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kerrimcbooknerd's review
3.0
Thank you to Storytellers on Tour and the author for providing me with a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review!
“You should never let someone else tell your story.”
We all know I love fantasy. It has always been and will probably always be my top genre. That being said, the amount of faerie stories I have read are surprisingly few! I tend to gravitate more to epic battles and complex magic systems. Yet I also love a good fantasy that has a lot of political intrigue and, from what I’ve heard of faeries and faerie courts, this promised to have a good dose of it! So I went into this book curious and hopeful.
Well, I went into this looking for a twisty tale and I was not disappointed. The drama, y’all! Though I would not survive a day at faerie court, I loved getting wrapped up in the intrigue. There were plots buried under plots and I thought the author did a great job of making the web tangled but plausible. It definitely kept my interest and made the pages fly by! I needed to know what was going on, who was double crossing who, and what the motivations were behind it all. It was political intrigue with a lovely dash of magic and I really enjoyed it.
Another aspect of this book that I loved was the world-building. I found myself captivated by the world that the author created! She does a fantastic job of building this fantasy world and all the inherent rules that come with it. It made it so easy to fall into the book and lose track of time as I explored the world with Sevelle and Jae, our two main characters. I wanted to know everything there was to know about their magic, the blight affecting the faeries, and the rebels fighting against the Court! I honestly could have used a little bit more but this is the beginning of a series, so I understand that we can’t get all the answers straight away. Still, this book definitely pulls you into the world as you read and I loved it!
As for the characters, Sevelle and Jae were most definitely the strongest of the entire cast. The author does a great job of building them up and developing them as we progress through the story. I found myself becoming rather attached to both of them, which made for a frustrating read, at times, when they would make some incredibly bone-headed decisions, lol. Still, I could understand their motivations and they had a lot of depth, which I appreciated. The love interest(s), however, fell a little flat for me. They were pretty one-dimensional and it honestly felt like they were there just as plot devices. I didn’t really get a sense of their personalities because they didn’t seem to have any. I wonder if this is because we’re focusing on Sevelle and Jae’s character arcs. Either way, I wish they had been fleshed out a little more. That being said, some of the best lines from the book came from Lex, one of the love interest and the son of the rebel leader, so I gotta give him brownie points for that
“You should never let someone else tell your story.”
We all know I love fantasy. It has always been and will probably always be my top genre. That being said, the amount of faerie stories I have read are surprisingly few! I tend to gravitate more to epic battles and complex magic systems. Yet I also love a good fantasy that has a lot of political intrigue and, from what I’ve heard of faeries and faerie courts, this promised to have a good dose of it! So I went into this book curious and hopeful.
Well, I went into this looking for a twisty tale and I was not disappointed. The drama, y’all! Though I would not survive a day at faerie court, I loved getting wrapped up in the intrigue. There were plots buried under plots and I thought the author did a great job of making the web tangled but plausible. It definitely kept my interest and made the pages fly by! I needed to know what was going on, who was double crossing who, and what the motivations were behind it all. It was political intrigue with a lovely dash of magic and I really enjoyed it.
Another aspect of this book that I loved was the world-building. I found myself captivated by the world that the author created! She does a fantastic job of building this fantasy world and all the inherent rules that come with it. It made it so easy to fall into the book and lose track of time as I explored the world with Sevelle and Jae, our two main characters. I wanted to know everything there was to know about their magic, the blight affecting the faeries, and the rebels fighting against the Court! I honestly could have used a little bit more but this is the beginning of a series, so I understand that we can’t get all the answers straight away. Still, this book definitely pulls you into the world as you read and I loved it!
As for the characters, Sevelle and Jae were most definitely the strongest of the entire cast. The author does a great job of building them up and developing them as we progress through the story. I found myself becoming rather attached to both of them, which made for a frustrating read, at times, when they would make some incredibly bone-headed decisions, lol. Still, I could understand their motivations and they had a lot of depth, which I appreciated. The love interest(s), however, fell a little flat for me. They were pretty one-dimensional and it honestly felt like they were there just as plot devices. I didn’t really get a sense of their personalities because they didn’t seem to have any. I wonder if this is because we’re focusing on Sevelle and Jae’s character arcs. Either way, I wish they had been fleshed out a little more. That being said, some of the best lines from the book came from Lex, one of the love interest and the son of the rebel leader, so I gotta give him brownie points for that
jesskd's review
4.0
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This is my first time reading a book about fairy's and I have to say it was intriguing. I struggled to get a good mental picture of moments at times because of the scale, I'm assuming, is much smaller, but really that was my only issue.
The story has some really good details that I always enjoy like the potential, which is like a mate, but not unless agreed. I loved the courts and the magic coming from the earth. Very traditional aspects that are so underrated with authors always pushing for the next new and interesting thing.
It's a slow start but once it sucks you in, you just cannot put it down and then the next thing you know it's over.
Would recommend and can't wait for the next one.
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This is my first time reading a book about fairy's and I have to say it was intriguing. I struggled to get a good mental picture of moments at times because of the scale, I'm assuming, is much smaller, but really that was my only issue.
The story has some really good details that I always enjoy like the potential, which is like a mate, but not unless agreed. I loved the courts and the magic coming from the earth. Very traditional aspects that are so underrated with authors always pushing for the next new and interesting thing.
It's a slow start but once it sucks you in, you just cannot put it down and then the next thing you know it's over.
Would recommend and can't wait for the next one.
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