Empress of Fae is the strongest of the three books in the series so far. A lot is going on in the plot this time and the stakes feel high. Reintroducing characters from book one and combining them with book two means we have a group of people we already are invested in.

But what really made this a stronger story was Morgan. It felt like there was progression, for once. She owns up to how she behaved previously and accepts her bond with Draven, the fact she loves him, and that he would do anything for her. No more back and forth between love-hate-love. It’s amazing how much that made it feel the story properly progressed.

I will admit, the dream world felt like a plot device just to include sex scenes. Fine, they do heal their fractured relationship in them, but other than that, its information dumping and sex. It’s like the author realised splitting them up meant she couldn’t write those scenes, so came up with a new way of doing it.

The dual narration was fun. It was good to get more from Draven: for a prince with a fearsome reputation, he’s nothing more than a lovesick puppy chasing his love. But his bond with his friends is clear for all to see and his desire to be by Morgan’s side, no matter what, makes him a likeable character. He’s certainly been a favourite throughout.

The pacing is better this time. There is still a lot of talk at the beginning: events recounted, despite the reader having been along for the ride. But the action is on a wider scale with an entire kingdom at stake than just the main characters. That, combined with liking Morgan more, meant I felt more invested in the outcome than previously.

The improvement in the development of the characters and the execution of book three makes me excited for book four. While I was able to put it down, I was also gripped by the story unfolding and wanted to know how things were going to play out. It feels the series is starting to come into its own and reach its potential, and I look forward to reading the conclusion.

I world like tonthank Netgalley and Author for this book, and all opinion are my own.
Third book of a saga, and looking forward to the fourth!
I must say that this book was kinda of a surprise, in a good way. The second book wasn’t the best for me, but this third one is a different story. Finally I get to read about Camelot again! Morgan is still a strong MFC, but I think there is a very nice growth of her in this book and I really learned how to appreciate more Draven, in which I didn’t really liked in book 2.
And the plot in the second half of the book is something I could not put down. I did not expected some of the things that were coming!

And I really like the covers as well 😁😁

oh man! what a good series!
I dont usually find a series where I like ALL the books in the series, but here it is - a first!
This was an interesting read and once you get involved, you feel like you are really a part of this world!
This series is well-written and really fleshes out the characters and the complexities of human nature.
I did like Morgan throughout :)
Now I wait for the next book....

I was not sure I'd like this, not having read the previous books. I actually really enjoyed it!! In fully invested in the characters and will be reading the entire series

I know for the first two books in this series I made comments about Morgan being childish and immature. She's a lot more mature in book three but I feel this could've been fleshed out more, there's no real development of maturity, it felt like a flick of a switch. This book was definitely a slow burn, and the last couple of chapters were INTENSE. I think they could've gone into more detail after the Fenyx situation as it felt a bit rushed after that. Absolutely loved the scenes between Morgan and Draven throughout and can't wait for the final book.

Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for the eARC!

I love this series. Every book gets more and more interesting, and I cannot wait for the next book.
Compared with the previous ones, this feels a bit slower; not a lot happens, but important information is revealed.

This is a great book. The author continues to weave a wonderful story using figures of old but really making it bold and new. Oh my heart on this one. The plot twists, the betrayals, the emotion, all of it so powerful and moving. With each step on this journey I become more and more immersed in this world. The next book cannot come soon enough.

The series continued to go downhill for me. I just didn't care about the main characters anymore - they seemed really two dimensional DNF at 43%

An action packed romantasy, with a powerful FMC and an MMC who would do anything to keep and protect her. Twist, cliff hanger ending leaves you hungry for the next book.

Multiple POV, Spicy, Forced Proximity, Touch Her and Die, Found Family, Fae Mates

After finding out her true heritage, Morgan Pendragon races back to her brother Arthur's kingdom. She's running from the knowledge of her true family, and the knowledge that Kairos Draven is a whole lot more to her than a brooding romantic anti-hero. When she arrives, however, she quickly discovers that things have not gone well in her absence; Arthur is power mad and had taken the kingdom to war. Morgan, along with her not-so-merry bad of misfits and renegades, begins to plot to take Arthur down. On his way to help is Draven - but he may not arrive in time to provide Morgan with the backup she needs.
This third entry in the "Blood of a Fae" series is heavy on the court drama and politicking, and no amount of plot contrivances will sell readers on this being a romance. Here's hoping that the fourth installment, due out in 2024, will draw readers back in and provide a satisfying conclusion.

This was an amazing book! I could not put it down! I cannot wait for the next one! The author has done ana mazing job building the world and growing the characters!

DNF
But I will! I promise!



I will update my GoodReads review once I have read all three in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions.

I cannot get enough of this entire series!

I did struggle through this one a bit at first because there just wasn’t anything happening except talking. But it picked up and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

All in all this entire series has been one of my favorites. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve recommended this series to people.

4/5 stars for me would highly recommend.

Empress of Fae (Blood of a Fae – Book 3) - Briar Boleyn

I was given a copy of this story through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

Briar Boleyn is a Canadian author, however that is her pen name. Her real name being Fenna Edgewood – a bestselling romance author, with books such as her Gardner Girls series.



