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The Bard and the Fairy Prince (Tales of the Gemstone Kingdoms) by [Amanda Meuwissen]

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When Prince Nemirac learns of his heritage, he vows to become the most powerful demon in history. But he can’t do it alone.

Feeling betrayed by his parents’ lies about his true lineage, Nemirac embarks on a quest to visit all five Gemstone Kingdoms and drain the stones of their power to ascend as a new being. But until he obtains that magic, he’s vulnerable.

Enter Janskoller the warrior bard.

Janskoller has just returned to the Gemstone Kingdoms, drawn by stories of broken curses and lands open for travel. He doesn’t expect a pretty young mage to hire him as a bodyguard, but it’s a good gig for a bard—lots of adventure to fuel his stories, and plenty of travel to spread his fame. Besides, Nemirac’s passion and obvious secrets intrigue him. But soon Janskoller realizes the peril of Nemirac’s goal—an end that puts the five kingdoms at risk and corrupts Nemirac into a darker, twisted version of the man Janskoller has come to care about. As the two grow closer, can Janskoller convince Nemirac to abandon his pursuit of power in favor of the deeper, more lasting magic of love?

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Amanda Meuwissen is a bisexual author with a primary focus on M/M romance. She has a Bachelor of Arts in a personally designed Creative Writing major from St. Olaf College and is an avid consumer of fiction through film, prose, and video games. As the author of LGBT Fantasy #1 Best Seller, Coming Up for Air, paranormal romance trilogy, The Incubus Saga, and several other titles through various publishers, Amanda regularly attends local comic conventions for fun and to meet with fans, where she will often be seen in costume as one of her favorite fictional characters. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, John, and their cat, Helga, and can be found at www.amandameuwissen.com. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BDDKM6V3
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dreamspinner Press (November 29, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 29, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2761 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1641084529

Best Sellers Rank: #81,965 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Amanda Meuwissen is a bisexual and happily married geek. Primarily an M/M romance author with a focus on urban fantasy, she has a Bachelor of Arts in a personally designed Creative Writing major from St. Olaf College and is an avid consumer of fiction through film, prose, and video games. Amanda lives in Minneapolis, MN, with her husband, John, and their cat, Helga.

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Mixed feelings

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 29, 2022

3.5
I have loved the other books in this series. The first two books are among my favorites, and I love this author. But I just didn’t connect as well to this book as I did to the first two books.
This third book is a grumpy/sunshine with the fairy prince named Nemirac or Nem (son of the queen who created the curse in the previous books) and a bard named Janskoller.
The good:
There were many good parts to the story. I enjoyed the cameos of characters from the previous books in the series, especially Jack and Reardon from book 1. This book ends in a happily ever after. It is neat to read the poetry that the bard uses as the lyrics for his songs. Janskoller saves the prince with his love. The prince loses his way and Janskoller saves him from himself. The epilogue previews the next book and sounds intriguing.
The bad:
The prince is a brat. I honestly think Nemirac feels like everyone is his enemy to some degree. It took me awhile to get into the story because of the bickering. I didn’t feel much chemistry between Janskoller and Nemirac mainly because it felt like their maturity levels were vastly different. Janskoller acted his age while Nem behaved like a spoiled child that always had to get his way. Basically, I liked Janskoller but couldn’t stand Nem.
I think I had trouble with this part the most: MILD SPOILER: after Janskoller shows his interest in Nemirac by kissing him (an advance which Nemirac responds to in his bratty/pouty way), Janskoller proceeds to sleep with another man in the same room he is sharing with Nemirac (which upsets Nemirac). I hate reading about a character sleeping with someone other than the love interest in a book, particularly after they have begun pursuing them.
Overall, the book is a good read if you like grumpy/sunshine fantasy books. I caution you to consider what I mentioned as the potential downsides to the story, but otherwise the story is good.

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4.25 stars Full of magic and wonderful magical creatures

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 29, 2022

I love this series Tales of the Gemstone Kingdoms, it’s full of magic and magical creatures and the plot is original.

Janskoller is a mellow, big, muscled bard, he enjoys life and brings pleasure to people with his songs and lute. He meets Nemirac who offers him a job, as a sellsword, his bodyguard, travel with him on his journey to the different Gemstone Kingdoms.

Nemirac is the Diamond Prince, he got a sharp mouth and is quickly offended. He’s been lied to his whole life and wants to take the reins of his life. He’ll get the Gemstones and become the most powerful creature of the Kingdoms. Janskoller can help him to fulfill his ultimate dream.
He’ll never need anybody no more and can live by himself… maybe Janskoller may join him.

To get the first Gemstone was easy peasy. The hunt for the next was a bit more struggle, the next was shattering, and now… the Ruby of the mountains. Watch Nemirac!

While Janskoller was determined to help Nemirac, he gets more and more doubts, even regrets.
Power is the only thing Nemirac desires, what about him?
Janskoller is kindhearted, Nemirac the opposite, as it seems.

Most of the time Nemirac wasn’t a nice guy, I even wondered what Janskoller saw in him.
Janskoller’s plan is to stop Nemirac just in time, if not, something disastrous will happen!

A story full of amazing creatures and stunning magic, with lighting and smoke, whirlwinds, elements working their power, there are humans, elves, and half-elves, Kings, Demons, dwarves.
All excitingly written, it started with an easygoing pace but accelerated the further the journey came. What I missed were some more romantic moments. It was a hugely entertaining fantasy story, nearing the end it got quite epic.

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Fun Book 3 of the gemstone kingdoms series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 30, 2022

Book #3 of the Gemstone Kingdoms series by Amanda Kay Meuwissen.

I really enjoyed the “Beauty and the Beast” retelling that was the first book of this series (The Prince and the Ice King), and the “nightmare before Christmas” based second book, Stitches. This book followed in a similar vein as those, with lots of action, steam, and flawed but lovable characters.

Janskoller the bard was the clear standout of this book. He was so dashing and dreamy, and pure of heart. Poor Prince Nemirac clearly had a LOT of issues to work through, and he’s fortunate he had Janskoller there along the way as he deep-dove into those issues. I was not a big fan of Nemirac, and often wondered why Janskoller even bothered with him, but by the end of the story I was rooting for them and their HEA.

I appreciated the breadth of the fantasy world-building, the magic system, and the side characters. I enjoyed seeing glimpses of the past MCs from the other books in the series!

I enjoyed the banter and the evolving relationship between these two unlikely heroes (/villains?) and would have welcomed even more romantic moments.

If you love fantasy romance, check this series out, and join the Bard & the Fairy Prince on their epic adventure through the gemstone kingdoms!

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Enchanting

Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on January 11, 2023

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A little different to the previous books - slightly darker angst and more morally grey characters - but still so good. Perfect spice and character development as always.

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