Queen Of Roses by Briar Boleyn
My Rating: 4 stars!
Cover Rating: 7/10 this is a really nice cover. A lot of fantasy books go this route and I think it’s a tried and true kind of pretty.
Publisher: Starwater Press
Publish Date: April 15th, 2023
Number of Pages: 361
Received: Netgalley provided an e-arc in exchange for an honest review
Purchase: Amazon
Synopsis:
A doomed love, a dangerous mission, and a kingdom on the brink of war…
A cast-off princess…
Born into a life of duty and sacrifice, Morgan Pendragon’s destiny has never been her own. Rumored to carry the tainted blood of the fae in her veins, her birthright is stolen from her when she is a mere child. Growing up in the shadow of her brother the king, she has been promised to the goddesses when she comes of age. So, when her brother commands that she seek out a fae weapon of legendary power, Morgan seizes the chance to break free from the chains of her fate.
A dangerous temptation…
As she travels, Morgan finds herself drawn into a strange group of outcasts, led by a dark and enigmatic warrior whose sharp wit and fierce beauty set her heart ablaze. But while Morgan struggles to reconcile her desires with her duty, she and her new comrades discover dangers that await them beyond anything in their wildest nightmares.
A slumbering kingdom awoken by blood…
Believed to have vanished generations ago, a fae kingdom dreaded by mortals is ascending once more, bound to reclaim what was lost by violence and bloodshed. As the fae world, with its intricate web of lies and mysteries, is slowly revealed to Morgan, she is led to the terrible realization that the secrets she carries in her blood make her a greater threat than she could ever have imagined.
The first in an action-packed new series brimming with magic, danger, morally gray characters, and spellbinding slow-burn romance, Queen of Roses is perfect for fans of Holly Black, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Sarah J. Maas.
Opening Sentence: The dagger sliced through the air, whistling like a bird.
Musings:
Morgan goes through so much in this book. This woman is one of the mentally strongest women I’ve ever read. She still wants to think the best of people and do the best for people after all she goes through. She’s truly someone special.
It hurt to read some of the early things in this novel and it does have trigger warnings for a reason. I am happy as it went on that Morgan kept to her ideals and at the end she’s a more whole person than in the beginning and it’s beautiful to see. Even considering the iffy circumstances of the ending, but I’m not going to tell. If you want to know how the book ends you have to read it for yourself.
Queen of Roses has a slow-burn romance that is truly the beginnings and it’ll leave you hoping for the pair to give in to their desires in the books to come. It has so much action and plenty of fantastical creatures to awe the mind. I loved the fantasy elements in this book and when it got to the point we meet our first fantastic creature it propelled me and intrigued me very quickly to the end of this book.
It’s truly an adventure with some beautiful moments to make your heart sore and some absolutely sadistic moments to make you wish that the worst would befall some of the horrific pricks who exist in this book. I hope for even more delicious justice in the next book.
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