunity to review this ARC.

First, what an absolute ride. This is a fast-paced, super grumpy enemies-to-lovers, found family smorgasbord. There's a lot of potential here.

My two mild criticisms are 1) we didn't get enough world building, including the magic system and 2) I think we needed a Beauty and the Beast, snowball in the courtyard, "maybe he's not so bad" moment and I didn't feel like we got that.

This may be one of the few FMC that I didn't immediately dislike. I think she develops realistically and her actions all seem to make sense. The MMC is understandably an ass but I really think he's going to really show up in book #2. I'm here for it.

I would absolutely recommend this book but BRACE YOURSELF, this isn't a cliffhanger it's a cliff dive into a volcano.

Can't wait for the next installation! Happy reading!

Prince of Never by Lorelei Johnson, Hailey Jade is an absolute jewel of a book. However, be forwarned you will are reading a series that must be completed - and that, my friends, is a testament to good story writing. If you can read one book in a series and never have the itch to read the entire series there is something missing in the writing. And, you may be waiting for a bit for the sequel apparently......(sigh). Which means when the sequel comes out you will need to pick up the first and read it all over again.

Imogen is just a librarian. Well, a librarian that sees vampires and unexplainable creatures and has been told she is crazy her entire life. But that is all tested when a strange man shows up to kidnap her and she runs him over with her car only to have another, more powerful, man show up at her home to take her to Faerie. There she is taken as a captive of the Dark Prince Terrian - feared by all others in his realm and controlled by his awful mother.

This is an enemies to lovers trope but it ends on a cliff-hanger with heartbreak and betrayal and questions left unanswered. The book is a short read - easily finished in a weekend setting, but one that will stay with you and leave you hoping that certain Fae choose the right path even if its a hard one to choose.

Yes! I am going to anxiously be awaiting the second book - I only wish the release date wasn't until August 2024. And I suppose I will have to snag a paper copy in order to get the second one - hoping the cover art is just as beautiful.

Thank you for the great read!!

Disclosure: The MFC and her best friend Ethan enjoy the use of profanity - and the use of the "f" word. If this is offensive then you might want to skip this book. Though it is not excessive it is there. There are scenes within this book that are somewhat graphic. And, keep in mind this is the Unseelie Court - it is the land of the Fae and is violent, and at times rather course and disgusting.....true to Faerie form. Although unable to lie the Fae prove that deception is not above them and court games quickly turn nasty. And humans have no place in a land that is filled with violent and powerful beings who see humans as mere play toys.

I received an advanced readers copy of this book.

Five stars for me. The book had me hooked since page one and did not disappoint. The heart break, the love, bonded mates, and friendship. The longing to want her to be happily ever after to her prince, but instead fleeing into the night due to being lied to by another and choosing to believe them instead of her bonded mate broke my heart. All while her mate was trying to figure out how to love her instead of fearing his fate of her bringing down the seelie court. Highly recommend

As far as enemies-to-lovers goes, this book was great. There was banter, angst, miscommunication, sexual tension, kidnapping, mommy issues, strong-willed heroine vs tortured fae prince *chefs kiss* and it all came together perfectly. The characters were all fairly well developed and the story was consistent. It was an easy book to binge read and I finished it with genuine frustration about having to wait for a second one to be released. I found I was able to guess the “twists” before they happened but I read this trope often and genuinely have no complaints, I’m just looking forward to the next one.

Imogen is a university librarian with a history of psychosis. When she imagines being bitten by a vampire, or being hunted by a claw-handed beast that no one else around her can see, she thinks she is losing her mind.

It isn’t until Imogen is kidnapped by a Fae Prince and taken to his realm as a prisoner, that she realizes all the monsters that she’s imagined her entire life were, perhaps, real.

Among the monsters is a quirky cast of mythical creatures, an evil Queen, and rival Fae courts.

-Enemies to lovers
-fated mates
-2/5 🌶️

You’ll like this book if you liked Cruel Prince, but needed 🌶️🌶️ and romance.