Faerie Realm (The Changeling Chronicles #3)
by Emma L. Adams
Rating: 4 stars
Blurb:
I feared that using my magic would bring me closer to the faerie realm I tried so desperately to escape. I was right.I made a promise to a faerie, and they’ve come to deliver. A powerful talisman has disappeared, and without it, the faeries in this realm are losing their magic. Getting involved wasn’t on my plan, but if I refuse to help the faeries find the talisman, I’ll die.
To make things more complicated, shifters are being killed by a mysterious masked faerie, and all signs point to a connection with the missing talisman. To find the killer and help the half-faeries, I must unlock the full extent of the magic I once feared, even if it means leaving the Mage Lord determined to stand at my side. Even if it takes me to Faerie’s most dangerous path…
My Review:
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review
This series keeps going strong. Faerie Realm was the exciting third book in this series. It kept my attention from start to finish and there wasn’t a dull moment. It’s fast paced and filled with action and trouble like the first two books and I really enjoyed it. Especially the second half was really good and I just wanted to keep reading. There are some plot points that continue from previous books, so I would recommend to read this series in order. But each book also has it’s one plot line/ problem that gets resolved mostly at the end of the book.
I really liked the plot of this one and might have enjoyed this book even more than the previous two. Ivy made a vow to the lady of the Tree and with how vows work for Fae she has to fulfill it or risk dying. And while faeries can’t lie, they sure can mislead and the plot has some nice twists. I also liked how Ivy dealt with everything in this book. She can be a bit reckless at times and always speaks her mind, but she’s also smart and I liked how she figured out what was going on and did her best to fix everything.
Ivy as a character keeps growing in every book and I really liked how we see her relationship with the Mage Lord develop in this book, it sure was worth the wait. They are great together! And I liked how the events in this book bring them closer together. I also liked how Ivy had to deal with her past and had to face her fears. Her past and fears have been part of the previous books, but they play an even bigger part in this one. I feel like she grows as a character and I like reading about her.
And just like we get to know the characters better in each book we also get to see more of the world. There’s a plot line involving the shifters in this book and I liked getting to know a bit more about that. And a twist involving the shifters at the end that was very interesting. We also get to see more from Faerie which was nice as well. And Ivy gets to know her magic a bit more. There are some epic battles involving swords and magic.
To summarize: this was another great book in this series. It’s one of those series that starts strong and keeps being strong and even getting better with each book. I really liked the direction this book took, with a new issue for Ivy to solve and some sub plot lines from previous books that continue. There are some interesting twists and a lot of action, magic and danger. I liked seeing Ivy handle the issues in this book and I think she grew as a character. The romance progresses a bit in this book and I liked seeing that. There are also new things we see and get to know about the world. And I can’t wait to read the next book as this series continues to be very good!
You’ve sold me! I love magic and the fae in general – but a series that gets stronger with each book? That’s hard to find these days, so I’m looking forward to picking them up.
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I hope you give it a try, it really is a great series! The magic and Fae aspects are really done well and the series keeps going strong. I just finished book 4, which was great too 🙂
This sounds like a fun read. I sometimes have a hard time keeping up with a series because it loses steam for me. I like that this one seems to keep getting better with every book. I will have to add it to my GR list.
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It’s a shame when that happens a series loses steam. I am glad that isn’t the case here and it keeps getting better. I hope you’ll enjoy this one when you give it a try :).
This series sounds really similar to the Ivy Granger series. For a minute I thought you had got your reviews mixed up.
I haven’t read the Ivy Granger series. It does seems to be the same genre as this one.
Wonderful review. You have peaked my interests in this series. I’ll have to add it to my every growing TBR.
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I know the feeling, my TBR keeps growing. But I am glad to hear you’re adding this series to your TBR, it really is a good one.
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I love Goodreads just for the TBR. I never had a great way until they showed up on keeping track of all the books I read or wanted to read. Though I know I will never ever read them all it’s just great to have that list. ^_^
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I agree! And I use Goodreads for that purpose as well, it’s nice to have a place to keep track of the books you might want to read one day.
Ya, It’s great. I use to use a word document, but man that got confusing and long…. ^_^
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I can imagine keeping track of everything in a word document gets confusing and long after a while. Goodreads is pretty awesome :).
I’m glad to hear that you are still loving these books and that this might be your favorite even! Always nice to hear about series.
I don’t know the last book about fae I read; it’s been awhile!
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It’s great when a series stays good when it progresses. I finished book 4 and that one was good too.
This book is very urban fantasy, I love the sound of it and the fact that it’s getting better with each installment.
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It’s very urban fantasy indeed, it all takes place in the same city and there’s lots of action magic and supernatural stuff going on. It’s a great series!
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I love it when 3 books in, the series is still going strong. I also like to see such strong character development and growth over the course of a series. I’m thinking I’ll have to give this series a go, Lola! 😀
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I agree it really is great when a series keeps going strong like this. The character changes and development are a nice touch. I hope you’ll give this series a try!
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I like read fae books and see how they twist words to lie without lying. I’m glad to see that this series is growing stronger in book three. Sounds like a fun series. Another one to add to my TBR. 🙂
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It’s always fun to see how the Fae twist things without lying. It definitely is a series that keeps going strong. I just finished book 4, which was good too. I hope you’ll give this series a try! I think it will be an audio format soon as well 😉
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I haven’t found a lot of books about the fe or with faeries in them but glad to hear you liked the book.
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There are some good books with fae out there and this one definitely was a good one 🙂
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Oh this sounds like what I need right now. My current read is good but very very slow. I do like some added in twists as well so sounds perfect 🙂
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Sorry to hear your current read is slow! This one was exactly what I was in the mood for fast paced and with some good twists. I just finished book 4 which was great too!
I’m glad you’re enjoying the series so much and that you liked this one even more than the last! That’s great that the character has continued growing in each book. And is she finally dating the Lord Mage yet? Lol isn’t the series in which I said I thought they’d have a romance in the first book? It does sound like a fun series though 🙂
Do elves count as fae? Because I just finished a book about elves today. And before that the book I read was definitely about fae. Apparently it’s been a fae week for me lol.
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Yes she’s dating the mage lord, they got a lot closer in this book. They are great together. I just finished book 4 which was good too.
Not sure? I usually see elves as different from Fae. That’s fun you had a Fae week. They can be great to read about. I like how the Fae here are quite nasty.