Now Morgan finally knows who she truly is, what her name really is – Morgan Le Fay. Rejecting the future that Draven made for himself and Morgan she flees Siabra and heads back to the lands of Pendrath and her brother – King Arthur.

But Draven won’t be dismayed so easily – he sets off in pursuit of Morgan and to help defend her no matter the cost. He will protect his wife and the Empress of Siabra whether she likes it or not even if it spells his doom.

However, his help may not even be needed, Morgan is starting to grasp the true extent of her powers and the flames she wields.

Yet she must be careful with the dangerous game she is playing – back in Arthur’s court she must hide her powers and her true identity and try to determine Arthur’s plans and his true intentions – without being discovered and putting herself in danger.

Morgan is determined to do what she must to protect her little brother Kaye and the innocent people of Pendrath – she just hopes Draven comes in time to help because she realises she can't live without him and her decision to leave him, may not have been the smartest choice she ever made. Because they both know they are stronger together than they are apart.



“Empress of Fae” was the surprising third instalment in the author’s Blood of a Fae series. The character progression for Morgan Pendragon has been great to read and she has grown a lot over the series so far. But damn, have to say Draven is my favourite character by far and I am very glad Morgan came to her senses with him. This book wasn’t left on a cliff hanger, but there still feel there is more left to be told in this story, so I am intrigued to see where the author takes this next.

This story was perfect, the way it built up, and how everything falls into place. It was seamless. I'm sad to have it end, but excited to see what's coming in the fourth book!

A special thank you to netgalley, victory editing, and of course the author, Briar Boleyn, for letting me have a copy of the book!

Morgan and Draven are now separated. Morgan has to find her younger brother and help her people. The distance between Morgan and Draven is too much. Will he come to her aid?

This series continues to get better and better. I am ready for the next installment. I am totally invested.

Thank you to Briar Boyeln, the publisher and Net Galley for the ARC in exchange for a honest review

Thank you to Briar Boleyn & Starwater & Netgalley for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

I tried so hard to not speed through this - I'm on a small trip and I was able to slow down some, but I finished and I am feral about it. I need the next book YESTERDAY! This series really turned out to be everything I love about dark fantasy romances. We have bonded mates, enemies to lovers, touch her die (swoon) but also I'll let her handle it as she wishes because she's a motherf'n powerhouse on her own, mysterious magics, creepy experiments, betrayal, heartbreak, super villainous villains with LAYERS of villainy - let's just say I'm crying, I'm laughing, I'm swooning. I'm raging. It's a lot.

I adore the character development for our main and side characters. They change in so many ways to become better, stronger versions of themselves. Having Morgan work repair her relationships, fake certain loyalty, and nurture her long distance relationship added a surprising amount of complexity to the relationships without getting murky.

I am counting the moments until I can get my hands on the final installment of this series. Honestly, I'll likely read anything Briar puts out at this point.

I think Empress of Fae was probably my favorite book of the series so far. I enjoyed the pacing of the book and think it set up nicely for the final book in the series.

The communication between Morgan and Draven was so much better in Empress of Fae than in Court of Claws, and I was living for it. I was honestly expecting for them to spend much more of this book struggling with communication again, but they got over it pretty quickly, which I really appreciated. Their dynamic was fun, as always. I think we got more POVs from Draven in this book as well!

Blood of a Fae has been a really great series to read for me. I find myself easily sucked in to the world and eager to learn more about it. I can’t wait to read the last book once it comes out this spring!

Thank you NetGalley and Briar Boleyn for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This series just keeps getting better! Fand of ACOTAR and Blood & Ash...get ready for a new favorite! Briar Boleyn has done it again! This book is book 3 in the Blood of a Fae series, so you'll want to make sure to read Queen of Roses, and Court of Claws before reading this one!

This book mixes so much of Arthurian lore with fae lore in the most perfect way. Book 3 picks up after Morgan made a desperate run through the arches, leaving Myntra and Draven behind to return to Camelot.

This book focuses on politics and moving the storyline along, which was nice after I was left wanting more plot in book one. Book 3 is also darker with less spice, but I was still left wanting more! darker than the first two books

*BONDED MATES,
*STRONG FMC,
*TOUCH HER AND DIE
*MAGIC
*MYSTICAL CREATURES
*ROMANCE, SPICE
*FOUND FAMILY
*HEARTBREAK
*SACRIFICE

This book focused more on Morgan and her character development, as she was apart from Draven for a good portion of the book. I really missed their relationship in this book, but it did allow for Morgan to shine through. The ending was not a true cliffhanger but it does leave you wanting more!! I cannot wait to read book four in March 2024!!

I received an arc in exchange for my honest review.

This story is told from multiple POV's which helps the story along. The last book leaves you with Morgan leaving Draven and coming back to Camelot after destroying the portal. This book starts immediately from that point. More world building is done in this book which I loved and also plenty of SPICEEEE. I could have used a bit more in terms of romance, but it was still so amazing.. I almost felt like the ending was a bit rushed and I feel their is much more to Guinivere then what is being said. I wish we also had more touch points with other characters, but Morgan and Draven ALL THE WAY!!! Either way I enjoyed this quite a bit and can't wait for the next book!