To celebrate the release of Wrath of Suns and Shadows this week, we are going to back to the start! Check out Fate of Water and Wind by Lashell Rain!
Fate of Water and Wind is the first book in the Osparia series by Lashell Rain and readers who enjoy epic romantasy novels are not going to want to miss out on this book.
Fate of Water and Wind lures readers in first with a truly beautiful cover. Readers’ attention will be captured by the beautiful dark turquoise, blues and black that dominate this cover. A wing, black as night spreads it’s way across the cover of Fate of Water and Wind from the left. While swirling up from the bottom, to the right and cresting toward the center is a cascade of water. In the background are trees and branches that fill the void created by these two images. They are all symbols of what readers will find in this book concerning the characters and situations they will find themselves in.
Fate of Water and Wind is a multiple POV novel that focuses mainly on Emelyn. Both Emelyn and Ace lost much in the war that ravaged their lands. But the war has been heavier on one particular race in the process. The Ember Fire Fae are on a quest for power and they intend to bring subjugation to all of the people in the process. But they fear the prophecy of the Peacebringer. But who is this mysterious Peacebringer? That is a question that many have sought to discover the answer to, but none of done so...until one selfless act toward another creature...reveals a secret long held.
Now, everything that Eme has known has been upended. A place that she once called home is no longer home, and the people her family once cared for turned on her in a heartbeat. Now? The danger is marching to the place of the one other person that she cares about and will threaten to take even that from her.
Fate of Water and Wind is a truly gripping romantasy novel. One thing I feared was that we were going to get saddled with an overly sassy and snarky character. Thankfully author Rain has sympathy for us readers and gives a pretty well-balanced character.
Eme is an interesting character, who despite the amount of loss that she has experienced in her life comes off as pretty well balanced. She has a heart and it shows. Especially when she performs an act of kindness that she didn’t have to do. My favorite scene in this book? It’s probably the scene that plays out with that act of kindness and the revelation that follows. The revelation? Yeah, it had my jaw on the floor. But at the same time...it leaves you and Eme with a question that appears to be left unanswered, but it isn’t.
Now, as this book is a romantic fantasy novel you can expect romance and some sex scenes. The scenes give you details, but not anything overly graphic. So readers, those of you who have the belief “the steamier the better”...this won’t be the case with these scenes. Sorry. LOL! You get a couple bites of sexy-time deliciousness and then the story moves on whether you want it to or not. LOL! We can all commiserate together later.
Fate of Water and Wind altnernates POV between Eme, Ace, Kade (Fire Fae), and the shadowy man who has a deeper connection to Eme than she will be ready to realize. The story, as we said earlier, is the primary focus of the story. We get several chapters with Ace, and let me tell ya, he gets up to quite a bit of fun with the ladies. LOL!
Kade, while he only gets a handful of chapters is a truly interesting character. I would have loved to have more chapters focusing on him, but that’s not the case with this book. There is something about Kade that leads me to believe that there is more to him than meets the eye. He’s dangerous, but author Rain lets readers know this one fact – Kade may be dangerous, but his sister? She’s much, much worse.
That being said! Kade’s sister, Valla, doesn’t make an appearance in this book, but we get hints about her. We’re hoping that Valla will make an appearance in book two, because just the hints about her character is building a lot of interest and intrigue.
We get a nice variety of fantasy creatures throughout this book. We get fae (of all kinds), dryads, orcs, Brownies, and towards the end of the book we get to see our first dragon. Cue excitement, right?! LOL! As this book draws to a close the intensity really begins to ramp up. You’re going to be page-turning through the final chapters where you will be left wondering – “What happens next?!” Well, while this is just book one, we are celebrating the release of book two, so you can go out and grab it as soon as you finish book one and dive right in.
Fate of Water and Wind by Lashell Rain is an engaging fantasy novel filled with thrills, drama, and romance. You’ll be eagerly looking forward to book and discovering what happens next as Eme learns who she is and begins the process of working towards helping those who need her most.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Thank you to the author, Lashell Rain, and R&R Book Tours for the opportunity to read and review this book. We look forward to what comes next!
Fate Of Water And Wind: The Osparia Series Book One
Publication Date: February 2023
Genre: NA Fae Fantasy Romance
Multiple POV
Fantasy Creatures
Fated Mates
Morally Gray Males
Chosen One
Enemies to Lovers
How do I bring peace when I’ve never known it?
For over a century, as war waged, Emelyn and Ace have been in hiding and constantly moving, knowing that Ember’s emperor is searching for them with the suspicion that Ace is more than a Sky Elf. But the truth has been revealed and now Emelyn has to save a world she doesn’t have a place in. When a mysterious man of shadows saves her, claiming to be with the rebellion against Ember, Emelyn can’t deny the draw she has to him—in particular the way his shadows touch the deepest parts of her soul.
Fate of Water and Wind is a sexy, action-packed and captivating new adult fae fantasy romance story and is the first installment of The Osparia Series.
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