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Dark Fae FBI #3
Agent of Darkness
There’s a dark power growing within me. And I’m not sure I can control it.
The fae king wants me dead. His assassins tracked me down and nearly killed me— now they’re the ones lying lifeless in a pool of blood. But the price I've paid is too high. They hurt someone I love, and I burn for revenge. I’m done watching from the sidelines. Following the seductive fae Roan, I join the rebels but find myself surrounded by suspicion at every turn.
But with the strange new magic in my blood, no one trusts me anymore. It's the magic of fear, of terror, of nightmares. The king’s minions have given me another Mistress of Dread. My power is unstable and deadly, and to get my vengeance, I must learn to control it. Yet with fury boiling in my blood and desire for Roan kindling my heart, it seems like an impossible task.
FBI Agent, Pixie, Terror Leech, Mistress of Dread. Will I become a King Killer as well?
The fae king wants me dead. His assassins tracked me down and nearly killed me— now they’re the ones lying lifeless in a pool of blood. But the price I've paid is too high. They hurt someone I love, and I burn for revenge. I’m done watching from the sidelines. Following the seductive fae Roan, I join the rebels but find myself surrounded by suspicion at every turn.
But with the strange new magic in my blood, no one trusts me anymore. It's the magic of fear, of terror, of nightmares. The king’s minions have given me another Mistress of Dread. My power is unstable and deadly, and to get my vengeance, I must learn to control it. Yet with fury boiling in my blood and desire for Roan kindling my heart, it seems like an impossible task.
FBI Agent, Pixie, Terror Leech, Mistress of Dread. Will I become a King Killer as well?
354 pages, Paperback
First published October 31, 2017
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C.N. Crawford are Wall Street Journal bestselling authors of romantasy books, including books with fae, demons, and magical academies.
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C.N. Crawford are Wall Street Journal bestselling authors of romantasy books, including books with fae, demons, and magical academies.
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CN Crawford’s books are perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, K.F. Breene, and Laura Thalassa.
Note: We are actually two people--a former biologist (Nick) and a former school psychologist (Christine).
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June 23, 2020
This was... this was... THIS WAS EVERYTHING!
What a turmoil of action, loss, hurt, pain, trust and TENSION!
The drama did me in. I crave it. Perfect blend of “oh no she didn’t”, and “hell nah-this ain’t happening”—and I am in book heaven.
The plot was spot on, the writing so captivating, and the characters made me feel everything!
And the jealousy😍 Yes, baby- GIVE ME MORE!
So entertaining!
Read: 02/05/2020
1st rating: 5 stars
Genre/tropes: Urban fantasy/adult/FAE/FBI/magic/romance
Cover: 4 stars
POV’s: Single -1st person (Cassandra- a few from the King also)
Will I recommend: Yes!
What a turmoil of action, loss, hurt, pain, trust and TENSION!
The drama did me in. I crave it. Perfect blend of “oh no she didn’t”, and “hell nah-this ain’t happening”—and I am in book heaven.
The plot was spot on, the writing so captivating, and the characters made me feel everything!
And the jealousy😍 Yes, baby- GIVE ME MORE!
So entertaining!
Read: 02/05/2020
1st rating: 5 stars
Genre/tropes: Urban fantasy/adult/FAE/FBI/magic/romance
Cover: 4 stars
POV’s: Single -1st person (Cassandra- a few from the King also)
Will I recommend: Yes!
August 21, 2017
2.5 stars.
I feel conflicted over this book. While the story was ok I didn't like feeling that ronan was pulling away and Elaine played such a big part with him. Is still playing such a big part. Is elaine in love with him. Why is she always around and why does ronan not chase Cassandra and push her away the whole time. I feel like Cassandra spent this whole book chasing after him begging for crumbs. Now they are supposed to be mates?! I'm so confused and dissatisfied. I prefer my men to be alpha and actually want the heroine. Not talk to see through nipple showing other women.
I feel conflicted over this book. While the story was ok I didn't like feeling that ronan was pulling away and Elaine played such a big part with him. Is still playing such a big part. Is elaine in love with him. Why is she always around and why does ronan not chase Cassandra and push her away the whole time. I feel like Cassandra spent this whole book chasing after him begging for crumbs. Now they are supposed to be mates?! I'm so confused and dissatisfied. I prefer my men to be alpha and actually want the heroine. Not talk to see through nipple showing other women.
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April 8, 2025
I have enjoyed this series, especially the balance between fun, action and romantic tension...now not so much. Our "agent" is depressed, repressed and tortured loosing all humor and hope with her. I actually stopped and came back because at 10% in it was such a downer I just didn't want to go on. I did eventually finish on my third try but I'm not feeling this extremely dark dreary turn.
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January 2, 2018
I adore this series! Love Roan! Omg so sad about a certain person.
December 13, 2017
Agent of Darkness is the third book in C.N. Crawford's Dark Fae FBI series, and, true to its name, it's one hellavuh trip into darkness. This book has by far been my favourite book in the series (perhaps Cassandra and I share a love of dark, twisty, and complicated things, LOL) and Agent of Darkness takes the action which has been evident throughout the entire series and ramps it up a notch, or ten.
There were so many things that happened in this book that I just wasn't expecting and couldn't have possibly predicted, and I loved it. This book kept me guessing and in suspense at every turn, and I quite literally could not put it down (started at 9pm last night, and did not put it down until 3am). I truly have enjoyed Cassandra's authentic and difficult journey to discovering who she is, and love the fact that she has become quite the badass along the way. We also see a lot more of some much anticipated romance between two certain characters, who have become one of my favourite book couples.
