Court of Ravens and Ruin: A Brides of Mist and Fae Novel
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- Create Date：2022-10-10 04:19:41
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Eliza Raine
- ISBN：B0BFFJRB2S
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Reviews
Debbie Eyre
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“A defiant human woman。 A dark fae Prince。 Two enemies bound to a marriage that could destroy their world。”This incredible read is fast paced， action packed and full of mystery， suspense and is so exciting it had me on the edge of my seat。 With a female mc that is strong， reliable and smart and a male mc who is dark， broody and hot， this enthralling story pulls you on to this amazing and beautiful world。 It’s one hell of an adventure that will surprise you with unexpected twists and turns and I “A defiant human woman。 A dark fae Prince。 Two enemies bound to a marriage that could destroy their world。”This incredible read is fast paced， action packed and full of mystery， suspense and is so exciting it had me on the edge of my seat。 With a female mc that is strong， reliable and smart and a male mc who is dark， broody and hot， this enthralling story pulls you on to this amazing and beautiful world。 It’s one hell of an adventure that will surprise you with unexpected twists and turns and I am so excited to see where the author takes us next。 。。。more
Juanita
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Noooooooo！ CLIFFHANGERS！ Why！？
Bee
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good story but Reyna is beyond annoying The story was decent enough for me to finish the book but good gravy the incessant whining and back and forth in her head was beyond annoying。 I ended up just skipping most of her internal dialogue。
romance_4_life
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Literal Cliffhanger。Wow。 What an epic read！ The characters， dialogue， the world building， it was just all epic！ Very cool story！ Not a lot of romance/steam， but a slow burn。 The only thing I’m upset about is that the next book doesn’t come out until next year！ 😩 however I can’t wait to read it！
Bindingly Bookish
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⭐️⭐️⭐️/5🌶🌶/5This book was a fast and easy read that kept you entertained。It focuses on a gold rune marked human that is kidnapped by the Prince of Shadows who is a fae。 She goes through multiple events while trying to save herself and her friends Ina court of death and fear。 Pros: -fast paced-easy read-some spicy-potential for a riveting story and multiple sequels-morally grey characters-enemies to potential lovers？-no instant love of Stockholm syndromeCons:-cliffhanger-little character building ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5🌶🌶/5This book was a fast and easy read that kept you entertained。It focuses on a gold rune marked human that is kidnapped by the Prince of Shadows who is a fae。 She goes through multiple events while trying to save herself and her friends Ina court of death and fear。 Pros: -fast paced-easy read-some spicy-potential for a riveting story and multiple sequels-morally grey characters-enemies to potential lovers？-no instant love of Stockholm syndromeCons:-cliffhanger-little character building in this book-almost too fast-paced where you wish the author took a step back and fleshed out the world's and characters a lot more-all the action is crammed into the last 70 pages or so and seems super rushed The writing is good but could use more details and more deep dives into the characters to help you build connections with them。 I think this book could have been a few hundred pages longer and still ended at the same page if the author did more fleshing out of the story， worldbuilding， and character building。The one thing that disappoints me is because of the lack of world building and character building， I didn't get the same "couldn't put it down" or "I thought about reading the next chapter all day" feeling I normally love f4om reading。 I had no major craving to continue the book。 Like I wanted to read it sure but I could easily put it down and do chores while most books hold my attention captive until I finish it then I'm so deep into it that I look for fanart and read reviews and mark the next book release date and check if the author had other books。 I didn't get that with this book and I think it is because I didn't get to bond with any of the characters throughout the book because all the characters are just huge mysteries even after finishing the book。 I don't know what makes the main character tick。 I don't know any backstory on any of the characters， not even the protagonist。 Which is a weird choice。 Will I read the next story？ Sure。 The story held my attention enough and the cliffhanger is there so I want to know what happens even though I'm not biting at the bit for it。 。。。more
Dot Miller
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Review of Court of Ravens and RuinThe Shadow Bound Queen Book 1By Eliza RaineCan’t Wait For the Next Book！！This was such an exciting book to read！ It snags your attention from the first page and keeps it until the last page， which unfortunately， is cliffhanger。 Normally， I absolutely hate cliffhangers， but every so often， one comes along that is just too much story to get it all in one book。 This book falls into that category and rather than ranting against it， I can go with the flow。 But that d Review of Court of Ravens and RuinThe Shadow Bound Queen Book 1By Eliza RaineCan’t Wait For the Next Book！！This was such an exciting book to read！ It snags your attention from the first page and keeps it until the last page， which unfortunately， is cliffhanger。 Normally， I absolutely hate cliffhangers， but every so often， one comes along that is just too much story to get it all in one book。 This book falls into that category and rather than ranting against it， I can go with the flow。 But that doesn’t mean I’m going to be very patient until the next book comes out。 （And the author did offer an apology for writing a cliffhanger， even if it's only a small cliff。）Reyna is a gold rune-marked human thrall in the fae Gold Court in Yggdrasil （pronounced EEG-dras-il）。 The fae must have a vald-staff in order to work their magic and Reyna is one of the few that can work with gold to create such a staff。 