Court of Blood and Bindings
Ratings8
Average rating3.6
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Ratings8
Average rating3.6
They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake…
When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, twenty-year-old Emelin believes her hour has come. Instead, her inhumanly beautiful captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings – into the one place from which no human ever returns.
The heart of the Fae Isles. The treacherous Crimson Court, where the Mother of faekind has ruled unchallenged over fae and humans for decades.
The Silent Death is supposed to be the Mother’s loyal servant, her invincible warrior, her ruthless, soulless killer. But in the shadows he is playing a game of his own, and he needs Emelin’s magic to win it.
If she agrees to work with him, she could free all of humanity. But can she trust a fae male with so much blood on his hands? Worse, when his smouldering dark eyes and dangerous secrets reveal glimpses of the heart behind his murderer’s mask… can she trust herself?
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1 primary bookFae Isles is a 1-book series first released in 2022 with contributions by Lisette Marshall.
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This is a very hard book to rate so I'll leave it without a rating. Honestly, it started out strong I was sure that it'll be a 4 star read at least but the female main character started getting on my nerves the more I read. There were several inconsistencies one of which is the fact that her family seemingly hates her but then she longs to be with them???
I thought one of the redeeming aspects was the magic system but other than that too much time was spent on the romance part, and too little on the world building. The ending was a little too convenient as well.
four and a half stars for characters that aren't simply black and white
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- the characters are all complex and not simply done black and white (except maybe the sadistic tyrant ruling the fae and suppressing other races) and it's been a while where i had so many characters that made me feel complicated. disliking their actions but understanding where they come from (especially book 2)
- emelin basically gets shoved in between bad blood that's older than her. everybody needs therapy but nobody is willing to talk about past issues unless they have no other choice and as much as i usually hate miscommunication it's pretty valid
- in another timeline Creon would be a golder retriever boyfriend, as it is he's a ball of drama, trauma and self-hate
- don't think i ever had a ml with a disability and it's beautifully done and emelin is probably developing a hand fetish
