[ARC Review] The Accidental Sereph by Maci Aurora

PUBLISHER'S SYNOPSIS: When Atlas Black, a bad boy with a reputation in Carran Hollow, walks into The Hole-in-the-Wall bar investigating a demon sighting, it's mostly business as usual until he comes face-to-face with his calix - his fated mate. Except Ivy Day, oblivious to the world of serephs and demons, thinks she's stranded in Carran Hollow because a stupid bus has broken down. She just needs a ride to get to the next bus in order to get to her sister across the country. While the guy in the bar hitting on her is hotter than any human has the right to be, unless he'll give her a lift, she doesn't have any patience for anything else. But little does she know, Atlas is about to take her on the ride of her life - that is, as long as they can get through the demons. 

MY THOUGHTS: Atlas Black and his brothers, along with the whole serephs among us plot, gave me major Hush, Hush saga vibes - if the Hush, Hush novels had lots of spice and even more profanity. I found The Accidental Sereph to be a quick read, but Aurora managed to pack quite a bit of action into the shorter amount of pages. 

I was engaged with the plot from start to finish. Atlas and his brothers definitely held my attention throughout the story, and I'd love to see books/HEAs for each brother. I could totally get behind Ivy's story, and while she was more of less thrust into Atlas's world, it was easy to sympathize with her story and the journey she went on. 

I really liked Aurora's take on fated mates. It was a little different, but I enjoyed how it brought a whole new element to the story. It definitely made the story spicy, and I thought the story really picked up once Ivy accepted the world of serephs and demons and her place in that world. 

The Accidental Sereph was fast-paced, with great world building and the kind of insta-love you only find in a fated mates romance. I could've easily read another hundred pages of Ivy and Atlas's romance, and I can't wait to see what comes next from this family of serephs. 

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Release date: 6/6/24

Format: eARC

eARC provided via: the author