Review - Dream Tentacled by Alexa Piper

Fian is a demon. A kraken-shaped demon, to be exact. But he’s nowhere near as scary as that makes him sound. Fian is really just a gentle person. He lives in the Morepheusrealm and makes his living carving driftwood. When his brother announces his impending marriage to a human, he also informs Fian that he will be the best man and must bring a date. Fian decides to find a human to bring and so visits dry land in his human form. He wanders into a small shop where he meets Kai. Fian is instantly taken with the young human, even though he can sense Kai is suffering under some black magic. Can Fian make Kai safe and win his heart?

“Dream Tentacled” is a rather silly story, even for a fantasy romance, but it is very endearing. The characters are a little cartoonishly goofy. They live in a dream world where just about anything is possible, but real. It’s a very light read but enjoyable, nonetheless. It’s a lovely little confection of a story.

The story is related from both Fian and Kai’s points of view. We meet Fian first and he’s a curious personality. He seems a little simple at first, but that proves a bit misleading. Fian is no genius, but he is a very unassuming person, especially for a demon. It’s clear that being in the shadow of his more dominant brother has shaped Fian’s personality.

Kai is a troubled young man from the very start. The core cause is a bad breakup with his old boyfriend, but as the story unfolds, we learn that this just isn’t your normal breakup mess. It’s left Kai physically ill. Part of the story is Kai reclaiming his life, with Fian’s help.

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