I'm loving this series and I'm about to start reading the final book. I'm feeling both excited, but also dreading the fact that it's the last book in the series, and I have no idea how I'm going to recover from the predictable and major book hangover I'm going to have when I've finished this series. :/
There were so many things that happened in this book that I just wasn't expecting and couldn't have possibly predicted, and I loved it. This book kept me guessing and in suspense at every turn, and I quite literally could not put it down (started at 9pm last night, and did not put it down until 3am). I truly have enjoyed Cassandra's authentic and difficult journey to discovering who she is, and love the fact that she has become quite the badass along the way. We also see a lot more of some much anticipated romance between two certain characters, who have become one of my favourite book couples.
I'm loving this series and I'm about to start reading the final book. I'm feeling both excited, but also dreading the fact that it's the last book in the series, and I have no idea how I'm going to recover from the predictable and major book hangover I'm going to have when I've finished this series. :/
December 28, 2019
3.5
I did like this story, and how it's expanding but ... do I buy the Roan and Cass romance? not really.
I saw the coming a mile away, but he is still kind of a dick to her for being 'so in love with her.' I still can't get over him calling her worthless and basically telling her to screw off.
I get that he really needed her in the fae realm, but if he actually cared about her-maybe he'd care that she just couldn't let the human realm burn. I don't know the last few books with him giving her nothing but a cold shoulder made this a little to sudden for me.
As I said- lust interest/ not love interest.
I did like this story, and how it's expanding but ... do I buy the Roan and Cass romance? not really.
I saw the coming a mile away, but he is still kind of a dick to her for being 'so in love with her.' I still can't get over him calling her worthless and basically telling her to screw off.
I get that he really needed her in the fae realm, but if he actually cared about her-maybe he'd care that she just couldn't let the human realm burn. I don't know the last few books with him giving her nothing but a cold shoulder made this a little to sudden for me.
As I said- lust interest/ not love interest.
September 4, 2017
The plot degenerated early on in this book. Don't know what the author/s were thinking.
February 10, 2019
This installment was a bit of a mess. And Gabriel. Was that even necessary?
September 5, 2017
Oh boy...what the flying fuck just happened here..just how...why?!
I have such major mixed feelings about this third book like I don't know yet if it should be 3.40 stars or less or more.
I get that the beginning of the book was essential to the plot, but I disliked a little too much, although, on a positive note, I felt as disoriented, lost and confused as much as Cassandra which is something that not every author can transmit through their writing, but then again I felt that it didn't make any sense why she would go on a desperate goose chase in such a childish way. Or probably that is just the Ice Queen in me thinking, but just because she had an ungodly amount of shit falling on her in the last couple of weeks that doesn't mean that a rational 20 something adult with a freaking job would just drop her responsibilities and just get kinda "high" on a stone and kill her liver because of the consequences of the stone, it just made Cassandra seemed more like a 16-year-old teenager instead of a 20 something adult that should be more capable of handling shit, and seek support from her other adult friends. I just think that the base of the plot could have been done in a million different ways instead of in this one.
And the romance, while in the two previous books was awesome, and addictive, in this book it just gets way too screwed, like Roan reminds me of the music Hot and Cold by Katy Perry, he either seems to stick to the side of Elaine and then his whole attention is on Cassandra had has to assure her that there's nothing going on between him and Elaine...LIKE HELLO! For a lust Fae you sure as hell seem to be too much oblivious to your childhood friend feelings towards you, and you sure as hell don't seem very much interested in making things clear with either of them! Although Cassandra isn't all innocent on this behavior either, since the moment things start to look like a relationship between her and Roan and he drops the bond and mate bomb she starts pulling immediately away as if she doesn't have that much of an interest to try work things out and actually almost wants to run away from the matter. That's just childish.
And the fact that Gabriel just got killed not even by half of the book, and he was by far one of my favorite characters, it really just broke my heart.
The mate thing I actually kinda liked it, it's cute. Buuut, for two books waiting for Cassandra and Roan to finally just drop the act and bang each other, and that scene was just like Twilight series, and I say it not in a good way. It felt weird and unsatisfying each might be in part because of the way that the authors just used that scene as a way for Cassandra to connect with her Fae side, instead of it being a moment that purely happens based on feelings, not on a purpose to defeat a Fae King.
But bottom line, this book was a bit of a disappointment for me, the romance element got completely screwed and confusing, the plot seemed to be all over the place which is probably because of the pace of the book, there's just too much happening in so little time to the point that it starts to seem like the authors are just trying to keep the book interesting and the dead moments out of it, but dead moments, or not so agitating moments are kinda important to let a reader breathe a the plot seem more credible in terms of time space, and also to not make on seem like they are on a "reading race".
Loved the new characters though, and to get to know the infamous Fae King, really liked his character, had a lot of layers and an interesting complexity. Also an unknowing brother? That was something of a twist that I sure as hell didn't expect, as well Cassandra's Fae side revealing, and who her true biological father was.
Hope the fourth book will get better, the authors just sort this mess of a romance and take try to keep the pace of the plot more balanced. Besides that, the plot twists, the new characters, the growing complexity of the plot I'm enjoying it immensely.
I have such major mixed feelings about this third book like I don't know yet if it should be 3.40 stars or less or more.
