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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A fiery tale of a reluctant queen entrenched in a quest for revenge ✨
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
A unique King Arthur retelling with fae! I enjoyed the world building and the learning about the different magic systems. I liked Veyka and kept rooting for her throughout the story as she navigates her new role of being Queen and her dictated courtship with The Brutal Prince. There were times the banter between the two of them made me giggle while reading along with the other emotions I felt while reading! Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for an advanced copy! All thoughts and opinions are my own!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Whenever a book starts with “I should have died in the womb,” you just know it’s going to be good. I never knew I needed so many Arthurian legends in my life, but I’m not complaining.
Princess Veyka unexpectedly becomes queen whenever Arthur, her brother that is older only by minutes, is murdered. She begins to become a shadow of her former self. Arthur being the perfect king, but she is anything but the perfect queen. She becomes fuelled by rage and has the desire for revenge. However, due to their ancestors pact that a High King and High Queen must rule together as equals, one from the elemental fae and one from the terrestrial fae, she must now marry the brutal prince to join the realms,
Wow, I absolutely enjoyed this book! I found the writing so easy to consume due to it’s fast-pace and short chapters. It’s easy to read all in one sitting. It had me entirely absorbed and captivated with the story, unable to tear myself away from the pages. The world-building was really interesting. I’m not entirely familiar with the Arthurian legends, but I didn’t feel like I needed to be (I really should read it considering I’ve read a few re-tellings now). The plot is full of action, power games, court intrigues, betrayals and mysteries. All masterfully woven together making it effortless to imagine the story.
Veyka is a wonderful FMC, she has survived a lot and trained relentlessly to become a skilled fighter, although she is rather too trusting of those around her. Arran is much more than the Brutal Prince he is known as, and his initial lust for Veyka becomes a deeper and understanding love. Both of these characters coupled with a host of interesting side characters, creates such a great cast who I would love to learn more about. I enjoyed how all the characters interact with each other and grow through-out.
There is a few grammatical errors and continuity errors, but those are easy fixes!
*An e-ARC was provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Princess Veyka unexpectedly becomes queen whenever Arthur, her brother that is older only by minutes, is murdered. She begins to become a shadow of her former self. Arthur being the perfect king, but she is anything but the perfect queen. She becomes fuelled by rage and has the desire for revenge. However, due to their ancestors pact that a High King and High Queen must rule together as equals, one from the elemental fae and one from the terrestrial fae, she must now marry the brutal prince to join the realms,
Wow, I absolutely enjoyed this book! I found the writing so easy to consume due to it’s fast-pace and short chapters. It’s easy to read all in one sitting. It had me entirely absorbed and captivated with the story, unable to tear myself away from the pages. The world-building was really interesting. I’m not entirely familiar with the Arthurian legends, but I didn’t feel like I needed to be (I really should read it considering I’ve read a few re-tellings now). The plot is full of action, power games, court intrigues, betrayals and mysteries. All masterfully woven together making it effortless to imagine the story.
Veyka is a wonderful FMC, she has survived a lot and trained relentlessly to become a skilled fighter, although she is rather too trusting of those around her. Arran is much more than the Brutal Prince he is known as, and his initial lust for Veyka becomes a deeper and understanding love. Both of these characters coupled with a host of interesting side characters, creates such a great cast who I would love to learn more about. I enjoyed how all the characters interact with each other and grow through-out.
There is a few grammatical errors and continuity errors, but those are easy fixes!
*An e-ARC was provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Crown of Earth and Sky was such a amazing adventure the entire way through.
It has fae. It has an Arthurian vibes, but so completely unique. It has deceit and intrigue. It's spicy. I don't want to give away too much, because this book needs to be read!
The fae world of Annwyn is split into two sects, elementals and terrestrials.
Ancient traditions have been set in place by the Ancestors to keep the peace between both kinds of fae.
Annwyn is facing upheaval as something sinister is happening throughout the realm.
Veyka, an elemental princess, finds herself in a position of power.
