Although this book was pretty lackluster, I did still enjoy it. I wasn’t sure what exactly to expect, but I was expecting there to actually be a prophecy. The prophecy mentioned in the title isn’t mentioned until the last page, and is never stated completely. Although this wasn’t a bit deal, it was kind of strange.

The book picks up during a series of dark magic attacks against Princess Diana’s kingdom. Her father is accused of orchestrating the attacks, and with his last words to her, he tells her to find Ariana. Along her journey, she encounters a feisty wolf shifter, a dangerous dark elf, and explores her unusual magic.

The premise of this book sounds super exciting, but I feel like it just fell a bit short. This may be because of its shorter page count. The plot moved fairly slowly, and when it did reach an action packed spot, it often felt rushed and weirdly convenient. I do think that this book was mainly setting up for the next book, so I have much higher hopes for it.

I found the world building in this to be super lacking. We know that there are different races, but I’m not sure what the differences are. We also know that there is a centuries old rivalry between the Fae and shifters, but we’re not told why. This world has the ability to be super interesting, so I’m really hoping that it gets explored in the next book.

The characters in this were fairly interesting, but pretty stereotypical. Dana irritated me at times because of how naive she was, and how she avoided exploring her magic. I do think that there’s a lot of potential to explore her biases, and the laws of the kingdom in the later books.

I definitely feel like this series has potential, this book just lacked a few key elements. If the world gets explored more in the later books, I can definitely see this series excelling!

Thanks to Toni Cox and Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an hones review

This book is very fast pace but it is seriously like what can go wrong will go wrong. Which I can relate to but I feel like that just takes away from the world building because we're constantly running away ro escaping.

The premise of the story was very promising, but the execution just didn't do it for me.
The writing style was a bit weird for me, I don't know exactly what bothered me but something there did. It felt like the book started in the middle of the story, with not much background and explanation about what was happening, it did get better towards the end, though.
I felt like there was not enough world building for my liking and I didn't connect with the characters much, both made me connect less with the story in general.
It felt really rushed, both with the beginning and Dana's journey throughout the book, there was a lot of action but it all happened so fast.
This book was just sadly not for me.

The story starts out with Princess Dana waking up to the castle being under attack. She uses her “strange magic” to help her escape. Dana goes on a quest to find out who attacked the castle and why to prove her father’s innocence. The quest also turns into a journey of self-discovery for Dana.

Toni Cox has created a unique and extensive world and magical system within the world of Wiltera. I would have loved to have more detail on the places within her world and how exactly the magic worked. While I loved the concept and premise behind the plot of this story, everything seemed to fall a bit flat.

Dana is a great protagonist and could be an extraordinary hero in her home of Draeguard. While reading, there seemed to be some inconsistencies in the world and time. For example, characters used words such as “cool” and “awesome” which don’t really fit with the setting. The major plot points also felt a bit repetitive (Dana was captured, then she escaped, then she was captured again and escaped again).

I tried not to judge this book too hard, as with many other series, the first book tends to lay the foundation for plot and development in the sequels. The writing felt a bit juvenile (a lot of action prose and not as much detail – a lot of tell, and not show). The bones of a great novel were there, but I felt as though it were lacking the meat.

Thankyou to Netgalley, the author and publishers for allowing me to read and review this book.

I love all things fae, however this book didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I found the writing very simple, more middle grade then YA. I found the story to progress very quickly because of this writing style, however it was a little boring for my tastes.

I enjoyed reading the Fae Prophecy. It's a nice read, but not enough to make me fall in love and rave about it. It's a short read and the first book in the series. I'm not entirely sure if I should classify it as Middlegrade or YA, but, in any case, it features a young, female protagonist, set in a world with many different races (the fae, shifters, witches, elves, goblins, humans, you name it).

Right at the start, dark magic is attacking the castle in the Fae kingdom of Draeguard. Dana's father, the King, now suddenly stands accused of treason. Dana must flee so she can discover the source of her mysterious powers and to absolve her father from the accusation. It leads her right into the hands of someone she thought was a sworn enemy: a Shifter. She soon finds that her knowledge of the outside world might not have been as accurate as she thought.

It's a good start to the story, as we're right in the action, and I found it intriguing enough to continue reading. However, as the story progresses it often feels a bit samey in that Dana starts overthinking, expecting the worst, and pushing away the ones trying to help. Also, rarely anyone ever answers her questions. It made the goal of the quest a bit of an anti-climax around the midpoint.

The Fae Prophecy also felt rushed to me; it's such a large world with many different races and complications and such. I understand that Toni Cox didn't want to get into all of that, but some more background might have been nice. But not just that, sometimes it was difficult to follow the story because they seemed to jump from one place to the next. Or, for instance, she just seems to learn how to use her strange magic without anyone really teaching her. How? And at the start of the story, she gets a book that's supposed to be important. But then... she never looks in it? Why?

