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A Dark Faerie Tale #1-3
A Dark Faerie Tale Omnibus #1-3 with Extras
A Dark Faerie Tale Series OMNIBUS - Books 1-3 with 2 novellas
Shade is thrown into the Land of Faerie when she meets a mysterious Teleen warrior, made of fire and electricity. Sent on a journey to obtain a rare magic only she can wield to save the Seelie forces against the Unseelie armies, she discovers her unique inner magic and possibly a difficult choice in love.
The Unseelie Queen Aveta is not one to trifle with. She hunts Shade down for her own devices and will destroy everything Shade loves to get what she wants.
After barely escaping the clutches of the Unseelie and stripped of her newfound magic, Shade journeys to the Ice Kingdom, The Great Divide, to hopefully retrieve her bound up powers from an Ancient Faerie King named Corb− but loses her memories instead. Alongside her body guard Dylan, a former Captain of the Teleen Guard, she lays havoc to the Ice King’s fortress and forces their return to the Teleen kingdom. Hurrying to reach the Southern Realm, Shade claims her rightful throne and prepares for the upcoming battle with the Unseelie army.
Shade is thrown into the Land of Faerie when she meets a mysterious Teleen warrior, made of fire and electricity. Sent on a journey to obtain a rare magic only she can wield to save the Seelie forces against the Unseelie armies, she discovers her unique inner magic and possibly a difficult choice in love.
The Unseelie Queen Aveta is not one to trifle with. She hunts Shade down for her own devices and will destroy everything Shade loves to get what she wants.
After barely escaping the clutches of the Unseelie and stripped of her newfound magic, Shade journeys to the Ice Kingdom, The Great Divide, to hopefully retrieve her bound up powers from an Ancient Faerie King named Corb− but loses her memories instead. Alongside her body guard Dylan, a former Captain of the Teleen Guard, she lays havoc to the Ice King’s fortress and forces their return to the Teleen kingdom. Hurrying to reach the Southern Realm, Shade claims her rightful throne and prepares for the upcoming battle with the Unseelie army.
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First published July 7, 2013
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October 4, 2013
Great Value, very good reads
Books featured in this Omnibus are .......
Evangeline (.05)
Evershade (1.0)
Everfire (2.0)
Everwinter (3.0)
The Cursed (3.5)
This book actually includes 3 full length installments to The Dark Faerie Tale series as well as 2 extra novellas. **A free copy of this book was provided via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
Books featured in this Omnibus are .......
Evangeline (.05)
Evershade (1.0)
Everfire (2.0)
Everwinter (3.0)
The Cursed (3.5)
Evangeline(Evie)and Jade are sisters and both elemental witches. They share a mother but they have different fathers. Jade is human while Evie is part faery. Faeries can't live in the human world without experiencing side effects from the iron which is everywhere in the human world including homes. This brings the girls closer to faery. Evie must venture into Faery to relieve these headaches while Jade waits close by in the woods. They both meet strangers in the woods which lead them down two very different paths.
At the beginning of Evershade we meet Shade. She is Jade's half faery, half human daughter. Since Jade's memory was erased Shade doesn't know she is fey. She knows she is different and can do things other people can't but she doesn't know why. The voices in her head guide her to Jack who takes her to the land of faery where she meets the Oracle Ilarial and other fey who will help her on her journey.
This was a huge amount of information since it did contain 3 full sized novels and 2 novellas. The books surprised me because I'm not normally a fey fan but I have to give credit to Alexia Purdy. The magic and world building in this series was very good. It's always a a sign of a good writer when you can see a world in your head that doesn't really exist.
Shade was a likable heroine that had to battle to save the human world. Some of the character development in this series was great. I did find that the story was a little flat and boring at times and I had a hard time staying engaged. The story got better the further you go into the series.
For someone who is normally not a fey fan I really enjoyed this series. I kept reading to see what Purdy could come up with in the fantasy world. I will say one of my favorite things was the spell the oracle placed on Shades backpack. I know I'm entertained by the simplest of ideas but I wouldn't mind having one of those spell bound bags myself. I'm glad I was given the opportunity to read this series and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the fey world.
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September 30, 2015
Evangeline Bk 0.5 – This book is about two sisters Evangeline and Jade. They are both fire elemental witches. Evangeline however is part Faerie and her sister Jade is human. This causes some troubles for the girls when their mother passes away and they are left to co-depend on one another. Evangeline {Evie} has bad headaches that her sister Jade helps her to deal with but they both understand the only true way to make them go away is for her to go into the Faerie woods. Eventually she gives in and they go. At this point they both meet a Faerie guy in which they become involved with, however the one Jade meets has an odd belief in what a relationship truly means. If you want to know what happens to Jade and Evie you will need to read this short book. It is well written, it is engaging and it leaves you with a few questions.
Ever Shade bk 1 – Shade is one interesting character. I mean that in many ways. She is so obnoxious and helpless when this book begins. Her attitude in a whole irritated me. She had this woe is me, I don’t know what to do, I am lost, I am confused – the world is against me perspective.
When the book begins she is walking home from school. She hears voices in her head that tell her she needs to go some place. She listens and she meets this guy named Jack. She sees many strange things that leave her rather frightened. She then decides that she will follow Jack back to his home in order to try and retrieve some answers in regards to her hearing voices and what she had seen him doing.
When she gets there she is told that she is a faerie and that she is the only person that can prevent a war from taking place. She then goes on this journey to obtain some special water in order to stop the war from happening. She learns so much about herself and her family on this journey. She feels like she has been incredibly betrayed because they person she knew as her father wasn’t her father. She learned she is from a whole new world that she didn’t know existed and that she has dominant powers within her just waiting to be trained.
Throughout the journey she discovers herself. She becomes much more likable and she accepts her roll in the new world. She sort of has a coming of age journey I would call it. She changes her entire perspective on life, on who she is and how she views those around her. It’s all different to her and scary but she learns to embrace it as opposed to being afraid of it. There are little clues throughout the book that help you to better understand her and who she is, but not enough to give you the full picture. This is a definite must read for anyone that enjoys faeries and other paranormal beings. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
Ever Fire bk 2 – This book picks up right where the last one has left off. Shade has finished her journey and she is back home. She is summoned to go on a trip to talk to a Prince. She discovers that the Prince is the same one that had helped save her life when she had fallen off course on her previous journey. Her and Dylan are still blood bound, however they are able to be apart despite how much it makes them both ache inside to know that they are not with one another. Shade continues going to and from Faerie as she pleases while her mother and siblings appear to be oblivious to her actions.
Soon we find out that she isn’t the only powerful one in her family and a lot of unanswered questions are answered. We find out where she really comes from: who her father was, what his powers were and who his mother was. We find out many other things as well. We find out just hoe strong and ambitious Shade can be as well, there is much I want to say but won’t because I do not like spoilers, however, read the book your missing out on a lot if you don’t.
This book was a wonderful read. It flowed nicely with the previous two and kept right on track. I am enjoying seeing how everything is tied together. Everything and Everyone. It’s amazing what wonderful pictures authors are able to paint in your mind with just their words. Simply amazing.
If you want to know more about Shade, Jade and her Siblings, this book is definitely for you.
Ever Winter bk 3 – I enjoyed this book. It was a bit of a change to the all fascinating realm of Faerie. Shade and her family have grown stronger. Her mother knows who she is for certain. Things appear to be going well and in Shade’s favor. In the last book Shade had been kidnapped by the UnSeelie Queen Aveta. She wanted to use Shade’s water powers to help fight the war and well win the war in the name of evil. Shade wouldn’t agree and she was dealt much pain and injury through the process. The Queen’s first Lieutenant, Corb was the one that had been healing her. Some how he had managed to bind her magic to him within the time she was there while he had been healing her. She remembered the feeling of knowing that he had to be one of the oldest Faerie that she had ever encountered and she was right. He was one of the For Ancients meant to rule the world of Faerie.
