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Realms of Lore: Fae #1
Prince of Darkness: Realms of Lore: Fae Book One
The new religion left no place in Havenston for a human witch like Etain. It not only jeopardizes her safety and livelihood, but threatens a fiery death as well. That didn’t mean she was prepared to be stolen away to the Fae Realm.
Ciaran must find a way to break his curse in order to become the true king of the Night Court. The prophecy the Many Faced Goddess gave him is a riddle that holds the key.
Anin must flee the Fae Realm if she wants to live and save the ones she loves. Nearly to safety, she’s cruelly snatched back from the Human Realm and finds herself in a whole new predicament.
Kes enjoys nothing more than being wickedly dramatic. While trying to help his cousin break the curse, he finds himself bonded to a Day Fae in a way he couldn’t see coming.
None of them are prepared for fate to bring them together. In just a few nights their lives are turned upside down. Of course, fate gets what fate wants.
Ciaran must find a way to break his curse in order to become the true king of the Night Court. The prophecy the Many Faced Goddess gave him is a riddle that holds the key.
Anin must flee the Fae Realm if she wants to live and save the ones she loves. Nearly to safety, she’s cruelly snatched back from the Human Realm and finds herself in a whole new predicament.
Kes enjoys nothing more than being wickedly dramatic. While trying to help his cousin break the curse, he finds himself bonded to a Day Fae in a way he couldn’t see coming.
None of them are prepared for fate to bring them together. In just a few nights their lives are turned upside down. Of course, fate gets what fate wants.
540 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2023
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October 8, 2023
2 Feather Duster Stars⭐
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️.5/5
What was very cleverly disguised as the perfect book for me, turned into the personification of the majority of the pet peeves I have in books.
These are very specific pet peeves so if this sounds like the book for you I hope you enjoy it!
This book follows four POV's. We have Boys - the broody Prince of Darkness, Ciaran, his birdy cousin, Kes. The girls are a little red-haired witch, Etain and a tree Nymph, Anin. All of them essentially find their paths crossing on the night of the new moon when the veil between the Fae realm and the Human realm can be crossed. The boys make a bet to capture the best prize, and as fate would have it, their prizes are the girls who are both running from their lives.
The first thing that really bothered me about this is basically chapter two it is revealed that the couples are fated mates, yet all four characters experience the same repetitive internal dialog of is it just attraction? Is there something else? What is going on?. This would have been fine if it were not ALL FOUR CHARACTERS going through this. Nothing felt new or different. It was the same thing over and over that each was dealing with.
The second thing that turned me off was by 24% of the book, our one couple is at the point of professing undying eternal love...by 24%. Which to make it worse is basically 2 days into them knowing each other. While the other couple is VERY slow burn... for one couple to be professing this level of love - is a little too instalovie for me.
The characterisation was a little lacking. I think the most developed characters were Kes and Seasmus (the Human captured with Etain) but it also felt very typical cookie-cutter personalities. The overly flirtatious guy and the religious shortsighted zealot. The rest of the characters felt very surface-level and generic.
The book in my opinion just lacked some foundational editing as the aspects of repetition and not deep character development showed. Most of the book could be summarised as seeing the same thing happen over and over again. The characters would meet in a room, eat and have discussions and then one of them would end up in the bathroom taking a bath or shower...Any conversation or major interaction with an external character to the four felt very brief, rushed and quick. We were often just told conversations happened instead of seeing the exchange of dialogue.
It also wasn't just the plot that felt repetitive but the actual sentences...
The following was taken from Ciaran's POV about Etain at 47% into the book-
One thing I really DO want to commend is I LOVED seeing the worldbuilding - which was really a massive strength of this book (and one of the reasons why I kept reading). The fae were not just "pretty humans". Our main characters have black eyes, dark grey skin and feathers for hair. All aspects I haven't seen done much in books with Fae - so it was refreshing to see now.
I really did try to like this book and it really does have the elements of being great, but with the numerous aspects I didn't like this was not the book for me.
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️.5/5
What was very cleverly disguised as the perfect book for me, turned into the personification of the majority of the pet peeves I have in books.
These are very specific pet peeves so if this sounds like the book for you I hope you enjoy it!
This book follows four POV's. We have Boys - the broody Prince of Darkness, Ciaran, his birdy cousin, Kes. The girls are a little red-haired witch, Etain and a tree Nymph, Anin. All of them essentially find their paths crossing on the night of the new moon when the veil between the Fae realm and the Human realm can be crossed. The boys make a bet to capture the best prize, and as fate would have it, their prizes are the girls who are both running from their lives.
The first thing that really bothered me about this is basically chapter two it is revealed that the couples are fated mates, yet all four characters experience the same repetitive internal dialog of is it just attraction? Is there something else? What is going on?. This would have been fine if it were not ALL FOUR CHARACTERS going through this. Nothing felt new or different. It was the same thing over and over that each was dealing with.
The second thing that turned me off was by 24% of the book, our one couple is at the point of professing undying eternal love...by 24%. Which to make it worse is basically 2 days into them knowing each other. While the other couple is VERY slow burn... for one couple to be professing this level of love - is a little too instalovie for me.
The characterisation was a little lacking. I think the most developed characters were Kes and Seasmus (the Human captured with Etain) but it also felt very typical cookie-cutter personalities. The overly flirtatious guy and the religious shortsighted zealot. The rest of the characters felt very surface-level and generic.
The book in my opinion just lacked some foundational editing as the aspects of repetition and not deep character development showed. Most of the book could be summarised as seeing the same thing happen over and over again. The characters would meet in a room, eat and have discussions and then one of them would end up in the bathroom taking a bath or shower...Any conversation or major interaction with an external character to the four felt very brief, rushed and quick. We were often just told conversations happened instead of seeing the exchange of dialogue.
It also wasn't just the plot that felt repetitive but the actual sentences...
The following was taken from Ciaran's POV about Etain at 47% into the book-
"As soon as the stone touched her neck, it sealed itself around her. Ciaran draped the lead in such a way it looked like an intricate necklace. She looked slightly uncertain and softly touched the stone around her neck."The following was taken from Kes's POV about Anin at 49%
"Kes saw the look of surprise when the collar locked into place and she could barely feel it. He slowly took the lead and draped it in a way around her neck and shoulders that made it look like an ornate piece of jewelry."Then there were aspects of the actual writing style I didn't like. The dialogue felt very "old fashioned". Like it fell into the trap that to make us believe they were royal and Fae they needed to talk in Victorian English - there was not one contraction in the book. Any shouldn't, wouldn't, couldn't, hadn't, was should not, would not, could not, had not. Now I take it that this might have been a very cognisant decision in the writing style, but it led to dialog sounding forced and unnatual.