Reyna is quite unlike any of the other humans in Yggdrasil in that she has copper colored hair。 At one time， the principles of Odin had governed， but the fae were fueled by nothing but greed; knowledge was overridden by wealth and magic。 Reyna believes she finally has enough money to escape the Gold Court， but is forced to appear before Lord Orm as he selects a new concubine。 When he sees that she is a gold-giver， he selects her， while sending a vision of her naked and tied down on his 4-poster bed with bloody lash marks all around her gold rune-mark。 She knows that she has to leave before being handed over to him。 However， before she can leave， the Prince of the Shadow Court is in the quarters she shares with her mentor and her charge。 It’s Reyna that the Prince wants， but takes all three of them。Thus begins the adventure travelling in the mighty river to the Shadow Court and whatever mysteries lay there。 The character development was finely drawn and the world building was fantastic。 The plot was tightly woven， filled with unexpected twists and turns。 In fact， this is one of the best fantasy books I’ve read in a while。My Rating: 5 + Stars！。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Danni
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can’t wait for the next one Gutted to realise how long the wait is because this was an addictive read finished in one sitting。 I love the fresh take on fae which is hard to do！ And I’m already totally behind the slow burn romance！ Great start to world building and I’m looking forward to see how the characters develop。
Shayay
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Enemies to lovers， action and danger， magic， excitement， and adventure！ Enjoyed the read！ Love the dynamic between Reyna and Mazrith！ I like Reyna’s feistiness; she can be her own worse enemy， which can be annoying， but love that she has a kick booty attitude。 There’s slow burn thing going on between Reyna and Mazrith， but I’m excited to see how their chemistry will develop throughout this series。 You’ll need to continue the series for the full story; cliffhanger warning。 Another awesome read by Enemies to lovers， action and danger， magic， excitement， and adventure！ Enjoyed the read！ Love the dynamic between Reyna and Mazrith！ I like Reyna’s feistiness; she can be her own worse enemy， which can be annoying， but love that she has a kick booty attitude。 There’s slow burn thing going on between Reyna and Mazrith， but I’m excited to see how their chemistry will develop throughout this series。 You’ll need to continue the series for the full story; cliffhanger warning。 Another awesome read by Raine！ I really enjoy her stories！ 。。。more
Raye
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I wanted to like this book， but I just couldn't get into it。 It really has a great premise and everything I love in a book but the execution just wasn't there for me。 There were quite a few editing errors， I couldn't connect with either of the main characters， and it kind of fell flat for me。 The beginning was fast-paced and action-packed but as I read on it started to have a bit of a lull and the FMC was just so hard-headed and confrontational that I began to truly dislike her。 The MMC is quite I wanted to like this book， but I just couldn't get into it。 It really has a great premise and everything I love in a book but the execution just wasn't there for me。 There were quite a few editing errors， I couldn't connect with either of the main characters， and it kind of fell flat for me。 The beginning was fast-paced and action-packed but as I read on it started to have a bit of a lull and the FMC was just so hard-headed and confrontational that I began to truly dislike her。 The MMC is quite boring and monotone。 While， yes， he has a temper there is no other emotion to him。 He is grumpy， impatient， and angry all the time。 Also， the conversations between the characters has weird pacing and lacked emotion （IMO）。 Some things I did enjoy about the book: -the world building is pretty good -the story itself is interesting -I will always love an animal sidekickI think if you like storylines involving kidnapping， forced marriage， Viking folklore， fae， and foreboding visions and prophecies you will love this book。 On a side not I DNFd at the 60% mark。 At that point， there was zero spice or angst。 So if you are looking for a spicy ready this isn't for you。 。。。more
Jenni
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This viking， fae， mythology， enemies to lovers， drama， desire and more， will have you hooked！ The story dives in deep and the characters build from the start and have you craving more！。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
D K
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What an exciting beginning to the series！Eliza Raine is one talented writer。 A very well written book that is filled with so much adventure， action， mystery that you will have a hard time putting it down once you start reading it。 Even though it is a full story， it will only serve to wet your appetite to whatever is coming next。 Reyna comes from the gold court （one of 5 courts）， doomed by her circumstances to serve others， she is kidnapped by the very mysterious shadow prince and then the wild r What an exciting beginning to the series！Eliza Raine is one talented writer。 A very well written book that is filled with so much adventure， action， mystery that you will have a hard time putting it down once you start reading it。 Even though it is a full story， it will only serve to wet your appetite to whatever is coming next。 Reyna comes from the gold court （one of 5 courts）， doomed by her circumstances to serve others， she is kidnapped by the very mysterious shadow prince and then the wild ride truly begins I cannot wait to read the next book of this series。 I really liked the book and highly recommended。 The only reason I gave it 4 stars rather than 5 is because I was a tiny bit put off by Reyna’s attitude sometimes。 I love that she is fierce， strong-willed and smart， but her attitude was sometimes borderline petulant。 She would tell herself to play it smart and hold her tongue and then just do the opposite。 There is a fine line between being fierce and acting like it and being petulant just because she was angry at the situation she was put on。 Overall an amazing first book to this new series。 Enjoy 💜💜💜 。。。more