This book starts with her making a journey to find him. She obviously wants her magic back and will stop at nothing to try and get it. She goes through a lot of trial and error throughout this book, but she is stronger then she appears. The more trouble she finds herself in the stronger she seems to become in the end. She is after all said to be a very powerful Faerie.
This book ends with her trying to regain her rightful position is the Queen of the Scren Seelie Court. You’ll have to read the book to find out all the left out spoilers. What I can say though is I am still in love with how all the characters are tied together. You learn more about the Prince, Brisa, Soup, Corb and Dylan then you would imagine in this book. It is truly amazing and wonderful to read. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
The Cursed bk 3.5 – This book is about the back history that isn’t quite explained within the actual books in regards to the Seelie King and Quens. It is primarily focused on the UnSeelie King and what happened to him, why he was in such a deep slumber, and why everyone is looking for the Summer Seelie Queen. It is a short little book/story that helps to answer some of the questions in regards to who these characters are and what their importance is in the Land of Faerie. It is a nice quick read that can only benefit the reader with more information leaving them with a better understanding of the storyline.
Ever Shade bk 1 – Shade is one interesting character. I mean that in many ways. She is so obnoxious and helpless when this book begins. Her attitude in a whole irritated me. She had this woe is me, I don’t know what to do, I am lost, I am confused – the world is against me perspective.
When the book begins she is walking home from school. She hears voices in her head that tell her she needs to go some place. She listens and she meets this guy named Jack. She sees many strange things that leave her rather frightened. She then decides that she will follow Jack back to his home in order to try and retrieve some answers in regards to her hearing voices and what she had seen him doing.
When she gets there she is told that she is a faerie and that she is the only person that can prevent a war from taking place. She then goes on this journey to obtain some special water in order to stop the war from happening. She learns so much about herself and her family on this journey. She feels like she has been incredibly betrayed because they person she knew as her father wasn’t her father. She learned she is from a whole new world that she didn’t know existed and that she has dominant powers within her just waiting to be trained.
Throughout the journey she discovers herself. She becomes much more likable and she accepts her roll in the new world. She sort of has a coming of age journey I would call it. She changes her entire perspective on life, on who she is and how she views those around her. It’s all different to her and scary but she learns to embrace it as opposed to being afraid of it. There are little clues throughout the book that help you to better understand her and who she is, but not enough to give you the full picture. This is a definite must read for anyone that enjoys faeries and other paranormal beings. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
Ever Fire bk 2 – This book picks up right where the last one has left off. Shade has finished her journey and she is back home. She is summoned to go on a trip to talk to a Prince. She discovers that the Prince is the same one that had helped save her life when she had fallen off course on her previous journey. Her and Dylan are still blood bound, however they are able to be apart despite how much it makes them both ache inside to know that they are not with one another. Shade continues going to and from Faerie as she pleases while her mother and siblings appear to be oblivious to her actions.
Soon we find out that she isn’t the only powerful one in her family and a lot of unanswered questions are answered. We find out where she really comes from: who her father was, what his powers were and who his mother was. We find out many other things as well. We find out just hoe strong and ambitious Shade can be as well, there is much I want to say but won’t because I do not like spoilers, however, read the book your missing out on a lot if you don’t.
This book was a wonderful read. It flowed nicely with the previous two and kept right on track. I am enjoying seeing how everything is tied together. Everything and Everyone. It’s amazing what wonderful pictures authors are able to paint in your mind with just their words. Simply amazing.
If you want to know more about Shade, Jade and her Siblings, this book is definitely for you.
Ever Winter bk 3 – I enjoyed this book. It was a bit of a change to the all fascinating realm of Faerie. Shade and her family have grown stronger. Her mother knows who she is for certain. Things appear to be going well and in Shade’s favor. In the last book Shade had been kidnapped by the UnSeelie Queen Aveta. She wanted to use Shade’s water powers to help fight the war and well win the war in the name of evil. Shade wouldn’t agree and she was dealt much pain and injury through the process. The Queen’s first Lieutenant, Corb was the one that had been healing her. Some how he had managed to bind her magic to him within the time she was there while he had been healing her. She remembered the feeling of knowing that he had to be one of the oldest Faerie that she had ever encountered and she was right. He was one of the For Ancients meant to rule the world of Faerie.
This book starts with her making a journey to find him. She obviously wants her magic back and will stop at nothing to try and get it. She goes through a lot of trial and error throughout this book, but she is stronger then she appears. The more trouble she finds herself in the stronger she seems to become in the end. She is after all said to be a very powerful Faerie.
This book ends with her trying to regain her rightful position is the Queen of the Scren Seelie Court. You’ll have to read the book to find out all the left out spoilers. What I can say though is I am still in love with how all the characters are tied together. You learn more about the Prince, Brisa, Soup, Corb and Dylan then you would imagine in this book. It is truly amazing and wonderful to read. I look forward to reading the next book in the series.
The Cursed bk 3.5 – This book is about the back history that isn’t quite explained within the actual books in regards to the Seelie King and Quens. It is primarily focused on the UnSeelie King and what happened to him, why he was in such a deep slumber, and why everyone is looking for the Summer Seelie Queen. It is a short little book/story that helps to answer some of the questions in regards to who these characters are and what their importance is in the Land of Faerie. It is a nice quick read that can only benefit the reader with more information leaving them with a better understanding of the storyline.
September 28, 2015
huhIt was a great time reading A dark Faerie Tale. Alexia has written it quite well. The omnibus consists of 5 parts of series and additional 6 chapters.
This as a whole made it more fun to read as I didn't need to wait for next book.
Thank you Alexia for providing me with free copy. She writes really well. Every step in story every emotion u can easily imagine n found urself living the story. Now coming to my comment apart from these words that I really really loved it n it might contain some parts or things from book may be not exactly spoiler but still. it will be better if u read comments on separate books(I.e the links of separate books).
Evangeline (A dark faerie tale 0.5)
The novel starts with the two sisters Evangeline and Jade. Both are sisters by mother but having different fathers. Their mother was a fire elemental witch and so are they but Evie is a part faery too coz her father was a faey. Both sisters live together.in order to find more about her powers Evie started a journey to Faerie land. During that time both met and fell in love with two faerie men Jack and Verenis. And thus the story began of love and fight. Verenis was on run from Unseelie and he had to remove Jade's memory in order to keep her n his unborn child safe. Now she doesn't remember anything not even Evangeline. What will happen next keep u on edge to read,more
Evershade(A dark faerie tale 1)
Shade has some hidden talent she has no idea of except one thing the voices in her mind. They take her to a lone house where she saw Vengie and Jack fighting with powers. Jack saw her and he sensed she was something. Now with the stranger who can give us help with voices she reached Faerie land where she got to know many things about herself. She was the only one who can do an important task in order to keep faerie world and human world safe from unseelie queen. Thus with the company of other faeries she set on a mission only she can accomplish but was this journey easy. No way in hell from the Queen of dead to a maniac Taleen. The act of his Taleen brother and his word to his mother brought Dylan in a situation that he has to bound himself with Shade. Now he has no choice but to be with and safe Shade in this journey. But on the way a fight break out and Shade was separated from her fellow group but she was saved by a cursed prince Ursad who tried to charm her to be with him for forever as his cursed form made people maintained distance with him. Now how will Shade find her group and moreover continue her mission without them? You will feel yourself being with Shade on every step of journey feeling all her emotions. BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN.
