Book Review: Untethering Dark

 

In the shadows of the forest, he waits…

A bloody and bewitching monster romance from Desirée M. Niccoli. 

A winter hag in training, Astrid spends her days in the Black Forest sharpening her spell craft and flinging axes at tourists, and her nights leaving offerings to the ancient eldritch monster that guards the woods. She’s one sex ritual away from leaving the last trace of her unwanted humanity behind and stepping into her full power.

It’s the perfect life. Until a group of unruly humans brings that same deadly monster to her doorstep. Now, her only hope for survival is a plate of poisoned cookies.

Gudariks has roamed the Black Forest since it sprouted its first trees, consuming any who violate his beloved land. Lured to the witch’s gate, he is amused at her attempt to poison him with sweets…but spending time with her awakens millennia of repressed desire. Astrid doesn’t shy away from the gentle caress of his claws or his most ravenous attentions.

As witch and monster find long-buried heat in the wintery landscape they call home, signs of a dark, lost magic begin to appear in the forest. When a rising supernatural threat has them questioning not only their ability to protect the forest, but Gudariks’s own immortality, their only solution may be to share their strength and create a union beyond mortal comprehension. 



My Review
Astrid and Gudarīks are like kindred souls. The more they interacted the more I fell in love with them. The gentleness that Gudariks displayed just had me falling hard for him. While the physical intimate scenes are steamy, it was not these two's only love language. Nope, Astrid baking cookies for Gudariks is very endearing. 

While I love Gudariks and Astrid, it was also the scenery that Desiree wrote for this book. It was like I could see the forest and everything so vividly. In fact, it was like I was Astrid. She went on quite a journey. 

I can't really put it into words how much I really loved this book. All I know is that I need more and will be check out other books by Desiree. Reading this book, it is one not to be missed!

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