One thing I really DO want to commend is I LOVED seeing the worldbuilding - which was really a massive strength of this book (and one of the reasons why I kept reading). The fae were not just "pretty humans". Our main characters have black eyes, dark grey skin and feathers for hair. All aspects I haven't seen done much in books with Fae - so it was refreshing to see now.
I really did try to like this book and it really does have the elements of being great, but with the numerous aspects I didn't like this was not the book for me.
June 6, 2023
Unfortunately, I had high expectations for this book, influenced by the positive ratings from other reviewers and the story premise intrigued me. However, now I find myself questioning if this was the same version of the book and as apparent lack of attention given to the numerous grammatical errors present was obvious compared to other well-edited published novels. The clarity of the writing requires some improvement as the sentences lack coherence and flow.
On the very first page, I encountered several errors that caught my attention. One recurring issue is the presence of run-on sentences, missing commas, and sentence fragments. These disrupt the structure and readability of the text.
I would advice Amber to get a different editor that can give a truthful, blunt and proper critique so further improvement is possible.
Too much over explaining happened with the world building and internal dialogues. Less is more. As new readers we mostly want the tip of the iceberg, the underneath sections can be added later on once you have the readers hooked and invested more into the story.
With the 4 POV characters, there are guidelines; one is don't rehash the same scene the readers have just read. e.g Cieran and Kes chapter after the Hunt was very bland, it rehashed on what we already knew about, but from the guys POV, the banter didn't save it. It left nothing of mystery.
I noticed there is a pattern of repetitive character dynamics. All 4 have internal dialogues about how "moved" their bodies are towards their potential mates, every touch is recorded in their POV's. Then verbally the two women are just rude to their male counterparts. The two male fae then tease and taunt the women. This repeats and repeats. That seems to be all it is so far for where I am up to.
On the very first page, I encountered several errors that caught my attention. One recurring issue is the presence of run-on sentences, missing commas, and sentence fragments. These disrupt the structure and readability of the text.
I would advice Amber to get a different editor that can give a truthful, blunt and proper critique so further improvement is possible.
Too much over explaining happened with the world building and internal dialogues. Less is more. As new readers we mostly want the tip of the iceberg, the underneath sections can be added later on once you have the readers hooked and invested more into the story.
With the 4 POV characters, there are guidelines; one is don't rehash the same scene the readers have just read. e.g Cieran and Kes chapter after the Hunt was very bland, it rehashed on what we already knew about, but from the guys POV, the banter didn't save it. It left nothing of mystery.
I noticed there is a pattern of repetitive character dynamics. All 4 have internal dialogues about how "moved" their bodies are towards their potential mates, every touch is recorded in their POV's. Then verbally the two women are just rude to their male counterparts. The two male fae then tease and taunt the women. This repeats and repeats. That seems to be all it is so far for where I am up to.
March 2, 2023
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𝔹𝕪: @author_amber_thoma
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝙰𝚁𝙲 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠.
𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝?!?! 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚎 𝚍𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎! 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚗!! 𝙸 𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 “𝚖𝚢 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛“ 😂 𝙸 𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 💀.
𝙰𝚜 𝚊 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝙰𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛’𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙸𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚚𝚞𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍! 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚏𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚊𝚎 𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚝o 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚃𝙱𝚁! 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝟸𝟾𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚜!! ✨
𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚢 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚝wee𝚗 𝚊 𝟹 𝚘𝚛 𝟺. 𝙸𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚘! 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝙸 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟺𝟻 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝! 😉🔥🥵😜
𝙸 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚍𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚝𝚠𝚘!! #booktok #fyp #bookreview #princeofdarkness #amberthoma #arcreader #arcreview #fae #witches #magic #fantasybookrecs #darkfantasyromance #romantasy #jayjaypjkwreads #thebookishcrew
𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨: ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝔻𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤
𝔹𝕪: @author_amber_thoma
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝙰𝚁𝙲 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠.
𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝?!?! 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚎 𝚍𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎! 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚘 𝚖𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚝𝚖𝚊𝚗!! 𝙸 𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚌𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎 “𝚖𝚢 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛“ 😂 𝙸 𝚕𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 💀.
𝙰𝚜 𝚊 𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚢 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝙰𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛’𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙸𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚚𝚞𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍! 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜, 𝚏𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚊𝚎 𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚝o 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚃𝙱𝚁! 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝟸𝟾𝚝𝚑 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚜!! ✨
𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚢 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚝wee𝚗 𝚊 𝟹 𝚘𝚛 𝟺. 𝙸𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚜𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚋𝚞𝚛𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚘! 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝙸 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟺𝟻 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝! 😉🔥🥵😜
𝙸 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚍𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚝𝚠𝚘!! #booktok #fyp #bookreview #princeofdarkness #amberthoma #arcreader #arcreview #fae #witches #magic #fantasybookrecs #darkfantasyromance #romantasy #jayjaypjkwreads #thebookishcrew
March 5, 2023
I was gifted an ARC which I am thankful for! I loved this book! (I read twice and annotated) The world building was great and fast paced. The descriptions used made me feel like I was there and the lore 10/10! Also excellently written with third person, it can be difficult to write and a little confusing, but I felt like the switching between characters was consistant to help reduce confusion for readers.
March 3, 2023
I was gifted the ARC for Prince of Darkness by the author and I’m so glad I was!!
This book was everything I wanted in the first book of a new fantasy series. Fae. Humans learning they’re not actually humans. A battle to secure the Courts as a rightful ruler. Etain, Ciaran, Kes, and Anin are bring a lot of new into the Night Court where Ciaran is the Prince awaiting the day he can break a generations old curse and take his rightful place as the true king. What happens next will leave you on the edge of your seat
If you’re into fated mates, magic, and wars between the Day Court and the Night Court but don’t mind some spice, then this one is for you!!!
Thank you Amber Thoma for allowing me the chance to read this. I’m read for number 2!!
*Adding in that I’d say the amount of spice in this book would be about a 3. But it is easily skipped through without it interfering with the story plot.
