Marvels and Misfits (Trixie Towers, #1)

by Scarlett Dawn

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Marvels and Misfits was very entertaining...

****4.5 Stars****

Oh my lordy, Marvels and Misfits was so Fairy good. Laura Thalassa recommended this one in her newsletter, saying, “This woman writes steamy paranormal novels like no other”, which instantly had me scrambling to check it out. Thank you, Ms Thalassa, I will definitely be adding Scarlett Dawn’s backlist to my Want To Read shelf.

I’ve been a fan of paranormal romance for years and this one checked all my boxes. We are introduced to characters that came alive for me. The storyline was interesting and kept my attention from start to finish. There was an underlying sexual hum that started before the hero and heroine even met because it was obvious that the elves are very sexual creatures. What really surprised me, in a very pleasant way, was the humour as I just wasn’t expecting it.

The heroine, Trixie was snarky, smart and could wield a knife like a trained assassin. Trixie also happens to be a crowned elven princess and heir to the throne. When first meeting Trixie, I was worried she would be an immature selfish brat, but at the story progresses, you can see she’s trying to be worthy of her title.

It’s not easy when your father is King of the Elves. Trixie knows he loves her but his role as King makes him a very busy man with a lot of enemies. Luckily, Trixie has always had her grandmother to guide and love her. When her beloved grandmother dies, Trixie is sent away to protect/hide her, and have some freedom before she hits her majority. It will be years before she returns home and immediately, she is thrust into the role she has been training for her whole life. Imagine her surprise when her first engagement brings her face to face with their sworn enemy…and he ends up being her soulmate.

The hero is one of those heroes that comes into my life, and I’m instantly seduced. For starters, he’s a big, bad and sexy shifter. Sexy to me, that is. For once, I actually liked that the heroine wasn’t at all physically attracted to the hero. King Althon is the sworn enemy to the elves with a large death count for both sides. When all of the royal houses must come together to protect their people against the Giants, King Althon is amazed when the King of Elves brings his heir…and she turns out to be his soulmate.

It absolutely cracked me up that Trixie and Althon are physically repulsed by the looks of each other but sexually drawn together too. Their initial sex scene had me shivering with delight and chuckling at the same time. Scarlett Dawn has a knack for playing with your emotions and senses. You desperately want them together because their chemistry is HOT while also keen to see them battling their connection because it’s a crack up. I can’t wait to see their battles in the future.

If you’re a fan of paranormal romance, don’t mind a little swearing, and intrigued by Trixie and Althon’s off the charts chemistry with no physical attraction to each other, I highly recommend. I bought Marvels and Misfits for under a dollar on Amazon, which was a great investment to try out a new author.

Marvels and Misfits was a fairly short treat that I hated seeing come to an end. I have already preordered the next instalment, Scales and Skeletons which releases in September. I can’t wait to see what happens next between Trixie and Althon. Can they remove the spark to save their lives, or maybe the rules will just have to change.