New Dark Adventure 🌙

This book was a whole new magical and darker adventure! Briar took everything you learned in QOR and made 90% of it irrelevant. Draven and Morgan are on a whole new continent, surrounded by new characters, darker magic and foes, more obstacles to overcome, secrets to uncover, and a gorey blood trial.

I enjoyed the fast paced plot that had me on the edge my of seat the whole time. Some twists were fairly obvious others had me shocked, but the whole plot was a wild ride. Briar continued to flawlessly feed more information into the forever growing plot while adding the brutal action packed blood trials and new characters to keep you engaged.

I really enjoyed learning more about Draven's Kingdom, the dark politics, and his heartbreaking history. The book also gives more background on the Valtain and Morgan, who has a lot of character growth from the last book. She continues to be stubborn and predictable, but after being kidnapped and swept away from her home during war I can justify a large amount of her poor attitude.

Draven is giving “touch her and you die” while Morgan is giving “I hate you BUT want you” vibes. The second these two come together, the whole world stood still for a moment ❤️ The spice is minimal, but the lust these two have for one another builds the perfect slow burn.

New characters were introduced—Beks instantly stole my heart. Odessa and Crescent are the perfect black cat and golden retriever siblings, Odessa’s blunt attitude and Crescent’s loose tongue made for the best scenes. Lyrastra and Javer are hard for me to read, but I enjoyed their characters as well. Briar did a good job of making all side characters stand out.

The ending gave me whiplash, but left me picking up the third book immediately. Thank you Briar Boleyn, Starwater Press, & NetGalley for the opportunity to read Court of Claws.

"Below, the city stood witness to my power as I painted the heavens in a display of destruction."

♡ Arthurian Retelling
♡ Enemies to Lovers
♡ Forced Proximity
♡ Fake Dating

Court of Claws is the second book of the Blood of a Fae series. This dark fantasy romance starts off exactly where Queen of Roses ended. Kairos Draven saved Morgan Pendragon's life and brought her to his home, the court of the Siabra. The moment Morgan awakens, she discovers that the Siabra nobles are not friendly. To keep her safe, Draven lies about his and Morgan's relationship. Throughout the story, both Draven and Morgan must fight for their lives.

This book was dark, thrilling, tense, adventurous, and spicy. As we follow Morgan, we get a deeper understanding of Draven's character; who is he, his history, his friends, and his family. As Morgan's feelings grow for Draven, their chemistry becomes more and more addicting. The side characters were diverse and complex. I didn't expect to love Lyrastra at the beginning of the book, but she became one of my favorite characters. The world-building was so well written and detailed. It was an amazing book. Next up, Empress of Fae.

Thank you, Briar Boleyn and NetGalley, for the copy of the Court of Claws in exchange for an honest review.

Absolutely loved the world building and the characters! I really loved the mixture of myth and legend with a twist! Can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

Woof. Morgan, no. That's all I can say. Could not wrap my head around her decisions nor her constant aggression against any minor incident. Really pulled me out of the story as I just kept being so frustrated.

Thank you Netgalley for an ecopy for review.

After being unknowingly saved by Kairos, Morgan is now trapped in a strange land where she is surrounded by people who want her killed because of her heritage. She is confused between her anger and loss of her potential lover. Draven continues to protect Morgan and have forced proximity that starts to provide more confusion to Morgan. As more secrets are unfolded, past actions cause more strife between the two as their love starts to bloom. Meanwhile, they need to learn to harness the power of the Holy Grail. This book has a fairly quick pace, great for new adults. Ends in a cliffhanger.

I'm a bit confused. I absolutely loved book 1 because the retelling of the King Arthur & Merlin story in to that of fae fantasy was very interesting. The adventure and magical component and character development that happened in book 1, though, seems almost like a totally different book series.

Thrown in to the Siabra realm/court, this book takes Morgan on a very stationary adventure. I understand the context of the book was probably to develop the relationship between Morgan and Draven, BUT I still felt like this was totally disconnected from the previous storyline from Book 1.

I'm on to Book 3 now, so keeping this review quite short to see if the storyline picks back up!

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Oh no.