This book was everything I wanted in the first book of a new fantasy series. Fae. Humans learning they’re not actually humans. A battle to secure the Courts as a rightful ruler. Etain, Ciaran, Kes, and Anin are bring a lot of new into the Night Court where Ciaran is the Prince awaiting the day he can break a generations old curse and take his rightful place as the true king. What happens next will leave you on the edge of your seat
If you’re into fated mates, magic, and wars between the Day Court and the Night Court but don’t mind some spice, then this one is for you!!!
Thank you Amber Thoma for allowing me the chance to read this. I’m read for number 2!!
*Adding in that I’d say the amount of spice in this book would be about a 3. But it is easily skipped through without it interfering with the story plot.
July 15, 2023
Enemies to lovers?? Touch her and I’ll kill you?? Night Court Fae taking a woman each and then them being all feisty and their banter/sarcasm!
March 29, 2023
"Have you spelled me?" "If I have spelled you, little witch, then you haved spelled me as well."
This debut novel had all the things, and more. As a big fantasy reader and new to the spicy book scene, this book covered both bases! Fated mates (X2!), curses, prophecy, found family, hidden powers, and more! There are 4 different POVs in this, so it was a little confusing at first, however, it is very easy to get used to and sucks you right in! It had my jaw dropping and then laughing and back to jaw dropping. The world and character building was phenominal.
Etain is a witch who knows something is not right in the human world, she just cant figure out what. Ciaran is a dark prince who has been cursed. Kes, his cousin, seems to be just along for the ride and to fight by his side. Anin is a nymph whi is running from something. Suddenly, all of their worlds collide and it is a battle of both heart and mind between the characters. The banter between them all is hilarious. Where one of the couple gives into fate, the other still is slow-burning as neither want to give in to fate. But....fate gets what fate wants.
Big cliff hanger on the end has me biting my nails waiting for book 2! I promise you will not be dissapointed by this book! especially if you are into both fantasy and spicy reads ;)
This debut novel had all the things, and more. As a big fantasy reader and new to the spicy book scene, this book covered both bases! Fated mates (X2!), curses, prophecy, found family, hidden powers, and more! There are 4 different POVs in this, so it was a little confusing at first, however, it is very easy to get used to and sucks you right in! It had my jaw dropping and then laughing and back to jaw dropping. The world and character building was phenominal.
Etain is a witch who knows something is not right in the human world, she just cant figure out what. Ciaran is a dark prince who has been cursed. Kes, his cousin, seems to be just along for the ride and to fight by his side. Anin is a nymph whi is running from something. Suddenly, all of their worlds collide and it is a battle of both heart and mind between the characters. The banter between them all is hilarious. Where one of the couple gives into fate, the other still is slow-burning as neither want to give in to fate. But....fate gets what fate wants.
Big cliff hanger on the end has me biting my nails waiting for book 2! I promise you will not be dissapointed by this book! especially if you are into both fantasy and spicy reads ;)
March 4, 2023
Fate gets what fate wants, and I am so glad fate wanted me to read the ARC for Prince of Darkness.
First of all, this is not the book for you if you are looking for refined, elegant, respectable Fae. The Lords of the Night Court have no qualms about their wickedness- they in fact delight in it. Don't hold it against them, it's who they are.
That being said, I had a lot of fun reading this. The story was interesting, I enjoyed watching the couples dance around one another. The witty banter, the cultural barriers, the awkwardness of FEELING the mate bond without knowing what it was, it was a lot of fun. The spicy scenes were heated, and the pacing was good for keeping the story moving without rushing. I liked the multiple points of view for giving you full perspective of what was going on between all of the characters. I'm definitely looking forward to book 2!
First of all, this is not the book for you if you are looking for refined, elegant, respectable Fae. The Lords of the Night Court have no qualms about their wickedness- they in fact delight in it. Don't hold it against them, it's who they are.
That being said, I had a lot of fun reading this. The story was interesting, I enjoyed watching the couples dance around one another. The witty banter, the cultural barriers, the awkwardness of FEELING the mate bond without knowing what it was, it was a lot of fun. The spicy scenes were heated, and the pacing was good for keeping the story moving without rushing. I liked the multiple points of view for giving you full perspective of what was going on between all of the characters. I'm definitely looking forward to book 2!
April 20, 2023
Review 4.5 stars! 😍
I love spicy fae fantasy romance specially when it has obsessive/protective males that give off “touch her and I’ll kill you” vibes 🥵🔥 the series is perfect for ACOTAR fans looking for a character driven story with multiple main characters.
On the night of the blood moon, the fae cross the veil to hunt the humans. That is when the two most powerful fae males of the night court each take a woman captivate, however, they did not expect these women to challenge them at every turn with their fierceness. Prepare for lots of witty flirtatious banter and forced proximity. Their attraction is instantaneous and they don’t understand why they feel such a strong connection to these women. One is a human witch and the other a Day Court fae, it couldn’t be more impossible matches! I don’t know which interactions I liked more🔥 I was living for their banter!
“Your fear smells delightful, little human”
I need book 2 asap specially after that ending 😭❤️ I believe the second book will focus more on Kes and Anin and I’m all here for it 👀
I love spicy fae fantasy romance specially when it has obsessive/protective males that give off “touch her and I’ll kill you” vibes 🥵🔥 the series is perfect for ACOTAR fans looking for a character driven story with multiple main characters.
On the night of the blood moon, the fae cross the veil to hunt the humans. That is when the two most powerful fae males of the night court each take a woman captivate, however, they did not expect these women to challenge them at every turn with their fierceness. Prepare for lots of witty flirtatious banter and forced proximity. Their attraction is instantaneous and they don’t understand why they feel such a strong connection to these women. One is a human witch and the other a Day Court fae, it couldn’t be more impossible matches! I don’t know which interactions I liked more🔥 I was living for their banter!