Ever Fire(A dark Faerie tale 2)
Shades journey to discover her hidden talent and secrets about her father continues in book 2. Still bounded with Dylan with blood she has to brought him with her to her house and even while coming to faerie land in order to practice her magic. Spoap one of the people who accompanied her in her journey to the mountains and who has become a very good friend too now meant more than just friend. She likes his company but Dylan is jealous. Shade can't understand herself as she has feelings for both. She can't decide whom to choose coz both were important for her. In their mission to defeat Unseelie queen they need alliance and one such prince asked for Shade to meet him. Upon reacheling his castle he was the cursed prince who saved her n her kiss has released him from the curse.There Shade finds out about his father who was killed by Unseelie queen and that her grandmother was in prison and few more secrets about her real powers both from father and mother side. But her nearness with Soap made Dylan angry and he left Shade with letting her know that Soap has secrets too. Now she has only Soap to continue the journey to know about herself. She found her grandmotger only to lose her again but this time with a parting gift. Coking home she found out that her mothers powers are back and she discovered that her brother and sisters are fire elemental witches too. with the heelp of her brother n her sher mother casted a pretecting charm on her home. During that time Vange came to meet her sister Jade. She informed about why she was with the queen but was she really with the queen coz of what she said. This book shows immense growth in Shade's character. I totally fell in love with Soap and I have to say that I love him more than Dylan. Darren how I hated him and Corn that evil man I wanted to kill. This book takes you on emotional hype with all the happenings.
Ever Winter (book3)
Shade is powerless. Her stay at Unseelie prison and the things done to her has left me more human than ever. Dylan and Soap are with her but she felt incomplete without her powers. In this order to get her power back she needs to go to Ancient Faerie king Corn who bounded them. But is it that simple. he needs something from shade and shade has to agree to do his bindings if she wants Dylan and her powers back. A sacrifice of memories and her freedom as well as Dylan. Now without her memories how can she return to her rightful screen palace to rule her people. Her attempt to get her memories back bring her life near death and she again needed king's help. The whole book has so much to grip on that I can't tell. I loved every chapter. Every happening had me on my on my nerve.
Cursed(book 3.5)
a story abt the unseelie ancient king. how he was fooled to be put in eternal sleep from where onluly another Ancient King/queen or his descendant can wake him up. but now he is back to take revenge but before that he needs the summer queen to awake from her sleep but no one knows where she is. Another brilliantly written book. Alexia does know how to write awesome fantasy novel. She is too good
This as a whole made it more fun to read as I didn't need to wait for next book.
Thank you Alexia for providing me with free copy. She writes really well. Every step in story every emotion u can easily imagine n found urself living the story. Now coming to my comment apart from these words that I really really loved it n it might contain some parts or things from book may be not exactly spoiler but still. it will be better if u read comments on separate books(I.e the links of separate books).
Evangeline (A dark faerie tale 0.5)
The novel starts with the two sisters Evangeline and Jade. Both are sisters by mother but having different fathers. Their mother was a fire elemental witch and so are they but Evie is a part faery too coz her father was a faey. Both sisters live together.in order to find more about her powers Evie started a journey to Faerie land. During that time both met and fell in love with two faerie men Jack and Verenis. And thus the story began of love and fight. Verenis was on run from Unseelie and he had to remove Jade's memory in order to keep her n his unborn child safe. Now she doesn't remember anything not even Evangeline. What will happen next keep u on edge to read,more
Evershade(A dark faerie tale 1)
Shade has some hidden talent she has no idea of except one thing the voices in her mind. They take her to a lone house where she saw Vengie and Jack fighting with powers. Jack saw her and he sensed she was something. Now with the stranger who can give us help with voices she reached Faerie land where she got to know many things about herself. She was the only one who can do an important task in order to keep faerie world and human world safe from unseelie queen. Thus with the company of other faeries she set on a mission only she can accomplish but was this journey easy. No way in hell from the Queen of dead to a maniac Taleen. The act of his Taleen brother and his word to his mother brought Dylan in a situation that he has to bound himself with Shade. Now he has no choice but to be with and safe Shade in this journey. But on the way a fight break out and Shade was separated from her fellow group but she was saved by a cursed prince Ursad who tried to charm her to be with him for forever as his cursed form made people maintained distance with him. Now how will Shade find her group and moreover continue her mission without them? You will feel yourself being with Shade on every step of journey feeling all her emotions. BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN.
Ever Fire(A dark Faerie tale 2)
Shades journey to discover her hidden talent and secrets about her father continues in book 2. Still bounded with Dylan with blood she has to brought him with her to her house and even while coming to faerie land in order to practice her magic. Spoap one of the people who accompanied her in her journey to the mountains and who has become a very good friend too now meant more than just friend. She likes his company but Dylan is jealous. Shade can't understand herself as she has feelings for both. She can't decide whom to choose coz both were important for her. In their mission to defeat Unseelie queen they need alliance and one such prince asked for Shade to meet him. Upon reacheling his castle he was the cursed prince who saved her n her kiss has released him from the curse.There Shade finds out about his father who was killed by Unseelie queen and that her grandmother was in prison and few more secrets about her real powers both from father and mother side. But her nearness with Soap made Dylan angry and he left Shade with letting her know that Soap has secrets too. Now she has only Soap to continue the journey to know about herself. She found her grandmotger only to lose her again but this time with a parting gift. Coking home she found out that her mothers powers are back and she discovered that her brother and sisters are fire elemental witches too. with the heelp of her brother n her sher mother casted a pretecting charm on her home. During that time Vange came to meet her sister Jade. She informed about why she was with the queen but was she really with the queen coz of what she said. This book shows immense growth in Shade's character. I totally fell in love with Soap and I have to say that I love him more than Dylan. Darren how I hated him and Corn that evil man I wanted to kill. This book takes you on emotional hype with all the happenings.
Ever Winter (book3)
Shade is powerless. Her stay at Unseelie prison and the things done to her has left me more human than ever. Dylan and Soap are with her but she felt incomplete without her powers. In this order to get her power back she needs to go to Ancient Faerie king Corn who bounded them. But is it that simple. he needs something from shade and shade has to agree to do his bindings if she wants Dylan and her powers back. A sacrifice of memories and her freedom as well as Dylan. Now without her memories how can she return to her rightful screen palace to rule her people. Her attempt to get her memories back bring her life near death and she again needed king's help. The whole book has so much to grip on that I can't tell. I loved every chapter. Every happening had me on my on my nerve.
Cursed(book 3.5)
a story abt the unseelie ancient king. how he was fooled to be put in eternal sleep from where onluly another Ancient King/queen or his descendant can wake him up. but now he is back to take revenge but before that he needs the summer queen to awake from her sleep but no one knows where she is. Another brilliantly written book. Alexia does know how to write awesome fantasy novel. She is too good
June 25, 2014
Evangeline (A Dark Faerie Tale #0.5
by Alexia Purdy box set
Evie and Jade sisters one fully Faery and the other half Faery
Evie had to go to Faery due to the fact she needed the magic that came from the Faery Lands in order to survive ..Evie meets Jack and Jade meet Verenis ... Evie soon lives with Jack and Jade finds out she is pregnant with Verenis's child to protect jade from his past he erases all her memories of him and her sister and Faery .. to find this and more buy then read then review . and read on ...
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book 1
Shade who is something more than she realizes and the daughter of Jade .. she meets Jack who as you most know from the previous book who is with Evie however there is war with Jack's people he meets Shade who is drawn to where he is at then later is driven to do a mission .. she later meets Dylan and there is a reason Dylan is on the journey with her along the way she is told she has Faerie magic with in her though she is unsure how .. to find this and more out You must buy then read then review this book until next read and review read on ...
