BLADE OF CRYSTAL THORNS takes place following SHADOW AND CRYSTAL THORNS. It continues to follow Chloe and Quintus after they discover a hidden court inside Faerie. The kingdom is in hibernation. They need to find the missing crown to reign over the new kingdom before the mortals do.
BLADE OF CRYSTAL THORNS is exciting from start to finish. There are many new discoveries and differences of opinions. The story is skillfully written and thought-provoking. Kay L. Moody has created an intriguing world. She does an amazing job painting a visual of the environment and characters. It does have a cliff hanger ending. I cannot wait to find out what happens next.
I do recommend reading the first two books prior to this novel. You might want to start with Chloe’s sister, Elora’s story, The Fae of Bitter Thorn series. Many of the same characters are in both series, and The Fae of Bitter Thorn series precedes the Fae and Crystal Thorns series. I recommend these books to people who enjoy Fae/fantasy romances. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
Jenna Wolfhart shines with OF MIST AND SHADOW (The Mist King #1). In this story, human, Tessa Barran is forced to marry the cruel Fae King Oberon. She escapes her betroth only to be found by the legendary Mist King. The one person with a reputation worse than Oberon. She makes a deal with the Mist King: he helps her find her family and free her people, in exchange for her killing King Oberon.
OF MIST AND SHADOW is an entertaining and exciting read. The Fae can tell if a human is lying, but a human can not tell if a Fae is being truthful. As a result, there is lot of deception is this book. Tessa is a strong heroine. She has been through a lot and suffered greatly. The story had a thrilling ending that left me anxiously anticipating book two, OF ASH AND EMBERS expected to be released on December 1, 2022.
This is the first book that I have read by Jenna Wolfhart. I enjoyed the story and plan on reading other books by her in the future. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
Brexley’s journey has led her to the most coveted object in the world. In discovering the Nectar, Brexley finds other secrets and truths she was not ready for, ones that destroy everything she has ever known, confronting power within herself she is not ready to face.
Magic is a balance. Things come at a cost. In saving lives, Brexley destroys her own power, cutting the connection with the infamous legend. When faced with devastating loss and destruction, the fabric of friendship, trust, and love are put to the test.
Trying to forget her grief, Brexley delves deeper into stopping Istvan, uncovering the depths he will go to gain power. She is thrown deep into the underbelly of greed and deceit, leading her back into the depths of hell.
Where only one survives.
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Stacey Marie Brown is a lover of hot fictional bad boys and sarcastic heroines who kick butt. She also enjoys books, travel, TV shows, hiking, writing, design, and archery. Stacey swears she is part gypsy, being lucky enough to live and travel all over the world.
She grew up in Northern California, where she ran around on her family’s farm, raising animals, riding horses, playing flashlight tag, and turning hay bales into cool forts. She volunteers helping animals and is Eco-friendly. She feels all animals, people, and environment should be treated kindly.
Brexley has endured starvation and survived torture and even Warwick Farkas, the brutal legend who still haunts her like a ghost, spilling into her thoughts and life. His betrayal made her a prisoner of Killian, the gorgeous Fae Lord of Budapest. There her life takes another unforeseen twist, something that will change the fragile alliance between the humans and the fae, and Brexley finds herself in the middle.
As weeks go by, Brexley also discovers Killian isn’t the malicious leader she was told about. As they spend more time together, their relationship begins to shift. However, when an old acquaintance turns up, she is given the chance to escape the sexy fae leader, and her entire world explodes. Brexley is thrown into a nefarious web of politics, desire, betrayal, lies, and truths that will shatter her foundation and who she is, what she believes, and who can be trusted. No longer is there a clear line between good and bad.
Hunted by both sides, Brexley is on the run and must untangle all the lies, deceit, and deceptions, before she becomes another victim in the wild lands.
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“Fuck, Kovacs.” His gritty voice dragged over my body, yanking me out of the last bit of oblivion. My eyes opened with a start, my spine knocking against the tub as a man crawled over me.
Feral.
Ruthless.
Savage.
His severe energy punched my chest with a gasp. As if I had been asleep for weeks, the hit of adrenaline burst through my veins, everything in me screaming with both life and death. Peace and violence. Lust and abhorrence. Calm and terror.
His long, dark lashes lifted to mine, pinning me in place, his face only inches from mine. The weight of his physique, his skin touching mine, his wet clothes rubbing against my mostly naked figure was so real.
“Getting into fights again, Kovacs?” he rumbled, his thumb passing over my cheek, his lids flinching as if he experienced the pain I should have felt from his touch. But there was only warmth. Fear blocked out everything other than my pounding heart. How was this possible? Was he actually here? Was I dreaming?
“Can’t leave you alone for a moment.” He smirked, his lids narrowing on me. “Even got Killian wrapped around your finger.” His hand trailed between my breasts, over my stomach, gliding over my underwear, tracing over my folds. I inhaled sharply, my hips reacting without thought, seeking the unbelievable pleasure from his simple touch. “I told you. Your life is mine. I own you…and I own this.” He rubbed harder, my lids fluttering, my mouth gasping.
“Fuck you. You betrayed me.” Anger and desire choked my throat, my voice low and tight. “And I told you. No one owns me.”
“Really?” He snorted. “Look around you, Kovacs. You are someone’s pet. Soon you will have a shiny collar to match.”
I snarled, but my body behaved in opposition to my hate, tilting into his touch.
“Time to stop playing house, Kovacs.” He grunted into my ear, pressing his erection into me, his mouth grazing my neck. “Be ready… It’s all about to go to hell…in three, two, one…” Booooooom!
Stacey Marie Brown is a lover of hot fictional bad boys and sarcastic heroines who kick butt. She also enjoys books, travel, TV shows, hiking, writing, design, and archery. Stacey swears she is part gypsy, being lucky enough to live and travel all over the world.
She grew up in Northern California, where she ran around on her family’s farm, raising animals, riding horses, playing flashlight tag, and turning hay bales into cool forts. She volunteers helping animals and is Eco-friendly. She feels all animals, people, and environment should be treated kindly.
Blade and Crystal Thorns by Kay L. Moody