“Your fear smells delightful, little human”
I need book 2 asap specially after that ending 😭❤️ I believe the second book will focus more on Kes and Anin and I’m all here for it 👀
March 8, 2023
Prince of Darkness: Realms of Lore Fae by Amber Thoma
Adult Dark Fantasy Romance
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
📚 ARC READER 🔊🔊🔊
✨Tropes✨
🌌 Fated Mates
🌌 Enemies to Lovers
🌌 Insta Lust
🌌Hidden Powers
🌌Found Family
🌌Multiple POV’s
🌌Banter
🌌Possessive Males (🫠)
Main Characters- 4
👨🏻🤝👨🏼 2️⃣ MMC’s
👭🏻 2️⃣ WMC’s
I am so lucky to have been gifted this opportunity to be an ARC reader for Amber Thoma’s first novel. It was my first experience & I’m absolutely thrilled. I can’t thank her enough 💖.
Amber shares a unique multiverse on Fae and Human worlds. There are Witches and Fae.. I mean you had ME at Witches and Fae. 🧙🏼♀️🧝🏼♀️…There are 4 main characters: Ciaran, Etain, Kes, and Anin. (I love their names!) You get to know them as you read along, but I will say that I would’ve loved more character building. I loved the information that was given about the MC’s; however I do feel I could’ve related to them more or built a better connection with them if there was more tension and building in the story line. However; I loved the characters. They were all unique in their own way.
The world building was easy to follow, as it wasn’t too complicated. I’ve read other fantasy books and had to take notes just to keep up. I do hope to see more background information of the Fae realm in other books to come. The Fae of the night court are in every way wicked and have been for no one knows how long. If you’re expecting your traditional Fae, this book is not for you. The Night Court takes full enjoyment in their wicked ways. That’s just who they are 🤷🏻♀️🤘🏼. Oh, and did I mentioned a curse?
This book is written in different POV’s and can get a little confusing at times, but that could be me. This is something I am not use to.
I rated the spice as a 3 because it didn’t overtake the story or intervene with the plot. As I’m a smut reader, I would definitely enjoy a little more spice and different word usage. If not, it’s not a deal breaker 😆, as I think Amber did an amazing job incorporating the spice into the book without it being ✨thrown at you✨.
Overall, if you love fantasy with Fae & witches with a splash of spice, this book is for you. I definitely enjoyed it and can’t wait for the next one.. especially because of THAT ENDING 😬. I need book 2 ASAP 😂.
“Fate has a way of getting what it wants.” Fate just may get you like it got me (get the book).
‼️Release date- March 28th ‼️
Adult Dark Fantasy Romance
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
📚 ARC READER 🔊🔊🔊
✨Tropes✨
🌌 Fated Mates
🌌 Enemies to Lovers
🌌 Insta Lust
🌌Hidden Powers
🌌Found Family
🌌Multiple POV’s
🌌Banter
🌌Possessive Males (🫠)
Main Characters- 4
👨🏻🤝👨🏼 2️⃣ MMC’s
👭🏻 2️⃣ WMC’s
I am so lucky to have been gifted this opportunity to be an ARC reader for Amber Thoma’s first novel. It was my first experience & I’m absolutely thrilled. I can’t thank her enough 💖.
Amber shares a unique multiverse on Fae and Human worlds. There are Witches and Fae.. I mean you had ME at Witches and Fae. 🧙🏼♀️🧝🏼♀️…There are 4 main characters: Ciaran, Etain, Kes, and Anin. (I love their names!) You get to know them as you read along, but I will say that I would’ve loved more character building. I loved the information that was given about the MC’s; however I do feel I could’ve related to them more or built a better connection with them if there was more tension and building in the story line. However; I loved the characters. They were all unique in their own way.
The world building was easy to follow, as it wasn’t too complicated. I’ve read other fantasy books and had to take notes just to keep up. I do hope to see more background information of the Fae realm in other books to come. The Fae of the night court are in every way wicked and have been for no one knows how long. If you’re expecting your traditional Fae, this book is not for you. The Night Court takes full enjoyment in their wicked ways. That’s just who they are 🤷🏻♀️🤘🏼. Oh, and did I mentioned a curse?
This book is written in different POV’s and can get a little confusing at times, but that could be me. This is something I am not use to.
I rated the spice as a 3 because it didn’t overtake the story or intervene with the plot. As I’m a smut reader, I would definitely enjoy a little more spice and different word usage. If not, it’s not a deal breaker 😆, as I think Amber did an amazing job incorporating the spice into the book without it being ✨thrown at you✨.
Overall, if you love fantasy with Fae & witches with a splash of spice, this book is for you. I definitely enjoyed it and can’t wait for the next one.. especially because of THAT ENDING 😬. I need book 2 ASAP 😂.
“Fate has a way of getting what it wants.” Fate just may get you like it got me (get the book).
‼️Release date- March 28th ‼️
March 27, 2023
The world building of this book is amazing. It does have two stories going on at once and I found it easy to follow both at the same time. It is a fated mates story and the romance burns quickly for one pair and slower for the others. I love the plot of the story of a witch mate for a dark fae prince and all that comes with that. Amber did amazing and I will be waiting rather impatiently for book 2 because that ending had me almost crying. The characters are unique to me and I loved that even though our two boys had wicked tastes, they had a soft side to swoon over as well.
March 8, 2023
Book 1 of Realms of Lore: Fae Series
Adult Dark Fantasy Romance
~ARC Review~
I am slightly obsessed with this book 🫣. I had to force myself to read slower, just so I could savor it some!!
Human witch, Etain, is stolen away to the Fae Realm. Will she be able to help Ciaran, the Prince of Darkness break the curse to save the lands? Does Fate get what Fate wants?
The beginning is world building that seamlessly meshes in with the storyline, so even from the get-go, you are enthralled and engaged in the story. The author did a great job of intermingling important details you need to know with sexual tension, witty/snarky remarks & even a little super-mild torturè! What more could you ask for lol.
The supporting characters play almost as big of a part as the MC’s, and are just as much lovable too! I personally love the feather duster with wicked wit & his verbal sparring with a certain beautiful green nymph.
This book does have mild similarities to ACOTAR, which is understandable considering they are both Fae/fantasy books. Just don’t get hung up on that, they have plenty of differences. IMO, Prince of Darkness is an easier/smoother read especially in regard to the world building.
Add to your TBR if you like:
📜Multiple POV
🌠Fantasy/Fae/Witches
📜Cliff Hanger
🌠Fated Mates
📜Enemies to Lovers
🌠Touch Her and Diè vibes
📜Great Banter
Spice Level 🌶️🌶️🌶️🫑 3.5/6 (Chapter 45 🤌🤌)
Do yourself a favor & make sure to google the MC’s names 🖤
Adult Dark Fantasy Romance
~ARC Review~
I am slightly obsessed with this book 🫣. I had to force myself to read slower, just so I could savor it some!!
