I always thought my mom was crazy, with her offerings to the fairies and whispered spells. After she died, I followed her last wishes and performed her final rites–only for my life to turn instantly upside down. My kitchen is now full of three insanely sexy and opinionated men who claim to be witches and fairy knights–and also my soulmates. They claim I have a great destiny, that I am meant to … to defeat the Elvish Queen who my mother has been fleeing all of these years. I don’t want an epic destiny, though, I just want to be normal for once in my life, if there is such a thing. With the help of my new companions, Onyx, Terran, and Reed, I will discover strengths inside myself that I had never known and an underworld greater than anything I could have imagined. Now I must find out if I have the strength to face my destiny and myself.
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What a great start to the series. Tourmaline (Tori) was awesome. I liked how she was so fierce and independent. Her whole world is turned upside down when her mom dies, but she rolled with the punches. Terran, Onyx, and Reed are each unique and I like how they help and push Tori to figure out her new world – even Onyx, who Was really frustrating sometimes. I also really liked River — I can’t wait to see what else she can do. And I want an Opal of my own 🙂
This was my first time reading anything by Quinn Arthurs and I really enjoyed it!! I loved the 3 guys the Tori meets after she loses her mom. I loved that her mom was sneaky and gave Tori people to help her/gave her one last surprise. Tori is thrust into the world of the fae and witches when she finds out her mom and her life are not what she thought. She has been hidden her whole life and now she needs her guardians to help protect her from those who seek her harm.
In book one of the Faerie Wars, we get to know Tori, her 3 guardians (Onyx, Terran, and Reed), her new bff River, and her super loyal and funny “pet” Opal hehe. I am a nerd at heart so Reed made me snort a couple times with his awkwardness and showed his lack of propriety/boundary issues with Tori haha. Terran is totally the gentle giant and I am really interested to learn more about him. Onyx is the quintessential thorn in Tori’s butt but turns around for the better once he realizes she didn’t do this on purpose and is a force to be reckoned with. You don’t realize how amazing something is until you almost lose it.
I loved the powers mentioned in this story. Tori does best when using gems, geeking out to the geology lessons throughout this book haha, and River learns she is more than just your average artist. Tori shows them they don’t have to stay in one box, that they can look at their powers with a different perspective and become stronger in the process. I loved the things River could do and loved that we got to learn about her as well. I would kill to have a bff like her. Also, Tori is totally BA! The way she stands up to bullies is great and Quinn does a great job describing her powers and showing us little parts of it and not giving it all away. I am so excited for book 2 and would definitely recommend this book
Do you like stories about Fae, witches, elves, dragons, etc? If so, The Guardian is right up your alley. Tourmaline, Reed, Onyx and Terran make a great team along with River and Opal. There is a lit of world building as Tourmaline (Tori) had thought she was human and suddenly finds herself in a world where magic is very real. She needs to learn to protect herself and learn fast, because there are people trying to kill her for reasons she doesn’t quite understand.