I can't say I really liked Dana as a character. Sure, she's brave and wants what's best for the people she cares about, but she's also quite prejudiced, and the story focuses a lot on the fact that she's had a sheltered upbringing and knows nothing of the world around her. I felt she was quite whiny at times. Though, in her defense, she did have to run away, has strange magic that's not native to Fae that she can't control, and her father is locked in a dungeon. And she's only still a teenager. So I suppose she's allowed to whine every now and then.

The side-characters weren't very well developed though. I liked Thomas; he was kind and seemed to put up with Dana's mood swings and her lack of trust. But other than a travel companion and crush, he doesn't seem to serve a large role in the plot. Same with her best friend Alyssa. She's there in the beginning, but then barely mentioned again. Like, why was she there at all?

As I said before, it's a large and complex world, and it could've done with a bit more detail. In general, I found the world Toni created very interesting and would've loved to know more about the different races and their relation to each other. We do get somewhat of a description of Draeguard, the Fae Kingdom, which is nice. The neighborhood seems to be divided into flower districts, which I thought was a nice touch considering their magic comes from nature. In the rest of the story, we do go through some towns, but it's never really described what the towns look like, or what kinds of races live there, and if they live there in harmony or if there's a strive of some kind.

The different kinds of magic that exist are also a bit vague. I suspect this is largely because Dana doesn't know anything about other kinds of magic than Fae magic, so it does make sense. The Fae magic is used at times and is clearly shown to come from nature and is in connection to nature. The strange blue magic that Dana has is a different story. Dana doesn't really know what it is, so we also don't really know what it is. I do hope that we will find out in the sequels!

In terms of writing, I think it was clear and easy to read. One thing that did annoy me was that a lot of the chapters end in cliff-hangers. This almost gives it a soap-opera type of feel. It's fine by me if it happens in some chapters, but now it was almost every time. I don't think that's a good way to get people to continue reading. And the ending is also pretty much a cliff-hanger. Now, I understand that series want to leave some questions open, so people feel compelled to read the next one, but here pretty much every question remains unanswered. So I can't say I was satisfied by the end.

Overall, I never felt anxious or excited, since the progressions felt quite flat to me. Sure, Dana gets in progressively more danger, but somehow I never got the feeling she actually was in danger. I think it's because she never really got hurt. It made things seem to go too easy.

So, all in all, the Fae Prophecy was an entertaining story, and I do think I will read the sequel. If you're looking for an easy read about a Fae Princess trying to save her Father and Kingdom from evil magic, I would totally recommend it. But do know that you will need to read the other books to find out everything. It's also quite rushed, relies a bit too much on cliff-hangers, and didn't evoke a lot of emotions in me. But the premise itself is nice, the story reads fast, and there's still a lot of potential for the creation of this world.

I really wanted to love this book, but I'm afraid I just didn't. This wasn't a bad book--it was a book packed full of potential that just needed a little more time.

The Fae Prophecy began right at the inciting incident, which made it hard to understand the world or what was at stake. I wish there'd been a little more development before we jumped right into the conflict. I did enjoy the setting and the world, especially the fae kingdom with its districts named after flowers. I thought that was really cute, and you could tell how much love went into the worldbuilding!

I wanted more description and more grounding in the story throughout. The writing showed so much potential and the story was actually great, but everything felt rushed and not particularly fleshed-out. It read like a first draft, and with little polish it would have been much improved.

Fae Prophecy is the tale of Dana, a headstrong princess determined to go through life on her own terms. When she learns that she possesses a mysterious power, Dana must master it in order to save her father and kingdom. As she races to better understand her magic, Dana encounters several intriguing characters. This is a fairly straightforward, classic fantasy. Written in an archetypal style, this story is likely ideal for those new to the genre. The pacing was a bit rough at times and struggled with telling vs. showing. Fae Prophecy is a short and enjoyable tale, which leaves you on a bit of a cliffhanger! It is clear that many adventures await Dana. If you love a classic story about adventurous princesses with magic, check out Fae Prophecy. Fae Prophecy is out now! Thank you to Toni Cox, BooksGoSocial, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Your average YA fae fantasy book.

