Ben Alderson

A Betrayal of Storms

I  really enjoyed this dip into Fae magic, hidden identities and found family.  There is political plotting between rival kingdoms, a host of powered people including shapeshifters and the betrayals are definitely bountiful!

The entire plot is queer friendly and no big thing is ever made about same-sex or otherwise relationships and I quite enjoyed the prince/bodyguard romance.  Robin really did need a keeper occasionally but what do you expect when people kept him in the dark!

Robin may be half fae but he has never had any powers and thought himself safe in his little village.  But he's scooped up by the Hunters and is in for a sticky end until he manages to somehow break himself out and then assist in the rescue of the other fae by a warrior princess.  When he's taken through the portal to the Fae world he soon learns that everything he thought he knew about himself is a half-truth.

Enter Erix, hot private guard, annoyingly cocky and overprotective.  They have a sparky chemistry from the start and I actually quite enjoyed the nickname, I thought it was a good pun on Robin's name.  Then we have Althea, warrior princess and all around human denouncer.  There are a host of other secondary characters who are soon working together to ensure Robin lives long enough to claim his throne.

Sure some of the tropes and plot twists were a wee bit predictable but there really isn't anything new in the book world.  Sometimes I could have throttled Robin for being a bit too passive and allowing everyone to just hold back information constantly.  Erix can be a bit high-handed and over protective but otherwise he was quite an enjoyable character. 

I'm quietly hopeful for this series and I really hope that book 2 can tie off a couple of outstanding storylines.

Nicola Sarah Brooks

I  really enjoyed this dip into Fae magic, hidden identities and found family.  There is political plotting between rival kingdoms, a host of powered people including shapeshifters and the betrayals are definitely bountiful!

The entire plot is queer friendly and no big thing is ever made about same-sex or otherwise relationships and I quite enjoyed the prince/bodyguard romance.  Robin really did need a keeper occasionally but what do you expect when people kept him in the dark!

Robin may be half fae but he has never had any powers and thought himself safe in his little village.  But he's scooped up by the Hunters and is in for a sticky end until he manages to somehow break himself out and then assist in the rescue of the other fae by a warrior princess.  When he's taken through the portal to the Fae world he soon learns that everything he thought he knew about himself is a half-truth.

Enter Erix, hot private guard, annoyingly cocky and overprotective.  They have a sparky chemistry from the start and I actually quite enjoyed the nickname, I thought it was a good pun on Robin's name.  Then we have Althea, warrior princess and all around human denouncer.  There are a host of other secondary characters who are soon working together to ensure Robin lives long enough to claim his throne.

Sure some of the tropes and plot twists were a wee bit predictable but there really isn't anything new in the book world.  Sometimes I could have throttled Robin for being a bit too passive and allowing everyone to just hold back information constantly.  Erix can be a bit high-handed and over protective but otherwise he was quite an enjoyable character. 

I'm quietly hopeful for this series and I really hope that book 2 can tie off a couple of outstanding storylines.

A Betrayal of Storms

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