Synopsis

Traded for peace. Sacrificed to a monster. Maia Fremont just wanted a chance. When the opportunity to create floral arrangements for the royal wedding is offered to her, who is she to say no? But the crown is never honest, and soon enough she finds herself thrust into an unwanted union with a fearsome troll. Ripped from her beloved garden and the only life she's ever known, she's offered as a bride to a creature she's only heard whispers of — rumors of brutality, darkness, and insatiable hunger. Ragnar, a powerful troll healer, is disgusted by the human king's deception. His duty to his people forces him to accept this lie of a marriage. Married to a beast who sees her as nothing more than a tool to strengthen his bloodline, Maia must fight for her life in the treacherous world of the trolls.

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My review

A Darkness So Sweet was a genuinely pleasant surprise. The premise alone is fresh: Maia isn't the chosen one or the princess, she's the florist who gets caught in the trap by mistake, which makes her instantly relatable. What I enjoyed most was watching her arc unfold: she arrives in the Troll kingdom barely holding herself together, and slowly, chapter by chapter, she finds her voice, her confidence, and her place. Ragnar is a key part of that growth without trying to be, and that's what makes their dynamic feel real. The Troll society is one of the book's strongest elements, a world where humans and Trolls genuinely can't stand each other, with beauty standards rooted in their own species, and where attraction only emerges once they actually start to know one another. That's romance done right. I'll absolutely be continuing the series.

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