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The Pumpkin Bride

Fiona Buttercup

Shrek meets The Princess Bride in this cozy, low-stakes romantic fantasy. The Pumpkin Bride delivers all the autumnal feels, a dash of spice, and a guaranteed HEA!

Some curses just need a cozy fire, a little magic, and a second chance to break them.

A cursed knight. Sir Bram Duncan was once a knight of legend in Harvest Hollow—until the whim of a jealous prince and the trickery of an autumn sprite turned him into the hulking orc Jask Bone-Cracker, and tethered him to Grimroot Farm. For three …

Shrek meets The Princess Bride in this cozy, low-stakes romantic fantasy. The Pumpkin Bride delivers all the autumnal feels, a dash of spice, and a guaranteed HEA!

Some curses just need a cozy fire, a little magic, and a second chance to break them.

A cursed knight. Sir Bram Duncan was once a knight of legend in Harvest Hollow—until the whim of a jealous prince and the trickery of an autumn sprite turned him into the hulking orc Jask Bone-Cracker, and tethered him to Grimroot Farm. For three long, lonely years, he’s hidden his monstrous form and the truth of what happened the night he lost everything, including his true love, Princess Marigold.

A runaway princess. Fleeing an arranged marriage to the vain and intolerable Prince Crispin, Marigold finds a safe haven when she stumbles across Jask’s charmed pumpkin farm deep in the forest. Sensing glimmers of gentleness—and a surprising talent for baking—beneath the grumpy orc’s imposing exterior, she begins to feel a familiar longing she believed dead when her Bram disappeared.

One true love. As magic stirs and pies are baked, truths about Jask’s curse begin to surface. But curses don’t break easily, and wronged princes don’t capitulate. As their peace is threatened, Jask and Marigold must decide: cling to the lies that protect them, or risk everything for a love that could set them free.

eBook, 349 pages

Published by MIRA.

ASIN:: B0F7XZHV3Y

Subjects

Fantasy

Reviews

WhiskeyintheJar reviewed The Pumpkin Bride by Fiona Buttercup

Light cozy autumn vibes

3 stars

I received this book for free, this does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review

To be seen was to be loved.

The Pumpkin Bride was a cozy light read that would be fun to start off the Autumn season with. Taking place in a fantasy land, Bram has left Thornwick to make a name and fortune for himself so he can feel worthy of asking for Princess Marigold's hand. Unfortunately for him, he's put his trust and future in Prince Crispin's hands and when he betrays him, Bram ends up cursed by a sprite and turned into an orc.

Now living as Jask Bone-Cracker on Grimroot farm, he's not allowed to leave the farm or tell anyone his true name, he's managed to make a life for himself these past three years. When his true love suddenly shows up at …

I received this book for free, this does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review

To be seen was to be loved.

The Pumpkin Bride was a cozy light read that would be fun to start off the Autumn season with. Taking place in a fantasy land, Bram has left Thornwick to make a name and fortune for himself so he can feel worthy of asking for Princess Marigold's hand. Unfortunately for him, he's put his trust and future in Prince Crispin's hands and when he betrays him, Bram ends up cursed by a sprite and turned into an orc.

Now living as Jask Bone-Cracker on Grimroot farm, he's not allowed to leave the farm or tell anyone his true name, he's managed to make a life for himself these past three years. When his true love suddenly shows up at his door asking for shelter, he's panicked thinking she could be risking her life but with Crispin hunting her, they're to be married, Bram can't help but let her stay on the farm.

This was light and cute with, while, not a lot of depth, some thinking of worthiness, and being true to yourself. Marigold's magic added some extra fantasy touches but the whole world structure surrounding magic felt a little off with the “it's banned” “the prince uses it”, for some pick and choose to what needs to fit for the moment. I also thought Marigold pretty much had the whole Bram/Jask thing figured out fairly quickly but got conveniently moved away from at points to keep it going.

If you're into cozy fantasy worlds more than me, you would probably enjoy this; I got tired of some of the focusing on mundane tasks and would have liked more focusing/filling out of plot and characterization. There were some open-door scenes and what I thought was a quick wrap up to a happily ever after. Light and cozy autumn vibes to get you into the season and an orc for those into that :).

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