I get that the beginning of the book was essential to the plot, but I disliked a little too much, although, on a positive note, I felt as disoriented, lost and confused as much as Cassandra which is something that not every author can transmit through their writing, but then again I felt that it didn't make any sense why she would go on a desperate goose chase in such a childish way. Or probably that is just the Ice Queen in me thinking, but just because she had an ungodly amount of shit falling on her in the last couple of weeks that doesn't mean that a rational 20 something adult with a freaking job would just drop her responsibilities and just get kinda "high" on a stone and kill her liver because of the consequences of the stone, it just made Cassandra seemed more like a 16-year-old teenager instead of a 20 something adult that should be more capable of handling shit, and seek support from her other adult friends. I just think that the base of the plot could have been done in a million different ways instead of in this one.
And the romance, while in the two previous books was awesome, and addictive, in this book it just gets way too screwed, like Roan reminds me of the music Hot and Cold by Katy Perry, he either seems to stick to the side of Elaine and then his whole attention is on Cassandra had has to assure her that there's nothing going on between him and Elaine...LIKE HELLO! For a lust Fae you sure as hell seem to be too much oblivious to your childhood friend feelings towards you, and you sure as hell don't seem very much interested in making things clear with either of them! Although Cassandra isn't all innocent on this behavior either, since the moment things start to look like a relationship between her and Roan and he drops the bond and mate bomb she starts pulling immediately away as if she doesn't have that much of an interest to try work things out and actually almost wants to run away from the matter. That's just childish.
And the fact that Gabriel just got killed not even by half of the book, and he was by far one of my favorite characters, it really just broke my heart.
The mate thing I actually kinda liked it, it's cute. Buuut, for two books waiting for Cassandra and Roan to finally just drop the act and bang each other, and that scene was just like Twilight series, and I say it not in a good way. It felt weird and unsatisfying each might be in part because of the way that the authors just used that scene as a way for Cassandra to connect with her Fae side, instead of it being a moment that purely happens based on feelings, not on a purpose to defeat a Fae King.
But bottom line, this book was a bit of a disappointment for me, the romance element got completely screwed and confusing, the plot seemed to be all over the place which is probably because of the pace of the book, there's just too much happening in so little time to the point that it starts to seem like the authors are just trying to keep the book interesting and the dead moments out of it, but dead moments, or not so agitating moments are kinda important to let a reader breathe a the plot seem more credible in terms of time space, and also to not make on seem like they are on a "reading race".
Loved the new characters though, and to get to know the infamous Fae King, really liked his character, had a lot of layers and an interesting complexity. Also an unknowing brother? That was something of a twist that I sure as hell didn't expect, as well Cassandra's Fae side revealing, and who her true biological father was.
Hope the fourth book will get better, the authors just sort this mess of a romance and take try to keep the pace of the plot more balanced. Besides that, the plot twists, the new characters, the growing complexity of the plot I'm enjoying it immensely.
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January 5, 2018
Looking at the other reviews for this book, I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling a bit "WTF". After a genuinely interesting setup in the first book, I feel like this third one just takes us somewhere completely unexpected. I wonder if I would have enjoyed the book more if the blurbs hadn't been quite so misleading?
There is nothing remotely linked to the FBI in here now. It's gone full faery-story, with the main heroine basically forgetting she has any skills or training whatsoever as she gets those training wheels back on to deal with her new magic. Whatever that is. I honestly felt like the rules kept changing.
I struggled with this book. No one really seemed to be acting in accordance with who they were in the previous books. Random things kept happening that were somehow all linked but seemed a bit of a stretch. And the main characters magic is genuinely broken. Like the idea is cool, but if you think about it a tiny bit it's completed OP.
Anyway, I won't be bothering to continue with this series. This is the last stop for me. If anyone can recommend some good paranormal romance/mystery with a detective then please do. I'm curious to see how that would work.
There is nothing remotely linked to the FBI in here now. It's gone full faery-story, with the main heroine basically forgetting she has any skills or training whatsoever as she gets those training wheels back on to deal with her new magic. Whatever that is. I honestly felt like the rules kept changing.
I struggled with this book. No one really seemed to be acting in accordance with who they were in the previous books. Random things kept happening that were somehow all linked but seemed a bit of a stretch. And the main characters magic is genuinely broken. Like the idea is cool, but if you think about it a tiny bit it's completed OP.
Anyway, I won't be bothering to continue with this series. This is the last stop for me. If anyone can recommend some good paranormal romance/mystery with a detective then please do. I'm curious to see how that would work.
July 5, 2021
2.5⭐
I don't like Cassandra. She's reckless and and absolutely ruled by her emotions. There is no way she is a FBI agent. That whole story line is completely unbelievable. She's an emotional head case that reacts before she thinks. I felt bad for her stay in the dungeon. That was truly awful, and even though I don't like her, she didn't deserve any of that, and neither did Roan.
Speaking of Roan, the emphasis on sex in this story feels off and kind of forced. I get that Roan has sex magic, but Cassandra was panting after him like a dog in heat. It seemed more raunchy to me than natural attraction.
I don't know. I just really didn't like this one very much at all. I think there is one more book in the series, and if so, I'm gonna read it, because I would like some closure. I just hope it gets better.
I don't like Cassandra. She's reckless and and absolutely ruled by her emotions. There is no way she is a FBI agent. That whole story line is completely unbelievable. She's an emotional head case that reacts before she thinks. I felt bad for her stay in the dungeon. That was truly awful, and even though I don't like her, she didn't deserve any of that, and neither did Roan.
