Week 26 Review: Otherworldly

From Goodreads:

A skeptic and a supernatural being make a crossroads deal to achieve their own ends only to get more than they bargained for in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After.

Seventeen-year-old Ellery is a non-believer in a region where people swear the supernatural is real. Sure, they've been stuck in a five-year winter, but there's got to be a scientific explanation. If goddesses were real, they wouldn’t abandon their charges like this, leaving farmers like Ellery's family to scrape by.

Knox is a familiar from the Other World, a magical assistant sent to help humans who have made crossroads bargains. But it's been years since he heard from his queen, and Knox is getting nervous about what he might find once he returns home. When the crossroads demons come to collect Knox, he panics and runs. A chance encounter down an alley finds Ellery coming to Knox's rescue, successfully fending off his would-be abductors.

Ellery can't quite believe what they've seen. And they definitely don't believe the nonsense this unnervingly attractive guy spews about his paranormal origins. But Knox needs to make a deal with a human who can tether him to this realm, and Ellery needs to figure out how to stop this winter to help their family. Once their bargain is struck, there's no backing out, and the growing connection between the two might just change everything.

My Review:
This was such an adorable read! I've really been enjoying F.T. Luken's writing, and I can't wait to read more of their books! I think I just have In Deeper Waters left of this run of queer stand alone books left to read, and I do want to!

This set up of a world that has these gods that are pretty tangible, to have bargains with, was an interesting world to get to know. That this lady makes a deal because she doesn't want to die-leading her to make a potion, where, upon the completion of it, she is promptly killed, yeah, things got going pretty quickly! 

I really enjoyed reading about Ellery and Knox, who end up making a bargain so Knox can stay longer to figure out what was causing the perpetual winter. Watching them fulfill Knox’s bucket list made from watching tv was so lovely to read!

When all the pieces came together, about the cause of the freeze, yeah, that was so fantastic!  The lengths that sellers went for Knox, the bargains made, when Knox didn’t remember because his memories are wiped when he goes back, yeah, loved that, and how it turned out!

This was a fantastic read and I need to read more by F.L. Lukens and catch up with their books! 

Author: F.T. Lukens 
Read: June 24th, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love his writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: April 2nd 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars