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The Aermian Feuds #3-4
Queen of Monsters and Madness
Monsters are not always the villains.
Abducted by an ancient creature of darkness and thrust into an inhuman court obsessed with perfection, Sage must hide her flaws to survive. Determined to beat them at their own game, she becomes the warlord’s consort and bides her time until she can escape. But the longer she plays queen in the enemy’s throne, the more difficult it is to resist her captor’s seductive charms.
Caught between his duties to his kingdom and his duties to his heart, every choice Tehl makes seems to be the wrong one. When deadly secrets are revealed, he finds himself negotiating peace with the very monsters that threaten his kingdom and captured his bride, but Sage isn’t the woman he knew before.
As war looms on the horizon, Sage must decide who to trust and what sacrifices she's willing to make for her land. One mistake may mean destruction not only for herself, but for those she loves..
If you can't get enough of books from Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer L. Arementrout, Laura Thalassa, Sarah J. Maas, Elise Kova, Holly Black, Tamara Pierce, then dive Queen of Monsters and Madness
The Aermian Feuds series:
- YA Epic Fantasy
- Enemies to Lovers
- Rags to Riches
- Slow Burn Romance
- Morally Grey Characters
- Dragons
- Royalty
- Dark Fantasy
Abducted by an ancient creature of darkness and thrust into an inhuman court obsessed with perfection, Sage must hide her flaws to survive. Determined to beat them at their own game, she becomes the warlord’s consort and bides her time until she can escape. But the longer she plays queen in the enemy’s throne, the more difficult it is to resist her captor’s seductive charms.
Caught between his duties to his kingdom and his duties to his heart, every choice Tehl makes seems to be the wrong one. When deadly secrets are revealed, he finds himself negotiating peace with the very monsters that threaten his kingdom and captured his bride, but Sage isn’t the woman he knew before.
As war looms on the horizon, Sage must decide who to trust and what sacrifices she's willing to make for her land. One mistake may mean destruction not only for herself, but for those she loves..
If you can't get enough of books from Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer L. Arementrout, Laura Thalassa, Sarah J. Maas, Elise Kova, Holly Black, Tamara Pierce, then dive Queen of Monsters and Madness
The Aermian Feuds series:
- YA Epic Fantasy
- Enemies to Lovers
- Rags to Riches
- Slow Burn Romance
- Morally Grey Characters
- Dragons
- Royalty
- Dark Fantasy
- GenresFantasy
591 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2021
103 people are currently reading
357 people want to read
About the author
Frost Kay
36 books1,400 followersUSA Today Bestselling Author Frost Kay is a certified book dragon with an excessive TBR, and a shoe obsession. If you love bewitching fantasy and sci-fi, epic adventures, dark promises, thrilling action, swoon worthy anti heroes, and slow burning romance; her books are for you!
She claims ownership to the bestselling young adult series The Aermian Feuds packed with adventure, secrets, and betrayal.
Fans of Frost Kay love her epic and science fiction teen titles for their "witty banter and exquisitely crafted sentences (that) never leave you bored or wanting," and "find the writing on par with Queen (Sarah J.) Maas and Elise Kova."
You can find her at www.frostkay.net
You can also sign up for a free story here:goo.gl/Z2PkyC
She claims ownership to the bestselling young adult series The Aermian Feuds packed with adventure, secrets, and betrayal.
Fans of Frost Kay love her epic and science fiction teen titles for their "witty banter and exquisitely crafted sentences (that) never leave you bored or wanting," and "find the writing on par with Queen (Sarah J.) Maas and Elise Kova."
You can find her at www.frostkay.net
You can also sign up for a free story here:goo.gl/Z2PkyC
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August 25, 2021
This book has driven me crazy for a few days now. I've read 50% , stopped and just restarted. I cant begin to understand Sage. While with Zane she claimed she was in love with Thel. Understanding the situation, she never rebelled against the warlord. She gets saved and is back home and instantly fights against Thel. Where is the love she claimed she had? Her revelations about her feelings? She comes back and is not trusting of the people who love her. Anyway, the book is just ok and I'm edge whether to get the next book when it's released.
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January 6, 2024
The beginning of this book was kind of depressing bc there’s a lot of violence against women and that made it hard to read but halfway through it got a little better and I couldn’t put it down.
January 20, 2022
I was a little confused by this book. THEN at the END I realized that my library had the ebook listed wrong as number 1. It’s actually 3&4. So it really says something that I was so drawn in and able to follow for the most part when I read it like an animal totally out of order. I imagine anything confusing was due to reading out of order. Good story.
September 29, 2021
This was phenomenal and I enjoyed reading it.
March 20, 2022
Women are not so weak!
I jumped in the series, which i didnt realize but still hoping for a good plot and character desription. Sage is supposed to be so strong but seems so weak through the book. It disgusts me how she seems to be the victim though proclaiming the whole time she isnt. I wouldnt waste my time though i got caught up enough to finish this series( I hate myself) good characters but woman are fragile and will break on emotuonal impact. Not flattering for us strong women out here.
I jumped in the series, which i didnt realize but still hoping for a good plot and character desription. Sage is supposed to be so strong but seems so weak through the book. It disgusts me how she seems to be the victim though proclaiming the whole time she isnt. I wouldnt waste my time though i got caught up enough to finish this series( I hate myself) good characters but woman are fragile and will break on emotuonal impact. Not flattering for us strong women out here.
January 15, 2024
Messed with my mind and heart!