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book 2
Shade who learns more about who she is and a long the way falls for two Fae .. one a changeling the other who can do lightening or fire .. one she is blood bound to the other someone who has made his feelings know .. the question is who will she choose .. also Soap has a secret .. Dylan leaves as to why Dylan Leaves and as to what Soap secret is . also will Evangiline aka Evie or Vang one in the same be on her nieces side or be against her .. Shade finds her Grandmother on her Fae father's side whom she learns is Verenis who was a King which makes her can you guess well to find out and more you must read but first buy the book then read it then review the book then read on ..
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book 3
Shade must decide which one she wants due to the fact she is one of the few who is able to accept fire from the Teleen people she gets male attention she does not want .. plus she has to go to her kingdom to rule due to being the rightful Heir plus on top of it someone is making Faerie be known to humans so the evil Faerie can invade Shades home the human home she knew for 18 years til she found out she was also a Faerie her Father Verenis the prince .. also her best friend Brisa has interest in one of Shades closest of friends who wants Shade but Shade loves another .. now there is someone out there that Shade and friends know not about the question is will she find out before it is too late or will Her descendant be able to overcome the evil that threatens her Great Granddaughter Shade .. plus a marriage and another pairing and a betrayal , a discovery and much more until next read and review read on ...
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book 3.5 cursed
Arthas an king ancient one of four whom wants revenge he uses his great granddaughter who wants Shade and wants to kill all other Anchients to get revenge for their acts against them ....question is will he succeed or will Shade ?? if you have not yet read book 4 the story continues i'll sadly have to wait til july 1st to see how it ends but i will review it asap and it may be before my bday july 3rd or independence weekend ..until next read and review read on ..
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by Alexia Purdy box set
Evie and Jade sisters one fully Faery and the other half Faery
Evie had to go to Faery due to the fact she needed the magic that came from the Faery Lands in order to survive ..Evie meets Jack and Jade meet Verenis ... Evie soon lives with Jack and Jade finds out she is pregnant with Verenis's child to protect jade from his past he erases all her memories of him and her sister and Faery .. to find this and more buy then read then review . and read on ...
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book 1
Shade who is something more than she realizes and the daughter of Jade .. she meets Jack who as you most know from the previous book who is with Evie however there is war with Jack's people he meets Shade who is drawn to where he is at then later is driven to do a mission .. she later meets Dylan and there is a reason Dylan is on the journey with her along the way she is told she has Faerie magic with in her though she is unsure how .. to find this and more out You must buy then read then review this book until next read and review read on ...
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book 2
Shade who learns more about who she is and a long the way falls for two Fae .. one a changeling the other who can do lightening or fire .. one she is blood bound to the other someone who has made his feelings know .. the question is who will she choose .. also Soap has a secret .. Dylan leaves as to why Dylan Leaves and as to what Soap secret is . also will Evangiline aka Evie or Vang one in the same be on her nieces side or be against her .. Shade finds her Grandmother on her Fae father's side whom she learns is Verenis who was a King which makes her can you guess well to find out and more you must read but first buy the book then read it then review the book then read on ..
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book 3
Shade must decide which one she wants due to the fact she is one of the few who is able to accept fire from the Teleen people she gets male attention she does not want .. plus she has to go to her kingdom to rule due to being the rightful Heir plus on top of it someone is making Faerie be known to humans so the evil Faerie can invade Shades home the human home she knew for 18 years til she found out she was also a Faerie her Father Verenis the prince .. also her best friend Brisa has interest in one of Shades closest of friends who wants Shade but Shade loves another .. now there is someone out there that Shade and friends know not about the question is will she find out before it is too late or will Her descendant be able to overcome the evil that threatens her Great Granddaughter Shade .. plus a marriage and another pairing and a betrayal , a discovery and much more until next read and review read on ...
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book 3.5 cursed
Arthas an king ancient one of four whom wants revenge he uses his great granddaughter who wants Shade and wants to kill all other Anchients to get revenge for their acts against them ....question is will he succeed or will Shade ?? if you have not yet read book 4 the story continues i'll sadly have to wait til july 1st to see how it ends but i will review it asap and it may be before my bday july 3rd or independence weekend ..until next read and review read on ..
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September 17, 2013
Three books plus 2 short stories into one book very good deal. I love reading this series. Strong female characters and yummy guys more could you want in a book plus they are faeries. One day walking home from school Shade’s life completely changes walking home from school and she is introduced into the faerie world. Shade tries to balance her life between faerie world and the human world. Shade is told she is the one to save faerie world but can she. Will Shade come into her magic powers, discover who her real dad is, and will she find true love. I cannot wait to see where the rest of the story goes.
August 1, 2013
I love the dark faerie tale series! shade is an awesome, strong, feminane (!) female lead who goes through the insane events of learning that not only she isn't what she thought but neither are her family. shade makes wicked friends like the ever loyal and adorable Soap, and I don't know if I would ay Gylan is friend but he defiantly isn't a true foe; )
the omnibus has the first three novels, ever shade ever fire and ever winter as well as the 2 novellas eveangiline and cursed. and yes they go in the wondrous order of, to my brain chronological! !! hooray can't wait for book 4, ever fade.
the omnibus has the first three novels, ever shade ever fire and ever winter as well as the 2 novellas eveangiline and cursed. and yes they go in the wondrous order of, to my brain chronological! !! hooray can't wait for book 4, ever fade.
January 4, 2015
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A Dark Faerie Tale is a must-read for anyone that loves stories of the Fae! Please check out my blog link above to see reviews for all of the books in this series!
A Dark Faerie Tale is a must-read for anyone that loves stories of the Fae! Please check out my blog link above to see reviews for all of the books in this series!
November 1, 2013
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December 31, 2013Five stars!
Very intriguing, once I started reading this series it was so hard to put down. I would definitely recommend this series!
Very intriguing, once I started reading this series it was so hard to put down. I would definitely recommend this series!
June 5, 2015
Wonder books
I highly recommend this set of books. There was suspense, and enough romance to keep you wanting to turn the page. Great author, can't wait to read more of her books.
I highly recommend this set of books. There was suspense, and enough romance to keep you wanting to turn the page. Great author, can't wait to read more of her books.
November 2, 2025
Dark, Twisty, and Totally Bingeable
Review: Alexia Purdy’s writing style just works for me—moody, magical, and fast-paced enough to keep the pages turning. This omnibus is a great way to dive into the series, though I’ll admit I skipped over Evangeline since I’d already read it and realized it was just the opening chapters of book one. Not a huge deal, but worth noting if you’re reading in order.
The storyline flows well, even when I occasionally got lost in the who’s-who of fae, rebels, and magical politics. But that didn’t stop me from enjoying the ride. I’ve got questions (oh yes), but I’m trusting the rest of the series to deliver the answers. And yes—I’ll be binging the rest like a fae-fueled fiend
Review: Alexia Purdy’s writing style just works for me—moody, magical, and fast-paced enough to keep the pages turning. This omnibus is a great way to dive into the series, though I’ll admit I skipped over Evangeline since I’d already read it and realized it was just the opening chapters of book one. Not a huge deal, but worth noting if you’re reading in order.
