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Deadly Ever After

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By Brittany Johnson

Publisher Description

Two dead princesses must find true love's kiss to bring them back to life in this heart-stopping romantic fantasy debut. For fans of Cinderella Is Dead and Girl, Serpent, Thorn.

Amala has spent her whole life trying to be the perfect delicate, quiet, obedient. But when she’s murdered on the night of her wedding, her story is cut short before it begins.

Kha’dasia has been told her whole life that she is too rough, too loud, too much. She’s no ordinary princess but a ruthless warrior on a quest to fulﬁll her late brother’s dying wish. Except she dies before reaching her destination.

When both girls wake up in a cursed forest, the gods offer them a second chance at life—if they can find true love’s kiss. But there’s a catch, the gods warn. While the right kiss will save you, the wrong kiss will kill you.

On their journey, the princesses must overcome challenges that force them to face the truth of their lives…and their deaths. And as Amala and Kha’dasia grow closer, they can’t help but wonder if true love has been standing right in front of them all along.

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Deadly Ever After Reviews

3.5

Lisa Henderson

Created 5 days ago

“🎧 super engaging adventure through each characters past trauma and happy ever after with a few twists along the way”

cate | catescozycornerofbooks

Created 6 days ago

“after amala and kha’dasia, two princesses from different kingdoms, end up dead, they are brought together in a unique form of the afterlife and sent on a journey to uncover their second chance at life — if only they can find true love’s kiss. this sapphic romantasy was very creative and cute!!! i love a story with trials and there were so many in this one. so much of this book was about the characters coming to terms with the realities of their lives, in terms of events and also feelings. especially for amala, realizing love was not meant to be a situation where you settle for safe (*raises eyebrow iykyk*), but one where you’re lit on fire in the best way and made to feel alive. together, amala and kha’dasia brought out the best sides of each other and found the beautiful love they deserved. while the end was satisfying, i felt it was rather predictable and also very rushed. in 20%, a lot was stuffed together to create a conclusion that just kind of left me feeling eh. additionally, there were definitely some points in the book that dragged and felt like they were filler to extend the scene. overall, this was an enjoyable read and i loved my iconic sapphic princesses! for a debut fantasy, this was good work, and i look forward to seeing what brittany johnson does next!”

Diverse representation Multilayered

Eros The Rose

Created 13 days ago

““You do know true love is reserved for stories, right? This is real life.” If you are looking for a young adult “fairy tale” novel with queer princesses, princes, kingdoms & fantastical elements then this is the book for you. I had such a good time with this book. The chemistry between the FMCs were witty, sweet, chaotic, dramatic & much more. This could easily be a movie. The storyline was captivating. The writing style was descriptive. I wish I had a book with Black sapphic representation like this when I was growing up. This was a very cute and easy read.”

Change and grow Satisfying conclusion Enchanted

Keisha

Created 14 days ago

“A fairytale. A Black fairytale. A Black sapphic fairytale. This is Deadly Ever After. Two princesses. One murdered on her wedding night, the other dies on personal mission. They're given a second chance at life if they can fulfill the quest of finding true love's kiss. And the kiss must be true love because if it's not, they'll die instead. It was entertaining reading the journey Amala and Kha'dasia had to go on and the obstacles they faced along the way. In beginning, they were leery and untrusting of one another. Of course, that changed along the way as they worked together, opened up to each other, and learned about the trauma they each carried around. Warnings for child abuse and grief. Overall, an enjoyable read that I would recommend. Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Group for this ARC.”

Debbie D

Created 19 days ago

“🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (truthfully 6 stars) I DEVOURED this book so fast. This is a YA book perfect for ages 12+. We have a princess who was never wanted (and treated as such by her father) and an arranged marriage to join two kingdoms. Only, just when everything seems to be going ok, it all goes terribly wrong. Follow Amala as she has to find her way back to her life and fix everything after finding out some very interesting things from the Elders and meets Kha’dasia who seems to be completely opposite of her in every way.”