cunningempress's Reviews (526)

Thank you to Netgalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for providing an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely adore this book. I actually wish it had been a little longer. I especially loved the epilogue, Encore of Roses. Having that bit of light for a dark story is just perfection.

This book reminded me a lot of The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab. Both books have darkness and beauty to them.

Mysteries of Thorn Manor

Margaret Rogerson

3.0

Their Vicious Darling

Nikki St. Crowe

2.0

There was too much plot.

Queen of Roses

Briar Boleyn

4.0

Thank you Netgalley and Starwater Press for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This is like the lovechild of From Blood and Ash and Plated Prisoner.

It's got fae, it's got Arthurian legends, it's got a sub-plot or romance and a hint of spice. What's not to love?

I wouldn't say this book is anything new in terms of NA/YA fantasy but it's good enough book that I'm definitely going to keep up with this series. There are tons of tropes that would be very TikTok worthy and will make you swoon. And I think there's a lot of promise for the sequels. Some of the world-building and lore is a bit of a pain to understand, a lot of deities and history that doesn't really get explained yet that well but what could make for great stories later on in the series.