May 13, 2023

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Feyre discovers that Rhysand is her mate and for a while, she is very happy with him and his "family". But they can't ignore the King of Hybern's threat to their home (Prythian), so they make plans to infiltrate Hybern and destroy the Cauldron.

Unfortunately, The King of Hybern had set a trap for them and Azriel and Cassian are badly injured. Feyre's human sisters Elain and Nesta are brought in by the Mortal Queens and traded for a chance at immortality. They are put in the Cauldron and turned into Fae. Elain turns out to be Lucian's mate. Tamlin has agreed to allow the King of Hybern to use his Court (Spring) to launch his attack against Prythian in exchange for Feyre. The King of Hybern severs the bond between Feyre and Rhysand. But Feyre used the opportunity to break the wards and set Rhysand and the Night Court free, and they escape with her sisters. Feyre stays behind with Tamlin in order to spy on Tamlin and the King of Hybern as she was more deeply linked to Rhysand than they knew and is THE HIGH LADY OF THE NIGHT COURT.

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May 10, 2023

The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6) by Anne Perry

The Fourth Enemy (Daniel Pitt #6)The Fourth Enemy by Anne Perry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Daniel and Miriam are married and Marcus has retired from his law firm due to his bad heart he appoints outsider Gideon Hunter as King's Counsel as Daniel is too young and inexperienced for the job, and he appoints Daniel's friend Toby Kitteridge as Head of Chambers.

Gideon gets the firm in hot water right away by prosecuting a well-liked newspaper owner with deep pockets for fraud. Vayne appears to be winning the case as the witness' against him suffer "accidents" but when Eve is injured and Miriam is kidnapped the tide starts to turn. Rose Hunter witnessed the kidnapping and was able to summon help right away. Her description of the kidnapper allowed them to guess where he was taking Miriam and Daniel and Ian were able to rescue her in the nick of time. The information they gleaned from Miriam's kidnapper allowed them to prosecute Vayne for murder instead of fraud and win.

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