I adored that Reia could easily see past Orpheus’ outer appearance and even began to appreciate that. He was simply looking for someone to love him as he is. Orpheus is a monster, but oh, if he isn’t the sweet4est monster! I really felt for him. She’s intelligent, strong, and determined, but most of all, she can see the good in people. She’s the type of character that was incredibly relatable. You can read more on my disclosures page.Ī Soul to Keep is a twist on Beauty and the Beast. Goodreads This post contains affiliate links. She’s not afraid of him, and his insatiable desire deepens within every moment of her presence.īut will Orpheus be able to convince Reia to stay before she’s lost to him forever? He’d thought it was a hopeless endeavour, until he met her. The brief companionship does little to ease his loneliness, and their lives were always, unfortunately, cut short. His skull face and glow eyes are ethereal, and she finds herself unwittingly enchanted by him.Įach 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. 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. Known as a harbinger of bad omens and blamed for Demons eating her family, Reia is shunned by her entire village.
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