The Fate of Crowns (The Fate of Crowns, #1) by Rebecca L. Garcia
Series: The Fate of Crowns #1
Published by Amazon.com Services LLC on January 5, 2021
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 246

I received this book for free from Author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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With my brother's death came the crown and all the trappings that accompany it. Now, my father--the most dangerous man in Magaelor--seeks to control my future.
But fate has other plans.
Thrown into mer-filled waters, I'm dragged into the rival kingdom of Berovia. Surrounded by those who murdered my brother and wished my entire family dead, I must find my way back to my kingdom. There, a marriage between myself and the dark fae prince could bring peace to a century's old division between the fae and sorcerers. But dark revelations and deadly lies threaten to destroy my destiny. I must make the choice between my duty, family, and heart before it's too late.​Will I allow myself to become the Queen of everything? Or be reduced to a cautionary tale as the princess of nothing?
The Fate of Crowns is a YA epic fantasy adventure about a sheltered princess who travels between magical kingdoms, discovering a world different to what she'd believed.
Get book one now. The anticipated sequel, The Princess of Nothing, releases February 2nd 2021.

My Review

Rebecca L. Garcia is a new author for me. I hadn’t heard of her work until she was looking for readers for The Fate of Crowns. I did receive The Fate of Crowns in return for a review. However, all thoughts are completely my own and not influenced in anyway.

The Fate of Crowns is a spellbinding and enchanting story. It truly captures everything I love about books and reading in an easy to read book you can read in one sitting. This book surprised me in a good way and left me desperately wanting more.

The Fate of Crowns throws us into a new and stunning world full of magical species, like sorcerers, fey, fairies, and merpeople. We are introduced to the world that our main character lives in plus some of the surrounding areas. The world building is there I just wished we learned more about each of the places.

There are two main larger islands Magaelor and Berovia. Magaelor is divided into regions, Impera, where the sorcerers live, and Niferum where the dark fey live.

Then we have Berovia, which is a bit harder to divide. The fey and sorcerers don’t live in different kingdoms, but they do congregate in different areas. The fey that live here are light fey. Magaelor is coated in winter while Berovia is full of warmth and sun.

“Berovia was beautiful, unlike Magaelor.”

The characters in this book have a great base to expand on. Several of the characters are much more developed than others which is normal for any given book. There were a few characters I wanted to know more about, that I desperately wanted to see more of…. Cedric…..

Our main protagonist is Winter. She is a teenage princess who lives in Magaelor. She has some serious attitude in the beginning of the book but she is young, sheltered and extremely naive. Although she does have a passion for reading books she shouldn’t. She has been raised and conditioned to believe that those from Berovia are uncivilized and have caused problems for her people for all of time. I wish as the book progressed Winter would have grown a bit more but she did grow throughout the book it just took a while. She has a long way to go though. I am definitely interested to see her growth throughout book two.

Blaise, is a dark fey prince from Neferum. He has an interesting back story that I wish we learned. He is a little more grown up than Winter, but then the fey are immortals. Blaise is confident, he is sure he will rule one day and he really wants to change his land for the better. He is also engaged to Winter, in a strategic alliance. I really liked Blaise, he is a no bullshit type of person.

Cedric is a light fey who lives in Berovia. He tries to help Winter, even if she doesn’t want it. I really wished we learned more about him. I want to know who he is, his back story, ah… everything. I want to know everything. I have my suspicions. He questions Winter, he makes her question what she knows, I think he will be super influential in her growth as the serious continues. At least I hope he does!

Aquarius is a pirate who saves Winter’s life when fall’s into Mer infested water. He seems like quite the character. He adds a little spice to the book.

Morgana, Winter’s best friend and the Court Seer. I’m not sure what to think about Morgana. I’m kind of on the fence. I think she is a good friend, I think she is a strong presence that will help Winter but there is just something I can’t put my finger on.

“Your soul drowns in the river of your rage. You will lose yourself if you do not learn to control it”

Morgana

The beginning of the book was a little slow but then it picked up as the twists and turns started. The twists and turns kept me intrigued until the very end. The pacing is a little inconsistent throughout the book. Like I said the beginning was a little slow. However I feel like the middle and end of the book were too fast. There were some issues with the logic, I wished more things were made a bit clearer and I feel like if the pacing was a bit more consistent this would make a huge difference.

I do have to warn you though, The Fate of Crowns ends in a cliff hanger but it’s a good one! Reading this book even with the small issues was enjoyable and I will definitely continue reading the series.

I will definitely be picking up the next book The Princess of Nothing to continue following Winter on her journey.

This book was enjoyable, it has drama, intrigue, political drama, twists and turns. Everything you could want in a fantasy book. I had a hard time putting it down. The Fate of Crowns is a fairly quick read that certainly packs a punch.

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