Bunny's Reviews: Sky of Thorns Review Spotlight

We’re celebrating the release of Fleur DeVillainy’s Sky of Thorns! Read on for more details and add this beauty to your TBR!

Sky of Thorns by Fleur Devillainy is the first book in The Vandeleur Trilogy and you are going to be super excited to check this book out! This is a fantasy shifter romance, but this author is bringing us something fresh!! Yes! Fresh!!! We're getting UNICORN shifters!! Cue excited screaming. LOL!

If this cover doesn't grab your attention and pique your interest I honestly don't know what will. This book and title promises to draw you into a fantasy realm that is going to have you coming back for more.

Sky of Thorns begins with young Sybil. All she wants is a better life, but she has resigned herself to living in her village and doing the best that she can for the people there. But all of that changes when a strange man comes barging into her home in the middle of the night, slaps a magical cuff on her wrist, and kidnaps her. WTF, right?! You're going to be left in suspense for a while, but the facts begin to come out a little bit at a time.

Sybil is being accused of treason. Treason! She's never left her village but somehow she's committed "treason" according to the king and queen. Sounds like a reach if there ever was one, and the prince, Aramis, is the one who has been tasked with bringing her in. The big question that arises for this reader is this - why him? Why him specifically? Is it because he has been raised to hate shifters, and they believe that he will get the job done handily? Hmmm...we'll just have to wait and see.

This book alternates POV between Sybil and Aramis, so you get the story from both of their perspectives. I enjoyed Sybil the most, slightly in part due to her little companion, Lemon. Amaris is a frustrating character to say the least. You'll give him a tiny amount of slack for his feelings towards shifters after getting some backstory on him, but just a teeny tiny amount of empathy goes his way. I'd honestly expect him to use his brain at some point. LOL! Question the validity of what he's been told!

Sybil is an interesting character herself. She comes off as weak, but she has hidden inner strength. Of course, I think that she makes some rash decisions that land her in precarious situations, but she's not usually alone in them.

This book is engaging from beginning to end as Sybil finds that she must put her trust and faith in Amaris. Also, Amaris must begin to question what he has been told and what is truth and lie. The puzzle is complex, but if they are going to come out of this alive...they will need to rely on each other.

This is a gripping fantasy romance novel, and I absolutely devoured it. I can't wait to find out what happens next with these characters.

4.5 out of 5 stars

Thank you to the author, Fleur DeVillainy, and R&R Book Tours, for the opportunity to read and review this book. I look forward to what comes next!

Sky of Thorns (The Vandeleur Trilogy #1)

Publication Date: December 5, 2023

Genre: Fantasy Romance

🦄 Romantic Epic fantasy
🌹 Enemies to lovers
🦄 Morally gray MMC
🌹 Slow Burn Spice
🦄 Unicorn Shifter FMC

The people of Kallistar believed the land was in peace… but darkness stirs in the North…

On the eve of the autumn solstice, unicorn shifter Sybil Vandeleur is kidnapped and stolen away to the Kingdom of Shadowvale, charged with treason against the crown. Only, she has never committed any crimes.
Aramis Adrastos, crown prince of Shadowvale, is told otherwise. Tasked by his father to capture the leader of a rebel group, he corners the woman planning to infiltrate the palace and take down the kingdom from the inside. But as soon as he lays eyes on her, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. She incites his anger, fills him with longing, and makes him question everything he believes in. Her very presence tempts him to betrayal. Chained in a dungeon, at the mercy of an evil queen, Sybil’s only hope for salvation lies with the prince who was raised to loathe her, just for being a shifter.

In a world strained from rebellion and rife with injustice, two adversaries fight to overcome their prejudices and face the true enemy before them.

From author Fleur DeVillainy, comes a captivating, magical book that blends romance and adventure into a tantalizing read.

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About the Author

Fleur DeVillainy is an American fantasy author. In the realm of imagination, where love and enchantment intertwine, she crafts tales of extraordinary adventure interwoven with romance, internal growth and found family. By day, she brings healing to little hearts as a pediatric nurse practitioner. By night, she lets her pen dance across pages, weaving magical worlds and captivating characters. When not weaving tales, she finds solace in baking, sewing, and gardening. Join her on the many whimsical journeys through words and discover the wonders that lie within. Check out her series The Vandeleur Trilogy, her comic series Wolf and I, and her co-written Calpa series today!

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