Human witch, Etain, is stolen away to the Fae Realm. Will she be able to help Ciaran, the Prince of Darkness break the curse to save the lands? Does Fate get what Fate wants?
The beginning is world building that seamlessly meshes in with the storyline, so even from the get-go, you are enthralled and engaged in the story. The author did a great job of intermingling important details you need to know with sexual tension, witty/snarky remarks & even a little super-mild torturè! What more could you ask for lol.
The supporting characters play almost as big of a part as the MC’s, and are just as much lovable too! I personally love the feather duster with wicked wit & his verbal sparring with a certain beautiful green nymph.
This book does have mild similarities to ACOTAR, which is understandable considering they are both Fae/fantasy books. Just don’t get hung up on that, they have plenty of differences. IMO, Prince of Darkness is an easier/smoother read especially in regard to the world building.
Add to your TBR if you like:
📜Multiple POV
🌠Fantasy/Fae/Witches
📜Cliff Hanger
🌠Fated Mates
📜Enemies to Lovers
🌠Touch Her and Diè vibes
📜Great Banter
Spice Level 🌶️🌶️🌶️🫑 3.5/6 (Chapter 45 🤌🤌)
Do yourself a favor & make sure to google the MC’s names 🖤
March 11, 2023
I got the pleasure of getting an ARC for Prince of Darkness.
At first, I had a hard time reading Prince of Darkness. There was so many introductions to characters in the first few chapters, I got overwhelmed and confused. Once I got about 20% way through the book, I was easily able to follow along and really enjoy!
Prince of Darkness is about two Night Court fae and the beings they captured on their hunt, Etain and Anin. Etain is from the human realm and Anin is a from the Day Court.
I love the love story between Etain and Ciaran. Their relationship is my favorite out of all the fantasy books I have read. I can’t wait until the second book is available!
I’m so sad that the book ended on a cliffhanger. I need to know what happens to Kes and Anin!
I can’t wait for more from Amber! I’m hooked!
At first, I had a hard time reading Prince of Darkness. There was so many introductions to characters in the first few chapters, I got overwhelmed and confused. Once I got about 20% way through the book, I was easily able to follow along and really enjoy!
Prince of Darkness is about two Night Court fae and the beings they captured on their hunt, Etain and Anin. Etain is from the human realm and Anin is a from the Day Court.
I love the love story between Etain and Ciaran. Their relationship is my favorite out of all the fantasy books I have read. I can’t wait until the second book is available!
I’m so sad that the book ended on a cliffhanger. I need to know what happens to Kes and Anin!
I can’t wait for more from Amber! I’m hooked!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 28, 2023
**************CONTAINS SPOILERS************
This book was very well written. I was hooked right from page one. I loved how the characters developed. I could really envision how the fae character’s looked. The author does a great job of describing the character’s and the realm they live in. You can’t help but fall in love with the dark and mysterious fae king and his cousin even though they come off as malicious brutes. And of course Etain and Anin their fated mates. Etain discovers her powers and I can’t wait to see how powerful she becomes once she descovers how to control her witch magic. This one leaves us with a cliff hanger what will happen to Anin and her mate Now that she’s been taken by the day court queen? I can’t wait to see where their stories go from here
This book was very well written. I was hooked right from page one. I loved how the characters developed. I could really envision how the fae character’s looked. The author does a great job of describing the character’s and the realm they live in. You can’t help but fall in love with the dark and mysterious fae king and his cousin even though they come off as malicious brutes. And of course Etain and Anin their fated mates. Etain discovers her powers and I can’t wait to see how powerful she becomes once she descovers how to control her witch magic. This one leaves us with a cliff hanger what will happen to Anin and her mate Now that she’s been taken by the day court queen? I can’t wait to see where their stories go from here
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 15, 2023
Dαrĸ roмαɴтαѕy
•Spιcy “тoυcн нer αɴd dιe” vιвeѕ
•Fαe world wιтн wιтcнeѕ & нυмαɴѕ •Forвιddeɴ love
•Fαтed мαтeѕ
Thank you to for gifting me a free copy of your ARC! It was truly a pleasure! A felt a lot of SJM and JLA vibes with this read & I was all here for it. The world building stays on pace- I didn’t feel bogged down by too many names, places, etc. Thoma does a great job of initiating the action and plot with a bang.
I enjoyed the multiple POVs and the wicked ways of the Fae in the night court. All of the MC’s grow into new feelings and development from their past. There’s both a slow burn romance & a red hot romance so multiple tropes here 🥵The banter keeps you laughing and flows easily from each MC. Check the TW just in case.
•Spιcy “тoυcн нer αɴd dιe” vιвeѕ
•Fαe world wιтн wιтcнeѕ & нυмαɴѕ •Forвιddeɴ love
•Fαтed мαтeѕ
Thank you to for gifting me a free copy of your ARC! It was truly a pleasure! A felt a lot of SJM and JLA vibes with this read & I was all here for it. The world building stays on pace- I didn’t feel bogged down by too many names, places, etc. Thoma does a great job of initiating the action and plot with a bang.
I enjoyed the multiple POVs and the wicked ways of the Fae in the night court. All of the MC’s grow into new feelings and development from their past. There’s both a slow burn romance & a red hot romance so multiple tropes here 🥵The banter keeps you laughing and flows easily from each MC. Check the TW just in case.
February 26, 2023
I received an ARC copy of this book. What a great read! It is well written. The world building is complete without being overwhelming. The banter/flirting between characters is perfect. I think it had a good balance of humor without being silly. The spice was introduced nicely and advanced appropriately for the characters' situation. I would rate the spice level 2-3/5. The ending felt complete enough to be satisfying, not like a cliffhanger. I would highly recommend this book for any fantasy romance reader. I look forward to another book!
