Welcome to An Inkwell of Nectar, where stories bloom and sting in equal measure.
For those who long for a dark, sensual and yet whimsical fantasy story steeped in atmospheric imagery, poetic prose and a star-crossed love story between a demon of the dark and a maiden of light.
A fallen star princess becomes trapped in the court of a ruthless demon king, where she must navigate political intrigue, forbidden love, and centuries of prejudice before a war over magic consumes the world.
Laila returns to Mortos with a mission: salvage her dynasty from those who seek power through magic-driven bigotry. As she crosses paths once more with an old lover, the whirlwind of emotions unleashed will be cataclysmic!
Having chosen love over political ambition, Laila finds herself contending with her most fraught challenge yet—that of married life as the regina consort of Mortos and all that entails. Meanwhile elusive forces behind the scenes still collude to rid the world of chaos magic, leading to devastating events.
I've read a lot of genuinely good books that I forgot about the moment I finished them. It takes something special for a book to linger- it's a quality I can't put into words and that likely comes down to taste, but this book definitely has it for me.
It has decadent prose, with a savoury pace that leaves you turning the page one after another until you realize it's 4 am and you have to wake up to go to work soon. But, the sleepless and timeless days spent lost in this book are worth every moment.
The poetic prose, the immersive world-building, the meticulously crafted characters, and the captivating storytelling all contributed to a truly ethereal narrative. Camilla's prose, with its magical and mesmerizing flow, kept me enchanted while providing a rich plot and character development.
Camilla Andrew lives in a leafy English town that sounds remarkably like a fairytale setting with talking animals in suits. She spends her days writing, reading, drinking tea and working diligently at her (remote) office job in a local government council. Her works also feature in Cloaked Press and midnight & indigo.
