This started out as a solid 4 star book for me. I was loving the dominance of Flynn and the dynamic of his relationship with Lucy. But after the enemy makes his move, the story just sort of became 'meh' for me. This was the part where things were supposed to get exciting, but they never really did. I think it was probably because I got too annoyed with Lucy's new abilities and the shift of her technical position in the relationship that came with them. I don't know. It just lost something to me at some point I guess.
Flynn is the king of the Faeries and he has tired of many things he is forced to participate in. One being the solstice party that night. But when I say party, I really mean the guys chase down the girls and there's a ton of sex going on everywhere. Good times. Flynn goes along with it because it's his duty and his people expect an heir from him. This night, though, everything changes for him. Catching a scent that he cannot ignore, Flynn races towards it. When he finds the source, he is elated. But also doomed. His fated mate is a human. A HUGE no no.
Lucy was pretty much just a normal girl. One who has been alone since her father died and desperately wants out of the small town she's living in. She knows the rumors of the Faeries being in the forest near their town, but she never expected one to come crashing into her house wanting to claim her. Worse, she never could have anticipated her reaction to one crashing into her house and wanting to claim her.
This bond between the two of them was interesting in a way. When they get too far apart, they both start feeling the effects. But because Lucy is human, she suffers way more. And they also can't communicate telepathically. Which would have come in real handy when Flynn is found out and Lucy is taken from him while he was trying to get her back to his castle.
See, Flynn's enemy is trying to overthrow the monarchy. He's already killed both of Flynn's parents and now he's after Flynn. Lucy is the perfect pawn because how can the people accept their king mating a human let alone his heirs being half breeds. But when Lucy tries to defend herself, everyone is shocked at what she can do. Showing that maybe Flynn is right. Maybe mixing with the humans instead of looking down on them will in fact strengthen their people.
The epilogue was...odd. I mean. It was nice to see what their kids are like and how they have accomplished things. But I truly don't understand why it took that many years for them to have their marriage ceremony. And on top of that we're told of all these other people there from all the other clans like it's supposed to be completely natural.
As for the upcoming books, I think I'd like to check them out. I do love me a dominate male and Flynn had that going for him, so I'm hoping the others will too.