Review: What Lurks Between the Fates by Harper L. Woods

Posted April 3, 2023 by Shannon in Reviews, Shannon / 0 Comments

Review:  What Lurks Between the Fates by Harper L. WoodsWhat Lurks Between the Fates by Harper L. Woods, Adelaide Forrest
Series: Of Flesh & Bone, #3, #3
Publication Date: March 28, 2023
Also in this series: What Lies Beyond the Veil, What Hunts Inside the Shadows
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five-stars

Once, I’d chosen my mate instead of freedom.
For weeks, we retraced our steps back to Mistfell and the lingering shadow of the Veil at the boundary between realms. Traveling through the kingdom, I denied the evidence in front of me, unable to fathom that I wasn’t the lost princess of Faerie. Instead, it is Fallon who must fear the consequences of her heritage. Which leaves me with a single, unanswered question.
Then, I awoke, caged high above the throne of the Queen of Air & Darkness.
Mab is the Queen who keeps all of Alfheimr held squirming within her clawed grasp. She uses the children of Faerie to sustain the magic granted to her by the cursed gem atop her crown, which has carved her from the girl she once was into a dark vessel, obsessed with power. She thrives on cruelty, and wields our love as an instrument for pain.
Now, I’ll play the games of the Fae.
I’m a curiosity, my presence an enigma that was never foreseen. I may not be Mab’s daughter, yet she still keeps me close, as she forges me into a weapon against humans and Fae alike. Mab may not own me yet, but she controls the life of the man I love. There is nothing I wouldn’t do to see him freed.
Even if I have to become the villain to do it.
What Lurks Between the Fates is book three in a series and ends in a cliffhanger. It features content that may be offensive or triggering to some readers.

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This has been me since I finished this book last night.  I don’t really know what to do with myself.

This 3rd book picks up where we left off, with Estrella and Caldris getting to spend some time with the oh-so-lovely Mab (NOT!).  I knew this was going to be a rough ride, but I don’t think one can ever be prepared.

Mab is determined to find out just who Caldris’ mate is.  But what sparks her interest, even more, is what Estrella is.  She makes it her mission to find that out, which means Estrella and Caldris get pulled through the wringer.  Lesser couples may have been torn apart, but not these two. Estrella proves just how strong she is (quite frankly, her time in Misfell was a pre-training camp for what was to come).  Mab may see Estrella’s love for those she holds dear as a weakness, but time and time again she proves how wrong Mab is.  Love may be Caldris’ weakness, but Estrella is willing to open herself up to the darkness if it means protecting or avenging her loved ones.

The ending of this one destroyed me and had me looking up the release date for the 4th book.  I might be recovered by October…we’ll see.

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