Tattered Thorns (Night Queen Series #1)

by Yasmine Galenorn

Blurb:

I'm Lyrical, and I was born to the Leannan Sidhe. But then, the King of the Kelpies kidnapped me (yeah, I know, a lot of "K's), and all hell broke loose. My mother begged Morgana, goddess of the Sea and the Fae, to save me. But my parents decided that I'm used goods, so I'm a princess without a kingdom.

I now work for the newly revamped Wild Hunt Agency--a PI firm, and boy are my colleagues quirky. For one thing, it's run by a wild demi-god named Yutani, who is as chaotic as his father, the Great Coyote. I find him too attractive, and a little dangerous. And now, life suddenly becomes a rollercoaster as the dragons lose their immortality and all hell breaks loose.

Themes: Paranormal, Magick

Rating: 3.75 stars

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Review:

Well an all next adventure begins in the world of the Wild Hunt series and this one promises to be a doozy of epic proportions. Yasmine has taken us through so many adventures and changes with Herne and Ember since she began that series and the epic love story of a mortal Fae with mixed blood that was shunned by her people on both sides and the sexy God who captured her heart. Now the world as they know it will never be the same, and their friends are embarking on new challenges without them, but they have some new friends to help them out. This series is the beginning of the NEW Wild Hunt Agency on earth, now being led by Ember and Herne’s old friend Yutani, the demi-god son of Great Coyote, and his team as they work not only to deal with the usual craziness of their cases but also the fallout of the Dragons having inhabited Earth. Lyrical was rescued, from a horrific existence she’d been trapped in, by the Goddess Morgana and is now trying to cope with living in the human realm as a royal Light Fae with no family and no court that will acknowledge her. She is angry, determined to kick ass, and has no real purpose in life until Morgana puts her under the tutelage of Ember as her first priestess-in-training and gives her a job with the Wild Hunt Agency. Now working with Yutani and the new faces at the agency, Lyrical has a lot to learn in not a lot of time as the world is drastically changing not just with the murders they are dealing with but also with the Dragons that have finally been addressed in a rather permanent fashion, leaving the entire world on pins-and-needles as to what might happen next. And in the middle of all of that she meets a sexy new man that just might lead to some fun and healing, if not a new relationship, but honestly just how much upheaval can one girl take all at once? I really enjoyed reading this first book in Lyrical’s adventures on Earth. As always with a new series there was a lot of introductions and learning characters, even for those of us that are long time Wild Hunt readers, because there were a lot of fun surprises and changes happening with some of our fav characters too. That said the story moved quickly with a lot going on and there was plenty of adventure and sensuality to keep readers interested. There was not much in the way of relationship building but we definitely get a hint that Lyrical with find herself a partner at some point, though it wasn’t who I hoped it would be. So many favorite characters returned in this story and we get a new look at the world after the Dragons have taken over that I really enjoyed every minute of it. I am looking forward to the next in the series a lot as we see where Lyrical heads in her new life and what she learns along the way as she heals, grows, and comes into her new skin on Earth.

*eARC provided by author for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.