A Court of Honey and Ash
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- Author：Shannon Mayer
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Summary
Orphaned。 Trained to fight。 Raised to fear the power of Underhill。 Secretly in love with a man who doesn’t want me。
I’m still just Alli， aka the half-human orphan fae， but my life is looking up for the first time。 It only took me my whole 24 years。
But when Underhill—the ancestral home of the fae—shatters， making it impossible for any fae to enter， I’m the only one who knows who did it。
A secret that will be the death of me if I do nothing。
A brutal madness spreads through the fae as they lose their connection to Underhill， and to save my people， my only choice is to leave all I have fought for and go on the run。
Unless I figure out how the hell magic that has existed since the dawn of time was destroyed with a single touch， well， an entire life spent fighting to prove myself isn’t going to mean anything at all。
I must find the answer to the riddle of Underhill’s shattering。
Hunted by the very man I loved once upon a time。
I’m still just Alli， aka the half-human orphan fae， but my life is looking up for the first time。 It only took me my whole 24 years。
But when Underhill—the ancestral home of the fae—shatters， making it impossible for any fae to enter， I’m the only one who knows who did it。
A secret that will be the death of me if I do nothing。
A brutal madness spreads through the fae as they lose their connection to Underhill， and to save my people， my only choice is to leave all I have fought for and go on the run。
Unless I figure out how the hell magic that has existed since the dawn of time was destroyed with a single touch， well， an entire life spent fighting to prove myself isn’t going to mean anything at all。
I must find the answer to the riddle of Underhill’s shattering。
Hunted by the very man I loved once upon a time。
Reviews
Jellybean70
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Absolutely LOVED this book！！ Kelly St。 Clare never disappoints！！
Robyn Gadbois
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What a great beginning to a series！Shannon and Kelly knocked this one right out the park！ I absolutely loved this book。 If you like books that have you can't put down because you have to see what's next， then you have to read this one！ What a great beginning to a series！Shannon and Kelly knocked this one right out the park！ I absolutely loved this book。 If you like books that have you can't put down because you have to see what's next， then you have to read this one！ 。。。more
Amber Anderson Howell
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Low key readI liked the idea of Underhill disappearing， and the whole thing covered up。 I anticipated her father acknowledging her and Adair being the bad guy from the beginning。 Some parts in this book seemed forced。
Seraphia
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A Court of Honey and Ash is the first book in Shannon Mayer and Kelly St。 Clare's new series and I am loving it！！！ I can tell you right now that The Honey and Ice series is going to be one that you grab， dive into， and don't stop reading until the last page is turned。 After that， you're going to be stalking the authors for updates on the next book to devour， because for me。。。it's THAT GOOOD！！！A Court of Honey and Ash starts off well enough with a character fighting to earn her place in the fae s A Court of Honey and Ash is the first book in Shannon Mayer and Kelly St。 Clare's new series and I am loving it！！！ I can tell you right now that The Honey and Ice series is going to be one that you grab， dive into， and don't stop reading until the last page is turned。 After that， you're going to be stalking the authors for updates on the next book to devour， because for me。。。it's THAT GOOOD！！！A Court of Honey and Ash starts off well enough with a character fighting to earn her place in the fae society。 I'm immediately intrigued so classify me sucked into the story。 Alli isn't the usual run-of-the-mill fae。 Her mother is human and her father。。。well， her father is fae。。。but he's someone really important。 Just when Allie is about to take her place in the fae world。。。everything goes down hill in a heartbeat。 But what is really going on？！ The Oracle has done something or someone used that particular moment to break the fae world。。。their place of magic。 Now， Allie has to be on the run because the Queen wants to punish someone for what has happened。 But Allie won't be alone！！ I love that her best friend， Cinth is coming with her。 They are such good friends and I love that they are sticking together。 So often， authors write the character going off on their own and gathering friends along the way so I am ecstatic that this is a nice change from the usual troupe。 These two authors write so seamlessly together。 There are only brief moments of where I could tell who was writing。 This book is so good and had me page-turning all the way through。 I am rating this book 5 out of 5 stars。 I need the next book。 Like now。 Right now right now。 LOL！ If you are a fan of these two authors then you're not going to want to miss out on this fun fantasy novel。 。。。more
Carol Kather
