The Moonfire Bride
Sylvia Mercedes
4/5
Based on the myth of Eros and Psyche, Valera has been trapped by a fae into a marriage she never asked for. She has spent her entire life working herself to the bone to provide for both her abusive father and her younger sister. But as long as she doesn't look at him for one year and a day, she will get to return to her home. The imprisonment is not what she imagines though, she finds herself finally able to enjoy her craft and the man who married her isn't what she expected. She knows that there is a curse, but she has no idea how to break it.
I think that this was a pretty short and enjoyable read. If you're anything like me and most of the world, you went through an intense mythology phase in elementary school. Eros and Psyche were definitely one of those stories, though this is definitely a twist that's advertised as having a dash of Hades and Persephone as well. I think that the seamstress angle was really fun and that it all read as super whimsical.
It's not the most technically amazing or original book out there but it did keep me entertained from start to finish. I think that sometimes you just need a book that's kind of a feel-good but also has a dash of conflict and tragedy and this is very much that kind of book.
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