The storyline flows well, even when I occasionally got lost in the who’s-who of fae, rebels, and magical politics. But that didn’t stop me from enjoying the ride. I’ve got questions (oh yes), but I’m trusting the rest of the series to deliver the answers. And yes—I’ll be binging the rest like a fae-fueled fiend
May 19, 2014
Book Review- A Dark Faerie Tale Series Omnibus by Alexia Purdy
Evangeline: A Dark Faerie Tale # 0.5
Evangeline is an elemental fire witch just as her sister Jade is. However Evie is part faerie which cause more problems. Her faerie blood causes iron sickness and the land of faerie calls to her through the blood running in her veins. She is getting worse and knows that she will have to enter the forest and be apart of the world of Faerie. Her sister Jade is all human and a year older than Evie. However since their mother had died, Jade was in charge of Evie’s care.
Evie’s Faerie side is calling and her time is running out. She knows that she will have to leave Jade in order to go. It is dangerous for Jade as she is fully human. When she finally gives in and enters the forest, she meets Jack. He surprises her.
While Jade is waiting she meets an exiled faerie named Verenis. Both girls’ lives change forever.
Evershade: A Dark Faerie Tale # 1
Shade is special as she is able to hear voices. These voices tell her to do things. So when she is walking home from school one day after her mother forgot her, the voices send her into a warehouse where she witnesses a battle between Jack and Evangeline. Evie now calls herself Vange and fights against Jack. Shade has no idea what she has just walked into.
Jack takes Shade to the oracle in his kingdom. The oracle, Ilarial, has been waiting for Shade. It has been revealed that Shade is the halfling to travel to the magical Santiron Fountains to retrieve water. She is the only one who can do so. Shade is shocked at the news she hears about herself, the world she has been thrust into and the quest she is asked to go on.
The trip is full of danger and a group of volunteers are sent with her to keep her safe. She must travel across the land of faerie through separate kingdoms. The situation and people Shade encounters on her journey brings her paranoia, fear, confusion and happiness. Her life will never be the same.
Ever Fire: A Dark Faerie Tale # 2
Shade returns to her human life with Dylan in tow. The blood bond hasn’t broken and he accompanies her to be close. Shade is confused as her feelings begin to grow for him.
When she is summoned back to meet with the returned king of Santiran, Shade learns many shocking things. An old friend reunites with her, a death falls on the group of warriors and another leaves the group. Shade is shook to the core and needs to go home to find peace for her soul.
Her mother has regained her memories and her wrath is wide spread. Protective spells are cast and fire witches are newly discovered. The tide turns when Aveta’s minions threaten Shade’s best friend and her family. She has to make a tough decision. She meets her worst nightmare in the process. Shade is now in the middle of the war that rages in the land of faerie.
Ever Fire: A Dark Faerie Tale # 3
Shade feels empty and broken. Her magic is gone and she doesn’t know what to do. She is physically healing from her time as a captive, but mentally she is falling apart. Her powers have been bound by an ancient. Corb is the only one it could be and her new quest is to locate him and get him to unbind them.
She needs her best friend Brisa to help find the faerie Stanis who it is rumored can help. She also has to choose between Soap and Dylan, making the choice of who has her heart. Her quilt and anguish are getting the best of her.
Everything changes when a friend turns on her and delivers her to her enemy. Shade is caught in a web of evil and has to fight her way free in order to claim her rightful kingdom of faerie.
The Cursed: A Dark Faerie Tale # 3.5
Artha, the Unseelie Ancient, has been awakened from his imprisoned slumber by his direct descendant Aveta. Her plans of attacking the faerie kingdoms are in full swing. She is in the midst of plans for capturing Shade also. She needs Shade and her power in order to take over the land of faerie. When Shade escaped with the help of friends, Aveta went on the war path.
Arthas finds his great great granddaughter a bit wanting. She has her uses for now. He has his own agenda and she will do her part in it before he takes over and exacts his revenge.
This is the whole series in one, which I really like. I was able to finish one book and then instantly start another. I liked the storyline and found it action packed. The royal intrigue that existed in the world of faerie was fascinating. Stories of this kind have always been an interest to me, where the setting was in the land of faerie and the main characters were faeries and humans alike.
The character of Shade was compelling in which her story of how she came to be and what she could do was what pulled me in. The creativity that went into this series is phenomenal. The cast of characters were all unique and their individual stories entertaining. I know more will be learned as the series moves forward.
However, Shade was the one that irritated me the most out of all the characters. In the beginning she was a likable character, you even felt sorry for the way she was treated and the surprises that were dropped on her. Then when things started getting hard, she would fold under the pressure or try to avoid the situation all together. It was annoying. She cried a lot and swam in self-pity constantly. I consistently kept thinking she needed to get a grip as I read through the story. This series is a great read with a great cast of characters and an exciting storyline. I give it a 4 out of 5.
Evangeline: A Dark Faerie Tale # 0.5
Evangeline is an elemental fire witch just as her sister Jade is. However Evie is part faerie which cause more problems. Her faerie blood causes iron sickness and the land of faerie calls to her through the blood running in her veins. She is getting worse and knows that she will have to enter the forest and be apart of the world of Faerie. Her sister Jade is all human and a year older than Evie. However since their mother had died, Jade was in charge of Evie’s care.
Evie’s Faerie side is calling and her time is running out. She knows that she will have to leave Jade in order to go. It is dangerous for Jade as she is fully human. When she finally gives in and enters the forest, she meets Jack. He surprises her.
While Jade is waiting she meets an exiled faerie named Verenis. Both girls’ lives change forever.
Evershade: A Dark Faerie Tale # 1
Shade is special as she is able to hear voices. These voices tell her to do things. So when she is walking home from school one day after her mother forgot her, the voices send her into a warehouse where she witnesses a battle between Jack and Evangeline. Evie now calls herself Vange and fights against Jack. Shade has no idea what she has just walked into.
Jack takes Shade to the oracle in his kingdom. The oracle, Ilarial, has been waiting for Shade. It has been revealed that Shade is the halfling to travel to the magical Santiron Fountains to retrieve water. She is the only one who can do so. Shade is shocked at the news she hears about herself, the world she has been thrust into and the quest she is asked to go on.
The trip is full of danger and a group of volunteers are sent with her to keep her safe. She must travel across the land of faerie through separate kingdoms. The situation and people Shade encounters on her journey brings her paranoia, fear, confusion and happiness. Her life will never be the same.
Ever Fire: A Dark Faerie Tale # 2
Shade returns to her human life with Dylan in tow. The blood bond hasn’t broken and he accompanies her to be close. Shade is confused as her feelings begin to grow for him.
When she is summoned back to meet with the returned king of Santiran, Shade learns many shocking things. An old friend reunites with her, a death falls on the group of warriors and another leaves the group. Shade is shook to the core and needs to go home to find peace for her soul.
Her mother has regained her memories and her wrath is wide spread. Protective spells are cast and fire witches are newly discovered. The tide turns when Aveta’s minions threaten Shade’s best friend and her family. She has to make a tough decision. She meets her worst nightmare in the process. Shade is now in the middle of the war that rages in the land of faerie.
Ever Fire: A Dark Faerie Tale # 3
Shade feels empty and broken. Her magic is gone and she doesn’t know what to do. She is physically healing from her time as a captive, but mentally she is falling apart. Her powers have been bound by an ancient. Corb is the only one it could be and her new quest is to locate him and get him to unbind them.
She needs her best friend Brisa to help find the faerie Stanis who it is rumored can help. She also has to choose between Soap and Dylan, making the choice of who has her heart. Her quilt and anguish are getting the best of her.
Everything changes when a friend turns on her and delivers her to her enemy. Shade is caught in a web of evil and has to fight her way free in order to claim her rightful kingdom of faerie.
The Cursed: A Dark Faerie Tale # 3.5
Artha, the Unseelie Ancient, has been awakened from his imprisoned slumber by his direct descendant Aveta. Her plans of attacking the faerie kingdoms are in full swing. She is in the midst of plans for capturing Shade also. She needs Shade and her power in order to take over the land of faerie. When Shade escaped with the help of friends, Aveta went on the war path.
