A review by allofmyfriendsarebooks
Empress of Fae by Briar Boleyn
5.0
"I'd rather be a villian by your side than play the hero for anyone else."
WOW. When I say I want a King Arthur retelling with a little bit of romance, a touch of Fae, and amazing character development, THIS is what I want!
The third book in the series, this one ABSOLUTELY does not disappoint, and each book has been better than the one before it. I'll admit, I was lukewarm on the series after reading the first book, but I'm so glad I decided to keep reading.
This story picks up right where Court of Claws left off--Morgan has escaped from Draven and found her way back home and is reunited with Merlin and Lancelet. While she tries to sort out her feelings and emotions surrounding Draven and the choices he made for her, she's also tasked with stopping her brother and the war that he has thrown the kingdom into, saving Kaye, and figuring out her own place in the world. No big deal.
I absolutely loved the character development Morgan and Draven both went through in this book, and the growth they both had. After recently finishing a 7-book series where it felt like NO character had any sort of growth, this was SO refreshing and made me so happy.
It was great seeing Morgan and Draven actually communicate and work together to solve their problems, plus their dream meetings were SO cute. Lancelet's character development? Amazing. THE VILIANS?? Oh my gosh Arthur and his general are just the absolute WORST, and I honestly don't know how Morgan was able to show any sort of restraint at all. They were definitely some of the best written villains I've read in awhile. I'm so happy this isn't the last book--the pacing in this one was great, and if anything had been cut to make room for more action/added to rush an ending, it wouldn't have worked or been nearly as enjoyable.
My only criticism is that this was set up as a dual POV novel, but we randomly get one chapter from the POV of another character, and that's it. I LOVED that chapter, and I wish we had gotten to see more of her POV.
I HIGHLY recommend this one (And the entire series!) to anyone who enjoys:
~Fated Mates
~Magical Creatures
~Court Politics
~Legend of King Arthur
~Morally Gray MMC
~Dual POV
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book! I can't wait for the next one!
WOW. When I say I want a King Arthur retelling with a little bit of romance, a touch of Fae, and amazing character development, THIS is what I want!
The third book in the series, this one ABSOLUTELY does not disappoint, and each book has been better than the one before it. I'll admit, I was lukewarm on the series after reading the first book, but I'm so glad I decided to keep reading.
This story picks up right where Court of Claws left off--Morgan has escaped from Draven and found her way back home and is reunited with Merlin and Lancelet. While she tries to sort out her feelings and emotions surrounding Draven and the choices he made for her, she's also tasked with stopping her brother and the war that he has thrown the kingdom into, saving Kaye, and figuring out her own place in the world. No big deal.
I absolutely loved the character development Morgan and Draven both went through in this book, and the growth they both had. After recently finishing a 7-book series where it felt like NO character had any sort of growth, this was SO refreshing and made me so happy.
It was great seeing Morgan and Draven actually communicate and work together to solve their problems, plus their dream meetings were SO cute. Lancelet's character development? Amazing. THE VILIANS?? Oh my gosh Arthur and his general are just the absolute WORST, and I honestly don't know how Morgan was able to show any sort of restraint at all. They were definitely some of the best written villains I've read in awhile. I'm so happy this isn't the last book--the pacing in this one was great, and if anything had been cut to make room for more action/added to rush an ending, it wouldn't have worked or been nearly as enjoyable.
My only criticism is that this was set up as a dual POV novel, but we randomly get one chapter from the POV of another character, and that's it. I LOVED that chapter, and I wish we had gotten to see more of her POV.
I HIGHLY recommend this one (And the entire series!) to anyone who enjoys:
~Fated Mates
~Magical Creatures
~Court Politics
~Legend of King Arthur
~Morally Gray MMC
~Dual POV
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book! I can't wait for the next one!