After an entertaining first book in this series, I'm sad to say that this installment had so many issues that I'm stopping at this one. From an immature, obnoxious FMC to the dreaded miscommunication trope, to everyone keeping secrets and a lot (A LOT) of filler, it was tough to get through Court of Claws.

If you take out the endless descriptions of every single thing, the overuse of the word "fuck," and every scene of Morgan being unnecessarily annoying from beginning to end, I think you could fit the remaining twenty pages into books 3 and 4 of the series. I won't find out because I'm not reading them, though.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't mind the use of swear words - I am an enthusiastic connoisseur and user of swear words, but when it's done so repetitively, it loses its impact.

Draven also suffers a downgrade because he becomes manipulative and keeps things from Morgan, although he's still trying to help her.

It's too bad because I really wanted to follow this take on the Arthurian legend, but an irritating FMC and a meh MMC, not to mention the inclusion of so many tropes that have been done with much more finesse elsewhere, resulted in me not really caring what happens to these two.

The story starts where the first book ended. So you really need to read the first book of this series.
Morgan survived what happened to her and now is in Draven´s country. She learn she is with the Siabra, what they are and what plague they brought above the fae.
Also it is revealed who Draven is. As if this would not be enough Morgan is learning more about her past as well as her feelings for Draven are changing. Can she really trust him, even so he is still keeping things from her and delaying her return to Camelot?

I really enjoyed the second book of this series and that we are learning here so much about Draven, his past and his story. Also what we now learn about Morgan, her past and her magic is really interesting and well written. I like how she is changing here, learning to trust herself again after what happened all in the first book but also to stand up for herself.
Most of all I really like how the relationship between Draven and Morgan is changing here and how this is written. I really like it and for me it has the perfect tone for these two characters.
Also that new enemies appear and what battles they need to fight here is well done.
This book is showing a story line which so far was not part of the King Arthur theme but I really like it to learn more about the fae, Excalibur and the grail and most of all see how Morgan is changing from the girl she was in the first book to a woman who stands in for her friends, family and her believes as well as learning about her magic which she so long suppressed her power.
Also here the book ends with a thrilling epilogue so I really want to dive right into the 3rd book of this series.

In this second book of the series, we start right where book 1 ended. Morgan finds herself in a new kingdom and continent amongst a different type of fae. She meets new characters, learns more about the world, herself, and her magic. She finds herself immersed in a political game of sorts as she supports Draven in his quest for the crown.
I enjoyed this book more than book one, I think I liked getting to know the world more and figuring out the characters. I do get frustrated with Morgan as she repeats the same mistakes and quick judgements repetitively. This book also ends in a cliffhanger and I am definitely going to continue the series!

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I really enjoyed book 1, but this one was even better! I loved the drama and was absolutely sucked up into the plot, I already started the next book😅

Great sequel, I felt this one was more dramatic than the first novel and had surprising twists and emotional depth.

The second novel in a five-novel series based in King Arthur’s court but expands into other beautiful and terrifying lands. This spicy romance is set within an action-packed story with Fae and other creatures. The plot contains surprises that bring readers to the edge of wanting never to stop reading. This is the perfect book for fans looking to start a new series with creative world building, a slow-burn love story, and beautiful and enticing characters. Highly recommended!

Court of Claws is just as good, if not better, than the first installment of the series. I loved the new location that was introduced and I hope that book 3 takes us elsewhere in the fantastical world that Briar Boleyn has expertly crafted.
My only gripe with the main character is how she only tends to voice her opinion, but never actually ends up going against Kairos’s orders. I wish her dominance in the fighting sphere carried over to her relationships with other characters as well. Sometimes this made it really frustrating to read certain scenes.
I enjoyed the battle for the throne as it was reminiscent of the hunger games, a series I really recommend. The ending had both happy and sad elements which balanced out well and made for a solid conclusion.
I will definitely be continuing with this series. I rated this book a 4 star.

Man, if you thought book 1 was a banger then buckle up for book 2 because it exceeded my expectations.
After Morgan and Kairos’ unsuccessful quest to retrieve Excalibur we head back to the place Kairos used to call home and he has a plan. He and Morgan enter this fake dating(ish) situation while he competes in trials to win his rights to the throne back. And man is it entertaining from start to finish.
We get deadly games, I hate him (but not really) vibes, found family, witty banter, a generous amount of tension (and even a bit of well written spice), a bit of a plots twist, and a reappearance from one of the side characters 👀

I cannot wait to see what book 3 gives us especially with all of the problems happening back in Camelot!

