Romance , Sci Fi & Fantasy
New York had Broadway. LA had Hollywood. Chicago had magic.
During the Golden Age of Magic, descendants of The Anunnaki sought refuge in the City of Magic.
Five years ago, fairy princess Alina Lehrer played the role of dutiful daughter until, in a single act of rebellion, she broke her arranged marriage agreement with David Laurent and destroyed a powerful alliance between their families. She fears her mother will hold it against her until she fulfils her familial duty—to reclaim the fairy crown that had been stolen from them more than a century ago.
Now, the usurper to the throne is dead, thus ending the fairy-wizard feud. It is time to reclaim the throne, and ultimately the stolen crown. But happily-ever-after seems as far away as ever for Alina. She is still heartbroken after the rejection of her first love and is still healing from a near-death trauma. She must push aside her personal feelings and find a way to confront her demons in order for her to complete her quest.
Rylan Jackson, codename Orion, has an impeccable record as a trained assassin for The Royal Court of Fairies. As The Court's most trusted asset, he always gets the job done. Until his target is Alina, the one woman he can’t resist.
Fate has placed Alina and Rylan on opposing sides in a world of deception and betrayal. Where truth is ambiguous. Where loyalties war with affection. Where there are no coincidences.
But Alina has the power to change her destiny and soon learns Fate is not set in stone.
3 STARS
This story was hard to rate. Probably because I felt lost and feeling like I got dumped in the deep end. Definitely felt like I needed to read a prior book in the series to at least get more understanding. It felt confusing. And the bouncing back and forth from one time frame to the current times didn't help. It isn't something that I generally enjoy and it happened a lot in this story.
Alina was a person that you could feel empathy for. It's something that her mother didn't have for her. Alina's mother was a piece of work. So selfish, self centered and a pushy bully.
Rylan was a bit of a puzzle for a while but he was an enjoyable character. Like he said he was a man of many talents.
There is plenty of dangers, twists and dangerous conspiracies. This story had a lot of potential. Although it had a good ending that I was glad for, I still felt like it was also disappointing. For some of the reasons, I mentioned before.
"I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
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