One of the best villains I've read in a while. It was hard to read the mind games at points, and the suffering as well. But the sweet moments in this book had me screaming, because FINALLY you know.
One of the best villains I've read in a while. It was hard to read the mind games at points, and the suffering as well. But the sweet moments in this book had me screaming, because FINALLY you know.
September 20, 2022
DNF at 50%
This book is 300 pages of literal torture and 300 pages of idk because I never read it.
We pick up nearly right where we left off with Sage being captured by her previous tormentor and taken out of Aermian territory.
Kay does a great job of depicting Stockholm syndrome and Sage's journey in the first 300 pages is adequately harrowing for her circumstances, but at some point I start to miss the plot.
The introduction of Jasmine's character feels so haphazardly done as she is clearly just a mechanism to facilitate Sage's character arc. Every chapter told from Jasmine's POV then feels entirely inconsequential and a digression from the main story.
Tehl's perspective is given fairly infrequently and I can't tell if I wanted more or less of it. I wanted more of Tehl in order to get away from how one note (albeit well done) Sage's perspective is in the first half of the book, and less because Tehl isn't doing anything interesting in the time that his wife is away.
In fact, I kind of felt like he wasn't doing enough to get his wife back. Sam and Tehl were joking and training per usual. We didn't get enough of their POV's to really assess if they were doing everything they could and if their emotional responses to Sage's kidnapping were appropriate and believable.
If a book is well written enough, it takes a lot for me to not finish it. But I couldn't find the story here so eventually I gave up.
This book is 300 pages of literal torture and 300 pages of idk because I never read it.
We pick up nearly right where we left off with Sage being captured by her previous tormentor and taken out of Aermian territory.
Kay does a great job of depicting Stockholm syndrome and Sage's journey in the first 300 pages is adequately harrowing for her circumstances, but at some point I start to miss the plot.
The introduction of Jasmine's character feels so haphazardly done as she is clearly just a mechanism to facilitate Sage's character arc. Every chapter told from Jasmine's POV then feels entirely inconsequential and a digression from the main story.
Tehl's perspective is given fairly infrequently and I can't tell if I wanted more or less of it. I wanted more of Tehl in order to get away from how one note (albeit well done) Sage's perspective is in the first half of the book, and less because Tehl isn't doing anything interesting in the time that his wife is away.
In fact, I kind of felt like he wasn't doing enough to get his wife back. Sam and Tehl were joking and training per usual. We didn't get enough of their POV's to really assess if they were doing everything they could and if their emotional responses to Sage's kidnapping were appropriate and believable.
If a book is well written enough, it takes a lot for me to not finish it. But I couldn't find the story here so eventually I gave up.
July 8, 2023
It didn't take me long to realize this was bad. Not just the characters, but the writing too. I will say that it is very fast-paced and addictive, and I was surprised I kept reading it despite shaking my head through every sentence. But by-the-by, possessive, lustful men are not cute. They're creepy.
I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Clearly not the target audience for this one😂
I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Clearly not the target audience for this one😂
August 7, 2023
Hard to put down
As the saga continues, the intrigue and action continue to keep you on the edge of your seat. Every twist, every turn jeep syour head spinning on a roller-coaster ride. One minute you love the warlord, the next you are as eager for his death as Tehl is. At the same t8me, Sage's struggles are tear-jerking reminders of how cruel life can truly be.
As the saga continues, the intrigue and action continue to keep you on the edge of your seat. Every twist, every turn jeep syour head spinning on a roller-coaster ride. One minute you love the warlord, the next you are as eager for his death as Tehl is. At the same t8me, Sage's struggles are tear-jerking reminders of how cruel life can truly be.
September 1, 2021
Amazing!
I couldn’t put this down, the story telling was amazing. All the emotions had me crying many times, laughing, and smiling. This book really got into the dark and unspoken truth of trauma.
I couldn’t put this down, the story telling was amazing. All the emotions had me crying many times, laughing, and smiling. This book really got into the dark and unspoken truth of trauma.
June 20, 2023
Totally the best book in the series. The intensity is addictive, the villain is written perfectly. And the relationship between the characters makes you feel like you are part of the family. Will read this again.
March 29, 2024
So very depressing and violent including rape, torture, kidnapping, psychopaths, etc. I don’t recommend.
It’s easy to get sucked in but wow I had to step back and see how sad it made me. The world is Bad enough. Don’t need to read more about the filth possible.
It’s easy to get sucked in but wow I had to step back and see how sad it made me. The world is Bad enough. Don’t need to read more about the filth possible.
September 3, 2021
I'm not crying your crying... oh my gosh full blown sobbing I'm too invested she just wants freedom 😭 ugh such a good book I finished it in one day I swear!
May 23, 2022
Love this series!
This series has been amazing. I am getting ready to start book five and haven’t slept for days. Awesome writing!
This series has been amazing. I am getting ready to start book five and haven’t slept for days. Awesome writing!
July 10, 2022
less livid
I still hate most of the men. But I like more than before. And now there’s kitties to focus on.
I still hate most of the men. But I like more than before. And now there’s kitties to focus on.
October 9, 2022
Possibly written SLIGHTLY better than the first one…
April 25, 2023
I found it confusing and irritating until I realized my library has it listed as #1 for some reason
Dnf at 15%
Dnf at 15%
August 25, 2023
Better than the first book however still not well written enough to not be distracting.
March 7, 2024
Soooo good! I loved it!
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