Court of Winter

Fae of Snow & Ice, Book 1

By: Krista Street

Narrated by: Kasi Hollowell

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

Being a defective marks me in the eyes of the Solis Fae. Wingless. Magicless. Weak.

To my kind, I’m nothing—not when strength is needed to survive the perpetual snow and ice that shrouds our northern continent in endless winter.

But I’ve persevered, living a meaningful yet simple life with my sister...until the hated Crown Prince of the Winter Court thunders into our village.

Prince Norivun’s massive black wings and potent magic cloud my senses and steal my breath. He’s beautiful yet brutal, so when he whisks me away and locks me in his castle I’m certain my death is tomorrow’s promise. Yet my end doesn’t come, not when the prince looks at me with hunger in his gaze while revealing the true reason for my abduction. Now I’m faced with an impossible choice—either join forces with the hated prince who’s robbed me of everything I love or watch our kingdom start a devastating war.

Court of Winter is book one in a four-book enemies-to-lovers fae fantasy romance that takes place in Krista Street’s Supernatural World. This series contains steamy romance, a strong female fae who refuses to bow, a morally gray prince whose brutality knows no bounds, and a deadly tangle of royal strife and intrigue. Start listening today!

©2023 Krista Street (P)2023 Krista Street

The story

It’s an interesting idea however I don’t particularly like the conversations between the two main characters and nothing interesting was happening throughout the book.

Mehh.

Overall it was fine. I feel like for a book that’s labeled at YA/adult fantasy, it felt a lot more childish in some ways. The mentality of the characters and banter between them was just so inconsistent, I couldn’t get a solid sense of what their primary characteristics were supposed to be; they would contrast themselves in polar opposite behaviours backing back. For example, the main female would be super nervous, scared, self-conscious, but then have witty and sarcastic banter with the others like she was so confident and strong 🤷🏼‍♀️
A lot of it just felt very juvenile besides a few parts of y that got unnecessarily raunchy, it just felt kinda forced. Like they plugged in some R-rated words so they could market it as an 18+ spicy book.
The beginning was a good hook and interested and the ending got a bit eventful too, but the entire middle just felt like a lot of nothing. Comparing that this book is just under 10hrs, and a lot of my favs are 40+ I knew I shouldn’t be expecting a masterpiece, but when I realized I was already half way through and nothing of much substance has occurred I started getting really annoyed.
I’ll still follow up with book 2, because I know sometimes these end up being a slow burn and they get better the further you get into the series. But all in all, I’d say it was entertaining enough for a quick read, but not praising it as a must read.

Loved it

Loved it. Great characters and storyline. Listened to it in 1 day. Fast read. Very enjoyable.

twist and turns

this book is a great read. Main character has to figure out her feelings and tye Rollercoaster that comes with it. The prince that knows she is his mate but won't say anything. I can't wait for part two to be released. The performance from the reader was great I was able to get through it in two days.

Great Fae fantasy novel

I like the Fae aspect of the plot and the narrator did a great job conveying all of the characters voices and emotions.

I love Krista street now

I ate up all these books. even read the last one on Kindle because I couldn't wait for it to be an audiobook. looking forward to the last one coming out soon. I went and read another one of her series as well. While her prose lacks poetry (basically the opposite of divine rivals in writing style) and I don't know that any one quote is magnificent or beautiful, she does a great job of making characters you care about. Women who are strong but believable in their responses and the relationships. Based on the few series I have read of hers the men WORSHIP the woman and would do anything for her and doesn't care for other woman. IMO anything romance related should be that way. I want the man to worship his girl. Even if he is misguided he should always be focused on her and as a writer Krista street really captures that. Is it cheesy? yes. is it fun and spicy? also yes.

did anyone else notice..

she has Millees instead of miles....am I missing something? is Millees like actually a form of measurement that I was not taught?! no one else has mentioned this so I kinda thought I was going crazy..is she talking about millimeters?

So good

I am always delighted to indulge in audiobooks narrated by Kasi Hollowell. Her portrayal of characters is flawless, capturing their essence effortlessly. This particular story is not only engaging but also incredibly captivating to delve into.

I loved everything about this book

I was struggling to find books I loved as much as ACOTAR and Fourth Wing… I finally found the book I was looking for! The narrator was also chefs kiss

That same line that trumps all of supposed logic

If she didn’t say that one line about her family 20 million times. I’d enjoy it more. Good book overall tho. The book kept me interested