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Seamlessly Brilliant！！This book will hook you in fast， and won't let go。 Fun and intriguing characters with truly outstanding world building。 Never a dull moment。 The MC Alli has a hang up or two， pushes herself beyond the beyond， and just wants to be part of her world rather than apart from it。 Her ethics and moral compass are true， and it's clear the world has plans for her completely out of her control。 You would never guess two authors worked together to create this cohesive world and seamle Seamlessly Brilliant！！This book will hook you in fast， and won't let go。 Fun and intriguing characters with truly outstanding world building。 Never a dull moment。 The MC Alli has a hang up or two， pushes herself beyond the beyond， and just wants to be part of her world rather than apart from it。 Her ethics and moral compass are true， and it's clear the world has plans for her completely out of her control。 You would never guess two authors worked together to create this cohesive world and seamless story。 I'm so looking forward to the next books in the series。 。。。more
SHERI SMITH
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IncredibleA new twist on Fae。 Alaska will never be the same to me。 I can’t wait to read the next installment。
Crystal Smith
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Holy sweet honey。。。this book is AMAZING！！ I listened to the audiobook and holy moly I felt like I was there the whole time。 Shannon and Kelly have knocked this one out of the park！
Jeralyn Cain
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You won't be able to put this book down！！！I am a huge Kelly St Clare fan， and this is the first by Shannon Mayer that I have read。 But after reading this I feel like I need to devour everything written by her as well！ I absolutely loved everything about this book and couldn't put it down。 the main character， Kallik is strong， sure of herself and has integrity， even though she has major baggage that could hold a person back。 The relationship between her and her best friend， Hyacinth， is the kind You won't be able to put this book down！！！I am a huge Kelly St Clare fan， and this is the first by Shannon Mayer that I have read。 But after reading this I feel like I need to devour everything written by her as well！ I absolutely loved everything about this book and couldn't put it down。 the main character， Kallik is strong， sure of herself and has integrity， even though she has major baggage that could hold a person back。 The relationship between her and her best friend， Hyacinth， is the kind of friendship every girl wants。 The Fae world created in this series is so creatively inserted into actual places in Alaska， I thought it was very cleverly done。 I cannot wait for the rest of this series。 。。。more
Ann Sargent
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Fabulous kickoff for a new seriesLove， love， love this book。 Will be painful to wait for the next one。 Highly recommend the book and author。
Rachel The reader
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What a cliffhanger！As usual， excellent storytelling and wonderful characters。 I was so engrossed， it was hard to put down。 Why do I have to wait so long for the next one？
Shantel
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Fantastic startThis is a fantastic start to a new series！ I can't wait to learn more about this world。 The characters and mystery kept me flipping pages as fast as I could。 I loved the nod to Rylee， she is the reason I started reading this genre。 Just a really great story I can not wait for the next installment。 Fantastic startThis is a fantastic start to a new series！ I can't wait to learn more about this world。 The characters and mystery kept me flipping pages as fast as I could。 I loved the nod to Rylee， she is the reason I started reading this genre。 Just a really great story I can not wait for the next installment。 。。。more
Kathie
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Looking forward to the next in the series。
Brandy Barber
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Right and not rightYou ever get to the end of a book and be so distraught you are almost in tears？ This book brought all that forward。 There are few books that are so good that it drains you of emotions。 I feel like this book moves really fast it sucks you into its vertex。 Everyone should love the main character。 She is a fighter with a past。 She is going to show everyone she is worth your time。 Her background characters are going to show you they also are important to the story。 I am keeping th Right and not rightYou ever get to the end of a book and be so distraught you are almost in tears？ This book brought all that forward。 There are few books that are so good that it drains you of emotions。 I feel like this book moves really fast it sucks you into its vertex。 Everyone should love the main character。 She is a fighter with a past。 She is going to show everyone she is worth your time。 Her background characters are going to show you they also are important to the story。 I am keeping this simple because I don't want to give anything away。 I also don't want to repeat the synopsis。 Pick this book up and hang on。 You will feel like a different person when you get to the end。 。。。more
Juliana
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Explosive start to a new series The storyline was fast paced and keeps you guessing。 Definitely not a boring get to the point book。 Loved each word and patiently （not really） waiting for book 2
Bronwyn O'Neill
