The Fate of Crowns by Rebecca L Garcia
Morning BookWyrms,
I hope you are all staying safe and well during these worrying times.
Thank you to The Next Step PR and Rebecca for gifting me an e-arc of The Fate of Crowns so that I could read and review, it has been a pleasure to dive into this one.
If you follow me on Instagram then you will know I've being sharing photos and talking about this one - as I was part of the countdown tour - so you already know I am a fan but I wanted to share a full (spoiler free) review with you here.
Here is the cover and blurb:
*****
With my brother's death came the crown and all the trappings that accompany it. Now, my father--the most dangerous man in Magaelor--seeks to control my future.
But fate has other plans.
Thrown into mer-filled waters, I'm dragged into the rival kingdom of Berovia. Surrounded by those who murdered my brother and wished my entire family dead, I must find my way back to my kingdom. There, a marriage between myself and the dark fae prince could bring peace to a century's old division between the fae and sorcerers.
But dark revelations and deadly lies threaten to destroy my destiny. I must make the choice between my duty, family, and heart before it's too late.
Will I allow myself to become the Queen of everything? Or be reduced to a cautionary tale as the princess of nothing?
*****
Garcia has done a brilliant job in setting out the magical and complex world this series will take place in, giving us enough information to understand the basics of the magic system, families, creatures and people within it, without info dumping, overloading us or detracting from the plot.
The book is fast paced and you get to see a few different places and meet a few of, what I believe to be, the key players in the story - shout out to my favourite 'Sailor' Aquarius!! Which kept me on my toes and made for entertaining reading.
I'm a fan of books where strong female characters are friends - female empowerment in fantasy and YA books is vital. Garcia has done this with the friendship between Morgana and Winter. I love how Morgana, kindly but firmly calls Winter on her BS. Because that is what friends do. I loved all the scenes between these two and hope we get more of this in the future books. And I like how even though Winter is our protagonist - she is not portrayed as perfect. She has her flaws, her vices. Garcia has given us a fleshed out character with so much room for growth. It makes me excited to see her development.
I also really enjoyed the banter and grudging friendship that bloomed between Winter and Blaise and can not wait to see where their relationship ends up. I am a fan of the snarky, broody, troubled Blaise and really want to see more of him in the next instalment too.
Garcia has a knack for writing in a way that makes you want to read just 'one more chapter' even though it is already way past midnight! I could imagine Berovia and Niferum as she described them. I could picture the Anumi in my mind as I read about it! And I think this is always a sign of a great writer. When I have images in my mind of the world I am reading about - that is success!
If you enjoy books about arranged marriages, enemies to lovers, friendships of circumstance, magic, betrayal, Fae and royals then this is for you.
The Fate of Crowns is out now, here is the link to buy today:
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Once again thank you to Rebecca and The Next Step PR for this e-arc - I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
Until next time, keep reading,
Lottie
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