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Fae's Power by Melissa A. Craven, M. Lynn
4.0

I received an eARC of this book via the authors. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.

Fae’s Power
by Melissa A. Craven & M. Lynn is the second book in their spin-off series Crimes of the Fae and picks up months after the end of [b:Fae's Prisoner|55014291|Fae's Prisoner (Crimes of the Fae #1)|M. Lynn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1597771677l/55014291._SY75_.jpg|85796401]. I’m honestly not sure where to begin! This story will leave you on the edge of your seat, holding your breath and begging for more. Fae’s Power is full of twists that will keep you guessing and may even break your heart in the process.

I’m beginning to think the authors hate Griff! The poor Fae! They put him through SO much in this book. Griff has put aside his self-flagellation for the moment as he searches for his twin niece and nephew, Brea and Lochlan’s oldest. He, along with Myles, Fiona, and Gulliver, have searched the human realm exhaustively coming up with nothing but dead ends. To top it off, Griff is ill. He can barely stand on two feet, let alone continue to search and fight for Tia and Toby. Yet he does it anyway. The strength he seems to pull from nowhere astounds me. His character has come so far from the spoiled prince we met in [b:Fae's Deception|53497343|Fae's Deception (Queens of the Fae Book 1)|M. Lynn|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1590607735l/53497343._SY75_.jpg|78420106]. Griff is selfless, thinking of others before himself, and driven to save the niece and nephew he already loves.

Riona, on the other hand, can be quite selfish, or at least let you think she is. She reminds me a lot of Griff when he served Queen Regan. Most of her motives can be explained in serving Egan, the king of Myr. However, her feelings for Griff are growing. I still haven’t decided how I feel about her. I think time will tell. If she follows through with her thoughts (yay! We get more of her POV in this book), I believe I will come to love her like I have Griff.

Overall I really enjoyed Fae’s Power. There are quite a few twists that I was not expecting. One is quite big, and I think we haven’t seen the ramifications of it just yet. I personally cannot wait for book three. If you enjoy dark Fae fantasy, I highly recommend it.