Lady of Shadows by Kelly Fernlake

Lady of Shadows is the first book I have read written by Kelly Fernlake and I look forward to reading more by her. This is book three of the Blood Kings: Legends series and it was a joy to be back in the world of Er’Rets. It hooked me in from the start and I could not put it down.

The character development was great. I loved getting to know Lady Tara. We meet just after her husband has died. It was a loveless arranged marriage. She is in love with her shield Carmack. Now they are off to try and find her brother and the missing crew. Carmack is in love with Lady Tara but has also sworn a celibacy vow. As Lady Tara’s shield her safety is his top priority.

The setting for this book was fun. We got to spend some time on the sea which made for a fun change in pace. The storyline for this story was fast-paced and fun. We have the death of a spouse in turn freeing Tara from an arranged marriage. We have magic potions, powers-blood-voicing and tanniyn-sea serpent. Lady Tara and Carmack and their group are off to find the missing crew. When they stop in enemy territory, things

Kelly Fernlake did a great job intertwining faith throughout this fantasy story in an allegorical way. It is dripping with scripture and truth that comes from the old scriptures.

I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

*I received a complimentary copy from the author and voluntarily chose to review it. All opinions are my own.