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"Knight of the Goddess" is a captivating conclusion to the epic Blood of a Fae series by Briar Boleyn. Packed with adventure, magic, and profound emotions, this book takes readers on an unforgettable journey through a world where love and courage shine brightly against the darkness of ancient curses and looming threats.

The story picks up after the war that brought temporary peace to Camelot but left Morgan Le Fay and her companions facing a new, ominous danger. The looming evil threatens to unravel everything they've fought for, prompting Morgan and Draven to embark on a perilous quest to destroy powerful artifacts and unravel long-hidden mysteries.

One of the strongest aspects of this book is its richly developed characters. Morgan and Draven's love is not only a bond between mates but a force that defies time and fate. Their unwavering commitment to each other and to their allies is both inspiring and heart-wrenching, adding depth to every interaction and decision they make.

The quest to destroy the grail, the sword, and the spear leads to a series of thrilling adventures across kingdoms, each step revealing new challenges and revelations. Boleyn's world-building shines as the story delves into ancient prophecies, divine mysteries, and the enduring power of blood ties.

The narrative is skillfully paced, balancing intense action sequences with poignant moments of introspection and connection. Themes of sacrifice, redemption, and the enduring nature of love are woven seamlessly into the plot, resonating with readers on a profound level.

As the final book in the series, "Knight of the Goddess" delivers a satisfying and emotionally charged conclusion that ties up loose ends while leaving room for imagination and reflection. Briar Boleyn has crafted a masterful finale that will leave fans of fantasy and romance wholly satisfied. This book is a testament to the author's storytelling prowess and a must-read for anyone who craves a captivating journey into the realms of magic, destiny, and undying love.

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ARC Review ✨📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

🥀 Knight of the Goddess (4th book in Blood of Fae)🥀

I started this ARC journey A WHOLE ASS YEAR AGO👀 and I read every. single. book .😅

This series started out so strong. The story was incredibly unique, detailed and captivating. I found myself lost in the plot and entirely committed to the characters and their world. It was everything I look for in a romantasy series, and I found a new favorite author. Seriously, @briarboleynauthor is on the level of SJM, Laura Thalassa, Raven Kennedy, Scarlett St.Clair etc. if you love any of these authors you will thoroughly enjoy Briar Boleyn!

Tropes: fairytale retelling, dark prince, fae magic, romantasy, bad ass heroine, found family, and an adventure heavy plot. And plenty of 🌶️🌶️

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SPOILERS
Throughout the series we follow a young woman, Morgan Pendragon. We have watched her transform from a weak inexperienced girl to a powerful empress to be reckoned with. We have witnessed her many many losses of friends and family, and we have seen her create her own tightly knit group of misfits (or knights of the round table if you will 😉). In this final book we follow her on her confrontation of her true family - the descendants of the gods. To be honest, the first 1/3 of the book was painfully slow, the 2/3 of the book was amazing and action packed like the writing I love from Briar Boleyn. The last 3/3 was an absolute bomb shell that was incredibly tragic for the reader. It was a complete 180 and really didn’t make sense. The ending could have been epic but instead it created so much confusion I was just left with my mouth open and a blank stare. they had flashbacks from Morgan’s 1st life as Marzanna and apparently Draven had another life too? It just like created this loose web of a story that didn’t do the story justice. Because she drops this bomb and then everyone lives happily ever after? I’m dumb founded.

Love this series, love the author, but did not like this book at all 😭💔

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It’s sad we’re on the last of the series. But fabulous as it’s been a brilliant series!
I’ve read them all & I really really enjoyed them.
Fantasy now my go to, an escape from my usual reads. It re wires me ready to read more.
This book definitely rewired me, all of them did.
Strong female lead, protective partner. Yeah you’ve read them but you gotta read this.

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𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 🌶🌶🌶 

I quite enjoyed this book, and love how it fit in with the rest of the series. 

I did have some small moments where I didn't feel a connection to the characters, and there were a couple of spots I felt a little lost, but, I also got quite teary a few times because of what the characters were going through. 

I had so many questions going into this book, and plenty while reading it too, so I was very relieved once those questions started getting answered. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and highly recommend this series for anyone who loves dark epic fantasy romance with fae, mortals, secrets, gods, magic, and fated mates. 

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝑰 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕: Medra, fated mates, steamy romance, queer rep, revelations, battles, Arthurian re-imagining, found family

💢 𝙏𝙒𝙨: violence, battle, gore, suicide ideation, child abuse/ child death, death of a loved one, animal death, grief, cannabilism, consensual sexual scenes

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WOW. What. a. wild. ride. The amount of times I needed to grab my inhaler for this one?! Can’t even count. THE TWISTS. THE TURNS. THE SHOCKS. This entire series has been amazing, and this final installment was nothing short of incredible.

