This book was... I just... it's hard to find words to describe all the feelings I have about this wonderful story... it was a truly epic fantasy novel, the second story in The otherworld series and the concluding book in the duology all about Beauty and the beast retelling... and... *sighs* it was soooooo good that I find it really hard to sit down and focus all the thoughts that are running around in my head long enough to form coherent sentences, so I can share all my love for this story, and convince you to pick it up if you haven't yet... :) since this is a continuation of a bigger story arch, let me first share some spoilers-free-safe-for-everyone-to-read informations in the next paragraph :)
Both "Heart of the fae" (the first part of this duology) and "Veins of magic" take place in an alternate version of our world, a bit back in time... it's a world where fae, fairies and all sorts of magical creatures are real and exist, but people believe them to be myths and legends... apart for a few that still uphold the traditions and take care of the ancient shrines... one of those people is Sorcha... *sighs dreamily* I'm sorry, but there will be a lot of happy and dreamy sighs about her, because I absolutely adore her... she's everything I love in heroines of the stories I read... :) Sorcha is an orphan who was raised in a brothel, her mother burned after they accused her of being a witch... she grew up to be a midwife and a healer, loved dearly by her foster family... when a horrible blood beetle plague spreads more and more wildly among humans, and when her own father catches it, Sorcha agrees to a make a deal with a very dangerous fae in order to find a cure... that decision will lead her down the path that will change her life forever... she will travel to an island on the border between human world and the otherworld, where a banished and disfigured fae prince lives as punishment... and if all that doesn't peak your interest, I don't know what will ;)
When I started that first book I was immediately mesmerized by the writing style... hooked from the very prologue, Emma Hamm's enchanting words burrowed deep under my skin, reaching straight into my very heart and soul and I was lost between the pages of her book... yes, technically I was going to work and doing all the adulting stuff I had to do, but my thoughts were never far away from Sorcha and her story... it took me a few weeks to read both installments, and that is saying something, because I have a pretty fast pace when I read... but when it came to these books, I wanted to prolong the experience as much as I could have... and it was a great decision on my part, because now that I finished it, I have problems to get back into the real world... I want to crawl between the pages of this book and stayed in that magical world a bit longer... Emma Hamm created such a vast and rich world filled with complex characters, that I hope she will keep writing amazing stories that will only expand it even more... her stories are one of the reasons that if I was forced to pick just one genre to keep reading for the rest of my life, I would choose fantasy... as much as I adore regular contemporary romances set in our world, between people without any magic and such, the ones with magic, mythical creatures and just that something extra will always have a special place in my heart... :)
I did what I could to convince you to give this duology a try if you haven't yet, but if you are new to it, please stop reading my review right now... I shared as many spoilers free thoughts as I could, but now I have to share some feelings that will include sharing some events and people we saw in the first installment, so unless you read it, they may be counted as spoilers... final warning people... :) ok, I assume that all who kept reading are familiar with the story from the first book and the main characters I will be mentioning... if not, don't blame me for spoilers later ;) ok, so after that cliffhanger of an ending, when Eamonn send Sorcha away in the middle of a battle, so she would be safe from his twin brother... at the beginning of this one we pick up soon after that and see how Sorcha is handling getting back in the human world, caring for her family... but missing her fae prince and everything she left behind so much... as the months go by, she decides to find a way back to the otherworld... but time flows differently there... and a lot of things happened since she went away... don't worry, I won't spoil any specifics, but I will say that once she's reunited with Eamonn, they will fight side by side to overturn Fionn from the throne... and as much as I fell in love with Sorcha in the first book, my love only grew in this installment... *sighs dreamily* you can't say I didn't warn you about all the sighing ;) she's just such a strong and complex character... and she becomes even more kick-ass after enduring everything life throws at her in this book... and trust me, it's a lot... the same can be said about Eamonn... I love how both of them are so complex and flawed, and yet they can communicate with each other and admit when they were wrong... I want to read about more relationships like that... this book swallowed me whole... I laughed, I teared up, I gasped in surprise, I sighed and swooned on my week knees... I cried out in pain and wanted to hurl my kindle across the room from the injustice and pain these characters endured... I felt inspired and empowered by the journey Sorcha goes through within the pages of this book... she sufferes a lot, but comes out much stronger because of all that... it's gonna take me a while to shake off the remnants of this duology... it was everything I love in stories... complex characters, rich and diverse world, story filled with surprises, action and just all around epic awesomeness, with an absolutely stunning and beautiful ending that will mend your heart that was shattered before... I cannot recommend you to read these books enough... just please, go do it... you won't regret it...
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- CharmaineReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 27, 2022
A magical series
I waited until I finished this duology to write my review because as soon as I finished the first book, I HAD to buy the second one straight away!!!CharmaineA magical series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 27, 2022
This is an amazing series and I loved every second of it. I’m obsessed with the Fae anyway but this just had everything I love in a fantasy book. Enemies to lover, strangers to lovers, live, family bonds, strong female character, loss, angst the whole lot. It’s also set in Ireland and I’m Irish so this was just the icing on the cake for me. Emma has written this so beautifully and the world building is in another level. I found myself completely immersed in the world she created. ALSO that part in the second book!!!!! It broke me and I couldn’t believe that she did that to me BUT it works out in the end. 😏
If you like fantasy books and all things Fae, then you need to read these books.
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- AvidreadersbcReviewed in India on April 24, 2022
An adventure that begs to be read over and over again
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