Not that I need to start another series (I know how many ongoing series I have, I just don’t want to know) but I liked this! It was a good start to a series and kept me engaged throughout. I hope I get approved for the next ones because I definitely want to carry on with them.

I loved the Arthurian inspirations! It was fun and I liked the addition of the Fae – a genre I’m happy to be exploring more of. I liked that Boleyn focused on Morgan and not Arthur as most retellings/inspired books tend to do. She’s a strong character, wants to prove herself, and she wants more for herself. I always root for the characters who have this fiery need to prove themselves. 

I’m thanking Boleyn a ton because she added the line: “who did this to you line” to the book. Instantly I wanted to read it quicker because that line will always get me to read a book faster. The line comes from the other main characters and while he seems to be your “typical brooding bad boy”; of course you find out he’s much more than that. I always enjoy seeing the path that a character takes and specifically how he ‘ll walk his path. Plus I get to see the romance blossom over the series 😁.

There wasn’t a lot of action as they were in the castle for the first half and travelling for the second. But what action we did get I liked so I want to see how Boleyn might do in a big battle. Usually with Fae there’s magic involved and we got a glimpse of that here and I want to see how she writes more magic. 

I liked that we’re slowly getting to know more about the Fae through someone who doesn’t really know much about them – so we’re learning along with the main character. I like that the Fae “lore’ (so to speak) changes with the various books as different authors decide what to keep and not in their respective books. Some books might keep the same characteristics here and there, but Queen of Roses proves to be more subtle and different than the common (not that it’s a bad thing) wings and pointed ears.