The amount of reveals in this book was so unexpected and completely satisfying. My emotions were all over the place while reading this one. Everything tied together so beautifully. I’m reeling now that it’s over, but I’m so happy to add this to my list of favorite series.

In the hopes of keeping this review spoiler free, I’ll end with one of my favorite quotes from Knight of the Goddess:

“I see forever with you by my side. Because long after these scars have faded away into nothing, I’ll still be standing beside you. You and I? We’re eternal.” 😭

Thank you so much to the author, Starwater Press, and NetGalley for providing an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review ♥️

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

I can’t even explain the hold this entire series had on me! Wow! What a perfect ending to the series!!

In this final installment of the Blood of a Fae series Morgan and Draven set off on a journey to find her father and end the bloodshed once and for all!

This book made me laugh and cry but all in all it was absolutely perfect!

I wish there was more just because I’m not ready to say goodbye to these characters yet!

If you haven’t read Queen of Roses yet, what are you waiting for!?! This series in my opinion is Throne of Glass meets King Arthur and I wish I could give the whole series more than 5 stars!

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Knight of the Goddess is book 4th and final book in the Blood of a Fae series.
This action packed dark fantasy romance is fantastic brutal, exciting and filled will evil enemies and fated mates. I thoroughly enjoyed this darker spin on King Arthur lore. I truly hate to see this series end I could barely put it down Nightclaw and Sunstrike are incredible and fierce. The Oxmoor battlecats are some of my favorite side characters. I will truly miss Draven and Morgan.

However, I can’t wait for the series The Once and Future Pendragon!!! I look so forward to more Arthurian adventures. I highly recommend this series.

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Knight of the Goddess is book 4 in the Blood of a Fae series by Briar Boleyn.
Oh my goodness….. I don’t want this series to end!
I thoroughly enjoyed this dark fantasy romance, with a spin on King Arthur.
I can’t wait for her series The Once and Future Pendragon to hit!

Thank You NetGalley and Starwater Press for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

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This was a great ending to this series. I was completely obsessed with this series and read them all back to back. I could not put the series down and I loved it. This was a great cast of characters, the writing was engaging, and it was a great balance of world building and story telling. It was amazing

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The final installment of the much awaited Camelot retelling. I was so excited to find out what happened with Morgan and Draven. I was excited to dive into this one. I loved learning more about nightclaw and Medra. But I did feel like some of the story wasn't fleshed out enough. I was confused about how the Gods came into play out of nowhere. It felt like a random surprise instead of something that shocked but made sense. I was also a bit confused after the battle as to what happened to Excalibur. Maybe I just missed that part but the other two seemed obviously destroyed.

On a more positive note. I loved the character conclusions and seeing the life being made despite the losses of friends and family. I loved the hero sacrifices that broke my heart. This felt completed with a nice little bow that left me satisfied with the ending.

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Nope. I feel these are getting worse as the series goes on. I felt confused, corners were cut with the plot to try and wrap everything up in a neat bow, and the FMC I still don't like after 4 books.

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This is the fourth and final book in the Blood of a Fae series! I am honoured to have been included in Morgan and Draven's journey from the beginning to the end!

✨️Fae
✨️Magic
✨️Gods/Goddesses
✨️Arthurian Retelling
✨️Plot Twists
✨️Found Family

"Beware the dread curse of Three…
The sword, the spear, the grail’s mystery…"

This book was just as good as the others! Morgan regains her memories, we find out more about the history of the gods and the history of Morgan. We lose people and go through heartbreak, and at the very end, love saves the day.

I love these characters and watching them develop over the entire series was amazing! This finale ties everything up into a nice bow, the Kingdoms can begin to heal after the long and treacherous journey they've all been on!

This is a dark fantasy romance series, so please read the trigger warnings if you have any! (They're located towards the back because they may contain mild spoilers for the content of the book)

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Briar Boleyn for allowing me join Morgan and Draven on their journey! It's been a pleasure.

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Knight of the Goddess is the final book in the Blood of a Fae series.

War is still on the horizon, so Morgan and Draven must go to help their allies fight the terrible foes. This leads to them travelling all over in the hopes of defeating Gorlois Le Fay and his other children.

