Yelen and Yelena (Gothick Fantasia #1)
C.M. Rosens
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars
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· 2 ratings · 326 pages · Published: 14 Feb 2025
Yelen is a forgotten tyrant, turned into a monster hundreds of years ago and desperate to distance himself from the power-hungry brute he once was... But he craves companionship and an end to his lonely existence.
When the wind leads Yelena to Yelen, she discovers a kindred spirit in the aromantic, bi-attracted monster, and their relationship quickly escalates. But being a guest in a cursed castle with a lonely, amorous Beast is not all fun and games - while exploring, Yelena makes a disturbing discovery about the rot-plague's source, and starts showing symptoms of infection herself. Can Yelen and Yelena work together to find a lasting cure for the rot seeping beyond the castle walls, or will the castle's curse claim another victim?
YELEN & YELENA is a standalone, monster-loving 'tour de force', perfect for fans of Beauty and the Beast re-imaginings, Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic, and T. Kingfisher's What Moves The Dead. Look no further for a deeply atmospheric Dark Gothic Fantasy with a Hopepunk core, and a sapphic riff on Orpheus & Eurydice subplot.
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The 'Gothick Fantasia' series
3.25 · 2 ratings
friends-benefits · bdsm · historical · found-family · first-in-series · poor heroine · standalone-first · horror · tortured hero · primal-play · suicide · non-human-hero · death · length-medium · competent heroine · standalone · third-person-pov · fantasy · explicit-open-door · working class heroine
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