Review of Court of Bitter Thorn
Faerie wasn’t supposed to be real.
Tricked
by a fae prince, Elora is stuck in the Faerie realm far from her young
sisters who depend on her for survival. Under the terms of her bargain,
she can’t go home to the mortal world until Prince Brannick becomes the
next High King.
Or until he’s taken out of the running…
Sabotaging
Brannick’s chance at the crown will be much faster than helping him
win. The fae prince may be charming, powerful, and wickedly handsome,
but that won’t stop Elora from selling his secrets to the highest
bidder.
By day, she uses her master sword skills to train the
prince, while ignoring her growing attraction to him. By night, she
conspires with a rival king in a nearby court whose plans could destroy
half of Faerie.
If she gets caught, Brannick will kill her. But what’s life without a little bit of danger?
Once again, I have been lucky enough to score an ARC of a great book. I'm going through a slow burn fae romance kick right now, and Kay L. Moody delivers. We have our heroine, the eldest of three girls, who accidentally makes a bargain with someone who turns out to be a fae prince. Next thing she knows, she's whisked away to Faerie where she must teach the fae prince how to sword fight in order for him to win the contest for the high throne.
Five great things about this book:
1. The world building. I loved the fae and their abhorrence of emotions and how that plays into everything. I also loved all the cute fae creatures (and have you seen the author's cute pictures of the side characters?!)
2. Espionage.
3. The chemistry between our fae prince and his mortal girl. Slow burn to the max; I'm so ready to settle in for the long run with this series.
4. The fae prince period.
5. The things that come out at the end! What a twist!!! I can't wait to read both the prequel short story and the rest of the series once I get a few more ARCs read.
Note to more sensitive readers: there really isn't anything bad in here that would have traumatized younger me. It is a delightfully innocent book.
If you like fae, fantasy, slow burn romance, and YA that actually feels like YA, this one is for you!
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