This book to me way longer to read than it should have done. The first 60/70% of the book was really difficult to get into. There were a bunch of deaths of many important characters that I want expecting but it shouldn't have been surprising with this being the finale. I don't like how Crescent treated a certain someone either. The last part of the book is what made things better as there were some surprising things that were revealed, although it was also a little confusing to understand.

Overall, a great conclusion to this Arthurian retelling.

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It was so bittersweet to say goodbye to this series, as I have absolutely loved it. This spin on the Camelot story sucked me in right away. Knight of the Goddess tied up so many loose ends as well as surprising me throughout. Definitely recommend!

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I received a free copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Knight of the Goddess is the fourth and final book in the Blood of a Fae series. I really enjoyed this book despite the pacing being inconsistent. There were areas where there's not a lot happening, and then all of the sudden it was too much going on. Much of the story was focused on Morgan, Draven, and their friends' adventure to find and fight Morgan's father - Gorlois Le Fay. As I've mentioned in the previous books, I really enjoy both Morgan and Draven as the MCs. They are both strong but vulnerable, and I really appreciate how nuanced their characters are. The rest of the characters were just as relatable and I hated seeing anything happen to any of them.

I thought that the series was neatly tied up. The reveal at the end of the book took me by surprise. I'm sure there were hints throughout the series, but honestly I read for entertainment. I'm not one to dig too deep into all the details of a story. Overall, I think it's a great series to read!

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|| : All of the wise ones were gone.
Merlin. Caspar. Yes, even bloody Tyre.
There was no one to teach me how to shield my mind completely or to explain the dreamworld I visited when I closed my eyes - to explain just where it was, what it was. I knew only one other true dreamer. My mate. And I knew even he had struggled to fully block his dreams when his father had tried to use them to his own advantage.
So when I wound up in the exact place I didn't want to be, it should really have been no surprise.
I was an ignorant girl, just as Daegen had said, in many ways.
The cottage was ash and ruins now. : ||

The Knight of the Goddess is the fourth and final book in the Blood of a Fae series, but the only book I have read so far.
Being new to the story I didn’t feel like I had missed three books before me as the author was talented enough to feed small snippets of the past into everyday events and thoughts, enough for the reader to be able to feel connected with the characters and feel the weighted history that came with them.

Immediately I became enthralled in the love story of Morgan and Draven before I realised this was drenched in Arthurian legends mixed with a different blend of other mythological creatures. There were old characters I loved but woven in an entirely new and modern way clashing against characters I had never heard of and in the middle of it all.. Three symbols everyone in the world, with a love of history and storytelling would know.

This is the book I never knew I needed! I'm still not sure my emotions have fully recovered, I felt like I rose and I fell with these characters, especially one element at the end that tore a piece of my heart. I'm not sure I'll ever get that back. But that is when you know you come across something special.

An author is someone who can place words on a page but a storyteller gives a piece of themselves with every character they make and map out. I saw that, in the small details, explaining the looks, the colour of certain things, the dreams were vivid, even the intensity was jumping off the page. I didn't feel like I was there with Morgan. I felt like I was Morgan.

Unlike other books that skips the ‘journeying’ part of characters paths (especially if they go on a long journey that is covered over two pages 🙄)
You are taken on an actual journey, with the characters evolving over time and not just that but the author even had time to think about after because what does come after the ending usually?
Questions. All I had was a smile.

Thank you so much to Briar Boleyn and publishers for allowing me to read this book through Netgalley where I have voluntarily offered my honest feedback.

I just reviewed Knight of the Goddess by Briar Boleyn. #BloodofaFaeSeries #NetGalley

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I did not love this. There's a weird mix of nothing happening but also too much going on for anything to make sense. Bits and pieces of lore and world-building that you keep forgetting so nothing really makes sense.

The romance was mid. I didn't really like the main character and the love interest is just like every other mmc and doesn't really have any other personality traits other than being in love with the fmc.

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This series was so good! The romance was so good and the world building and the story was very well written. I would highly recommend this book!

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I have fallen in love with all of the characters along this epic 4 book journey. This was a very satisfying end to the series and these characters will always live rent free in my head.

You could say the plot was predictable, but that made it such an easy fast paced read, to confirm your suspicions. There was passion, friendship, determination, self sacrificing, and sad moments along the way to keep you guessing just enough.

I could not recommend this easy fantasy book and entire series enough!

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I feel like Booktok is sleeping on this series!
This fourth and final book was amazing and felt bittersweet, knowing it was the end. I will absolutely be thinking about this story for a long time and have to re-read it all over again. There are so many mind blowing plot twists!! Absolutely amazing book!!

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