Author: K.M. Shea
Series: Gates of Myth and Power Book Three
Category: Fantasy Romance
Spice: 🌶️
"Romantic love is important, Shiloh, but there's so much in my life that is equally important, like family. I wouldn't compromise in loving someone - whether it's my boyfriend or my brother and sister." - Chloe
In the final book of the Gates of Myth and Power trilogy, Noctus and Chloe's competing loyalties have forced them onto separate paths. With Noctus' hidden city of elves on the line, and humans being used as bait by the mysterious hunter who has his eyes on eliminating Chloe, neither can risk the attraction between them. But are they willing to just walk away when the other needs help?
I was counting down the days The King's Queen came out, and I was not disappointed! The major unresolved issues between the Elf King and his Shadow were keeping me up at night, but I held faithful that K.M. Shea would weave a happily ever after in the end.
Chloe remains one of my favorite female characters from K.M. Shea's Magiford Supernatural City world. Though her first instinct is to run at the sight of danger, she is fiercely loyal and willing to put herself at risk to do what's right. Chloe has struggled throughout the series with self-doubt but she finally blooms into a real fighter, owning her strengths in the end.
Noctus ran away with my heart early on, while he maintains a cold exterior to outsiders, he really is a dedicated hero of his people and their protector at all costs. He has a rigid sense of responsibility and affection when it comes to elves who he considers under his care and I was praying that Chloe would eventually fall under that umbrella so they could find a way to be together.
"She gets to date a real-life Legolas, except he's even cooler!" - Joy, Chloe's sister
As always, some of the best moments in the book came from the secondary characters. K.M. Shea has a knack for surrounding her main couple with interesting and hilarious friends, and the interconnected world with her other trilogy series set in Magiford means we never are too far away from some of our favorites.
"Regardless, we had best leave - being late is a stain I do not wish to add to my soul. Good evening, Chloe Anderson. My the light of life puncture the darkness of this bleak existence for you." - Josh, Vampire
Again, the Paragon is right in the middle of things, though I may hold a grudge about how he was treating Noctus throughout the three books. Elves are the boogie men of the magical world, and rightfully so given what we are told of their history. I still wasn't impressed by the prejudice some of our most beloved past characters were displaying. At least we still had some devotedly crazy pet parent moments to lighten the mood.
"Aphrodite, no matter what kind of magic she has, how could you just ignore me like that?!" - Paragon
While the book was a bit longer than the other two, the pages flew by as I wallowed in heartbreak, ran with hope, and soared in joy as we finally concluded a thrilling and epic storyline. Noctus and Chloe as a couple are in my top ten for sure!
"You're my sweetness of life, Amalourne, and my queen." - Noctus
"And you're my king, and my strength." - Chloe
There were a few teasers in the book hinting at who might be the focus of new trilogies, I will definitely be first in line to read and review when a new series comes out.
Tropes and Themes: Fae, Elves, Magic, Vampires, Shifters, Royalty, Clean Romance, Fantasy.
Blurb
When the elven king of death released me even though my existence is a threat to his kingdom, I took the opportunity to run. There is just one problem… I also fell in love with him.
Nothing like a little doomed love to add a dash of intrigue to life, right? Unfortunately, that’s not even the worst of it.
I’m a worrier on my best days, but with a psycho tracking my every move because he’s obsessed with killing me, I’ve graduated to the level of paranoid lunatic.
Even if I could forget about the tracker—not happening since he’s figured out the fastest way to get to me is to attack my adopted family—my regular life is also anxiety-inducing as the city of Magiford is brewing with trouble.
Someone is setting off increasingly powerful magical spells downtown, upsetting all the humans. The supernatural community is desperate to find the perpetrator, and the top leaders are convinced the psychotic tracker chasing me is in on it. Their solution? Use me to capture the tracker for questioning.
What none of us counted on was Noctus—the elven king of death—interfering. Turns out I might not be the only one to regret our parting. But is there any way he could help me, and still keep his kingdom a safe secret?
At least one thing is for sure: I’m in way over my head with this, and my gut is warning me that I’m about to test if cats really do have nine lives.
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