Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy #1)
by Stephanie Burgis
What is it about:
In a Gaslamp-lit world where hags and ogres lurk in thick pine forests, three magical queens form an uneasy alliance to protect their lands from invasion…and love turns their world upside down.
Queen Saskia is the wicked sorceress everyone fears. After successfully wrestling the throne from her evil uncle, she only wants one thing: to keep her people safe from the empire next door. For that, she needs to spend more time in her laboratory experimenting with her spells. She definitely doesn’t have time to bring order to her chaotic library of magic.
When a mysterious dark wizard arrives at her castle, Saskia hires him as her new librarian on the spot. “Fabian” is sweet and a little nerdy, and his requests seem a little strange – what in the name of Divine Elva is a fountain pen? – but he’s getting the job done. And if he writes her flirtatious poetry and his innocent touch makes her skin singe, well…
Little does Saskia know that the "wizard" she’s falling for is actually an Imperial archduke in disguise, with no magical training whatsoever. On the run, with perilous secrets on his trail and a fast growing yearning for the wicked sorceress, he's in danger from her enemies and her newfound allies, too. When his identity is finally revealed, will their love save or doom each other?
What did we think about it:
This is such a fun and cozy read.
We loved both Saskia and Fabian/Felix from the start, so it was easy to root for the two of them. The romance is sweet and the overall story has some suspense, but mostly it's cozy and very enjoyable.
Saskia and Felix are absolutely made for each other, and it was fun to see them opening up for each other.
The two lead characters of the upcoming books had a role in this book as well. We must say that one of them... makes us worry about the next book. Still we will pick it up, hoping for more cozy fun.
Why should you read it:
It's a fun and very enjoyable Fantasy read.
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