A terrestrial, Arran, is brought together with Veyka to keep balance in their world. But as the strongest terrestrial fae in history, he has earned his name as the Brutal Prince.
They hate each other. But will the hatred last?
Can they put their differences aside for the good of Annwyn?
Or will the world collapse around them?
🧚♀️Fae Romantasy
👑Arthurian Vibes
🖤Enemies-to-lovers
👫Fated Mates
👑Found Family
🔥Spicy Fantasy
Crown of Earth and Sky has all these themes and more. I 100% recommend this book!
The trigger warnings are listed at the beginning of the book and I suggest reading them so you know what you're getting into.
Thank you soooo much to NetGalley and the author Emberly Ash for the chance to read this! All opinions are my own.
It has fae. It has an Arthurian vibes, but so completely unique. It has deceit and intrigue. It's spicy. I don't want to give away too much, because this book needs to be read!
The fae world of Annwyn is split into two sects, elementals and terrestrials.
Ancient traditions have been set in place by the Ancestors to keep the peace between both kinds of fae.
Annwyn is facing upheaval as something sinister is happening throughout the realm.
Veyka, an elemental princess, finds herself in a position of power.
A terrestrial, Arran, is brought together with Veyka to keep balance in their world. But as the strongest terrestrial fae in history, he has earned his name as the Brutal Prince.
They hate each other. But will the hatred last?
Can they put their differences aside for the good of Annwyn?
Or will the world collapse around them?
🧚♀️Fae Romantasy
👑Arthurian Vibes
🖤Enemies-to-lovers
👫Fated Mates
👑Found Family
🔥Spicy Fantasy
Crown of Earth and Sky has all these themes and more. I 100% recommend this book!
The trigger warnings are listed at the beginning of the book and I suggest reading them so you know what you're getting into.
Thank you soooo much to NetGalley and the author Emberly Ash for the chance to read this! All opinions are my own.
3.5 stars
Crown of Earth and Sky by Emberly Ash caught my attention due to the lovely cover and when I read the summary, I was intrigued. Magic, Fae, revenge...I'm in.
Veyka Pendragon is the new queen of the Elemental Fae but not because she wants to be. When her brother is murdered, she finds herself surrounded by a court she can't trust and her biggest goal is to get revenge against those who betrayed her. As she figures out how to balance her wishes with the requirements of the role of queen, she is also has to meets the man who will be her husband to keep the peace between the Elemental and Terrestrial courts.
Arran Earthborn is the strongest terrestrial fae in millennia and he takes his role within his kingdom very seriously so when he comes face to face with Veyka and realizes just how much she has given away, he's actually pretty disappointed and is determined to do what he must with or without her.
I thought Ash did a good job with the world building and the writing was done well. I found myself on the fence with the characters at times but she eventually won me over and when Veyka and Arran started working together, it seemed to help push the story along. If you're looking for a new adult fantasy with spice, consider picking this one up. I found myself flying through it and will pick up more from Ash in the future.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.
Crown of Earth and Sky by Emberly Ash caught my attention due to the lovely cover and when I read the summary, I was intrigued. Magic, Fae, revenge...I'm in.
Veyka Pendragon is the new queen of the Elemental Fae but not because she wants to be. When her brother is murdered, she finds herself surrounded by a court she can't trust and her biggest goal is to get revenge against those who betrayed her. As she figures out how to balance her wishes with the requirements of the role of queen, she is also has to meets the man who will be her husband to keep the peace between the Elemental and Terrestrial courts.
Arran Earthborn is the strongest terrestrial fae in millennia and he takes his role within his kingdom very seriously so when he comes face to face with Veyka and realizes just how much she has given away, he's actually pretty disappointed and is determined to do what he must with or without her.
