A review by huntingforagoodread
Of Faith & Flame by C.C. Tyler

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5.0

𝐈 went into this book blind. I knew it was a fantasy but other than that, I picked it completely based on the title and cover. I wasn’t sure what fantasy elements it would have, or if it was young adult or adult fantasy. (It’s adult fantasy, by the way, but lower level spice. It’s good though!)

𝐈𝐭 started off with our main character, Evelyn, who is a witch, getting ready to leave town with her familiar, Maxie, who is an oversized cat. Evelyn is going by the name Saige and she’s hiding. I won’t tell you from what because I feel like that’s too much of a spoiler. She is getting ready to leave the town, however, when a woman is murdered in a very disturbing way. 

𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 Cyrus the huntsman, who is not really a huntsman or named Cyrus at all. He’s truly a werewolf from Evelyn’s homeland who’s trying to track her down to bring her home. His real name is Kade. He’s determined to do just that (bring her home) until he meets her. Then he finds himself agreeing to solve this murder with her. 

𝐀𝐬 the murders and mystery rack up, and the danger gets worse, Evelyn and Kade grow closer but continue to keep their secrets. Slowly, they start to share pieces of themselves with each other but when the worst thing that could happen does, it shakes them both down to the very core and threatens the very shaky foundation they are building their tenuous relationship on. 

𝐓𝐡𝐞 cliffhanger that follows at the end of the book had my jaw dropping. I didn’t see it coming and I was more than shocked. I was outright angry and felt betrayed, by the character and by the author. I guess C.C. did a good job there! I am very excited for book two, and I’ve already started recommending this book to my real life friends. 
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