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The Governess and the Orc
by Finley Fenn
Why Read This?The one-sentence sell. What do you get for showing up to this book, even when it's hard?
You'll acquire a fiercely protective orc book boyfriend and experience a cathartic, swoon-worthy HEA that makes the emotional journey worth it.
Synopsis
He’ll make all her dreams come true… but only if she can pretend to love him. In a realm of orcs and powerful men, Geva Okoro is a proud, impoverished governess, trapped in a dismal, dead-end post — until the day the orc breaks in. He’s a huge, insolent, arrogant brute, swaggering with smooth, shameless wickedness. But unlike the orcs from the terrifying tales, he only wants one thing from Geva… Her employers’ gold. There’s no escaping his devious clutches, and soon a furious Geva is reduced to raiding her employers’ house with an orc. Compromising her career, and destroying all her dreams… until the orc proposes another shocking scheme. He’ll split the day’s plunder with her — if she’ll pretend to be his mate. For one month. At Orc Mountain. Sharing his rooms. Smiling sweetly at his side. Smelling all over of his deep, decadent scent… He’s offering more wealth than Geva’s ever dreamt of, but there’s no way she can trust this treacherous thief… can she? Let alone convince all of Orc Mountain that she loves him?! And surely, even her best play-acting would never start to feel real… or win over an orc’s cold, broken heart? _____________________ An angsty, full-length, enemies to lovers fantasy romance. Comes after The Maid and the Orcs , but also reads as a standalone. Happily ever after guaranteed.
At a Glance
4.19 ★ GoodreadsTop TropesPlot devices and story situations that drive the romance. These are the circumstances that throw characters together or create conflict, not how they personally relate.
MoodWhat you felt reading this. Swoony? Gutted? Deliciously unhinged? The emotional fingerprint.
Book Details
Goodreads RatingThe crowd's verdict. Take it with salt, though. Some masterpieces are polarizing.
4.19 ★
Page CountHow long the commitment is.
608 pages
PublishedWhen this hit shelves. Helpful for tracking vibes by era.
2022
Primary GenreWhat type of book this is. Romance? Fantasy? A 400-page therapy session disguised as a thriller?
Monster Romance
PairingWho's falling in love? The gender makeup of your main romance. Helps you find your specific flavor of love story.
M/F
POVWhose head are you in? First person = deep in the feels. Third = watching from above. Dual = emotional whiplash (affectionate).
Dual POV
Romance PacingHow long until they kiss? Slow burn = 300 pages of tension. Insta-love = page 12 and it's already chaos.
Medium Burn
CliffhangerEnding type: HEA = forever happy (you'll cry happy). HFN = happy for now (open to interpretation). Bittersweet = complicated feelings. Know what you're signing up for.
spoiler
AudiobookCan you experience this book while driving? Washing dishes? Working out while emotionally destroyed? Check here.
AvailableCan you experience this book while driving? Washing dishes? Working out while emotionally destroyed? Check here.
Yes
FormatHow fancy is the audio? Standard = one narrator. Full cast = theater kids went off. GraphicAudio = a MoViE iN yOuR mInD.
Standard
NarratorThe voice in your ears.
Shane East
Narrator Count
Single
Narration Style
Dual
TropesPlot devices and story situations that drive the romance. These are the circumstances that throw characters together or create conflict, not how they personally relate.
Mood & Vibe
MoodWhat you felt reading this. Swoony? Gutted? Deliciously unhinged? The emotional fingerprint.
MMC: tortured soul sign in to unlock
animalistic / primal sign in to unlock
high fantasy sign in to unlock
the swoon sign in to unlock
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