This is book one of the An Elf’s Fate series and the main character is a young woman, part blood fae, part elf, called Izara Cayna, born to the Blood Fae King of Veri and his Elf Queen, who he turned into one of his kind. But her mother wanted a child and became sole ruler of the kingdom after Izara’s birth, when her father wanted her killed when he saw what she was! She is unlike other blood fae, more resembling how her mother used to be, with somewhat pointed ears, but not as much as fairies, nor with any wings on her back. She has turned sixteen, but has to hide under a hood and cloak every day, even in the castle. If anyone sees her true identity, seeing the lack of claws or sunken eyes and with her short pointy ears, they would think she is a tasty treat, leaving her mother to have them killed! Izara wants her mother to teach her about her Elf magic, but she refuses, only allowing her to learn about the Blood Fae magic within her, to help her in battle. Nearly four years later, her mother figures she is finally ready to undertake the plan she has for her, to infiltrate the faerie mountain and take them down from the inside!
Izara had never actually seen a faerie before that day and she ends up running into the leader of the faeries, the Fae King, Airden Faven, as she looks for a way into the mountain. The Blood Fae know very little about this man and his capabilities, so she will have to gather lots of information first, before she can try to kill him! After a few months hidden within the mountain, she finds out a huge secret, that there is another who is actually the true ruler of the fae, one who was hidden at birth and has only just been found. Airden knew his cousin was alive all this time, as in his family of royals, the royal magic of the king or queen was passed to their direct heir. He never received the royal magic and now his cousin Nera has arrived in the mountain, with her dragon shifter mate, but she isn’t interested in keeping the magic, never having known about it or how to use it! But Izara has found out about this and when the exchange of powers will be, and she will do all she can to be one step ahead of him! She is her people’s secret weapon and she is coming for the Fae King. She is out for blood! A separate tale told the story of Nera and her being the lost princess, but isn’t needed to be read to follow this one. A short instalment, but enough to get you ready for what might happen next and leave you wanting more! I received an ARC copy of this book from the author and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.