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I was certainly intrigued by the title。。。and then I saw all the five-star reviews I decided to hop into it。 And I'm not going to lie I definitely have some side-eye about them because this book is hands down not good。It was billed as a novel that SJM/JLA/Holly Black fans will love and that there is a forbidden romance。 If you were expecting any type of romance then you'll be massively disappointed， the main character and her "love interest" （who is more of her abuser than boyfriend） speak maybe I was certainly intrigued by the title。。。and then I saw all the five-star reviews I decided to hop into it。 And I'm not going to lie I definitely have some side-eye about them because this book is hands down not good。It was billed as a novel that SJM/JLA/Holly Black fans will love and that there is a forbidden romance。 If you were expecting any type of romance then you'll be massively disappointed， the main character and her "love interest" （who is more of her abuser than boyfriend） speak maybe four times。 This is certainly a case of we are told they love each other rather than being shown they are in love。 There is zero chemistry between the couple。 So if you expected the SJM/JLA spice then sorry it's not there whatsoever。This book is CHEUGY。 The characters are 24-years-old， the same age as me， and the way they talk makes my skin crawl。 it's so "YAS QUEEN SLAY GIRL BOSS" energy。 Very much millennial live， laugh， love energy。 Every time the best friends spoke to one another made me cringe so hard。Why？ Well， I couldn't help but feel that the book was massively misogynistic， slut shamy and fatphobic。 The best friend is described as only caring about "fucking and food"， she's described as mid to plus-sized BUT all the boys love her because her "boobs and ass jiggle"。 Yes， the only thing I know about this character is that she has big boobs。 CRINGE！！！The end of the book had me rolling my eyes so hard。 I won't be continuing this series and I was going to DNF several times。 However， I believed these five-star reviews that promised the ending was incredible。 That the romance was incredible。 That this book was good。When you receive an ARC you are responsible to give a fair and honest review and I really feel like that was not honoured with this novel。 。。。more
Ashley Haas
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Everything you want in a fantasy book！You know how some blurbs advertise and compare a book to Throne of Glass or any Sarah J Maas book？ Well， this is one of those rare times when a book can actually come close to Throne of Glass！ I loved this book！ It has all the tropes that make a fantasy book amazing！- enemies to lovers- quest - MC hidden royal blood- funny best friend - sexy， mysterious， brooding male interestI was a little bummed when I noticed a love triangle starting🤮🤮🤮 but it seemed to s Everything you want in a fantasy book！You know how some blurbs advertise and compare a book to Throne of Glass or any Sarah J Maas book？ Well， this is one of those rare times when a book can actually come close to Throne of Glass！ I loved this book！ It has all the tropes that make a fantasy book amazing！- enemies to lovers- quest - MC hidden royal blood- funny best friend - sexy， mysterious， brooding male interestI was a little bummed when I noticed a love triangle starting🤮🤮🤮 but it seemed to simmer out within two chapters so I won’t allow it to taint my opinion。 I just pray to the book gods that it doesn’t try to reappear in the next book！ 🙏🏼🤞🏼 。。。more
Pamela Nash
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A Court of HoneyThis book was wonderful 。 I loved how strong the characters were。 The mystery and different paranormal s kept your interest。 I can’t wait fir the next book。
Rhonda Taylor
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GreatExcellent ，exciting story。 I was beyond thrilled with the plot and subplots。 I love Kallik and her best friend Cynth。
Sofia
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If you are like me and enjoy stories with fae that are quick reads then this will appeal to you。 Alli， our half fae orphan lead is trying to prove herself and establish a life of her own。 If you are put off by the title then rest assured that this is different from that other well known series。 Alli as a lead is intriguing and shows off her hard earned talents without any shyness。 It's fun to see a no nonsense character who we still see struggle internally with feelings of validation。 Her plot i If you are like me and enjoy stories with fae that are quick reads then this will appeal to you。 Alli， our half fae orphan lead is trying to prove herself and establish a life of her own。 If you are put off by the title then rest assured that this is different from that other well known series。 Alli as a lead is intriguing and shows off her hard earned talents without any shyness。 It's fun to see a no nonsense character who we still see struggle internally with feelings of validation。 Her plot is definitely interesting enough to me to want to see more。 One of the biggest differences with this series is the merging of real world and a fae/fantasy realm that functions very much like royalty。 Adding to the intrigue is the fact that the real world setting is Alaska， a rarely used locale。 I very much would like to see more of these two places。I did feel two areas were lacking and that is the side characterizations and pacing。 First the other characters for now seem one dimensional and not as interesting as Alli and her family。 I expect that this will change with further books as we see more into their lives and motivations but for now it made me not care as much about them。 The other weaker area is the pacing。 Now it is not awful as it moves steadily along but I found myself feeling whiplash with events that moved from one setting to another。 Big events happen in the blink of an eye and I would appreciate more buildup。 I also am not a fan of stories starting out at the end of a big event where it feels like half the action has already happened。 I think it does not help with learning the characters and how they all interact。 There is romance included but I found it a little predictable。 In summary I will definitely be checking out the sequels because events are set up that promise big rewards and I really did like Alli。 It's a fun summer read but also perfect for a winter read too。 。。。more
