Flame and Crystal Thorns

Fantastic book with wonderful characters that make a fantastic tail. Loved it! ❤️❤️📚👍

Flame and Crystal Thorns was definitely an incredible read. Swoony Fae, mortal enemies, a return to Bitter Thorn, and more adventures with Chloe and Quintus? What more can you want? I definitely can’t wait for book 2! Chloe was really relatable and all the tension between her and Quintus was really well done. There was so much tension throughout the rest of the book I was on the edge of my seat. And that cliffhanger! 😱

Kay L Moody has a wonderful way of writing about coming of age in every novel I have read. It is special to read about someone, Chloe, who discovers their inner strength. Chloe managed to fight past her debilitating fear to not only succeed but put me in awe at how far she passed her limits and still didn’t collapse. The plot: =============================================================== The world of Faerie was under attack by mortals with iron. In the human world, Chloe, who trained in healing with fae methods, was seeing the effects of iron poisoning in her village…and she was unable to find enough ingredients for her poultices. People she knew were dying with sores and necrosis. How could she be expected to listen to the fae Quintus, who was also asking her for help? That was another world away. Every time she exited her house she was expected to act selflessly, so she was exhausted. Yet she finally relented and accompanied Quintus to faerie with her favorite (spelled) book. “You wake up from near death, and the first thing you want to do is read?” I think every author wants this 😂. Chloe and Quintus were sooooo wonderful together with their snappish dialogue! I know this is YA, but every time he loomed over her and she noticed his muscles, his chest hairs, his breath, it was HAWT. Yet despite her attraction, Chloe kept fighting him. So imagine her horror when she accidentally created a bond between them? Oopsie. The mortals that were freed in the previous series? They were not so grateful, but they offered to rescue her. But what kind of rescue requires a bribe? “We are having a party tomorrow night. You can join us if you let us rescue you.” “Yes, a party with food and dancing.” The golden-haired mortal rubbed his belly…” Can you tell the plot was clever? The romance: • This is YA. I was angsty all the way to the end because, well, Quintus and Chloe had that enemies-to-lovers or forbidden romance thing going on. • Don’t expect any hot chimales, but the climactic fight scenes and finale were worth the wait. • Cliffhanger ending! • Novelette length • Single POV • Cross-cultural kind of romance • Total 5 star read!

Great story full of suspense and magic. I love Chloe and how she is not your typical heroine but is still determined to save those she loves.

I loved reading this book it was so interesting and grabbed my attention the entire time. I would recommend this book

I am in love. With the characters, the world building, the interactions, absolutely everything. I couldn’t put it down. From the moment I started reading, I was stuck with my kindle until I was on the last page. Which I mean the last readable page... From the beginning, I was dragged in with the all or nothing selflessness of Chloe towards her townspeople. Knowing how she never wanted to go back to the world she got away from, she knew she had to just for the act of helping both worlds. She constantly put her own feelings aside, regardless of how it triggered her. Chloe and Quintus’ relationship is the perfect slow burn. The obvious tension, the desire to fight what she knows she shouldn’t have…we can feel it as we’re reading. His dedication to Chloe in the moment with Portia…I wish she could have reflected more on that, because that moment was everything. Ludo seems like he is the perfect character that shows the selfishness of the fae, and I think that was so necessary. We hear a lot about the mortal “rebels” and how selflessness is the only thing that sets them apart from the fae, but I don’t think that’s true. Maybe Quintus’ actions were selfish of him due to his obvious feelings to Chloe, but he made so many sacrifices along the way that (to me), showed how selfless the fae can be. There were so many moments towards the end that I was just laughing at, but in the best way possible. I knew it was serious, and I knew of course I shouldn’t be laughing, but COME ON! How can you not! I kept on wanting to scream at Quintus, Just look and see!! I knew the cliffhanger was coming, we were warned. I’m glad it happened in the way that it did. There’s these huge questions of what will Mishti do, will she become a part of the team, or has Portia successfully manipulated her again. The totality of everything that was occurring in Faerie ALMOST made me forget about Grace. Remembering the state Chloe left everyone in, makes me so much more worried now after that ending. Here’s to hoping that saving Faerie will save her mortal world and everyone in it…

If you’re looking for an adventurous read filled with sparks and magic this book is for you!!! This book was amazing just like every other Kay L Moody book I’ve read. It was everything I’d hoped for and more. The lessons Chloe learns throughout the book are relatable and realistic. I’ve always been amazed at Moody’s ability to create worlds that seem so real, and this book is no different. I connected with Chloe just as much as I connected with Elora in the Fae of Bitter Thorn series.