Empress of Fae (Blood of a Fae, # 3)
By: Briar Boleyn
Publication: October 25, 2023 by Starwater Press
407 pages
Genre: Adult, Fantasy
Source: Publisher via NetGalley (Thank you!!)
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Goodreads description--Divided by Oceans but Eternally BondedMorgan Pendragon has another name now: Morgan Le Fay. As her true heritage slowly emerges from the mists of the past, Morgan renounces one possible future as the new ruler of the fierce Siabra fae and the wife of the Prince of Claws and vanishes through a portal–returning to Camelot and the Rose Court where her friends and younger brother lie in mortal peril from Arthur's cruel wiles.
But back in the Court of Claws, Kairos Draven won't allow his beloved to disappear from his life so easily. His bond with Morgan goes beyond blood, love, life, and even time itself and neither one of them can relinquish its power or its pull.
Yet Morgan is no ordinary woman. Not only is she beginning to manifest remarkable abilities, but the powers of the gods themselves run through her veins, bestowing her with an unimaginable power and an unthinkable claim over all of Aercanum and beyond...
A claim which some will stop at nothing to put a halt to.
Morgan learns of the bond with Draven and decides to go drastic. She returns to Camelot via a portal which she in turn destroys. She always intended to return so that she could protect her younger brother. And now that she's back she is going to do whatever it takes to set things right in Pendrath.
Draven isn't going to stand by and do nothing. Just because Morgan left doesn't mean he's going to sit back and wait for her to return. Draven puts someone else in charge while he and Morgan are gone, and he brings as much of an army as he can to Pendrath.
While Morgan and Draven are separated, they find that they can meet in their dreams as long as both are asleep at the same time. This allows them to repair their relationship and plan and keep the other informed as much as possible.
There are a few twists that I didn't see coming. Nothing particularly blew me away though. Morgan can't hide her fae side anymore. She doesn't know how to glamor herself, and she doesn't have time to contact someone who can create a glamor for her. But that still doesn't mean others know how powerful she has become now that she isn't taking the tonic she used to take. They are also unaware she's acquired some extra titles and alliances since she left. She has to play the character that she used to be as much as possible.
Obviously, this book is largely set up for the big bad of Morgan's biological father, the faerie king. But it felt like enough of a wrap-up that I am struggling to move on to book 4, Knight of the Goddess.
Favorite quotes:
-"Shattered or whole. Kneeling or standing. I'll get to her, and I won't ever leave. This time, I'll make her understand what we are, together."
-Bargaining with a devil may grant one many things, but peace was never one of them.
-"You redeemed my life with your own, but you could never take my heart. Love...love must be freely given."
Empress of Fae was a good book. I read quickly and didn't want to put it down when I had to. I liked the growth and development between Morgan and Draven. Some twists caught me by surprise but not too much. In the end, I felt settled enough with things that I struggled to get into the final book, Knight of the Goddess. Empress of Fae gets 4 Stars. Have you read Empress of Fae? What did you think? Let me know!
This review is part of my All Things Halloween event--a month of fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, mystery/thriller, etc reviews and books.
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