Gabriel✨
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I was super excited to see Kelly St Clare was releasing a new book because her books are my favourite thing！ And this one did not let me down。 I haven’t read a lot of fae books but from what I read I really enjoyed it。 I like the feeling of unknown between Kallik and Faolan， he’s definitely a secretive character that has lots of secrets about who he is and how he feels - well that’s the vibe I get - and I can’t wait to uncover what it all means 🤔The adventure was great， and once again I’m stuck I was super excited to see Kelly St Clare was releasing a new book because her books are my favourite thing！ And this one did not let me down。 I haven’t read a lot of fae books but from what I read I really enjoyed it。 I like the feeling of unknown between Kallik and Faolan， he’s definitely a secretive character that has lots of secrets about who he is and how he feels - well that’s the vibe I get - and I can’t wait to uncover what it all means 🤔The adventure was great， and once again I’m stuck waiting for book 2！！ Usually I don’t start a book that’s part of a series unless the entire series is out because I am super impatient and have to know how everything pans out I currently have so many unanswered questions and I really want the answers 🤣 。。。more
Delta
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So disappointed。 I thought since this book was co-written by Kelly St Claire the MC would have some humor or sass， but she was drier than stale bread。 It was so hard to get through the chapters， not engaging or interesting to me。 DNF 40%
Cynda Hollenbeak
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Holy Pancakes this story is out of this world。 The main character is kick ass and her best friend is on my number 1list of besties。 Shannon and Kelly have done an outstanding job keeping me on the edge of my seat through out the entire story。
Danielle Barnes
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Just wow！This is beyond phenomenal！ Impeccable world building， fast paced and ingenious storyline。 The characters are full of depth and life。 I cannot wait for the continuation of this amazing new series！
Sheri Ross
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Epic startEpic start to a new trilogy。 Alli is a kick ass heroine fighting to save her world and herself。 With her BFF， a couple of hotties and an assortment of castoffs she’s off to a great start。Alli， an “orphan” has been kicked down all her life and just when she finally sees all her hard work pay off life changes for the worse and she’s in the fight of her life。 She has lots of attitude that she can back up with intelligence and fighting ability， not to mention magic。 Someone from her past p Epic startEpic start to a new trilogy。 Alli is a kick ass heroine fighting to save her world and herself。 With her BFF， a couple of hotties and an assortment of castoffs she’s off to a great start。Alli， an “orphan” has been kicked down all her life and just when she finally sees all her hard work pay off life changes for the worse and she’s in the fight of her life。 She has lots of attitude that she can back up with intelligence and fighting ability， not to mention magic。 Someone from her past pops up that has you constantly in a love them， hate them tug of war。 So many things happen in such a short amount of time。 Looking forward to the next book。 。。。more
Courtney Delgado
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A Fresh Fae AdventureA Court of Honey and Ash is a unique， new-adult story with a fantastic cast of characters。 Authors Mayer and St。 Clare have spun an urban fantasy adventure with portal and high fantasy elements to produce a fresh twist on the Fae。 This action-packed tale will leave you wanting more。My favorite parts of this book are the characters and unique world。 The main character， Kallik， is 24 and past the angst and firsts that are typical of YA books， but she's still coming into her ow A Fresh Fae AdventureA Court of Honey and Ash is a unique， new-adult story with a fantastic cast of characters。 Authors Mayer and St。 Clare have spun an urban fantasy adventure with portal and high fantasy elements to produce a fresh twist on the Fae。 This action-packed tale will leave you wanting more。My favorite parts of this book are the characters and unique world。 The main character， Kallik， is 24 and past the angst and firsts that are typical of YA books， but she's still coming into her own。 It is great reading a character who is strong enough to understand who she is， but is still growing。 A character who reads like she's really 24。 And I want a friend like her bestie， Cinth。 In addition to a great characters， I have never read a story like this。 Everything you know about the Fae is here， but with a new spin。 The book is well-edited， with a smooth mix of both authors' writing。 And though light on romance there is a definite romantic interest。 The chemistry and tension is there to pull you in; I can't wait to see how the romance progresses。 The only critique I have is that the pacing felt a little fast for the world building。 Beware the cliff-hanger，。 But overall， you're definitely going to want to read this book！ 。。。more
