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Title: A Soul to Keep

Series: Duskwalker Brides #1

Author: Opal Reyne

Genre: Genre" Fiction: Fantasy, Genre: Fiction: Fantasy: Folklore, Genre: Fiction: Fantasy: Monsters, Genre: Fiction: Romance

Status: Finished

Rating: 3.8/4

Sypnosis: All Reia ever wanted was freedom.

Known as a harbinger of bad omens and blamed for Demons eating her family, Reia is shunned by her entire village. When the next offering is due and the monstrous Duskwalker is seen heading their way, her village offers her an impossible choice – be thrown into the prison cells or allow herself to be sacrificed to a faceless monster.

However, he is not what he seems. His skull face and glow eyes are ethereal, and she finds herself unwittingly enchanted by him.

All Orpheus ever wanted was a companion.

Each decade, in exchange for a protection ward from the Demons that terrorise the world, Orpheus takes a human offering to the Veil – the place he lives and the home of Demons. The brief companionship does little to ease his loneliness, and their lives were always, unfortunately, cut short.

He'd thought it was a hopeless endeavour, until he met her. She’s not afraid of him, and his insatiable desire deepens within every moment of her presence.

But will Orpheus be able to convince Reia to stay before she’s lost to him forever?

Review: This book gave me the feeling of The Ancient Magus' Bride, one of my favorite animes and I just could not turn this down because of it.

In all honesty, it is well worth the read and such a sweet romance. You tend to really feel sorry for Orpheus primarily upon learning what a lonely life he has led up until he met Reia. And Reia is so fearless even after what happened to her family. They made such a wonderful pair together and I am glad I managed to pick this one up.

The world-building is pretty nice and I would like to know more about the Veil as well as its creatures I am hoping that we do see more of this to come in the next book.