Amber
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5 stars！！Eliza Raine has such a knack for the dark fantasy， beastly romance stories。 I can't wait until the rest are out！！I was hooked as soon as I started！！ 5 stars！！Eliza Raine has such a knack for the dark fantasy， beastly romance stories。 I can't wait until the rest are out！！I was hooked as soon as I started！！ 。。。more
Sheila Ryals
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😻That was good minus her being a bit to stupid at times。 Hopefully she smarts up！ I get she’s a captive but she’s been one her whole life。 She doesn’t act it though。 She makes a lot of stupid decisions that tend to not go with her upbringing。
（old。enough。for。fairytales）
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I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH！ It’s no secret that I love Eliza Raine’s The Hades Trials…。I rave about that series all the time。 But this book…THIS BOOK！ Def my new favorite book by Raine and one of my favorite reads this year。 It has everything I want in a fantasy…unique magic system， Fae， royalty， enemies to lovers， chosen one， oh…and a dark and broody love interest 😎 I am absolutely dying for book two。 I need it soooo badly 😭😭I had the privilege of beta reading this earlier this summer and cannot I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH！ It’s no secret that I love Eliza Raine’s The Hades Trials…。I rave about that series all the time。 But this book…THIS BOOK！ Def my new favorite book by Raine and one of my favorite reads this year。 It has everything I want in a fantasy…unique magic system， Fae， royalty， enemies to lovers， chosen one， oh…and a dark and broody love interest 😎 I am absolutely dying for book two。 I need it soooo badly 😭😭I had the privilege of beta reading this earlier this summer and cannot wait for everyone else to fall in love with this book too！ 。。。more
Kiranna Travellyn
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First off， this book starts with a pronunciation page which I found extremely useful。 Second a beautifully illustrated map of the world， this is something that instantly drew my attention。 The book itself is seriously good， from the amazing characters to the intensely dark setting。 One of my favourite things is the norse mythology integrated into the storyline， I haven't read any books by this author until this one but I do have several of her books。 This is absolutely my type of story， with ter First off， this book starts with a pronunciation page which I found extremely useful。 Second a beautifully illustrated map of the world， this is something that instantly drew my attention。 The book itself is seriously good， from the amazing characters to the intensely dark setting。 One of my favourite things is the norse mythology integrated into the storyline， I haven't read any books by this author until this one but I do have several of her books。 This is absolutely my type of story， with terrifying Fae and dark magic to the slow burn romance。 It ends on a cliffhanger which I honestly don't mind， I have already decided that I will be pre ordering this entire series。 I can't wait for book 2 now， I am confident it will be every bit as exciting as book 1 was。 。。。more
Tamara Ellen McCaffrey
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Oh my god！ I loved this book！ The character growth is amazing and the storyline holds plenty of mystery to keep you guessing the whole way through。 I love Maz and I’m really looking forward to seeing his character grow as I know there is so much more to him than it seems。 I can not wait to read the next book to see where this goes！。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Gitanjali Kumar
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This book was phenomenal！I loved the blurb and I was waiting to read the full story and it didn't disappoint。 Wonderful world and characters。Very hard to put down before reading the last page。It has a cruel cliffhanger in the end。Im waiting to read the next book！ This book was phenomenal！I loved the blurb and I was waiting to read the full story and it didn't disappoint。 Wonderful world and characters。Very hard to put down before reading the last page。It has a cruel cliffhanger in the end。Im waiting to read the next book！ 。。。more
Vicki （athousandbookishlives）
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4。5⭐️ | 1🌶️ | 3🔥Viking Fae✔️… suspenseful plot ✔️… intriguing cast of characters ✔️… The most brutally insane cliffhanger ✔️What an incredible start to a series - while this story is definitely a set up for the rest of the series， there is no shortage of suspense and intrigue。 The start was heavy in world building， and although I’m still a little fuzzy on some of the magic system it is an insanely intriguing premise！ This book is definitely plot driven and I was a little disappointed that we did 4。5⭐️ | 1🌶️ | 3🔥Viking Fae✔️… suspenseful plot ✔️… intriguing cast of characters ✔️… The most brutally insane cliffhanger ✔️What an incredible start to a series - while this story is definitely a set up for the rest of the series， there is no shortage of suspense and intrigue。 The start was heavy in world building， and although I’m still a little fuzzy on some of the magic system it is an insanely intriguing premise！ This book is definitely plot driven and I was a little disappointed that we didn’t get deeper into the characters， or see any significant growth for them … because they are some of the most intriguing characters I have read！ It is clear that not everything is as it seems and I look forward to see more depth， and watching them grow as this series continues。 While there was only one slightly steamy scene， it did NOT disappoint。 Hello newest member to my collection of Shadow Daddies 😏… but don’t worry， there is plenty of delicious tension to build the angst！ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 Forced proximityIntriguing plotSlow burnVikings loreFae BaesThank you to Papier and Pages AS and Eliza Raine for an eARC of this story！ 。。。more
Melissa
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Interesting read。 Read it all in one sitting。I have a lot of questions and I can’t wait to read the next book。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Crissy
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