Heart of the Fae
The Otherworld, Book 1
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Heart of the Fae
Buy Now for $27.99
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Narrated by:
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Siobhan Waring
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By:
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Emma Hamm
About this listen
Once upon a time...
A plague sweeps across the emerald hills of Ui Neiill, leaving a young midwife's father with months to live. To save her people, Sorcha makes a deal with a dangerous Fae. She must travel across the sea, through merrow and kelpie lands, to find a forgotten king on a crumbling throne.
Born king of the Seelie Fae, Eamonn fought battles unnumbered to uphold honor, duty, and freedom - until his twin brother sank a blade between his shoulders. Crystals grew from the wound, splitting open skin and bone. His people banished him to a cursed isle for his disfigurement, now king of criminals and fools.
With the help of brownies, pixies, and will-o'-the-wisps, Sorcha battles to break through his crystalline shell and persuade him to take back his stolen throne.
This determined beauty could come dangerously close to stealing his beastly heart.
©2017 Emma Hamm (P)2018 Emma HammThis is a lovely fantasy romance—with a strong female MC, who pushes against the expectations of a society that underestimates women at every turn. The slow-burn romance does take a while to begin, but when it does, it is captivating and beautifully written (that strawberry moment *gasp*! I think the fact it was so long coming added to the intensity of that encounter, personally!).
To directly answer some of the criticisms of the other negative review here, I must say I completely disagree—the logic of the world-building is internally consistent (although I can’t speak to how accurately it portrays Irish folklore—but I’m not sure why that reader had the expectations it would be “true” folklore? It’s fantasy, and inspired by real folklore… and the way the MC thanks the Fae is a core part of her character development—she is different, defiant, kind…), an immersive world that draws on Irish mythology and lore, with a bit of a “beauty and the beast” reimagining at the heart of the romance plot. The MC is strong, defiant and brave (not at all the “know it all brat” the other reviewer describes). I enjoyed every minute of this and will dive right into part two now!
And some gushing praise for the narrator who is STUNNING to listen to—lyrical, magnificently accented and made this a very worthy book to experience via audio. She added so much to the experience.
Highly recommend if you are a fan of this genre—ignore the other review as I did and you won’t be disappointed :)
A lovely tale, beautifully narrated
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The good:
The narrator does a very good job with the material she has.
The bad:
The scenarios in this story were very unrealistic.
Some of the details in the story are inconsistent and at times contradictory.
The main character comes across as an arrogant, know-it-all, judgemental brat.
The rules of interaction with fae are different to those in Irish folklore. E.g. main character thanks the fae often.
The terminology used seems more American than Irish.
Not worth the effort
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