February 27, 2023
I received an ARC of this book, and in the spirit of honesty, this book was not for me. I am an avid fantasy/fantasy romance reader, and have read well over 200 books in the last two years. This story never gripped my attention and it was a struggle to read it to completion. I found myself skimming paragraphs just to try to find the point the author/character was trying to make, and by the time I did, it switched POVs to another character or scene. There were so many instances of information just being thrown at the reader, instead of taking the time to show it and really flesh it out. I never felt connected to either FMC or their story, and the same goes for the MMCs. The “love” felt incredibly forced and happened very early on without any climactic buildup or tension. I also found the dialogue, or banter, to be really cringey at times. I feel as though the idea for this story was really great, but the third person execution of it was way off. If you’re a seasoned fantasy reader, I dont believe you would enjoy this. However, if you are new to fantasy and looking for a simple read, you may love this. Happy reading!
April 9, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 / 5
I’ve never wanted an all black bathroom more in my life because of this damn book.
I took my sweet ass time reading this because it was written by my friend and I felt it deserved my full attention so I could give a detailed and honest review.
Romantasy is not typically in my normal rotation (unless it’s nice and dark) but I’m trying to branch out more as I do like fantasy, dark fantasy and dark romance. That being said, I really, really, enjoyed this book. The characters are well fleshed out and just complex enough. I understand that Etain and Ciaran are the stars of the show, but I have to say I am HERE for Kes and Anin. I really enjoy their hesitation/caution paired with sense of protection/loyalty to and with one another, but their banter is amazing. I relate to it and it feels real. I’m not saying I play favorites but … maybe just a little.
The story moves along at a pretty steady pace with a lot that comes up that needs to be resolved. This may be where the book loses me some. I felt like everything got resolved so neatly/easily for our squad (that’s what I’m choosing to call them). While I obviously wanted this for them, because I like them and don’t want anything to happen to them (are you listening, nothing must happen to any of them…Amber…I’m serious) I would have liked to seen it have been a little more of a struggle for them to get there. That’s just me being me.
If you’re a fan of Maas and her ACOTAR, this will be something you will enjoy for sure. Just beware of the ending. It will leave you on edge.
April 20, 2023
This book was a wild ride in the best way possible. I absolutely loved the fact that we got multiple POV's because it keeps a book interesting. At least for me. I loved the dark romantasy aspect to it and think this is a great book for those who need another binge read. I can't wait to read more by this author.
October 3, 2023
I received Prince of Darkness as an ARC. The following review is my honest feelings of the book. If you consider vibes a spoiler, then the rest of this will have vibe spoilers, but Ill try not to mention any plot or characters specifically.
I’d like to start by saying, I am not an writer, but I am a reader and I’ll go through what I liked and what I didn’t like while reading this one. It’s possible this book was not just for me, but I will say if I hadn’t received this book as an ARC and felt the need to give an honest review, I would have DNFed this book around 30%. So let’s talk about it.
I see what Amber is trying to do here, and you know what, it could be a really good story. Unfortunately, the novel in this state felt like a draft. The story follows (mainly) four characters. I love a multiple POV and it was great to learn what each character was thinking while reading this book. However, often times when we got to the end of a character chapter, the next chapter would go back in time so we could get the POV of another character during the events of the chapter that was just finished. This for me didn’t work. The timeline kept jumping back and forth as a result of this, it made it difficult for me to stay engaged with the story when I kept getting the rewind button pressed on me. It made it hard to get attached to any of the relationships.
The relationships themselves did get better over time, but even with the story set up as more of an instamates/instalove scenario, they didn’t feel earned. I had a hard time believing the relationships in the first half of the book and it seemed like we avoided any building of the relationships early on, relying on the mate trope to do that for us. It did not land for me. ⚠️ (The rest of this paragraph has plot spoilers) Especially when starting with a captor situation. It went from “Im a prisoner” to “that’s my mate” in less than two book days. If this were more fleshed out and the characters had time to get to know each other, this might be more believable for me. ⚠️
I will say the book did start to pick up around the 50% mark. The writing became more solid and the story lines were much more enjoyable. We started to finally learn about the world a little at this point, and you start to get into the action of the story. For the average reader, this may come too late in the story.
I am glad I didn’t DNF this book and finished the whole thing. I think if the writing could tighten up in the first half to make the relationships of the book more believable and the time jumping was addressed, this could be a solid novel and a good start to a series. I am intrigued to see what happens in the rest of this story with the next book. Overall it is a good story, the execution just did not work for me. That being said, I will probably give the second novel a chance whenever that comes out to see where the story goes.
I’d like to start by saying, I am not an writer, but I am a reader and I’ll go through what I liked and what I didn’t like while reading this one. It’s possible this book was not just for me, but I will say if I hadn’t received this book as an ARC and felt the need to give an honest review, I would have DNFed this book around 30%. So let’s talk about it.
I see what Amber is trying to do here, and you know what, it could be a really good story. Unfortunately, the novel in this state felt like a draft. The story follows (mainly) four characters. I love a multiple POV and it was great to learn what each character was thinking while reading this book. However, often times when we got to the end of a character chapter, the next chapter would go back in time so we could get the POV of another character during the events of the chapter that was just finished. This for me didn’t work. The timeline kept jumping back and forth as a result of this, it made it difficult for me to stay engaged with the story when I kept getting the rewind button pressed on me. It made it hard to get attached to any of the relationships.
The relationships themselves did get better over time, but even with the story set up as more of an instamates/instalove scenario, they didn’t feel earned. I had a hard time believing the relationships in the first half of the book and it seemed like we avoided any building of the relationships early on, relying on the mate trope to do that for us. It did not land for me. ⚠️ (The rest of this paragraph has plot spoilers) Especially when starting with a captor situation. It went from “Im a prisoner” to “that’s my mate” in less than two book days. If this were more fleshed out and the characters had time to get to know each other, this might be more believable for me. ⚠️
I will say the book did start to pick up around the 50% mark. The writing became more solid and the story lines were much more enjoyable. We started to finally learn about the world a little at this point, and you start to get into the action of the story. For the average reader, this may come too late in the story.
I am glad I didn’t DNF this book and finished the whole thing. I think if the writing could tighten up in the first half to make the relationships of the book more believable and the time jumping was addressed, this could be a solid novel and a good start to a series. I am intrigued to see what happens in the rest of this story with the next book. Overall it is a good story, the execution just did not work for me. That being said, I will probably give the second novel a chance whenever that comes out to see where the story goes.
March 9, 2023
【 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 】★★★★☆
✦ Fantasy / Romance
✦ Multiple POV + romance
✦ Witch x Fae
✦ Coming March 28th
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬 :
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 !
