Having been imprisoned in Elfhame, the Faery World, for several months, Emily is growing tired of Sylph Court rules and the smug, Fae Knight who is bound to be her guard. After an attack on the Court, the King and Queen are dead and Oscar, Emily's boyfriend and the Sylph Prince, has become King but there's a problem - the Crown, which contains the magic that allows him to rule, has been stolen. Emily has two options: stay and marry Oscar, so her status as a Fortune gives him enough power to rule. Or use her new-found powers to go in search of the Crown. But while she's not keen on becoming a teen bride, going on a hunt for the Crown means crossing into the dangerous lands of the other Courts, facing down cannibalistic fae, and surviving the Badlands...oh, and dealing with Trey, who won't let her go alone.
Charming, lovely, haunting. I followed the fae to elfhame, enchanted. I am half in love myself with both the male characters in her love triangle. And I liked the girl. Please keep writing Ms Lynch. More Fairy please. I plan to read everything this author writes.
After being kidnapped by Trey and taken to Elfhame, Oscar’s Sylph Court, Emily finds some kind of normality. She trains with Trey; she meets up with Oscar for romantic trysts and she tries not to get lost in the ever-changing halls of the court. When The King and Queen are murdered, Oscar steps up to the throne but without the crown, which was stolen, he cannot rule the court. Emily has only one true option, she must find the crown using her new powers and she must take Trey, her protector, with her. The author has created the most beautiful and explicit world, full of charming creatures and scary monsters. It is a true fairy tale with handsome knights and princes but what sets it apart from the traditional fairy tale is that Emily is running away from the ideal marriage to the cute prince. She is strong-willed and forward thinking. The romance between Emily and Oscar is complicated by a third party and the angst that sits between the trio is realistic and gripping. This book made me cry, be warned.
Gold starts off pretty much right where Ice, I still found myself just as captured by the world and characters that Lynch created in book one, her knack for describing the Fae world and characters she has created is truly marvellous, you truly feel like you are there among Emily, Oscar and Trey.
Oscar the Sylph Prince has become king, but there just one problem, the crown is missing. Emily is a fortune, she has a choice to make, become Oscars bride so he can rule, or go on a quest to find his crown, but she can't go alone... So throw Trey into the mix her protection, he is not going to let her go alone to face down cannibalistic fae. Yep you read that right! There is love, danger, adventure, badlands, love, cannibalistic Fae, and so very much more.
This is a definite read!
I received this book from the author for an honest review.