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Empress of Fae (Blood of a Fae, #3)
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"Born of power in endless night, to cast down realms, a dark birthright. Both fae and mortals, their thrones shall swirl, in the child's hands, lies the end of the world."💫
Easily my favorite of the series thus far! Full of court intrigue, magic, even more betrayal than the previous books, war crime on top of war crime, rebellion, and packed with action towards the end...this book did not disappoint. This is book number three of a four book series.
Plot:
Based loosely off of Arthurian lore, we have a re-telling of the story of Excalibur. We pick up where the last book ended... Morgan has jumped through a portal of arches back to Camelot shortly after finding out she had been tricked into becoming Empress of the Empire of Myntra and had married Prince Draven without her knowledge. When she returns home, though, she finds Camelot to be in even more disarray than she believed, with Arthur committing monstrous atrocities against his neighboring kingdoms and former allies. Trying to help, she finds herself amidst a rebellion led by Merlin and in a perilous situation as a spy back in Arthur's castle. She also learns that she can walk in her own dreams, and in this dream state, she must confront the mate she left behind in Myntra.
Characters:
After wanting to punch Morgan the entire second book, I quite liked her in this one. She grew up a lot being separated from Draven and almost immediately realizes she made a mistake in leaving him behind. Her spoiled brat attitude shifts into that of someone who has to learn to take care of herself and be responsible for the people around her. She also learns to have gratitude for the love in her life. Morgan's still a wee bit annoying, but nowhere near as bad as in the last book.
Draven is just Draven.... Ultimate daddy status. Violent towards enemies, but tender for those he loves. Protective. Caring. He is hurt that she left him, but heeds the advice of those around him and acts like the responsible ruler that he has always been meant to be. We love us some Kairos fucking Draven. Woooweeee. The relationship between Draven and Morgan really solidifies in this book... And there's some serious spice🔥if that's something you look for when reading.
💫 “Yours is the only kingdom I'll pay fealty to. Yours are the only feet at which I'll willingly kneel. I'd rather be a villain by your side than play the hero for anyone else.”
The side characters in this book were of course as strong as ever. Orcades was one of my favorites in Empress of Fae. She was commanding, strong, knew how to handle Arthur, knew her own mind, and took absolutely no shit. I loved her. Arthur and Fenyx on the other hand can suck a donkey-sized dickkkkkk. Honestly, I don't know which of them was the most awful human-being... Probably Fenyx? No, Arthur. No, Fenyx? Definitely Fenyx. They were both such well-developed villains, though.👏🏼
Writing:
This book started out with a 4-person POV which I was pretty excited about to be honest.... But then all of a sudden, it was only 1-2 POVs throughout the rest of the story. Mostly, Morgan. So I'm not sure what the point of including the other two POVs were in the first place?
This book is definitely darker than the first two in the series, filled with torture, executions, and other monstrous war crimes (not to mention a population of non-nobility starving to death in the streets). The tone set in this book is so different and creative. The worldbuilding in this series has grown from book 1-3. You can really picture yourself in the world Boleyn has created and I love that.
Overall Thoughts:
EMPRESS OF FAE ABSOLUTELY ATE. I would definitely recommend this series. It's been great so far. The characters and world are continually evolving and I am excited to see where the plot takes us in book number four. If you are looking for an enemies-to-lovers romantasy or a fae-based King Arthur novel this would be a good series for you.
💫 "She haunted my soul. She was my constant reverie. The vision of all I longed for. She was the constellation that guided my destiny."
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Easily my favorite of the series thus far! Full of court intrigue, magic, even more betrayal than the previous books, war crime on top of war crime, rebellion, and packed with action towards the end...this book did not disappoint. This is book number three of a four book series.
Plot:
Based loosely off of Arthurian lore, we have a re-telling of the story of Excalibur. We pick up where the last book ended... Morgan has jumped through a portal of arches back to Camelot shortly after finding out she had been tricked into becoming Empress of the Empire of Myntra and had married Prince Draven without her knowledge. When she returns home, though, she finds Camelot to be in even more disarray than she believed, with Arthur committing monstrous atrocities against his neighboring kingdoms and former allies. Trying to help, she finds herself amidst a rebellion led by Merlin and in a perilous situation as a spy back in Arthur's castle. She also learns that she can walk in her own dreams, and in this dream state, she must confront the mate she left behind in Myntra.
Characters:
After wanting to punch Morgan the entire second book, I quite liked her in this one. She grew up a lot being separated from Draven and almost immediately realizes she made a mistake in leaving him behind. Her spoiled brat attitude shifts into that of someone who has to learn to take care of herself and be responsible for the people around her. She also learns to have gratitude for the love in her life. Morgan's still a wee bit annoying, but nowhere near as bad as in the last book.
Draven is just Draven.... Ultimate daddy status. Violent towards enemies, but tender for those he loves. Protective. Caring. He is hurt that she left him, but heeds the advice of those around him and acts like the responsible ruler that he has always been meant to be. We love us some Kairos fucking Draven. Woooweeee. The relationship between Draven and Morgan really solidifies in this book... And there's some serious spice🔥if that's something you look for when reading.
💫 “Yours is the only kingdom I'll pay fealty to. Yours are the only feet at which I'll willingly kneel. I'd rather be a villain by your side than play the hero for anyone else.”
The side characters in this book were of course as strong as ever. Orcades was one of my favorites in Empress of Fae. She was commanding, strong, knew how to handle Arthur, knew her own mind, and took absolutely no shit. I loved her. Arthur and Fenyx on the other hand can suck a donkey-sized dickkkkkk. Honestly, I don't know which of them was the most awful human-being... Probably Fenyx? No, Arthur. No, Fenyx? Definitely Fenyx. They were both such well-developed villains, though.👏🏼
Writing:
This book started out with a 4-person POV which I was pretty excited about to be honest.... But then all of a sudden, it was only 1-2 POVs throughout the rest of the story. Mostly, Morgan. So I'm not sure what the point of including the other two POVs were in the first place?
This book is definitely darker than the first two in the series, filled with torture, executions, and other monstrous war crimes (not to mention a population of non-nobility starving to death in the streets). The tone set in this book is so different and creative. The worldbuilding in this series has grown from book 1-3. You can really picture yourself in the world Boleyn has created and I love that.
Overall Thoughts:
EMPRESS OF FAE ABSOLUTELY ATE. I would definitely recommend this series. It's been great so far. The characters and world are continually evolving and I am excited to see where the plot takes us in book number four. If you are looking for an enemies-to-lovers romantasy or a fae-based King Arthur novel this would be a good series for you.
💫 "She haunted my soul. She was my constant reverie. The vision of all I longed for. She was the constellation that guided my destiny."
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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April 29, 2024
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