Melissa Ring
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So good！！This was so good！ I loved it。 I can not wait for the next one。 Shannon is an amazing writer as always！
Sarah
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LOVEDI really enjoyed this book。 The story line is great and I loved the characters。 Can't wait to read the next one！ LOVEDI really enjoyed this book。 The story line is great and I loved the characters。 Can't wait to read the next one！ 。。。more
Jennifer Ashburn
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What a ride！！Kallik is an amazing character， even more amazing because she was brought to fruition by two separate but equally epic minds！ Kallik has grown up in an orphanage and because of this she is now required to fight for a position in the fae community。 The book starts at the end of her 8 years of training where she is put through a three prong test to prove what “tier” she will enter the fae world as。 Think of this a lot like the shadowspell academy trials but a lot more condensed。 Of co What a ride！！Kallik is an amazing character， even more amazing because she was brought to fruition by two separate but equally epic minds！ Kallik has grown up in an orphanage and because of this she is now required to fight for a position in the fae community。 The book starts at the end of her 8 years of training where she is put through a three prong test to prove what “tier” she will enter the fae world as。 Think of this a lot like the shadowspell academy trials but a lot more condensed。 Of course in the process of winning her place in the fae community underhill is completely destroyed。 In a group of 20 fae it had to happen to HER， and now she is on the run trying to figure out what happened to underhill before it is placed squarely on her shoulders。 This part of the book reminds me of Larkspur and everything against her。 To top it off， her childhood infatuation has come back to haunt her， literally， no matter where she runs he is right there throwing snark and demeaning her along the way。 Eventually he learns the true about her， or at least Kallik thinks he does。 In reality he’s hiding just how much he does know and there are things as a reader you will figure out before Kallik does！ Her very best friend in the world Hyacinth joins her in her quest to find the truth。 She did not have to go to underhill to train so she is a very awkward companion to have on the roads but that just makes her even better！ Her part at the end pulled at my heartstrings。 I am absolutely loving this meld of minds and cannot wait until the next book comes out。 。。。more
Carol （StarAngel's Reviews） Allen
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4。25 StarsAn enjoyable read with a ton of action between Kallick and Lan。 About a 1/4 of the way in， everything starts to pick up and all the pieces start to get put together。 I loved all the different types of Fae that were described in this book。。。not your typical ones。
Cricket
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I loved this book so much！ These two authors need to do more books together， their styles merge together seamlessly。First let me say that the story moves along at a great pace and the story line just sucks you right in。 The characters are very well developed and written。 The scenes are written with enough detail that you feel like you are standing right there。I absolutely fell in love with Kallik or "Alli"， Hyacinth， Ruby， Faolan or "Lan" and Drake。Alli is such a strong protagonist yet she also I loved this book so much！ These two authors need to do more books together， their styles merge together seamlessly。First let me say that the story moves along at a great pace and the story line just sucks you right in。 The characters are very well developed and written。 The scenes are written with enough detail that you feel like you are standing right there。I absolutely fell in love with Kallik or "Alli"， Hyacinth， Ruby， Faolan or "Lan" and Drake。Alli is such a strong protagonist yet she also has her vulnerable side and I love that they write as much about each of her sides， a strong Fae human mix which leads most Fae to refer to her as a Mutt。 Yet she is one of the strongest among them。 I love that her heart is still so good even after all the nasty treatment that has been dished out to her。Lan the Unseelie， I have a love hate relationship with him。 I am hoping that he turns out to be a truly good guy and not just someone using Alli for his own gain。If you love a great fantasy， terrific world building a story that moves along at a great pace and a story that will just suck you in and have you turning the pages to find out what happens next， then this book is for you。 And the great news is， it is only book one of a trilogy！ I have already ordered the next two。 Make sure you start this one when you have time to sit and read for a few hours。 。。。more
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