Book Title: Fly with the Arrow
Author: Sarah K. L. Wilson
Series: Bluebeard's Secret, Book 1
Published: March 2nd, 2021
Synopsis:
STOLEN AWAY AS BLUEBEARD'S BRIDE AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS SEVERED HEAD.
I had already resigned myself to an unwanted marriage when he swept in and took me as his bride. I hadn't resigned myself to violence or an early death. That's a bit much to ask of a person.
But I'm not the kind of girl to just give up. Not even if it means facing all the horrors of this mad Fae world head on. I refuse to give in, go crazy, or be killed by one of his rivals.
I also refuse to fall in love with him. Not even if he keeps surprising me with depths I didn't expect. After all, he's had fifteen wives before me and it's not a case of "the more the merrier."
I have a crafty husband, a severed head that gives surprisingly good advice, and the common sense my mother gave me. Together, they'll just have to be enough to conquer this Fae realm.
Especially now that I've discovered the fate of this world is connected to my own. Failure in one will mean the desolation of the other.
For lovers of SPINNING SILVER, and A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY comes a tangled fantasy story of epic adventure, magical trickery and wagers of crowns and thrones from USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah K. L. Wilson. Prepare to be enthralled, spell-bound, and utterly addicted to this chillingly hopeful tale.
Received an ARC copy from the author herself for an honest review, and this does not affect my review or rating of the book, thank you!
5 Dazzling Stars!
I have never read the original Bluebeard story, but I really loved this retelling.
A deal with the Wittenbrand was a deal with death
Izolda is a young girl of nineteen, for her society she is old for the marriage market so this new season is her season to shine and attract a good marriage match that her father will choose for her. However, Izolda is not excited to see the city because of finding a man, she wants to see it for its practical use. Izolda is very intelligent and practical girl, she is not like the other women in town and prefers to help out with tending the horses then be at home learning to sew. However, her adventure to the celebration of the Princess' ball is the first step where she learns that her lack of knowledge leads her to trouble and chaos, where she meets Bluebeard, Lord Riverbarrow Wittenbrand.
Izolda knows the stories of him marrying fifteen wives and none of them surviving, but there are more details she does not know about his past and of who he is.
In a new land, she will discover many different secrets and mysteries and it will take all her sharp mind and intelligence to find out what is at stake and it might not only be her life that is in danger.
Did he think he was writing my story? If he did, he should think again. I would not let it be written by anyone else but me
Intense, full of powerful creatures, secrets and betrayal, suspense at every page. This book will keep you hooked from start to finish. Definitely a story that will leave you breathless for more.
~ Karen xx
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