Arthas finds his great great granddaughter a bit wanting. She has her uses for now. He has his own agenda and she will do her part in it before he takes over and exacts his revenge.
This is the whole series in one, which I really like. I was able to finish one book and then instantly start another. I liked the storyline and found it action packed. The royal intrigue that existed in the world of faerie was fascinating. Stories of this kind have always been an interest to me, where the setting was in the land of faerie and the main characters were faeries and humans alike.
The character of Shade was compelling in which her story of how she came to be and what she could do was what pulled me in. The creativity that went into this series is phenomenal. The cast of characters were all unique and their individual stories entertaining. I know more will be learned as the series moves forward.
However, Shade was the one that irritated me the most out of all the characters. In the beginning she was a likable character, you even felt sorry for the way she was treated and the surprises that were dropped on her. Then when things started getting hard, she would fold under the pressure or try to avoid the situation all together. It was annoying. She cried a lot and swam in self-pity constantly. I consistently kept thinking she needed to get a grip as I read through the story. This series is a great read with a great cast of characters and an exciting storyline. I give it a 4 out of 5.
October 28, 2017
A Dark Faerie Series Omnibus Edition
The is book .01 - 3.5. Another faerie war story this time in the US. A fire witch is the daughter of the prince of the unseelie. When the Prince find out the seelie court is out to kill him and all heirs. He put a spill on Shared and her mother to forget that he is her father. Now her memory is back and this is her story. OK story.
The is book .01 - 3.5. Another faerie war story this time in the US. A fire witch is the daughter of the prince of the unseelie. When the Prince find out the seelie court is out to kill him and all heirs. He put a spill on Shared and her mother to forget that he is her father. Now her memory is back and this is her story. OK story.
January 2, 2019
Love this
What an adventure and excellent story. I love the characters, the uniqueness of this fairy story, all the action, torment, twistedness, goodness and romance mixed in. Has me rooting for our main characters that they make it and win. Alas I have to read more before I can find out lol. Highly recommend this series.
What an adventure and excellent story. I love the characters, the uniqueness of this fairy story, all the action, torment, twistedness, goodness and romance mixed in. Has me rooting for our main characters that they make it and win. Alas I have to read more before I can find out lol. Highly recommend this series.
October 26, 2013
Shade is thrown into the Land of Faerie when she meets a mysterious Teleen warrior, made of fire and electricity. Sent on a journey to obtain a rare magic only she can wield to save the Seelie forces against the Unseelie armies, she discovers her unique inner magic and possibly a difficult choice in love. The Unseelie Queen Aveta is not one to trifle with. She hunts Shade down for her own devices and will destroy everything Shade loves to get what she wants.After barely escaping the clutches of the Unseelie and stripped of her newfound magic, Shade journeys to the Ice Kingdom, The Great Divide, to hopefully retrieve her bound up powers from an Ancient Faerie King named Corb− but loses her memories instead. Alongside her body guard Dylan, a former Captain of the Teleen Guard, she lays havoc to the Ice King’s fortress and forces their return to the Teleen kingdom. Hurrying to reach the Southern Realm, Shade claims her rightful throne and prepares for the upcoming battle with the Unseelie army.
A Dark Faerie Tale follows the story of Shade, a half-faery who gets involved in the world of Faerie and their politics. Being an omnibus of two short stories and three main stories, I'll summarize each a bit and then talk overall about the book. Evangeline is the story of Shade's mother Jade and aunt Evangeline, when they were young and the day they both met their love. It was a bit incredulous that both met their other halves on the same day and both stories were insta-lovey. The short story was like the recap of an episode you've never watched, so it basically jumps ahead in time and gives the bare plot-line. In Ever Shade, she meets Jack, a Teleen warrior who was also Evangeline's love, and is introduced to Faerie. She is tasked with getting the Santiran water magic by the Guildrin Court Queen as she is the prophesized half-fey who would do so. Resigned to her fate and wanting answers, she agrees to the task and embarks on the hike along with an entourage that includes her new friend, Rylan aka Soap (WTH?) to the mountains guarded by the Unseelie to find the water. On the way, she gains a faery bodyguard in the form of Dylan, who you immediately know will be a potential love interest, considering he is so reluctant to be bound to her. She comes across other faeries and queens, is attacked, imprisoned and embraces her powers. Ever Fire deals with her finding about her heritage and searching for her long-lost grandmother in an effort to reconnect with her family and learn about her mysterious powers. Lot of the storyline had her being torn between Rylan and Dylan - both of the relationship are hardly developed well - while also driving off other suitors like the faery prince she helped in Ever Shade. Old enemies resurface to torment her and the Unseelie Queen is hell bent on capturing her.
In Ever Winter, Shade is recovering from the torture endured at the Withering Castle and the binding on her powers set at the same time torments her even after her rescue. She is more or less mortal and wants to find a way to release herself from the binding placed on her, a way that involves bringing her friend Brisa into the world of Faerie for her help. Shade is made to choose between the love for Rylan and Dylan and after ascending to her throne in the Summer Seelie Court, has to face the legion sent by the Unseelie Queen. Again, she has another unwilling Faerie bound to her, a powerful adversary and ally, and she has to decide whether to awaken her ancestor. Lastly, with Cursed, I wanted to ask what it really was about Shade that every powerful faery was running behind her. Sure she was powerful but powerful enough to even invite the attentions of Ancients (which is pretty creepy by the way) and while this book once again provides backstory for the main plot, it was thankfully better written than Evangeline.
The plotline of the series was good and had a lot a potential. The execution, however, was terrible with some of the developments which could be seen coming way earlier and the plot was single-layered - a little more complications and less convenience would have been better. Moreover, the endings of each were way too abrupt. The overall writing was spotty - good in some parts like describing the world-building but failing at the characters. The characters were poorly defined - they have mood swings, smiling one second, serious the next and winking and snickering (there was a lot of that) for not much reason. Also, the relationships between the main character and the people around her is poorly constructed - there is not much development beyond what is necessiated by the plot. Also, most of the characters were dense, especially Shade - who get surprised by developments even when it was mentioned like a few pages ago. I was going - duh! - at almost each revelation - it was too predictable. The background of Faerie was constructed well - with the four ruling Ancients and the various clans of Faerie and the elementals who can rival the Fae in their magic. In the first book, however, none of these are explained, leaving the reader clueless until the third book. So, while on the whole I liked the storyline I was unsatisfied by the writing which could have made this book better.
A Dark Faerie Tale follows the story of Shade, a half-faery who gets involved in the world of Faerie and their politics. Being an omnibus of two short stories and three main stories, I'll summarize each a bit and then talk overall about the book. Evangeline is the story of Shade's mother Jade and aunt Evangeline, when they were young and the day they both met their love. It was a bit incredulous that both met their other halves on the same day and both stories were insta-lovey. The short story was like the recap of an episode you've never watched, so it basically jumps ahead in time and gives the bare plot-line. In Ever Shade, she meets Jack, a Teleen warrior who was also Evangeline's love, and is introduced to Faerie. She is tasked with getting the Santiran water magic by the Guildrin Court Queen as she is the prophesized half-fey who would do so. Resigned to her fate and wanting answers, she agrees to the task and embarks on the hike along with an entourage that includes her new friend, Rylan aka Soap (WTH?) to the mountains guarded by the Unseelie to find the water. On the way, she gains a faery bodyguard in the form of Dylan, who you immediately know will be a potential love interest, considering he is so reluctant to be bound to her. She comes across other faeries and queens, is attacked, imprisoned and embraces her powers. Ever Fire deals with her finding about her heritage and searching for her long-lost grandmother in an effort to reconnect with her family and learn about her mysterious powers. Lot of the storyline had her being torn between Rylan and Dylan - both of the relationship are hardly developed well - while also driving off other suitors like the faery prince she helped in Ever Shade. Old enemies resurface to torment her and the Unseelie Queen is hell bent on capturing her.