The prose overall made the story hard to get into. I had to be reading for at least 5 minutes to understand what was happening and why. Her phrasing was quite confusing at times.
- Here’s a prime example of a strange pairing of words, “His eyes creased into a gentle smile.” That doesn’t sound right. I get what she was trying to say, but um picturing that makes me uncomfortable!
- Also, sometimes the dialogue was really old fashioned and in other places it was super modern. I understand that the author had been in Germany for 15 years, according to her “About the author” section. I have translated sentences from German into English so I do understand the struggle of making the translation sound modern enough. But I’m not sure which language she originally wrote this in.
- Sadly enough, I could not picture where any of the characters were at in any given spot. The dialogue helped clue me in, thankfully. One of the points where this could have improved would be the worldbuilding. I’m not sure that a Fae world would have mainly English speakers. Maybe Latin, but English?? That’s one detail that I had to chuckle at.
- Thankfully, this is in only one perspective. I think that made this story better. It didn’t try to get into any other characters’ heads and struggle through it. It worked out quite nicely in that aspect.

I really didn’t like the characters. They had their good points, but the little quirks detracted from them.

Let’s talk about Dana, our main character.
- She’s a Fan Princess, which she’s known for a while. I thought that aspect was pretty cool! A lot of the time in fantasy books, the main character has to take a while to realize who they are. That quirk I appreciated.
- Since she was raised in a castle she was privileged. (Her words, not mine.) Whenever the author reminded us of it, it was done in a way that annoyed me.
- Oh, but don’t worry. She’s not totally privileged though, since she can do “menial chores.” Nice try, but you didn’t quite convince me.
- There are other quirks that I’ve found in stereotypical YA fantasy badass girls (loves reading, being a lover of horses, blushing randomly/for no reason). That’s okay. I didn’t really mind them all that much in this one since this didn’t try to push them onto me.
- I don’t blame Thomas for not trusting her, though. Some of the choices Dana makes is really shady. (one prime example being making and breaking a promise to her father)
- She’s independent and this comes through in an impressive way sometimes but other times it’s just irritating.

Poor Thomas was just a side character, though.
- He wasn’t even included in the book’s climax or resolution. He just seemed to be a traveling partner she happened to have a crush on.
- His characteristics: hot, ripped, tragic backstory and near her age.
- He just checked off all the stereotypical “love interest” boxes. I appreciate it, I suppose, but he wasn’t that interesting.
- I did really appreciate that they allowed him a few moments of weakness.
- To spice things up, he was a “shifter” who changed into a werewolf. That point didn’t really impact this book’s plot at all. I thought that was super disappointing. I have my hopes up that the second book will have some Thomas influence, though.


Dana’s friendship/relationship with Thomas is quite strange. They met up, decided to travel together, and become friends. In the beginning of the story it’s like we’re just seeing bits and pieces of their friendship!

Gradually their friendship strengthens and one day Dana realizes that she has a crush on Thomas.
- Oh no! The world is ending! She’s obviously having a mental breakdown! That is how it was portrayed, which aggravated me to no end. We can have girl power and romance in the same book! Powerful girls are allowed to fall in love naturally! It’s no mental anomaly.
- Sometimes it was the opposite side of the spectrum, though. Whenever Thomas just touched her arm to get her attention she blushed. I didn’t enjoy this side but since it see it so often I’m just used to it.

Also! TW: torture and multiple kidnappings. I’m not sure why those two things were added. Maybe just to make sure that this is a YA fantasy. The torture and 2nd kidnapping of Thomas acted and seemed like it was just a plot device so they can show Dana saving him.

If you’re looking forward to a stereotypical YA fantasy book with girl power, this is it. Even though it doesn't seem like it, I did enjoy reading through this even through my grievances. If I had seen this amazing book cover at the library, I would have probably checked it out to give it a read through.

I recieved this book via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I can begin to praise this book highly enough. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I now have a new author to look forward to reading. Thanks so much for the opportunity. Will try find book 2 asapI recieved this book via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I can begin to praise this book highly enough. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I now have a new author to look forward to reading. Thanks so much for the opportunity. Will try find book 2 asap

I want to thank Netgalley for letting me read an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Rating ~ 2 stars

I was really excited about this book because I love Fae related novels and the cover that was on NetGalley was gorgeous however this book failed to keep me entertained. I loved the concept that this book had but for the majority part of the book, I was just lost. Personally, I thought that there was too little going in the beginning and then all of sudden there was so much going at the end. I also felt like the writing didn't make sense for me.

These are just of my major points that I was thinking while reading this book but I do encourage you to give it a try because it might have been that it wasn't meant for the type of reader I am but it could work for you.

A fae princess is thrust into a world outside her comfort zone and all she has going for her is the desire to know about the blue magic she wields in her palm and who is attacking her kingdom. I love an adventure and this first book gives that and promises more. So, let's just say that I was bummed that I have to read book two to have all my questions answered. The pace is fast and it's got a bunch of mythical creatures from fae to shifters to elves and goblins.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC.