Court of Blood and Bindings: A Steamy Fae Fantasy Romance: 1 (Fae Isles)

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The universe the author created was different from past books I've read. I liked the color magic system. The world was explained well enough to where I didn't feel lost and it didn't feel unbelievable. Our hero is a damaged fae assassin and torturer and our heroine is a feisty mage... how hot do you think it will be? 🥵🌶️Do they play the who-gives-in-to-the-tension-first? Oh yeah! 😏 The "Mother", the queen of the empire, is the true winner of the war between fae and humans. She uses her Silent Death killer to send a message to all humans that dare defy her ruling. The primal colors based magic, is a delight to picture and imagine ❤️Epic fantasy romance, baby! Note : Court of Blood and Bindings contains a generous dose of smouldering glances, angry yearning, and midnight meetings of the illicit type, as well as other mature themes. When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, Emelin believes her hour has come. Instead, her captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings".

This is definitely a slow burn book. There are parts where it feels mundane, but it all really comes together near the end and I ate up every single minute!! It’s a great dynamic from the very beginning, full of aggressive banter and threats of violence, but there’s this underlying attraction that creates delicious chemistry. Neither of them act on it as Creon teaches Emelin about his world and they begin her training, but it’s always there. And when he begins to reveal his secrets and they truly start to learn about each other, their connection only deepens when Emelin promises to work with him to bring down the Mother.Court of Blood and Bindings is the first installment in the Fae Isles series and is a fantasy romance story perfect for ACOTAR fans.

Yes, there is a cliffhanger. It’s not a really bad one, but it still leaves us on a critical point, and I’m so invested in these characters and their story, I’m absolutely desperate to get my hands on the next book of the series. Court of Blood and Bindings is the first book of the Fae Isles series, an enemies to lovers fantasy romance featuring a strong-willed heroine and a broody, morally grey hero. This adult fae romance is perfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout and Raven Kennedy. Me hizo sentir ACOTAR vibes, no tanto porque sean parecidos sino por la historia y forma de escribir I freaking love this book. It's beautifully written, the fantasy world is well developed and fascinating, and the concept of color-magic is so clever. It’s such an amazing read – especially when you consider that Marshall is still a newly-published author. I rate this book up among fantasy reads by Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout (which is high praise from me indeed), and I can’t wait for more. Em, my baby, is an emotionally intelligent Heroine (big H) that had to learn to show a submissive and unambitious side. Until the most feared of the empire assassins sees her true colors (literally) and threatens her and her family's lives.

Sobre las escenas picantes..ahhh sólo decir que Creon tiene ALAS...ARGHGG.. asi que para los que leyeron ACOTAR, YA SABEN QUE ESPERAR, porque Lisette Marshall les da una función parecida, pero MEJOR DESCRIPTA que en ACOTAR ( muero por segunda vez ). Caught using forbidden magic, Emelin is captured by the Silent Death and brought to the Crimson Court, where she learns more about the Silent Death and bargains with him. There's more to this famed murderous fae than she thought. The most interesting thing about this was our mute assassin. Was curious about that. Unfortunately I felt the way it was written his character was overshadowed by Miss Special Pants. When a character can’t speak you need your narrator to include more observations or content to balance things out. Otherwise, you have what happened here where everything is about her and our assassin is like a fly buzzing by every now and again. Probably why she was so annoying was because the MMC wasn’t fully balancing her out and drawing attention away from her neurosis and budding hero complex. This fantasy romance includes most of my favorite tropes however the story felt slow to me which made me lose my focus a few times and I didn't connect with the heroine much. Emelin is a 20-year-old human living in fae-controlled land, born with powers she shouldn’t have, and living a secluded life to hide the fact. When the brutal fae assassin known as the Silent Death sees her using her magic, he doesn’t kill her on the spot as she expects, instead, he whisks her away from her remote island home to the centre of the fae empire, the Crimson Court. He moves her into his home, pretending that she is his human lover, which gives her some protection from those who would hurt her, while he works with her to hone her powers. Because the Silent Death is not who he seems, and he has a plan to take our the ruling fae Mother and free those under her control, and he needs Emelin’s help to do it.

I think this is my absolute favorite book by Lisette Marshall so far(and all her work is amazing)! She really outdid herself with this beauty! It's so good! They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake… Emlin has magical abilities, but are kept secret from her human people. One night, she awakens to her island on fire and everyone missing. All except a fae male with wings, who's voice was taken away from him 100 years ago. He takes her away to his island, filled with dangerous fae. She is forced to live with him to stay safe from the evil queen. But why did he want her so badly?? 😏 The romance was the highlight of the book for me. I always enjoy when there is a communication barrier between the couple and they had to speak to each other through written notes for most of the book. That did not take away from the chemistry between them I adored their banter. I freaking love this book. It’s beautifully written, the fantasy world is well developed and fascinating, and the concept of color-magic is so clever. It’s such an amazing read – especially when you consider that Marshall is still a newly-published author. I rate this book up among fantasy reads by Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout (which is high praise from me indeed), and I can’t wait for more.I leaned into that fall. I let myself plummet, into the unfathomable, bottomless depths of my heart, and trusted his arms to catch me. I maybe would have continued if not for this bish. Like she is super timid about her parents behaviour of her and lo-key sounds like she resents them and then gets all blubbery when they abandon her to an assassin and inferno. Like why are you all of a sudden acting like you were ripped away from a loving family? They were horrible and so was everyone else in her town. It didn’t make sense. And then all of a sudden this quiet girl who bit her tongue around her parents starts mouthing off to a old af assassin known as the silent death? How does anything about that make sense. It also made her really annoying. She was essentially a chihuahua barking at a lion. Then you are being led into believing she’s some key to freeing the world from a tyrant. I’m not fully sure what you are to me. I’m not sure if I dare to figure it out. But I know you’re a first.” AMÉ ESTE LIBRO.Tiene un worldbuilding fantástico, un sistema de magia muy novedoso y la descripción del mundo Fae hace acordar mucho a A Court of Thorns and Rosesy Under the Mountain.. . La relación entre Creon y Emelin, la química entre los dos no aburre en ningún momento y hay algo sobre Creon que hace que su relación sea todavía mas única y taan grumpy sunshine... que me muero de AMORRRR. No diré nada para no spoilear ya que creo que esta particularidad es algo importante dentro de la historia y mejor descubrirlo al leerlo.

If she agrees to work with him, she could free all of humanity. But can she trust a fae male with so much blood on his hands? Worse, when his smouldering dark eyes and dangerous secrets reveal glimpses of the heart behind his murderer’s mask… can she trust herself?The book’s timeline is actually pretty fast moving, but the romance feels like a slow burn, and I was revelling in every little moment between these two. The banter is epic, the glances and touches are so meaningful, and I absolutely love the way they handle the way they are feeling. They don’t hide from each other, they tease and they flirt, and every moment between them feels like it’s dripping with anticipation. The chemistry is electric and the sexual tension is off freaking charts, and the feelings are right there alongside of the mad lust, which makes the whole thing even more intense. The lore of the world is so well done, it's expanded on really nicely after the prequel. There's so much interesting history of the fae and humans and I could honestly picture bits of the history as Emelin learned about it! Very well written! I really loved the forced proximity, the one bed trope and the fact our MMc must communique via sign language or writing on paper really brought a dynamic that I really enjoyed between our MCs. The heroine and sassy, hardheaded, and awesome to read about. However, her inner monologues could have been cut down a bit. I absolutely adore Emelin and Creon. Emelin is so fierce and strong and Creon is just everything I want in a broody misunderstood dark fae! I loved all their interactions, especially the ones where cacti were mentioned.