Speaking of Roan, the emphasis on sex in this story feels off and kind of forced. I get that Roan has sex magic, but Cassandra was panting after him like a dog in heat. It seemed more raunchy to me than natural attraction.
I don't know. I just really didn't like this one very much at all. I think there is one more book in the series, and if so, I'm gonna read it, because I would like some closure. I just hope it gets better.
February 1, 2025
FMCs powers came across as refreshing to me. I loved the perspective that used to view her powers and what they meant to her.
September 20, 2022
Spoilers.
Cass = not plausible FBI. Reckless, impulsive, emotional, illogical decisions. Chased psychosis with = no sleep, food, relaxation, friend support. Chased off friends. One died.
Scarlett = not plausible CIA. Would not draw weapon (if even allowed to have one - unlikely) on foreign soil as first impulse. First book or 2nd. Covert = CIA. Shooting ppl in public = opposite.
Why write the women as so incompetent & emotional?
About 16% into this 3rd book, close to shutting it down & moving to a better book. Had promise in first book. Char seemed logical, reasonable, intelligent, capable.
Roan = abusive jerk.
First person is usu annoying. Prefer third person narrator who presents things and explains emotions. Not the char repetitively asking "why oh why? Woe is me!? Omg!" Essentially.
Cass = not plausible FBI. Reckless, impulsive, emotional, illogical decisions. Chased psychosis with = no sleep, food, relaxation, friend support. Chased off friends. One died.
Scarlett = not plausible CIA. Would not draw weapon (if even allowed to have one - unlikely) on foreign soil as first impulse. First book or 2nd. Covert = CIA. Shooting ppl in public = opposite.
Why write the women as so incompetent & emotional?
About 16% into this 3rd book, close to shutting it down & moving to a better book. Had promise in first book. Char seemed logical, reasonable, intelligent, capable.
Roan = abusive jerk.
First person is usu annoying. Prefer third person narrator who presents things and explains emotions. Not the char repetitively asking "why oh why? Woe is me!? Omg!" Essentially.
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October 19, 2020
So Cassandra was able to save her friend, kill her evil father and trap her evil sister and then goes to help Roan. But since she didn't show up on his timetable he acts like a little bitch...again. So she roams around being all crazy because she hears voices in a stone. Eventually she joins Roan and the rebels to go against the king.
I really want to like this series but I'm struggling. Roan is hot but that's really it, I don't see anything about him that makes him a decent love interest. But mostly I feel like everything is so drawn out and then repetitive, it's infuriating.
I really want to like this series but I'm struggling. Roan is hot but that's really it, I don't see anything about him that makes him a decent love interest. But mostly I feel like everything is so drawn out and then repetitive, it's infuriating.
December 12, 2017
Seems to have lost its momentum. The romance has gotten really blah. Not really feeling a connection. I'm not sure I will finish the series.
October 30, 2021
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Cette série est vraiment très sympa à lire, je trouve que les auteurs ont fait un super boulot au niveau de l’ambiance. Ici, on ne fait pas dans le drama pur et dur mais bien dans l’installation d’une ambiance pesante et angoissante (enfin rassurez-vous, on est pas dans le niveau Stephen King, ça va bien avec le genre). Et puis c’est le minimum pour la Maîtresse de l’Effroi.
Cassandra décide de rester à Londres mais elle n’est pas au mieux de sa forme depuis qu’elle en a appris plus sur elle. Elle se débat avec ses émotions et en apprendre plus sur sa mère devient une nécessité. Mais vous vous doutez bien que ça ne va pas être de tout repos.
Une guerre est en préparation, elle se sent partager par ses désirs de vengeance mais aussi elle veut appartenir à un groupe, c’est souvent inconscient et notre héroïne se défend beaucoup en disant qu’elle est indépendante, mais elle a peur d’être seule, de perdre encore des gens qu’elle aime.
Elle finira tout de même par rejoindre Roan et à l’aider, entre eux c’est intense. D’une part parce que Roan, se nourrit du désir et d’autre part car les émotions de Cassandra sont intenses, fortes et souvent incontrôlables. Ils ne sont pas si différents tout les deux, entiers, un brin impulsifs et déterminés à faire tomber le roi.
Pour une fois le rythme s’intensifie, les altercations aussi et j’ai été surprise de certaines décisions, j’ai compris pourquoi mais j’ai eu des petits pincements au cœur à certains moments.
Je suis tellement enthousiaste d’avoir la suite, je suis complètement accroc et je veux voir notre duo évoluer enfin. Une étape importante va être franchie dans ce tome et j’en voulais encore plus au point final. C’est pour moi un véritable page turner, impossible de m’arrêter une fois débuter.
Les auteurs travaillent toujours autant le plan affectif et moral des personnages. Ils sont tiraillés entre devoir et besoin et je pense que nous ne sommes pas au bout de nos peines avec eux.
La guerre est là, maintenant reste à savoir si Cassandra et Roan sont prêts à affronter encore un défi de taille.
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Cette série est vraiment très sympa à lire, je trouve que les auteurs ont fait un super boulot au niveau de l’ambiance. Ici, on ne fait pas dans le drama pur et dur mais bien dans l’installation d’une ambiance pesante et angoissante (enfin rassurez-vous, on est pas dans le niveau Stephen King, ça va bien avec le genre). Et puis c’est le minimum pour la Maîtresse de l’Effroi.
Cassandra décide de rester à Londres mais elle n’est pas au mieux de sa forme depuis qu’elle en a appris plus sur elle. Elle se débat avec ses émotions et en apprendre plus sur sa mère devient une nécessité. Mais vous vous doutez bien que ça ne va pas être de tout repos.