In Ever Winter, Shade is recovering from the torture endured at the Withering Castle and the binding on her powers set at the same time torments her even after her rescue. She is more or less mortal and wants to find a way to release herself from the binding placed on her, a way that involves bringing her friend Brisa into the world of Faerie for her help. Shade is made to choose between the love for Rylan and Dylan and after ascending to her throne in the Summer Seelie Court, has to face the legion sent by the Unseelie Queen. Again, she has another unwilling Faerie bound to her, a powerful adversary and ally, and she has to decide whether to awaken her ancestor. Lastly, with Cursed, I wanted to ask what it really was about Shade that every powerful faery was running behind her. Sure she was powerful but powerful enough to even invite the attentions of Ancients (which is pretty creepy by the way) and while this book once again provides backstory for the main plot, it was thankfully better written than Evangeline.
The plotline of the series was good and had a lot a potential. The execution, however, was terrible with some of the developments which could be seen coming way earlier and the plot was single-layered - a little more complications and less convenience would have been better. Moreover, the endings of each were way too abrupt. The overall writing was spotty - good in some parts like describing the world-building but failing at the characters. The characters were poorly defined - they have mood swings, smiling one second, serious the next and winking and snickering (there was a lot of that) for not much reason. Also, the relationships between the main character and the people around her is poorly constructed - there is not much development beyond what is necessiated by the plot. Also, most of the characters were dense, especially Shade - who get surprised by developments even when it was mentioned like a few pages ago. I was going - duh! - at almost each revelation - it was too predictable. The background of Faerie was constructed well - with the four ruling Ancients and the various clans of Faerie and the elementals who can rival the Fae in their magic. In the first book, however, none of these are explained, leaving the reader clueless until the third book. So, while on the whole I liked the storyline I was unsatisfied by the writing which could have made this book better.
November 5, 2017
Not well written.
Poor vocabulary, using few descriptive words over and over. Story line jumped around without explanation. The main character's love interests seemed more like a poor version of Twilight.
Poor vocabulary, using few descriptive words over and over. Story line jumped around without explanation. The main character's love interests seemed more like a poor version of Twilight.
May 8, 2018
Totally dig it
Well at 1st I had my doubts about Shade the main character. She was so wishy washy on things. Then things got interesting. In the books I read i always hope the bad guy is deep down a good guy. I'm totally looking forward to reading the rest of this series.
Well at 1st I had my doubts about Shade the main character. She was so wishy washy on things. Then things got interesting. In the books I read i always hope the bad guy is deep down a good guy. I'm totally looking forward to reading the rest of this series.
January 8, 2019
Good story, immature writing
The story kind of pours out without any character development. They just kind of have someone tell you everything about everyone and jump right into the quests. The main character is really annoying, repetitive, and states the obvious.
The story kind of pours out without any character development. They just kind of have someone tell you everything about everyone and jump right into the quests. The main character is really annoying, repetitive, and states the obvious.
October 17, 2017
Not my thing...
November 11, 2017
Enchanting
Well written characters and a great storyline. Who can be trusted? Is everything as it first appears? An enticing read.
Well written characters and a great storyline. Who can be trusted? Is everything as it first appears? An enticing read.
November 11, 2017
Brilliant
Loved the books it was a good read and I could not stop reading once I started.thank you for sharing your books
Loved the books it was a good read and I could not stop reading once I started.thank you for sharing your books
June 24, 2021
Once again I have found a good book in this story. I found it hard to put it down until the end.
October 4, 2014
This Omnibus was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Initially I wasn't fond of the first 2 books but I ended up loving the whole Omnibus. I enjoyed that there weren't too many characters to focus on at a time and that they were really strong characters. It was well written, exciting and action packed but most of all I thought the build up to the story for each book was amazing. These were some of the best faerie books I've read and I would recommend this to anyone who likes faeries.
Evangeline (#0.5) - 3 Stars:
Vange felt a constant pull towards the forest her whole life but avoided going in due to unknown dangers. The day her and her sister Jade decided to enter it they they both ended up meeting a man, Vange it's Jack and Jade it's Veneris. The story rushes forward after this and Vange disappears almost entirely from it. I felt like not enough was learned about who they are, some details should have been more obvious and not so rushed but it was a good story.
Ever Shade (#1) - 4 Stars:
Fast-forward 18 years later to Shade, who's voices in her head pester her to go into an abandoned building where there is a man and woman fighting. The man Jack is a Teleen faerie who asks her to follow him to Faerie, which she bravely and stupidly does without any questions asked... There she learns it's her destiny to help the land of faerie and must go on a journey with a group of warriors who vow to protect her. Right away she has chemistry with Soap, a cute half Teleen with a goofy character. Once in Teleen the guards attempt to intimidate and harass them, the worst are the head guard Dylan and his brother Darren who see her as a weak half-faerie. Afterwards, she's tested in many ways but in the end learns she can trust certain people. It was one of my least favourite books but some really good and memorable parts were in it so it was definitely worth the read.
Ever Fire (#2) - 5 Stars:
Shade's powers are growing, as is her annoyance with Dylan and their blood bind. He's nicer but really jealous of Soap or anyone who gives her attention. Soap is in love with Shade and asks her to be his girlfriend which she reluctantly agrees to despite not being sure if she wants to be with him or Dylan... Then, she runs into quite a few problems with Evangeline, who we find out is her aunt and Corb who will stop at nothing to capture Shade. Soap's patience wears thin near the end when she still doesn't love him fully so, he tells her to figure out what she wants. I was happy that many things I was wondering about all along, finally came to light, it was a good book.
Ever Winter (#3) - 5 Stars:
Shade is being nursed back to health by Dylan and Soap after being tortured for weeks and having her powers bound. Afterwards, she is brought near the brink of death but learns she could heal herself if the bind is removed but she and Dylan get trapped and her life gets put in danger even more. They end up in Teleen where the Teleen men show up to court her because she's fire resistant but instead something super exciting happens! Once at the summer castle, she defeated the current queen easily and began to preparing for war with Aveta's army of evil which ended in tragic loses for their group. The ending made me tear up but it was so good! I liked Shade better with each book, especially as she got more powerful and assertive as she gained more knowledge about the faerie world. This was my favourite book out of all of them.
The Cursed (#3.5) - 5 Stars:
This book was almost entirely on Arthas, the Unseelie Ancient and king of all dark things. He's Aveta's (the Unseelie Queen) great, great, great... grandfather and they both have evil intentions but he's crazy evil, powerful, cruel and super pissed off. He was enslaved to his tomb by Corb, the Winter Ice King, Kilara the Summer Queen and Rowan who is Kilara's sister. Corb and Kilara are Ancient Seelie lovers who's relationship details really came to light in this book. It was nice to get away from Shade and get more of a perspective on other characters.
Initially I wasn't fond of the first 2 books but I ended up loving the whole Omnibus. I enjoyed that there weren't too many characters to focus on at a time and that they were really strong characters. It was well written, exciting and action packed but most of all I thought the build up to the story for each book was amazing. These were some of the best faerie books I've read and I would recommend this to anyone who likes faeries.
