Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: I Destroyed the Elf Prince’s Harem
SERIES: Fortune Favors the Fae
AUTHOR: Jocelynn Drake
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 377 pages
RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2024
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Adam Lockhart is a writer who is dealing with writer’s block. His friend convinces him to get out of his house, but when he does, well he ends up finding a magic coin and falling into his own book, Betrayal of the Elf Prince. Who should find him but the twin of said prince and potential suspect (even though Adam knows he didn’t do it). The elf introduces himself as Nylian (not his name) and Adam gives his real name. Why??? He does not know. Nylian rescues Adam and decides to take him on his journey.
They are tracked by mercenary Adeline and her younger brother Jasper. She is looking for payment to help Nylian and Adam after a narrow escape. Adam is trying very very hard to get Nylian together with Adeline. In his story, Nylian (or Prince Xeran if we’re being completely truthful), has a harem and Adam knows that Adeline is perfect for this role. Nylian has less than zero interest in Adeline. Or in any woman as it turns out. The only one he has interest in is Adam (or as he appears to be the doppelganger for Prince Victor Montcroix – another character in the book). It is really quite complicated.
When Adam tells Nylian he knows he didn’t kill his brother and he wants to help him clear his name, Prince Xeran is skeptical. But he could use the help and he really does like Adam. He doesn’t know if he believes his story about how he came to land in this world, but he’s going with it for the time being. But there are a lot of obstacles in their way, not the least of which is trying to keep people fooled that Adam is the real Prince Victor.
No more plot spoilers from me. It’s too delicious and is better read cold I think.
Well this was a whole lotta fun! Despite some murders and attempted murders and some ineffective magic, this story of Nylian and Adam is a highly entertaining ride. I don’t think I’ve ever read a story with just this setup of the writer ending up in their own book. But of course the characters do not behave in the way that the writer intended. In fact, the plot has gone completely off the rails and the writer is left trying to get them back on course. The characters in fact have no intention of following the desires of the writer. LOL! In fact the characters insist on pursuing the writer romantically and ignoring every single attempt of the writer to get things redirected to the original plot lines. This makes for some hilarious situations. Adam is completely clueless about Nylian’s feelings. He’s never been attracted to a guy before, so why would it start with his one main character? But it does. It takes a while for Adam to figure out that he’s attracted to Nylian. There are some really funny moments with these two. The snarky banter is a good time. Adeline is a hoot also. I really could not wait to see how this would play out. If there’s one complaint, it’s that the coin played barely a role in this one. No matter. The story is so good and surprising with all the twists and turns I didn’t actually miss it that much. This author is so talented – she can write in any genre and this was another example of her very creative approach to storytelling. Highly recommended!
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