“I have said that he has the power to deliver a compliment and make it hurt. So, too, he can say something that ought to be insulting and deliver it in such a way that it feels like being truly seen.” Goodreads / Amazon / Storygraph Summary After a shocking revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must do everything in her power to protect him. To help do so, she has bound the wicked King Cardan to her, in order to be the power behind the throne.  Navigating through constantly changing political alliances is hard enough, but Cardan proves to be even harder to keep under control.…

*I just want to put a disclaimer that I strongly disliked the beginning of this series but it is one that got better as it went on. So please bear with me if you enjoyed the early parts of this series. * “Let’s have a toast. To the incompetence of our enemies.” Goodreads / Amazon / Storygraph Summary Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the dangerous and treacherous world of the Fae. In the High Court of Faerie.  Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong, despite the one thing the Fae hates her…

“It is what originally caught my interest, but I lose interest in everything sooner or later. Everything save you. Because in you, I found my match. In you, I found my equal.” Goodreads / Amazon / Storygraph Summary Alessandra has been overlooked her entire life. But she’s had enough and she has a plan, it’s quite simple actually: Which may end up harder for Alessandra as no one knows the extent of the newly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command his shadows to do his bidding, others believe his shadows whisper to him the thoughts of his enemies.  Uncertainty, certainly won’t be Alessandra’s downfall in her quest.…

“How terrible, to navigate the world without a story to comfort you.” Goodreads / Amazon / Storygraph Summary Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since she was a little girl. Her tattered copy of Angharad – Emrys Myrddin’s epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, then destroys him – is the only thing keeping her afloat.  When Myrddin’s family announces a contest to redesign the late author’s estate, Effy applies, feeling it is her destiny.  However, the truth is that Hiraeth Manor is musty, decrepit, and an impossible task to try to save. Its residents…

“Secrets die with the people who keep them.” Goodreads / Amazon / Storygraph Summary Nobody expected Violet Sorrengail to survive her first year at Basgiath War College – not even Violet. Threshing proved to only be the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak, in a series of impossible tests.  However, now it’s Violet’s second year and this is where the real training begins. It’s not bad enough it is brutal, it is also grueling and designed to stretch the rider’s capacity for pain, far beyond endurance.  A new commandant has made it his mission to break Violet unless she throws the man she loves to the wolves. …

“I always knew you. And always will. Your soul calls to mine. It’s a feeling of coming home. Of peace. No magic can duplicate it.” Please note this review was written to be spoiler-free but so much is revealed in this book that some minor spoilers may be revealed. Goodreads / Amazon / Storygraph Summary After an outrageous discovery about her twin sister, Emilia is stuck between getting answers and claiming her king, the seductive and charming Prince of Wrath. Emilia does not simply desire his body but wants his heart and soul, something the demon is not sure he can promise her. When a high-ranking member of House Greed…

“Tell me,” he whispered, his voice sliding like silk over my flushed skin. “What?” My own voice came out breathless. “I am your favorite sin.” Goodreads / Storygraph / Amazon Summary After selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels with the charming Prince Wrath to the Seven Circles and is introduced to the seductive world of vice. Emilia vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her sister, Vittoria, even if that means accepting the Prince of Pride, the king of demons. The first rule in the Court of the Wicked is simple. Trust no one. With back-stabbing princes, extravagant palaces, mysterious party invitations, and conflicting…

“Love is the most powerful magic. Above all else, remember that. It will always guide you where you need to go.” Goodreads / Amazon Summary Emilia and her twin sister Vittoria are streghe, witches who secretly live among humans, keeping to themselves hidden to avoid being noticed or persecuted. One night, Vittoria misses dinner service at the family’s popular Sicilian restaurant. Emilia goes searching for her, soon finding the body of her beloved twin. Devastated, Emilia begins a journey to find her sister’s killer and get vengeance at any cost, even if it means tapping into forbidden dark magic.  On her journey of vengeance, Emilia meets Wrath, one of the…

“He came for the girl… And got the monster instead.” Also, happy pub day (10/17/2023) to Two Twisted Crowns! I cannot wait to dive into the next book in this series later today! Two Twisted Crowns review here! Goodreads / Amazon Summary Elspeth is in need of a monster and the monster might be her. Elspeth Spindle needs far more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-laden kingdom of Blunder. She needs a monster. A monster whom she refers to as the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her and keeps her secrets. But nothing, especially magic, comes for free. When Elspeth meets…

“I don’t think you realize how strong you are, because sometimes strength isn’t swords and steel and fire, as we are so often made to believe. Sometimes it’s found in the quiet, gentle places.” Goodreads / Amazon Summary After centuries of peace, the gods are warring once again. Eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow wants nothing more than to keep her family together. Her mother suffers from addiction and her brother in the war, is missing from the front lines. Iris believes her family’s best odds come from her winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette. To overcome her new anxieties, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her…