Court of Bitter Thorn by Kay L Moody

 

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Thank you Book Sirens for an eArc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Elora's family is on the brink of financial ruin. The only way they can save their family is through Elora's marriage, but all Elora wants is to do is practise with her sword and fight in a tournament. 

After a trip into the village disaster strikes and Elora's family find themselves more in need of Elora's marriage than ever before. Soon after, Elora inadvertently makes a deal with Prince Brannick, a faerie Prince, and finds herself trapped in Faerie and unable to help her family.

Whilst trying to figure out a way to get home, Elora makes a deal with a king from another court and finds herself mixed up in a plot that could destroy half of Faerie.

What I liked about this book 

• The story is really easy to follow. The writing is coherent and flows really well.
• The world is really well described and explained. I loved all the creatures.

What I didn't like

• I found Elora's one track mind quite unbelievable.
• There was too much eye rolling throughout the story.

I think that people who enjoy fairytales or lovers of Holly Blacks the Folk of the Air series would like this book. This was a really good start to a promising series.

3.75 stars

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