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So This Is Ever After has a quirky premise of exploring what happens after the troupe of found family with possible love interests saves the day and kills the big bad villain. This story starts in the middle of the action which is intentional as the title indicates. It didn’t stop me from thoroughly checking that I hadn’t skipped a book. While normally I am immobilized from starting in the middle of a story having that be the intent was oddly freeing from my normal reading habits. There are enough references to the events in the past that we don’t feel off-kilter as readers and can launch into these strong relationships in the group while exploring who they are (for the first time).
The campy modern language signals that this is a book not taking itself too seriously and allows us to have fun with the preposterous circumstances these peasants, turned heroes, and now King/advisors face. Arek put on the crown and there is no undoing that unless he wants to die. Add in the fact that he must find a mate before his eighteenth birthday or he will fade into nonexistence. The obvious choice is his childhood best friend, Matt, but a desire not to trap him into an irreversible relationship and miscommunication has him turning to his other friends to try and woo them.
The wooing of both male and female characters leads to comical misadventures while also strengthening Arek’s ability to lead a kingdom. While many parts of the book are lighthearted and fun the ending will have you feeling all the feels and not quite sure when these irreverent characters snuck into your heart.