Une guerre est en préparation, elle se sent partager par ses désirs de vengeance mais aussi elle veut appartenir à un groupe, c’est souvent inconscient et notre héroïne se défend beaucoup en disant qu’elle est indépendante, mais elle a peur d’être seule, de perdre encore des gens qu’elle aime.
Elle finira tout de même par rejoindre Roan et à l’aider, entre eux c’est intense. D’une part parce que Roan, se nourrit du désir et d’autre part car les émotions de Cassandra sont intenses, fortes et souvent incontrôlables. Ils ne sont pas si différents tout les deux, entiers, un brin impulsifs et déterminés à faire tomber le roi.
Pour une fois le rythme s’intensifie, les altercations aussi et j’ai été surprise de certaines décisions, j’ai compris pourquoi mais j’ai eu des petits pincements au cœur à certains moments.
Je suis tellement enthousiaste d’avoir la suite, je suis complètement accroc et je veux voir notre duo évoluer enfin. Une étape importante va être franchie dans ce tome et j’en voulais encore plus au point final. C’est pour moi un véritable page turner, impossible de m’arrêter une fois débuter.
Les auteurs travaillent toujours autant le plan affectif et moral des personnages. Ils sont tiraillés entre devoir et besoin et je pense que nous ne sommes pas au bout de nos peines avec eux.
La guerre est là, maintenant reste à savoir si Cassandra et Roan sont prêts à affronter encore un défi de taille.
September 26, 2017
Ugh cliffhangers
Although this is quite a cliffhanger, I really enjoyed the action and romance contained in this book. We finally see some intimacy between Cassandra and Roan. The time during their capture wasn't fun at all but how they break through everything is pretty amazing. Having a spy in theie midst made it so much more suspenseful. Lots of ups and down and twists. Just wish it didn't have a cliffhanger.
Although this is quite a cliffhanger, I really enjoyed the action and romance contained in this book. We finally see some intimacy between Cassandra and Roan. The time during their capture wasn't fun at all but how they break through everything is pretty amazing. Having a spy in theie midst made it so much more suspenseful. Lots of ups and down and twists. Just wish it didn't have a cliffhanger.
August 17, 2022
great paranormal
This is a very good Paranormal series and it has some great characters, but there is no 🔥 🔥 🔥 scenes to speak of and they never actually do it. There is a lot of action though and I recommend the story
This is a very good Paranormal series and it has some great characters, but there is no 🔥 🔥 🔥 scenes to speak of and they never actually do it. There is a lot of action though and I recommend the story
November 8, 2019
I feel for her i really do. Excellently written and so raw. You can’t help but become emotional in this installment.
March 1, 2021
I found the beginning and the end a little disjointed, but the rest was great. I did figure out who the traitor was before it was disclosed.
March 25, 2021
This is so much better than the Norse one. The romance is not half assed too. Well, a bit. It's better than the other series' romance if I daresay.
January 7, 2026
unique and unexpected
March 28, 2021
3.5 stars
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March 25, 20222.5/5
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J'étais plus que ravie de retrouver Cassandra, l'héroïne de Dark Fae FBI ! Il faut dire qu'entre son côté pixie, ses dons assez étranges et les multiples découvertes que l'on faisait en fin de second tome, j'étais curieuse de voir où les auteurs allaient nous embarquer.
Il m'a fallu un petit temps pour me remettre tout de même dans l'histoire. Ma lecture du second tome datant de juillet dernier, je n'avais plus tous les éléments bien en tête. Mais quelques éléments sont rappelés, ce qui fait qu'on se remet assez vite dans le bain. C'est plus la situation compliquée dans laquelle se trouve Cassandra qui va peser dans la balance. Et pour cause, elle se retrouve seule pendant un bon moment et tente de comprendre ce qu'il lui arrive. Celle que l'on surnomme Suce-Terreur va devoir affronter ses doutes, ses peurs et surtout les découvertes qu'elle va faire. Bien qu'un brin sombre, cette partie nous plonge totalement dans le ressenti de Cassandra, qui souffre d'être différentes des autres et ne se sent à sa place ni avec les humains ni avec les Faes.
Côté intrigue, on a plutôt matière à se laisser embarquer. Le passage de miroirs en miroirs, les révélations sur la nature de Cassandra et le volonté du Roi de s'en prendre à elle seront au cœur de ce troisième tome. Pas de temps mort pour Agent de ténèbres, les choses s'enchainent plutôt bien. J'ai été assez surprise par quelques rebondissements et notamment des trahisons. En revanche, le côté FBI, enquête est assez relégué à l'arrière plan finalement pour se concentrer essentiellement sur la partie FAE. En soit, ce n'est pas si dérangeant, mais je trouve dommage qu'une partie de l'intrigue et le passé d'agent du FBI soit si occulté, surtout quand on lit le titre de la série.
Côté romance, je suis un peu partagée. J'étais heureuse de voir qu'enfin le presque triangle amoureux entre Cassandra/Roan/Gabriel soit terminé. Autant vous dire que c'est un gros soulagement pour moi, puisque c'était l'un des éléments qui me dérangeait le plus dans le tome précédent. Mais malheureusement, c'est un autre personnage qui entre dans le jeu, féminin cette fois et... disons que j'avais quelques espoirs sur ce personnage en termes d'évolution et celui-ci est finalement réduit à : la jalouse qui fait des coups bas pour en faire baver à notre héroïne.
