The Girl Who Broke the Dark: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (The Royal Mages Series Book 1)

Name: The Girl Who Broke the Dark: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (The Royal Mages Series Book 1)
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Rating: 4.2 (147 reviews)
Author: Evelyn Puerto

by Evelyn Puerto

Fantasy Romantasy

4.2 (147)

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Perfect for you if...

You love high-stakes fantasy where the princess doesn't just wait to be rescued but has to outwit enemies who've been plotting for centuries.
You want a Sleeping Beauty retelling that strips away the romance and replaces it with survival, dark magic, and political consequence.
You enjoy ensemble fantasy with magic systems that matter and secondary characters who hold their own weight.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer slow-burn romance as the emotional centre of your fantasy. This book's stakes are external and urgent, not romantic.
You want a standalone novel. This is book one of a series, and it ends with threads deliberately left open.
You're looking for grimdark fantasy where morality is murky. This has a clearer moral compass and a protagonist you're meant to root for.

About this book

On her eighteenth birthday, Princess Eliana is ordered to enter the underworld and wake a prince cursed to sleep for a hundred years. Raised to rule through diplomacy and magic rather than survival, she must navigate a realm filled with monsters. The curse binding the prince carries a deadly condition: only the heir of Ymittos can break it. Refusal is not an option—the consequences extend far beyond one life. Deep below the surface, a sorcerer banished a thousand years ago has spent centuries preparing his return, gathering power and building armies. He laid a trap beginning with the very curse Eliana has been sent to break. Eliana must descend into darkness, outwit an enemy who has planned for centuries, and survive long enough to stop an invasion before it begins. Breaking the curse is not the end—it is the beginning. This is the first volume of the Royal Mages series.

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