S. W. Clarke
Self-published
6 October 2025
526
eBook - EPUB
Romantasy
ARC via NetGalley
Acid rain has scoured the world for four hundred years, leaving humanity clinging to a single barren stronghold. Eurydice, a lowborn guard, devotes her life to protecting it… until she’s captured by the monsters outside the walls.
Dragged into the autumn court of Feyreign, Eurydice finds herself in a realm where strength is survival and softness is prey. Even love there is a blade—beautiful, but made to cut.
When she’s chosen for the court’s deadly trials, Eurydice must fight for a title she never wanted—or die trying. Her assigned partner is handsome, unreadable, and bound to the court by a vicious past. He’s meant to keep her alive, yet Eurydice can’t decide if he’s her protector… or her executioner.
As politics sharpen and the autumn queen hungers for blood, Eurydice must play a dangerous game—one where the prize is a kingdom, and the cost is everything she thought she knew.
A Curse of Storms and Scorn ticks a lot of boxes. It is a fantasy adventure story with high stakes set amidst excellent world building. The two main characters are true enemies in the enemies-to-lovers romance subplot, and both of them develop well over the course of the book. A lot of tropes and familiar setups were included, but there was still an element of freshness to the story that didn't make me feel like I had read it all before. This first book ended in a way that left me interested in reading on to book two to see how the story will conclude. There is a bit of spice but it develops at a believable pace. Overall, I am giving this one 4.5 stars. Recommended for fans of the genre.
I received this book as a free eBook ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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