La relation Cassandra/Roan avait un fort potentiel. J'aimais assez le côté échanges houleux, quelques piques et ce côté "impossible" de leur relation. Ici, elle évolue en deux temps. Rapidement sur le plan physique et lentement sur le plan émotionnel. Le problème c'est qu'elle est surtout basée sur la luxure et les désirs notamment lié à Roan, ce qui reste clairement en surface pour moi. Les moments qu'ils partagent sont finalement uniquement centrés sur cela et moi, ça me lasse très rapidement. D'autant que la vraie nature de Cass ne sera révélée que par ce biais, ce qui rend la chose encore plus dénaturée. La tournure que prend leur relation va donc dans le sens que je souhaitais, mais, pas de la façon dont j'aurais voulu. Je trouve que le côté émotions et profondeur ne sont pas là et que cela manque cruellement. Je suis restée de marbre mêmes aux moments clés.
Globalement, ce troisième tome de Dark Fae FBI nous plonge encore plus loin dans l'univers des Fae. On est beaucoup sur les stratégies de rebellions, la guerre entre deux peuples et Cassandra se retrouvera au milieu de tout cela, pas encore avec toutes les clés en main. Si j'ai aimé les révélations et les rebondissements de ce troisième tome, je reste tout de même assez mitigée sur d'autres aspects de l'histoire. Contrairement à beaucoup d'avis, je n'ai pas trouvé que les émotions étaient au rendez-vous, tant au niveau de l'intrigue qu'au niveau de la romance. Personnellement, j'en attendais plus les concernant, surtout qu'elle prend une place assez importante désormais. Mais je reste plutôt satisfaite de ma lecture et suis curieuse de découvrir l'ultime volet de ses aventures.
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J'étais plus que ravie de retrouver Cassandra, l'héroïne de Dark Fae FBI ! Il faut dire qu'entre son côté pixie, ses dons assez étranges et les multiples découvertes que l'on faisait en fin de second tome, j'étais curieuse de voir où les auteurs allaient nous embarquer.
Il m'a fallu un petit temps pour me remettre tout de même dans l'histoire. Ma lecture du second tome datant de juillet dernier, je n'avais plus tous les éléments bien en tête. Mais quelques éléments sont rappelés, ce qui fait qu'on se remet assez vite dans le bain. C'est plus la situation compliquée dans laquelle se trouve Cassandra qui va peser dans la balance. Et pour cause, elle se retrouve seule pendant un bon moment et tente de comprendre ce qu'il lui arrive. Celle que l'on surnomme Suce-Terreur va devoir affronter ses doutes, ses peurs et surtout les découvertes qu'elle va faire. Bien qu'un brin sombre, cette partie nous plonge totalement dans le ressenti de Cassandra, qui souffre d'être différentes des autres et ne se sent à sa place ni avec les humains ni avec les Faes.
Côté intrigue, on a plutôt matière à se laisser embarquer. Le passage de miroirs en miroirs, les révélations sur la nature de Cassandra et le volonté du Roi de s'en prendre à elle seront au cœur de ce troisième tome. Pas de temps mort pour Agent de ténèbres, les choses s'enchainent plutôt bien. J'ai été assez surprise par quelques rebondissements et notamment des trahisons. En revanche, le côté FBI, enquête est assez relégué à l'arrière plan finalement pour se concentrer essentiellement sur la partie FAE. En soit, ce n'est pas si dérangeant, mais je trouve dommage qu'une partie de l'intrigue et le passé d'agent du FBI soit si occulté, surtout quand on lit le titre de la série.
Côté romance, je suis un peu partagée. J'étais heureuse de voir qu'enfin le presque triangle amoureux entre Cassandra/Roan/Gabriel soit terminé. Autant vous dire que c'est un gros soulagement pour moi, puisque c'était l'un des éléments qui me dérangeait le plus dans le tome précédent. Mais malheureusement, c'est un autre personnage qui entre dans le jeu, féminin cette fois et... disons que j'avais quelques espoirs sur ce personnage en termes d'évolution et celui-ci est finalement réduit à : la jalouse qui fait des coups bas pour en faire baver à notre héroïne.
La relation Cassandra/Roan avait un fort potentiel. J'aimais assez le côté échanges houleux, quelques piques et ce côté "impossible" de leur relation. Ici, elle évolue en deux temps. Rapidement sur le plan physique et lentement sur le plan émotionnel. Le problème c'est qu'elle est surtout basée sur la luxure et les désirs notamment lié à Roan, ce qui reste clairement en surface pour moi. Les moments qu'ils partagent sont finalement uniquement centrés sur cela et moi, ça me lasse très rapidement. D'autant que la vraie nature de Cass ne sera révélée que par ce biais, ce qui rend la chose encore plus dénaturée. La tournure que prend leur relation va donc dans le sens que je souhaitais, mais, pas de la façon dont j'aurais voulu. Je trouve que le côté émotions et profondeur ne sont pas là et que cela manque cruellement. Je suis restée de marbre mêmes aux moments clés.
Globalement, ce troisième tome de Dark Fae FBI nous plonge encore plus loin dans l'univers des Fae. On est beaucoup sur les stratégies de rebellions, la guerre entre deux peuples et Cassandra se retrouvera au milieu de tout cela, pas encore avec toutes les clés en main. Si j'ai aimé les révélations et les rebondissements de ce troisième tome, je reste tout de même assez mitigée sur d'autres aspects de l'histoire. Contrairement à beaucoup d'avis, je n'ai pas trouvé que les émotions étaient au rendez-vous, tant au niveau de l'intrigue qu'au niveau de la romance. Personnellement, j'en attendais plus les concernant, surtout qu'elle prend une place assez importante désormais. Mais je reste plutôt satisfaite de ma lecture et suis curieuse de découvrir l'ultime volet de ses aventures.