Evangeline (#0.5) - 3 Stars:
Vange felt a constant pull towards the forest her whole life but avoided going in due to unknown dangers. The day her and her sister Jade decided to enter it they they both ended up meeting a man, Vange it's Jack and Jade it's Veneris. The story rushes forward after this and Vange disappears almost entirely from it. I felt like not enough was learned about who they are, some details should have been more obvious and not so rushed but it was a good story.
Ever Shade (#1) - 4 Stars:
Fast-forward 18 years later to Shade, who's voices in her head pester her to go into an abandoned building where there is a man and woman fighting. The man Jack is a Teleen faerie who asks her to follow him to Faerie, which she bravely and stupidly does without any questions asked... There she learns it's her destiny to help the land of faerie and must go on a journey with a group of warriors who vow to protect her. Right away she has chemistry with Soap, a cute half Teleen with a goofy character. Once in Teleen the guards attempt to intimidate and harass them, the worst are the head guard Dylan and his brother Darren who see her as a weak half-faerie. Afterwards, she's tested in many ways but in the end learns she can trust certain people. It was one of my least favourite books but some really good and memorable parts were in it so it was definitely worth the read.
Ever Fire (#2) - 5 Stars:
Shade's powers are growing, as is her annoyance with Dylan and their blood bind. He's nicer but really jealous of Soap or anyone who gives her attention. Soap is in love with Shade and asks her to be his girlfriend which she reluctantly agrees to despite not being sure if she wants to be with him or Dylan... Then, she runs into quite a few problems with Evangeline, who we find out is her aunt and Corb who will stop at nothing to capture Shade. Soap's patience wears thin near the end when she still doesn't love him fully so, he tells her to figure out what she wants. I was happy that many things I was wondering about all along, finally came to light, it was a good book.
Ever Winter (#3) - 5 Stars:
Shade is being nursed back to health by Dylan and Soap after being tortured for weeks and having her powers bound. Afterwards, she is brought near the brink of death but learns she could heal herself if the bind is removed but she and Dylan get trapped and her life gets put in danger even more. They end up in Teleen where the Teleen men show up to court her because she's fire resistant but instead something super exciting happens! Once at the summer castle, she defeated the current queen easily and began to preparing for war with Aveta's army of evil which ended in tragic loses for their group. The ending made me tear up but it was so good! I liked Shade better with each book, especially as she got more powerful and assertive as she gained more knowledge about the faerie world. This was my favourite book out of all of them.
The Cursed (#3.5) - 5 Stars:
This book was almost entirely on Arthas, the Unseelie Ancient and king of all dark things. He's Aveta's (the Unseelie Queen) great, great, great... grandfather and they both have evil intentions but he's crazy evil, powerful, cruel and super pissed off. He was enslaved to his tomb by Corb, the Winter Ice King, Kilara the Summer Queen and Rowan who is Kilara's sister. Corb and Kilara are Ancient Seelie lovers who's relationship details really came to light in this book. It was nice to get away from Shade and get more of a perspective on other characters.
October 29, 2013
Disclaimer: I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I did not receive any form of compensation.
This book is actually an entire series rolled into one. There are 3 full length stories and 2 novella length.
I had really high hopes for this book. I love fantasy lit, but this just didn't flow right for me.
I felt like things were missing or that things were thrown in as an after thought. Sort of like an important conversation took place but instead of "seeing" the conversation through the readers eyes, you are just told that it happened. Sort of like an "oh by the way" moment. I would have rather have "witnessed" the conversation happening. There were too many of these types of events throughout for my taste.
Plus it seemed that the story line just sort of hopped around. It became difficult to follow and I ended up having to go back and reread sections to see if I had missed something somehow.
There was a lot of potential with this book. It just didn't hit the mark though.
This book is actually an entire series rolled into one. There are 3 full length stories and 2 novella length.
I had really high hopes for this book. I love fantasy lit, but this just didn't flow right for me.
I felt like things were missing or that things were thrown in as an after thought. Sort of like an important conversation took place but instead of "seeing" the conversation through the readers eyes, you are just told that it happened. Sort of like an "oh by the way" moment. I would have rather have "witnessed" the conversation happening. There were too many of these types of events throughout for my taste.
Plus it seemed that the story line just sort of hopped around. It became difficult to follow and I ended up having to go back and reread sections to see if I had missed something somehow.
There was a lot of potential with this book. It just didn't hit the mark though.
March 10, 2016
Alexia Purdy is a new writer for me. I saw this book ad thought why not. I truly enjoyed Shade and the characters joining her on her quest as she went from normal teen to super teen in a land she knew nothing of fighting to save folks she knew nothing about. She begins her quest and deals with attacks coming from every angle. A great fun read one that leaves you anxious to see what happens next especially with Dylan. Nicely done and a writer worth following.
book 2
I am really enjoying the series which is great for all ages. The love triangle is great because the writer makes sure to show why Shade is so torn. I love the characters and how we are able to connect with them. The story line keeps you turning the pages and hating to put the book down because there is so much going on but it all works well. Great work! Can't wait for the next book!
book 2
I am really enjoying the series which is great for all ages. The love triangle is great because the writer makes sure to show why Shade is so torn. I love the characters and how we are able to connect with them. The story line keeps you turning the pages and hating to put the book down because there is so much going on but it all works well. Great work! Can't wait for the next book!
September 9, 2013
Dropped. I'm sorry but this story suffers from what I see as the 'show not tell' syndrome; what I mean is that I am being told simply that such-and-such is happening rather than really being shown that some event or plot line or important piece of dialogue is taking place. It's a bit two-dimensional for my liking and I have absolutely no affinity for any of the characters, let alone the protagonist. I know that this is a YA book but it feels too juvenile for me both in writing-style and in plot; something I'd consider reading in middle school but not as an adult. Sorry, this is just not my cup of tea.
June 19, 2014
This series starts out strong with Evangeline and Ever Shade. It gets a little muddled in book 2&3, at one point I wasn't sure who Shade's boyfriend was supposed to be. Also, it had mentioned that Jade calls Evangeline Evie in one part and later she tells Jack to call her Vange because she is no longer Evie, but has Jade calling her Vange without it ever being mentioned to her. I think books 2&3 could have been a little more descriptive of the battles and other things going on. It comes back strong again with The Cursed at the ending. The tale itself is quite exciting and enjoyable. I am looking forward to reading book four and continuing the story.
April 9, 2014
4.5
I really enjoyed the novels and extras in this omnibus. While it was long, and I often had to put it down in between reading sections, it was very fun to read. The protagonists in each of the novels - connected in some way, usually - were wonderfully depicted. The prose was luminous, and the descriptions were so beautiful and full of wonderful imagery that I could almost see the places and feel them around me.
Well done for a well-imagined world, Ms. Purdy. Well done, indeed.
Many thanks to Indie Ink and NetGalley for an opportunity to read and review this novel!!
I really enjoyed the novels and extras in this omnibus. While it was long, and I often had to put it down in between reading sections, it was very fun to read. The protagonists in each of the novels - connected in some way, usually - were wonderfully depicted. The prose was luminous, and the descriptions were so beautiful and full of wonderful imagery that I could almost see the places and feel them around me.
Well done for a well-imagined world, Ms. Purdy. Well done, indeed.
Many thanks to Indie Ink and NetGalley for an opportunity to read and review this novel!!
October 30, 2013
Intriguing concept, not great execution. Personally, I hate love triangles, but these books seemed to have love octagons - which are worse. Shade falls in love with every man and every man falls in love with her. Shade wallows between fear and happiness, neither of which seem overly plausible.
There is another book in the series and while I'm curious to know the outcome, I'm not sure if I can slog through another book.
There is another book in the series and while I'm curious to know the outcome, I'm not sure if I can slog through another book.
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