Synopsis:
Not every love is meant to be.

After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she’ll never trust him again. 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.

But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed. 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.

Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline’s life, a murderous spell has been cast. 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. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can. . . .

Review:
What an emotional whirlwind! I hadn’t thought I’d care of find a time where Jacks became a redeemable person and yet… I absolutely loved all the twists and turns of this novel. Evangeline is stuck wondering if Jacks is really her ally or if he’s truly trying to help her and it is absolutely stunning how many surprises this book has backed inside. There were so many times that Evangeline considered what love truly is and was, and that while she once thought it was there and everything was perfect forever, later she thought that it was likely more something you had to work towards and keep on top of in order to maintain it. Of course, Jacks has to remind us that ballads never have a happy ending… and I had been so content with how things were and where it appeared we would end up until that very ending! That ending was truly ballad quality and made me want to throttle one who we were supposed to love; but it was a great set up for book 3, which I of course had to start immediately after.

Star rating: ✯✯✯✯✯