November 20, 2025
Ugh. Book three just made things worse.
Romance continues to feel suuuuuuper forced and unnatural. Roan, the absolute prick from the first two books, starts the book as an even bigger prick, and then has a DRAMATIC character shift partway in, when they apparently bond. Now he’s flirty and smells like “home” and we are supposed to swoon? Even throughout this book, he’s inconsistent, like he can’t figure out which dude to be. Since one of the dudes is a right prick, this gets old fast.
Also, when they finally do hook up, it’s super slow and intentional - you’re telling me, she needs to fork him to unveil her fae form but it’s going to be this slow motion love making not some frantic, carnal Forest floor fork fest? Come on!
Other stuff:
Darkness is good, but the angst is overwrought and at times tedious and Cass’s bender for the first chunk of the book - kinda necessary for the plot but also not for such a large part of a relatively short book.
Gabriel’s sudden death was bullshit. It felt like when they kill off a character in a TV show bc the actor leaves, not bc it makes sense in the actual story.
Elrine SUCKS. Jealousy bait in a story is predictable and the woman-on-woman hate here is tedious and vile and contrived. ALSO! Cass forking saved her life TWICE so eff off with that.
Just when I’m about to hurl the book across the room, we get more ODIN. Fun, quirky, original details and characters like Odin are why I keep reading this damned series, I swear. There are enough little bits like Odin strewn about that it makes me hopeful the authors will one day realize their full potential.
Speaking of potential: Where is Scarlett and why is she so absent in this book? Bah.
Finally: Cass has taken roughly 506 showers between this book and the previous two. What is that about, man?!
And dammit, yes, I’ll probably read (or more likely skim) the final book just to get angry about how it all ends.
Romance continues to feel suuuuuuper forced and unnatural. Roan, the absolute prick from the first two books, starts the book as an even bigger prick, and then has a DRAMATIC character shift partway in, when they apparently bond. Now he’s flirty and smells like “home” and we are supposed to swoon? Even throughout this book, he’s inconsistent, like he can’t figure out which dude to be. Since one of the dudes is a right prick, this gets old fast.
Also, when they finally do hook up, it’s super slow and intentional - you’re telling me, she needs to fork him to unveil her fae form but it’s going to be this slow motion love making not some frantic, carnal Forest floor fork fest? Come on!
Other stuff:
Darkness is good, but the angst is overwrought and at times tedious and Cass’s bender for the first chunk of the book - kinda necessary for the plot but also not for such a large part of a relatively short book.
Gabriel’s sudden death was bullshit. It felt like when they kill off a character in a TV show bc the actor leaves, not bc it makes sense in the actual story.
Elrine SUCKS. Jealousy bait in a story is predictable and the woman-on-woman hate here is tedious and vile and contrived. ALSO! Cass forking saved her life TWICE so eff off with that.
Just when I’m about to hurl the book across the room, we get more ODIN. Fun, quirky, original details and characters like Odin are why I keep reading this damned series, I swear. There are enough little bits like Odin strewn about that it makes me hopeful the authors will one day realize their full potential.
Speaking of potential: Where is Scarlett and why is she so absent in this book? Bah.
Finally: Cass has taken roughly 506 showers between this book and the previous two. What is that about, man?!
And dammit, yes, I’ll probably read (or more likely skim) the final book just to get angry about how it all ends.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 1, 2021
Mon avis en français
Myy English review
Après avoir lu les deux premiers tomes, j’étais curieuse de découvrir la suite des aventures de Cass.
Sa vie n’a plus de sens et notre héroïne ne sait plus quoi faire. Elle ne veut pas rentrer chez elle aux US, mais elle n’a plus de but non plus à Londres. Elle s’en trouve donc un en décidant de retrouver sa mère biologique. Pourtant, cette quête sera plus difficile que prévu. Quand Cass se retrouve mêlée aux histoires du roi, ce dernier est décidé à tout pour la tuer ! Notre héroïne fera alors son possible pour contrecarrer ses plans ! En plus de ça, elle va devoir apprendre à gérer ses nouveaux pouvoirs, ce qui sera loin d’être une mission facile.
C’était un troisième tome assez sympa et j’étais curieuse de voir comment Cass allait s’en sortir. Ses réactions sont parfois un peu énervantes, mais nous en apprenons beaucoup dans ce tome. Je suis d’ailleurs très curieuse de voir ce qu’il va advenir par la suite. Le prochain tome est le dernier de la série et je suis impatiente de voir comment l’auteure va la conclure !
Myy English review
Après avoir lu les deux premiers tomes, j’étais curieuse de découvrir la suite des aventures de Cass.
Sa vie n’a plus de sens et notre héroïne ne sait plus quoi faire. Elle ne veut pas rentrer chez elle aux US, mais elle n’a plus de but non plus à Londres. Elle s’en trouve donc un en décidant de retrouver sa mère biologique. Pourtant, cette quête sera plus difficile que prévu. Quand Cass se retrouve mêlée aux histoires du roi, ce dernier est décidé à tout pour la tuer ! Notre héroïne fera alors son possible pour contrecarrer ses plans ! En plus de ça, elle va devoir apprendre à gérer ses nouveaux pouvoirs, ce qui sera loin d’être une mission facile.