I thought Ash did a good job with the world building and the writing was done well. I found myself on the fence with the characters at times but she eventually won me over and when Veyka and Arran started working together, it seemed to help push the story along. If you're looking for a new adult fantasy with spice, consider picking this one up. I found myself flying through it and will pick up more from Ash in the future.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.
thank you to netgalley for sending me an arc of this book in return for an honest review!
i have … mixed feelings. The world itself is interesting and i liked learning about the fae and their powers. but that’s unfortunately about it :|
Veyka is an interesting character but was massively sexualised, as in her looks were what was talked about for a solid 85% of the book which did make me feel uncomfortable. I didn’t quite known what to expect going into this since it does have some darker themes, but the constant sexualisation just made it less enjoyable and genuinely uncomfortable at times. something will be going on and yet all Arran will talk about is her curves or boobs etc. I also didn’t like the very typical younger impressionable girl dating a 300 year old dude - i thought we were past this. Yes Veyka is 25 but for me this was still quite iffy.
I didn’t like Arran. I thought he was rude and so dismissive of Veyka, she lost her brother in a brutal attack and is forced to rule, and at the beginning all he does is fault her and state what’s wrong with her and how he considers her pathetic. Their relationship itself wasn’t great for me either, with nowhere near enough character development for the way their relationship is at the end. Only redeeming part about Arran is his beast, but even then we could have had so much more on him and his magic.
I liked the guards, but again feel like they could have had so much more depth and real personality. They all have backgrounds that could have been talked about so much more, as well as their actual friendships.
A lot of the book felt very surface level, including the sex scenes. Which for me, were not particularly well written and didn’t actually add much to the story and plot itself. There were also some sec scenes that were just ridiculous, i know this is a fantasy book but i was reading them and cringing
This book was fine - quite surface level and playing into some tropes and conventions that i didn’t like and i found myself slogging through certain scenes to get to better moments
i have … mixed feelings. The world itself is interesting and i liked learning about the fae and their powers. but that’s unfortunately about it :|
Veyka is an interesting character but was massively sexualised, as in her looks were what was talked about for a solid 85% of the book which did make me feel uncomfortable. I didn’t quite known what to expect going into this since it does have some darker themes, but the constant sexualisation just made it less enjoyable and genuinely uncomfortable at times. something will be going on and yet all Arran will talk about is her curves or boobs etc. I also didn’t like the very typical younger impressionable girl dating a 300 year old dude - i thought we were past this. Yes Veyka is 25 but for me this was still quite iffy.
I didn’t like Arran. I thought he was rude and so dismissive of Veyka, she lost her brother in a brutal attack and is forced to rule, and at the beginning all he does is fault her and state what’s wrong with her and how he considers her pathetic. Their relationship itself wasn’t great for me either, with nowhere near enough character development for the way their relationship is at the end. Only redeeming part about Arran is his beast, but even then we could have had so much more on him and his magic.
I liked the guards, but again feel like they could have had so much more depth and real personality. They all have backgrounds that could have been talked about so much more, as well as their actual friendships.
A lot of the book felt very surface level, including the sex scenes. Which for me, were not particularly well written and didn’t actually add much to the story and plot itself. There were also some sec scenes that were just ridiculous, i know this is a fantasy book but i was reading them and cringing
This book was fine - quite surface level and playing into some tropes and conventions that i didn’t like and i found myself slogging through certain scenes to get to better moments
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Veyka Pendragon unexpectedly becomes queen when her twin brother, King Arthur, is mysteriously killed. Now, she must marry Arran, the Brutal Prince to keep the Elemental Fae and Terrestrial Fae united and at peace. But instead of keeping the peace, Veyka is on a quest for revenge against those who murdered her brother.
I found the world building in this really interesting, and there were moments when I enjoyed Arran’s character. I also did enjoy the dual POV. Overall though, I found this book to be really slow paced and struggled through it. Veyka was insufferable, selfish and just so incredibly hard to like. I thought the characters as a whole lacked nuance in their personalities and emotions. Veyka and Arran frequently state that they hate each other, when what they are feeling clearly isn’t hate. There also are never actual reasons for why they hate each other. It just didn’t make sense, and made the romance feel really toxic. Also, it’s fantastic that Veyka has great breasts and a wicked smile, but it felt like they were mentioned nearly every chapter.
I received an advance review copy that I voluntarily chose to read and review.