Court of Blood and Bindings

Fae Isles, Book 1

De: Lisette Marshall

Narrado por: Summer Roberts

They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake…

When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, twenty-year-old Emelin believes her hour has come. Instead, her inhumanly beautiful captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings into the one place from which no human ever returns:

The heart of the Fae Isles. The treacherous Crimson Court, where the Mother of faekind has ruled unchallenged over fae and humans for decades.

The Silent Death is supposed to be the Mother’s loyal servant, her invincible warrior, her ruthless, soulless killer. But in the shadows he is playing a game of his own, and he needs Emelin’s magic to win it.

If she agrees to work with him, she could free all of humanity. But can she trust a fae male with so much blood on his hands? Worse, when his smouldering dark eyes and dangerous secrets reveal glimpses of the heart behind his murderer’s mask…can she trust herself?

Court of Blood and Bindings is the first book of the Fae Isles series, an enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance featuring a strong-willed heroine and a broody, morally grey hero. It contains a generous dose of smouldering glances, angry yearning, and midnight meetings of the illicit type, as well as other mature themes.

©2022 Lisette Marshall (P)2023 Podium Audio

Fantasy Romance

“Uncaged, undone, he was power and beautiful and death, and he was mine.”

This was a solid 5 Star read for me and I’m kicking myself that I waited so long to start this series! Lisette Marshall is amazing with her descriptive language. Her words created a wonderfully detailed and illustrated movie in my mind as I read along and listened on audio. I really enjoyed the fresh take on the magic system with the use of colors and physical elements, and the symbolism of those colors. The plot of the entire story was exciting and engaging, especially as it picked up, and the romance consumed me.

A slow burn and swoon worthy relationship blossoms, one complete with all of the marvelously sarcastic and witty banter that I could hope for (I might have a type). We see several tropes that I love in Court of Blood and Bindings, forced proximity, fake dating, and enemies to lovers to name a few. I really appreciated the internal conflict Emelin experiences regarding her feelings for the love interest. It played well into the plot of the story and also brought a realist component to the romance that enhanced my connection towards both the characters and their relationship.

There were times in the very beginning of the book that I grew impatient with the MFC’s (Emelin) inner monologue. I was hungry for dialogue and interaction in those first few chapter. I can assure you though that the dialogue and interactions that take place between Emelin and the love interest are completely worth the wait and strengthen the story in my opinion. I think the author brought a new and inclusive experience to her readers by writing a character who is unable to verbally communicate. An experience that I did very much enjoy and appreciate after wrangling in my own initial impatience. I highly recommend this to lovers of ACOTAR specifically, and fantasy romance/ romance readers in general!

A Fun,new, and enchanting world

I am loving the characters here and am looking forward to continuing the story.
It’s similar to SMaas, and JArmentrout but diverse in its own creations of world and power.
There was a bit of steamy (hoping for more next book) romance and the budding characters are sure to prove more as the story opens further.
I hope the 3rd book will be out soon!
Onto book 2!

LOVED IT

This was an absolutely amazing book.! Slow burn romance with spice and an amazing story. I cannot wait to listen to the rest of this series, If you love ACOTAR you will love this too. The narration was amazing and I was intrenched in the story so deeply.

Enjoyed more than ACOTAR

I thought this book was really fun, going to check out the rest of the series.

Original but slow

A bit boring and slow. Only the last 1hr the action started. I’m trying the next one but just to check if this will be different.

blinding flash

the end was surprising and the story itself as well as it's delivery was excellent.

Amazing

Fantastic story can’t wait to dive into book 2 immediately getting it now!!!!! I have to know what happens next

Amazing!

So happy I discovered this series! The story, pacing, and narration were amazing! Diving right into book 2!

Super fun book

After Iron flame I’ve had a hard time reading anything fun. Engrossing story line that that was not obvious and the love interest was not perfect which makes him more interesting in my opinion .

Amazing!

I put off reading until the latest book came out, and I loved it so much. I haven’t heard too much about it, but this series is amazing and needs more love. Such an interesting magic system.