C’était un troisième tome assez sympa et j’étais curieuse de voir comment Cass allait s’en sortir. Ses réactions sont parfois un peu énervantes, mais nous en apprenons beaucoup dans ce tome. Je suis d’ailleurs très curieuse de voir ce qu’il va advenir par la suite. Le prochain tome est le dernier de la série et je suis impatiente de voir comment l’auteure va la conclure !
February 9, 2018
Very dark and main character’s personality of not standing up for herself finally got to me. I gave up on the series and usually I will finish any book I start no matter what. Especially this far into the series!
October 17, 2017
WOW. What a ride! I can’t wait for the next book! I really wish this had been longer – the beginning went on longer than I thought it needed to, while the ending felt rushed. The relationships are a bit oddly-developed – in some ways, I feel like certain characters should already know each other better and have more of a connection, and in others, I really felt like more needed to be built. But overall, it was a great book, and I'm really curious to see where the series will go from here. I do strongly feel like there need to be 2 more books instead of just 1, both because I feel like series should have an odd number of installments, and because I feel like they have too many loose ends to tie up and things to explain/make happen to wrap up in just 1 book without rushing it.
***SPOILERS BELOW***
The first part of the book last a bit too long for me. I'm not going to lie, Cass annoyed the hell out of me in the beginning. I remember CN asking their fans how we felt about characters going through self-destructive phases and I think the consensus was, it can be okay if it's constructive. But I didn't ultimately feel that it was super constructive, especially since a lot of it could have been avoided by Cass just keeping her word properly and going with Roan when she was supposed to, not when she felt like it (basically). Granted she had been through some major trauma in the previous books, but she's also a trained and experienced FBI agent, so it kind of seemed like the selfish behavior was out of character.
Oh, Gabriel. There really does need to be some better closure on Gabriel. Surely there's some fae artifact that can bring back his ghost to help them out with some task and make peace, before going on to his final resting place?!
Elrine seriously needs to be put in her place - and what's more, it really has to come from Roan. I honestly never liked her from the beginning (and I don't think we were supposed to), but there was truly no reason for her to be so nasty to Cass - or for Roan to allow it. She was downright petty, inappropriate, and all, "I know him sooo much better than you" which is just so rude, especially to someone's soulmate.
Branwen and the shadows was a really nice touch! I’d like to see her and Cass work out their differences and become good friends, because Cass’ BFF back in the US honestly doesn’t seem to really get it.
***SPOILERS BELOW***
The first part of the book last a bit too long for me. I'm not going to lie, Cass annoyed the hell out of me in the beginning. I remember CN asking their fans how we felt about characters going through self-destructive phases and I think the consensus was, it can be okay if it's constructive. But I didn't ultimately feel that it was super constructive, especially since a lot of it could have been avoided by Cass just keeping her word properly and going with Roan when she was supposed to, not when she felt like it (basically). Granted she had been through some major trauma in the previous books, but she's also a trained and experienced FBI agent, so it kind of seemed like the selfish behavior was out of character.
Oh, Gabriel. There really does need to be some better closure on Gabriel. Surely there's some fae artifact that can bring back his ghost to help them out with some task and make peace, before going on to his final resting place?!
Elrine seriously needs to be put in her place - and what's more, it really has to come from Roan. I honestly never liked her from the beginning (and I don't think we were supposed to), but there was truly no reason for her to be so nasty to Cass - or for Roan to allow it. She was downright petty, inappropriate, and all, "I know him sooo much better than you" which is just so rude, especially to someone's soulmate.
Branwen and the shadows was a really nice touch! I’d like to see her and Cass work out their differences and become good friends, because Cass’ BFF back in the US honestly doesn’t seem to really get it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 6, 2017
The third book in the series is a complete change of tone. The book starts with Cass falling under the thrall of the London Stone trying to figure out what it is. Her obsession with the stone leads to Gabriel's death, after which she seeks out Roan so that he can help her get revenge on the high king, who sent the assassins after her that killed Gabriel. The first two thirds of the book basically deal with Cassandra being overcome by her grief, which she suppresses and Roan trying to train her with little success. Cass is supposed to be a profiler. As such she should have a degree in psychology and know how not to deal with loss. But of course she never uses those skills. To find a traitor in their midst, she doesn't use her profiling skills, but instead snoops on people with her mirrors, even though they all know she can do that. You'll spend these parts either sighing in annoyance or being bored out of your mind. The dramatic relationship between her and To an doesn't help.
In the last third the story finally picks up the pace and becomes more interesting. After getting thrown in a dungeon Cass finally had the time for some introspection. At last she profiles this finding the traitor and later also figures out how the London Stone and the fae terrorising the people of London in the last two books fit together. She even profiles the High King, figures out his weakness and makes a plan on how to use it against him. So in the last part she became an interesting heroine after all.
Though the last scene made me shake my head at their shortsightedness again, it has an interesting enough cliffhanger.
In the last third the story finally picks up the pace and becomes more interesting. After getting thrown in a dungeon Cass finally had the time for some introspection. At last she profiles this finding the traitor and later also figures out how the London Stone and the fae terrorising the people of London in the last two books fit together. She even profiles the High King, figures out his weakness and makes a plan on how to use it against him. So in the last part she became an interesting heroine after all.
Though the last scene made me shake my head at their shortsightedness again, it has an interesting enough cliffhanger.
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