Book profile
The Ballad of Never After
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2022-09-13
- Rating
- ★ 4.3 · 503 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
- Spice
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A betrayed heroine with newly discovered magic teams up uneasily with the morally ambiguous Prince of Hearts to lift a murderous curse, traversing a treacherous landscape of shifting alliances and heart-plundering sorcery where trust is the most dangerous gamble.
Reading order
Book 2 of 3 in Once Upon a Broken Heart — see the full reading order →
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- Betrayal: “After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again.” source
- Curse: “a new terrifying curse is revealed” source
- Quest: “To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts.” source
- Enemies to Lovers: “Jacks isn't the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.” source
- Strong Heroine: “Now that she's discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.” source
- Angst: “Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she's not sure she can.” source
- Forced Proximity: “Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again.” source
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