Crown of Shadows by K.M. SheaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Engaging and Fun
I’d probably give this book 4.5 ⭐️ if I could.
This book is the first is a new series in the Magiford Supernatural City World. You don’t need to have read the first series, but it would definitely help understand some of the supporting characters and the overall world in which the series is set. There is less world-building because of the previous books.
We met Leila in the previous series as she lives next door to the Drake estate. She is half human and half fae but has been raised in the human world and doesn’t have a vast knowledge of her magic. She is aware of her fae heritage and doesn’t want anything to do with it. Sadly, avoiding the fae isn’t to be possible because the Night Mares have bonded with her and named her Queen of Night Court, much to her and her Court’s dismay.
After surviving an assassination attempt she is forced to move to the Night Court estate in Magiford and try to rebuild her decrepit Court, which is falling apart in both the human and fae realms. Badly in debt and magically failing Leila has inherited a difficult situation, especially when you add in the death threats, shrinking wards marking her kingdom in the fae realm and trying to find a consort before she can be crowned.
I really enjoyed this book. It was amusing in places, intriguing in others and the characters were interesting to learn all about. The magic system is different for the fae than it is for the wizards in the previous series and that is explored in this book, though I’m sure that there is still plenty to be revealed about it in later books.
Leila is a great character. She is stubborn, inventive, compassionate and determined. I also like the people she chooses to surround herself with and the affection she has for the creatures of her Court gives me the warm and fuzzies.
There is something so appealing about the quality of this author’s writing. It’s not the most intense and exciting of plots, but you still get drawn in because the author is a good storyteller. I can’t wait to read what happens next as the battle she has to fight for her Court’s heart and their place in the world is most definitely ongoing.
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