Court of Blood and Bindings

Fae Isles, Book 1

By: Lisette Marshall

Narrated by: Summer Roberts

They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake…

When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, twenty-year-old Emelin believes her hour has come. Instead, her inhumanly beautiful captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings into the one place from which no human ever returns:

The heart of the Fae Isles. The treacherous Crimson Court, where the Mother of faekind has ruled unchallenged over fae and humans for decades.

The Silent Death is supposed to be the Mother’s loyal servant, her invincible warrior, her ruthless, soulless killer. But in the shadows he is playing a game of his own, and he needs Emelin’s magic to win it.

If she agrees to work with him, she could free all of humanity. But can she trust a fae male with so much blood on his hands? Worse, when his smouldering dark eyes and dangerous secrets reveal glimpses of the heart behind his murderer’s mask…can she trust herself?

Court of Blood and Bindings is the first book of the Fae Isles series, an enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance featuring a strong-willed heroine and a broody, morally grey hero. It contains a generous dose of smouldering glances, angry yearning, and midnight meetings of the illicit type, as well as other mature themes.

©2022 Lisette Marshall (P)2023 Podium Audio

Hang in there! 2nd half of book is good!

Good narration. The 1st half of the book is frustrating because the annoying FMC irrational arguing and story is sloooow to start. Good spice and story does evolve and you get invested.

It was okay

The story itself is interesting but I’m not really a fan of the way it was written, it was kind of repetitive at times.

Great Story and Narration

Wish the next book was out! Will have to read the book and also listen to the narration when it does come!

🖤

Interesting type of magic. The story is new and exciting. I think the second will be better than the first. Great book. I wanted more spice but there was some 🌶️.

Loved this book.

I’m an avid romantasy reader and so thoroughly enjoyed this book. The banter and wit won me over from the beginning. The character development is wonderful. The world building is pretty good. Spice is pretty darn good. I was super annoyed with the performance at the beginning but fell in love with Summer Robert’s by the end.

Sooooo good!

I devoured this book. I can not wait for the next. I hope they continue to release these as the series continues.

A fantastic romance

I really enjoyed reading this FANTASTIC ROMANCE. The pace of reading was medium to fast and the growth of the characters was well done.

Honest Review from a Man

I was recommended this book from my Girlfriend. I likely never would have listened to it by myself. I Did enjoy the book. The author's writing was intelligent and intriguing. Some very descriptive eye brow raising bedroom scenes.
This book is told from the eyes of one character. 90% of the book is her inner dialogue and that was something I had to get used to. No character swaps or narration. Definitely meant for a women's ears but as a man I did enjoy it and I will be listening to the next books.
I did feel that there wasn't enough lore. Not enough background on the races and magic system. How ever. To do that you would need a main narrator and character swaps to get these things. If the one and only character we hear from in this book doesn't know about it then neither do we and because of that I won't lower my review.
Overall I am pleased with the author's work and I do like her ability to bring the main character to life for me to see in my mind.

5 Stars

Pleasantly surprised that I liked this book so much... great story...a couple good spicy moments and the narrator was really good

Hooked!

I loved the way the author built this story. Really hooked me from the beginning and I just had to keep listening to find out what was going to happen next!