Book 4, 2021
Jan. 19th, 2021 06:20 pm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Polished off book number four just prior to bedtime last night. Winning! The book was Grave War by Kalayna Price, which is the 7th (and final!) installment in her "Alex Craft" urban fantasy series, featuring grave witch and half-fae, Alexis "Alex" Craft.
Now that Falin has had to assume the mantle of the Winter King, he has tasked Alex with heading up the Fae Investigation Bureau (FIB). Alex is still learning how to even be a fae, let alone how to navigate the intricate politics and intrigues of Faerie. She is feeling out of her depth, and when there's an explosion at the Eternal Bloom during her first week on the job, she is left floundering. With the door to Faerie now destroyed, Alex is cut off from her fae magic, as is every other fae who was in the mortal realm when it happened. As more and more doors to Faerie are attacked, it becomes clear that someone is bent on usurping the throne of the High King, no matter what the cost. Alex is not without resources, however, including her own, innate wyrd magic, which is far different than fae magic and not something her nemesis is able to anticipate. New alliances must be forged quickly, if Faerie itself is going to survive.
I've loved every book in this series, and this one was no exception. That's why I was deeply disappointed to see that it's the last the author intends to write. I do appreciate and respect that she let her readers know, rather than just dropping the series like a hot potato. And, most loose threads were wrapped up by the end.
Also,
Favorite lines:
♦ "This is totally not why I shaved my legs."
♦ Not even off my own property yet and I was already questioning my life choices.
♦ Waltzing around in a towel searching for a missing castle seemed like a bad idea.
Excellent story, but I'm sad it ended. Five stars