Some of my favorite quotes:

Kairos - “You have the most beautiful laugh, you know. You rarely use it, but when you do...” “It shakes the world. My entire world.” 🥺

Kairos - “Not yet,” Draven murmured, the words gentle and lazy. “Not yet. Be a good girl and wait.” 🥵

Rychel - “Here's to the fae and mortals alike, united by starlit dreams that span the skies. Gazes ablaze with stardust, their dreams become tapestries of hope as they envision guardians of realms and leaders of empires who are truly worthy. May their dreams find refuge.” ❤️

I am in love with this series and thoroughly invested in the characters. This second book took me on even more of a Rollercoaster ride of emotions from sadness, tense, happy, mad...
I'm so glad Morgan is finding out more about herself but the truth revealed by Draven... I can't wait to dive into the third book to continue the story and see what happens with that "relationship" and to see what battles rage and are won/lost.

The plot thickens!

Court of Claws by Briar Bolelyn is the second book in the high fantasy series Blood Of A Fae series, and it did not disappoint. Morgan learns more about the mysterious companion she traveled with, Fae legacies and courts, and curses. This book emphasizes trust, love, and choice, which lends itself to a deeper understanding of feminine power. I enjoyed Draven's surprises and Morgan's continued journey towards her fate.

There were times when I was a smidge annoyed about Morgan's lack of awareness of her privilege, but this is a setup for more growth in the third book (at least, I hope). Overall, I enjoyed the action and romantic moments sprinkled throughout. Court of Claws sets us closer to the inevitable clash between Morgan and Arthur, and I am here for it.

I hope Nightclaw returns in book three.

Thank you to NetGalley, Briar Boleyn, and the publisher Starwater Press for the opportunity to read this ARC and give my opinion as a fantasy enthusiast.

So I had very mixed feeling about this book. But this book was still very good. It’s just the main female character, Morgan can be so damn annoying!! Her going back and forth with how she feels about the male main character Draven. Either you’re going to trust him or not. Either you want to be with him or not. It’s like she doesn’t understand what’s going on or that he really does care about her and does everything in his power to protect her. As for Draven he is just stupid. He knows the girl has trust issues but yet he hides things until the last minute and she’s blindsided. He should know better by now. This book had me yelling and screaming from beginning to end. And that ending battle result had me in tears. I’ll never forgive the author for that dammit. Nevertheless I can’t wait to read the next book. I still love this series despite how annoying I find the Morgan

WOW! this is book 2 in the Camelot retelling and so many plot twists.

While described as a dark romance fantasy it was not what I was expecting but I had read reviews so knew it was a slooooow burn and their are darker elements but nothing too heavy just yet. Saying that I would advise reading the triggers first as some heavier things could be triggering to some.

Now.. Morgan is really growing on me. At first I thought, oh no, here is a " not like other girls" plot but no, she was learning to be kick ass from the beginning but just didn't know it!

I adore Lancelot her bestie female knight, and Ghalad her other bestie. The dynamics between them are super cute. In this book she has been through a lot already but I have a feeling a lot more is to come.

I thought I enjoyed book 1, but boy did I enjoy book 2 just as much - this is a rare thing for me.

diving straight into book 3

Thank you Netgalley for providing "The Blood of Fae set". Court of Claws continues the story from where Queen of Roses ended. Draven's timely rescue of Morgan, with the help of the mysterious Oldena, reveals surprising truths, including Oldena's true nature, which challenges initial assumptions.

This latest installment in the series is full of unexpected twists, maintaining a fast-paced narrative with shocking revelations that keep coming until the very end.

The depth and complexity of Morgan and Draven's journey, set against a vividly depicted backdrop, has captivated me and left me eagerly awaiting the next chapter in their saga. Briar Boleyn's storytelling talent has established her as an author whose works I will eagerly consume.

For fans of fantasy romance with detailed world-building, this series is a must-read, deserving the highest praise. It's an extraordinary adventure that should not be overlooked!