⤷ 𝘓'𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 é𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘦, 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘶 𝘥é𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘭'è𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘪è𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘦. 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘪è𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘯 𝘳ô𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘻 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 !
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗢𝗩 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 !
⤷ 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭'œ𝘶𝘷𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘷𝘢 𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘭'𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥'𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘦 à 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘦 !
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 !
⤷ 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵é𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘻 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤é𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳é𝘧é𝘳é !
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬 :
𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹
⤷ 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘯ê𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤'𝘦𝘴𝘵 4 é𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦
✦ Fantasy / Romance
✦ Multiple POV + romance
✦ Witch x Fae
✦ Coming March 28th
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬 :
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺𝘀. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 !
⤷ 𝘓'𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 é𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘦, 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘶 𝘥é𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘦 𝘤𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘭'è𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘪è𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘦. 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘪è𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘶𝘯 𝘳ô𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘻 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 !
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗢𝗩 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 !
⤷ 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭'œ𝘶𝘷𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘷𝘢 𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘭'𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥'𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘳𝘦 à 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘦 !
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 !
⤷ 𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵é𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘻 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤é𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳é𝘧é𝘳é !
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬 :
𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹
⤷ 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘯ê𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘤'𝘦𝘴𝘵 4 é𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦
March 9, 2023
I was lucky enough to receive an ARC for this book and it was so much fun to read!! I read it in just under a day and went straight back in for a reread. She does a wonderful job and setting the mood for our main characters and though the world building isn't perfect I didn't feel confused about lore at any point. Finding out this is a debut makes me so excited to see what she comes out with next!
March 9, 2023
I was able to read an ARC ahead of the official book release, and I'm so thankful!
When I first started the book, it reminded me of some other popular fantasy books, but Amber added her own twist and flair to separate her book from others.
My cons for the book: The character switching between the 4 main characters was a bit much for me. I also prefer a slow burn, whereas the characters seem to fall in love very fast. The first half of the book didn't draw me in right away, but the 2nd half made up for it!
Pros: A creative world and unique characters. The cliffhanger at the end!! I also thought I had guessed the plot twist, but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved Anin and Kes's sassy banter. Her nicknames for Kes had me laughing.
Looking forward to the next book to see where Amber takes her characters!
When I first started the book, it reminded me of some other popular fantasy books, but Amber added her own twist and flair to separate her book from others.
My cons for the book: The character switching between the 4 main characters was a bit much for me. I also prefer a slow burn, whereas the characters seem to fall in love very fast. The first half of the book didn't draw me in right away, but the 2nd half made up for it!
Pros: A creative world and unique characters. The cliffhanger at the end!! I also thought I had guessed the plot twist, but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved Anin and Kes's sassy banter. Her nicknames for Kes had me laughing.
Looking forward to the next book to see where Amber takes her characters!
March 2, 2023
This book reminded me of my favorite series and the first series that got me to read again. It was well written and had the spice for the Fairy corn 😉😉.
September 25, 2024
This book was amazing. No spoilers ahead! 😁
Summary:
Etain is a human who finds herself in a vulnerable situation when a dark figure comes to her rescue. Unable to stay away from her, Ciaran rescues her and takes her back to his fae kingdom in the night court. As the prince of darkness he finds his feelings for her unusual to his typical selfish and cruel exterior. With a curse looming over his bloodline for generations, he begins to thing Etain might be the key to finally set him free.
My thoughts:
I absolutely loved the fantasy and imagery this author created within their story. With sexy fae men who are confused by the wiles of the women they have captured, a night court full of lies and treachery and the conspiring Day court keeping secrets, this story is riveting, well plotted and brought out so many wonderful emotions as I was following the characters stories.
Amazing book and can’t wait for the next book in the series. This is a must-read!
Summary:
Etain is a human who finds herself in a vulnerable situation when a dark figure comes to her rescue. Unable to stay away from her, Ciaran rescues her and takes her back to his fae kingdom in the night court. As the prince of darkness he finds his feelings for her unusual to his typical selfish and cruel exterior. With a curse looming over his bloodline for generations, he begins to thing Etain might be the key to finally set him free.
My thoughts:
I absolutely loved the fantasy and imagery this author created within their story. With sexy fae men who are confused by the wiles of the women they have captured, a night court full of lies and treachery and the conspiring Day court keeping secrets, this story is riveting, well plotted and brought out so many wonderful emotions as I was following the characters stories.
Amazing book and can’t wait for the next book in the series. This is a must-read!
March 4, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I got to arc read this book and let me just say…. This book! Why?! Now I have even more questions then before! On another note this book kept me intrigued. Between the Fae and the Witches, it was definitely a good read. It has multiple POVs from all 4 main characters, fated mates, found family, enemies to lovers with one couple and insta lust with the other. So many twists and turns and it was fast paced in some places but slow in others. And definitely a slow burn with one of the couples. And spicy scenes with the other. This books was definitely enjoyable and now I’m curious as to what’s going to happen in the next book with the truth bomb of an ending we were given. I need the next book asap.
I got to arc read this book and let me just say…. This book! Why?! Now I have even more questions then before! On another note this book kept me intrigued. Between the Fae and the Witches, it was definitely a good read. It has multiple POVs from all 4 main characters, fated mates, found family, enemies to lovers with one couple and insta lust with the other. So many twists and turns and it was fast paced in some places but slow in others. And definitely a slow burn with one of the couples. And spicy scenes with the other. This books was definitely enjoyable and now I’m curious as to what’s going to happen in the next book with the truth bomb of an ending we were given. I need the next book asap.
September 20, 2023
I loved this so much!! Amber did such an amazing job and truly hope she writes a second one because let me just say CLIFF HANGERRR!! I would have to say, maybe don't repeat the names so often but other than that it was AMAZING and I'm so happy I got the opportunity to read this!! If you like different POVs this is a book for you, I love that because I like to know what's going on with other characters in the book, not just the main two it starts with. It was so good, I truly hope she wrote a second because I am HOOKED!!!
August 25, 2023
This is a SUPER spicy dark fantasy enemies-to-lovers romance with ACOTAR vibes. Featuring: fae court intrigue, unique world-building, and powerful witchcraft. Safe to say I'm OBSESSED and in desperate need of the next book immediately!!
Thank you so much to the author for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review! All thoughts and opinions expressed above are entirely my own.
