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Farbonnur Elves #5
Tree of Secrets
A long journey. A sentient tree. A deceitful god.
Faraki arrives in his new home with only his armor and evidence to clear his name. His only hope to create an alliance between the tree-dwelling elves and his goddess is to encourage a true bond with an elf who seems to hate him.
All Velden wanted was a relaxing honeymoon in his homeland. Instead, he must bolster his people against the blood demon. Old enemies and new attempt to thwart his journey and test his days-old marriage bond.
It will take all of Farbonnur's elves to construct a shield wall strong enough to withstand the blood demon, and they're running out of time. True love may not be enough to save the realm when a god switches sides.
Tree of Secrets is a 97,000 word romantic fantasy with familiar fated mate faces in new locations. It is the fifth book in the Farbonnur Elves series and is best read after Tower of Lies and before Demon of Darkness. ToS has an enemies to lovers relationship with a happily ever after (for now - there's still a blood demon!), more Al and Denny sunshine/grumpy sweetness, a hive of baby lubarikin and an exhausted new parent, #GetWerlAGirlfriend (I heard you) and more spicy ritual goodness!
Faraki arrives in his new home with only his armor and evidence to clear his name. His only hope to create an alliance between the tree-dwelling elves and his goddess is to encourage a true bond with an elf who seems to hate him.
All Velden wanted was a relaxing honeymoon in his homeland. Instead, he must bolster his people against the blood demon. Old enemies and new attempt to thwart his journey and test his days-old marriage bond.
It will take all of Farbonnur's elves to construct a shield wall strong enough to withstand the blood demon, and they're running out of time. True love may not be enough to save the realm when a god switches sides.
Tree of Secrets is a 97,000 word romantic fantasy with familiar fated mate faces in new locations. It is the fifth book in the Farbonnur Elves series and is best read after Tower of Lies and before Demon of Darkness. ToS has an enemies to lovers relationship with a happily ever after (for now - there's still a blood demon!), more Al and Denny sunshine/grumpy sweetness, a hive of baby lubarikin and an exhausted new parent, #GetWerlAGirlfriend (I heard you) and more spicy ritual goodness!
374 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 28, 2022
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April 9, 2024
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This is the last book before the story concludes and I think everything has been set up for a final battle. This is partially told from Faraki's POV and I would have never guessed that he was a worrier or had low self-esteem based on the previous books. It's not a bad thing, just didn't see it coming. Murcori sort of ticked me off because of the fact that he was the one who had a true dream and chose not to go after Faraki but then he got all jealous and pissed because he thought Velden and Faraki might have slept together. I'm very interested to find out more about Albiwi and his betrayal.
This is the last book before the story concludes and I think everything has been set up for a final battle. This is partially told from Faraki's POV and I would have never guessed that he was a worrier or had low self-esteem based on the previous books. It's not a bad thing, just didn't see it coming. Murcori sort of ticked me off because of the fact that he was the one who had a true dream and chose not to go after Faraki but then he got all jealous and pissed because he thought Velden and Faraki might have slept together. I'm very interested to find out more about Albiwi and his betrayal.
November 1, 2022
Trees, elves, gods, fated mates and the battle against a blood demon. This penultimate book in the series deepens the relationships between characters from the previous book and sets things up perfectly for the final book. Unlike many, "next to the last" books in series this author isn't coasting, padding or killing time until the final book. This one is necessary to the series and kept me involved from the very beginning.
November 3, 2022
It's Faraki's turn to get more of the spotlight as he finally gets to know his fated mate. (Don't worry all you Velden fans. There is plenty of he and Alvarick, too.) This is another fun, snarky, dramatic chapter in the Farbonnur Elves series. The author is setting up for an exciting conclusion, and I can't wait for the final showdown. I highly recommend this series.
I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.
I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.
January 30, 2023
Lots of buildup to this, since a major facet of Faraki's character is waiting and pining for his true mate (going on two hundred years).
And all that is resolved in the first half of the book. The rest is other characters and their build up to the final battle in the last book.
One interesting point: forgiveness and immortality. Not only was a sadistic manipulator turned into a magical tree for his sins, he was also barred from elf-heaven--at least until he showed remorse and served hundreds of years of penance. And the goddess forgave him to a point. He's still a tree, but if he dies at least he gets to go to wherever other souls go. That's great for the perpetrator, but he still managed to royally mess up his victim/partner, one who's still working through the incorrect lessons taught by tree, at the risk of the entire world (his trauma and incorrect lessons about interpersonal relationships almost cost the elves a power-boost to fight the demon). But still, when you ascend to the realm of souls, do you have to make nice with your abusers and perhaps even murderers? Is heaven like high school, but you never escape those a-holes, or can you just run far far away in the infinite playground of souls?
And all that is resolved in the first half of the book. The rest is other characters and their build up to the final battle in the last book.
One interesting point: forgiveness and immortality. Not only was a sadistic manipulator turned into a magical tree for his sins, he was also barred from elf-heaven--at least until he showed remorse and served hundreds of years of penance. And the goddess forgave him to a point. He's still a tree, but if he dies at least he gets to go to wherever other souls go. That's great for the perpetrator, but he still managed to royally mess up his victim/partner, one who's still working through the incorrect lessons taught by tree, at the risk of the entire world (his trauma and incorrect lessons about interpersonal relationships almost cost the elves a power-boost to fight the demon). But still, when you ascend to the realm of souls, do you have to make nice with your abusers and perhaps even murderers? Is heaven like high school, but you never escape those a-holes, or can you just run far far away in the infinite playground of souls?
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