Flight of Fate by Angelina J Steffort

Ayna, the Crow Queen, is currently trapped in her crow form, unable to change back to her human form after a bargain made with Sister the goddess who had at one point created a curse that punished all crow fae by not allowing them to fully return to their fae form. The bargain allowed the Crow Queen to save her people, but left her trapped as a crow. And no one seems to know how to return her to her human form. But who is it harder on? Ayna or her beloved mate Myron? Both are tormented, and unfortunately, neither of them can put all their energy and resources into finding an answer as not only are the few remaining Crows in danger, but all of Askerian Fae as well. The King of Tavros is still coming for them with the magic-dampening potion that Ephegos and the Fire Faeries helped to create. And right now, that is the bigger threat.

I read an advance review copy of this book and as I have the previous books in this series, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Ms. Steffort has a way of drawing you into the story that lets you feel for the characters during the rough times and leaves you cheering for them at others. And as heartbreaking as much of this story often was, it does have its happy and joyful moments as well. This is a complex tale with many moving parts, and just when you think that maybe you have it figured out, something happens to show you that there is still so much more going on than you realized. (At least that’s the way it went for me.)

I do not believe that we yet have the full story of what the Brother and Sister Guardians are up to, let alone what the Human King of Tavros and the Crow warrior who turned many of the Crow Faeries against their king are up to. I believe there is more behind their alliance than we have yet learned, and I also believe that there will be more betrayals and victories yet to come for our heroes, And I for one, and very much looking forward to finding out what will happen next, as this was not the last book in this series.

The cliffhanger ending of this book was not as heartbreaking as the one in the previous book, but it does leave quite a bit open as to what will happen next. One thing is for certain, I am very much looking forward to reading the next book in this series. I don’t know if it will be the final one or not, but either way, it should be a very good read as well.

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Claws of Death by Angelina J Steffort

Myron and the other Fae had managed to escape the human king who seeks to secure his right to the crown by marrying Ayna, the last living member of the rightful ruling family. But she is already married to the Crow King, and has no desire or intention to leave her true love and mate. But with her sister also imprisoned by the king of Tavras and whose safety is being used as a threat to Keep Ayna compliant (as well the drug that keeps their faerie powers dormant), there is little that she can do but to pretend to be a willing bride-to-be while striving to search for a way to escape.

I read a review copy of this book and like the first two in this series thoroughly enjoyed it. There are both heartbreaking as well as heartwarming moments in this book, and a great many of both. Not only do Ayna and her sister need to be rescued, but they will also need to find a way to stop the use of a magic suppressing drug that the King of Tavras intends to use to control all of the Fae kingdoms as well as his own. Talk about an impossible-seeming task! 

This was a fun book that evokes a wide range of emotions in the reader. It certainly kept me reading to find out what happens next throughout the story. If you’ve been reading this series, you won’t want to.miss this one. Though without giving anything away, I feel that  I must warn you… the ending will leave you desperately waiting for the next book in the series. I know I certainly will be.

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