Thank you so much to the author for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review! All thoughts and opinions expressed above are entirely my own.
February 3, 2023
All I can say is that I'm typically a reader of mystery books and not fantasy romance. But, I am hooked on Prince of Darkness and can't wait to get my hands on the book when it comes out in May!
I now have a new favorite genre! Well, done to the Author Amber!
I now have a new favorite genre! Well, done to the Author Amber!
August 1, 2023
A wickedly good beginning to a bewitching fantasy romance series!
Etain has always done right by the people of Havenston, using her witch heritage to help and heal. But when a mysterious man known as "The Shepherd" comes to Havenston and brings a new religion, the people she has known all her life become far less welcoming.
Nevertheless, she hasn't abandoned them. She even ventures into the forest on the night of the Blood Moon to gather herbs for her remedies despite the danger lurking in every shadow. For you see, the night of the Blood Moon is the night the veil is the thinnest, and the Fae cross into the human world to play.
But the night's dangers prove all too true and suddenly Etain finds herself on the other side of the veil, courtesy of the Prince of Darkness himself. She should be horrified. Terrified. And yet... there is something about this dark and mysterious male she can't help but be drawn to.
Ciaran, the Prince of Darkness, also finds himself intriguingly bewitched by his prey. When the hunt began and the veil had thinned he had felt himself drawn right to this little witch, almost as if by magic... or fate. Perhaps Etain is just what he has been searching for, a way to break the curse that holds him and the Night Court in thrall so that he can ascend the throne and truly become King once and for all - before it is too late and the Day Court upsets the balance of the realm.
Anin has been running all her life, ever since her mother died leaving her to fend for herself. The night of the Blood Moon is no different. Fleeing before the Day Court can hunt her down and slaughter her, Anin attempts to hide in the human world - the last place she can think of where she will be safe.
But like Etain, it's not long before Anin is captured by a male of the Night Court. The cocky and self-assured Kes is thrilled with his capture of a member of the Day Court... until she claims to possess information crucial to the Prince and will only hand it over if the crown offers protection. Intrigued by her sharp wit and even sharper tongue, Kes agrees to speak to Ciaran on behalf of the nymph. Perhaps she can prove herself useful. Until then, he'll just have to keep a close eye on her, a task he doesn't mind in the least.
As the threads of fate that pulled these four individuals together in a single night begin to unfurl and events long since set in motion come to pass, Etain, Ciaran, Kes, and Anin will find themselves irrevocably changed. Whether the changes are for good or not remains to be seen. But one thing is for certain, everything happens for a reason.
This was such a delightful read! First off, this book has just about every trope I love and enjoy: fated mates, enemies to lovers, slow burn, and some of my favorite fantasy races. Secondly, the spice was delicious! Thirdly, Ms. Thoma did a great job of building the world and introducing her main characters without leaving me feeling completely overwhelmed.
Speaking of the characters, I adore Etain and Anin. Both women are strong, fierce, and not afraid to stand up for what is right. I really feel like the ladies take the cake in this book. Don't get me wrong, I loved Ciaran and Kes as well, but I feel like Etain and Anin (and the witches) were really where Ms. Thoma's writing shined.
There were some aspects of the plot I wish had had a little more substance, and things that I wish had been a little more gradual, but overall I was very pleased. I'm intrigued to see where this series will go from here. I have some suspicions and theories but I won't give any spoilers. Is the second book out yet?
Etain has always done right by the people of Havenston, using her witch heritage to help and heal. But when a mysterious man known as "The Shepherd" comes to Havenston and brings a new religion, the people she has known all her life become far less welcoming.
Nevertheless, she hasn't abandoned them. She even ventures into the forest on the night of the Blood Moon to gather herbs for her remedies despite the danger lurking in every shadow. For you see, the night of the Blood Moon is the night the veil is the thinnest, and the Fae cross into the human world to play.
But the night's dangers prove all too true and suddenly Etain finds herself on the other side of the veil, courtesy of the Prince of Darkness himself. She should be horrified. Terrified. And yet... there is something about this dark and mysterious male she can't help but be drawn to.
Ciaran, the Prince of Darkness, also finds himself intriguingly bewitched by his prey. When the hunt began and the veil had thinned he had felt himself drawn right to this little witch, almost as if by magic... or fate. Perhaps Etain is just what he has been searching for, a way to break the curse that holds him and the Night Court in thrall so that he can ascend the throne and truly become King once and for all - before it is too late and the Day Court upsets the balance of the realm.
Anin has been running all her life, ever since her mother died leaving her to fend for herself. The night of the Blood Moon is no different. Fleeing before the Day Court can hunt her down and slaughter her, Anin attempts to hide in the human world - the last place she can think of where she will be safe.
But like Etain, it's not long before Anin is captured by a male of the Night Court. The cocky and self-assured Kes is thrilled with his capture of a member of the Day Court... until she claims to possess information crucial to the Prince and will only hand it over if the crown offers protection. Intrigued by her sharp wit and even sharper tongue, Kes agrees to speak to Ciaran on behalf of the nymph. Perhaps she can prove herself useful. Until then, he'll just have to keep a close eye on her, a task he doesn't mind in the least.
As the threads of fate that pulled these four individuals together in a single night begin to unfurl and events long since set in motion come to pass, Etain, Ciaran, Kes, and Anin will find themselves irrevocably changed. Whether the changes are for good or not remains to be seen. But one thing is for certain, everything happens for a reason.
This was such a delightful read! First off, this book has just about every trope I love and enjoy: fated mates, enemies to lovers, slow burn, and some of my favorite fantasy races. Secondly, the spice was delicious! Thirdly, Ms. Thoma did a great job of building the world and introducing her main characters without leaving me feeling completely overwhelmed.
Speaking of the characters, I adore Etain and Anin. Both women are strong, fierce, and not afraid to stand up for what is right. I really feel like the ladies take the cake in this book. Don't get me wrong, I loved Ciaran and Kes as well, but I feel like Etain and Anin (and the witches) were really where Ms. Thoma's writing shined.
There were some aspects of the plot I wish had had a little more substance, and things that I wish had been a little more gradual, but overall I was very pleased. I'm intrigued to see where this series will go from here. I have some suspicions and theories but I won't give any spoilers. Is the second book out yet?
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