Goodnight, this series!! I am loving it so much. Empress of Fae was another stellar addition to the Blood of a Fae series. This book might’ve been the darkest one yet, so consider this your warning to check the CW/TW at the end of the book if you need to. In general, the CWs are the same as for the first two books, but there is some added content in this one that could be triggering to some. I had to cleanse my palate, so to speak,  by doing something mindless between chapters during some parts of the book - I had anticipatory anxiety and wanted to keep reading but also didn’t want to keep reading at the same time. That might just be my anxious brain, but I bet someone out there can relate. Anyway… I love the journey Draven and Morgan went on in Empress of Fae. Not a physical journey, mind you, though there is some of that. Morgan especially grew so much during this book. The dreaming sequences in this book were *chef’s kiss* and I desperately need to get myself a tiny thatched-roof cottage asap. 

One thing I’m glad the author, Briar Boleyn, doesn’t shy away from is death of supporting characters. I feel like so much romantasy has been SJM-ified in the sense that people either don’t die, or can be brought back from death somehow. Yes, it sucks when characters die, but it gives the book so much more depth. 

Finally, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for the multiple-pov in this book! It was really by only gripe about the first two books. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series! 

I received a copy of Empress of Fae for free from NetGalley. Thank you to Briar Boleyn, NetGalley, and the publisher for this book. This review is wholly my own and I am leaving it voluntarily.