In TWELVE DAYS OF FAERY, King Markon of Montalier is at the end of his tether. His son, Prince Parrin, is afflicted by a nasty curse that brutally attacks any woman with whom he so much as flirts.Markon, accompanied by a mysterious enchantress, must enter Faery to break the curse. He’s collecting clues, but she seems to be collecting shards of an ancient, broken sword… Rafiq has FIRE IN THE … FIRE IN THE BLOOD. When the crafty Prince Akish attempts to rescue Princess Kayami Koto from a dragon-guarded and enchanted keep, it seems only sensible to bring his own dragon. Bound to Akish by an old, spiteful piece of magic held in a single shard of an ancient sword, Rafiq has no choice but to help.
There to assist is serving maid Kako– mistress of many secrets, and perhaps the only person who can free Rafiq from his bondage.
Llassar is feeling THE FIRST CHILL OF AUTUMN. Fae began to filter slowly into the land shortly after the birth of the crown princess, Dion ferch Alawn, and now there isn’t a town in Llassar that isn’t under their control.
To unite her country and save her world, Dion ferch Alawn must gather all the shards of the Broken Sword that will seal away Faery once and for all.
BONUS CONTENT: A short story featuring Carmine and Fancy, never before published!
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Okay, so it’s really 4 1/2 stars, these three stories are very entertaining. Evil Elves, different twist on the Elf-Human relationship. Yes, these are romances, but each is is quirky and the third story wraps all three to a satisfying conclusion – with a twist. A trilogy like this has to have a twist at the end, right?
I’m not a fan of syeamy romances; these are sort of fairytale romances in that they are rated PG-13 (maybe just PG, I don’t get out much and I don’t have Netflix.
Oh, I didn’t check “funny” as I considered these more quirkily amusing than outright funny.
Excellent characters & realistic enough to relate to. I enjoy stories that believe in real magic, and weave it into a believable story. This book intertwines 3 different story lines into one full circle! I recommend it and look forward to more by this author!
I read each book in this trilogy separately but I’ll review all three here since it’s easier.
I loved this series. At first I wasn’t sure I was going to like a series with a different cast of characters for each book but honestly it worked. After reading each book I could see the overall story the author wanted to tell and how it fit. I also loved that she brought everyone together in the third book and gave it a really great closure. Each protagonist was unique and their story was their own but also part of a bigger picture. It was fun to get to know each one and savor their wins and mourn their losses.
If you love fairy tales you’ll love this series. I highly recommend it!
The first story, Twelve Days of Faerie, hooked me instantly. An enchantress appears to break the a prince’s curse. But the main character isn’t the prince, but his father. He works together with the enchantress to visit faery and break the curse. This story swept me away to a magical world with a mystery to solve and romantic undertones. I was a bit put off by far too many semicolons in the writing, but the story more than made up for their distraction.
The second installment, Fire in the Blood, brought about a new cast of characters in a completely different story. At first I was bothered by this as I was looking forward to another tale with Markon and Althea. But this story grabbed me as well and my disappointment waned. In this story, the author throws the prince rescuing the princess trope on its head. The story is about a prince in search of rescuing a princess. But the main character isn’t the prince. He’s actually a pretty lousy guy. And the person in need of rescue isn’t the princess, but the prince’s dragon servant, Rafiq.
In the final installment, The First Chill of Autumn, Princess Dion learns that her kingdom is in desperate need of saving from the Fae. Thus begins her quest to collect the shards of a broken sword to seal the barrier between the worlds. This leads her back to the characters we’d met in the prior story and ties the entire trilogy up nicely.
If you enjoy magical stories with adventure, intrigue, and a little romance, be sure to collect Shards of a Broken Sword.
A delight – start to finish!
This is a wonderful book. The author tends not to write “conventional” fantasy, she breaks conventions. Book Two appears to be quite different from One, but then Three pulls it together. She not only write outside the box, she destroys the box, rebuilds it, and still managed to be outside! I love, I adore her books. Some authors write the “same” book over and over, but not W.R. Gingell. Each book seems to inhabit a totally different universe. Have I mentioned I love her books?
Lots of use of the word “realize’ or as she put it “realise” but the plot was good, but a bit confusing at times
I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy! It took me a bit to figure out why it’s a trilogy and not three stand-alone books, but i finally got it and was very happy with the way things wrapped up. It’s well written with interesting characters. I hope the author has more books in the offing!
Good light reading. Young fantasy readers will love it. Us older ones need a few light moments once in awhile.
Love, love, LOVED this series!! Very original plot, enjoyable characters, and so much fun! Couldn’t put it down!!!
a bit hard to follow at times but it all tied together in the end
The trilogy’s books were nicely tied together in the end. Light fun reading.
Kept it going
I very much enjoyed the Shards of a Broken Sword trilogy. The story was well written and the characters likable. Gringell is, without question, my favorite of the new authors I have read in the last several months.
Cute book. Definitely a fantasy. This read as more of a young adult but very cute
I’ve already recommended this book to friends as a light, fantasy fiction with a fairy tale feel. Nothing too dark or heavy. Just an enjoyable read!
I read the reviews and they were not the greatest but each one said they had to read the whole trilogy. That was a major selling point. I personally thought the character development was just right. I loved some and not some others as planned. The plot was twisting and turning and you just couldn’t guess what was going to happen next other than the sword had to be put back together. The cover was what first got me to look at the book. It was intriguing. I know I’ll read it again. It was that good of a book.
It was a fun quick read. Very imaginative.
I want this series to continue. Incredible