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Of Dragons and Fae #2
Forged in Frost
NYT Bestseller Jasmine Walt returns with the next installment in Of Dragons and Fae, perfect for fans of fantasy romance, action-packed adventure, and wild new worlds...
Adara and Einar thought all their problems would be solved when they defeated the corrupted King Aolis.
But the power vacuum they have created is begging to be filled, and the three houses of Ediria are at each other’s throats trying to claim it. Worse, the threat from the shadow creatures is far from ended—an even more diabolical villain has risen in Aolis’s place, and she will stop at nothing in her plot to throw Ediria into chaos and drown the kingdom in its own blood.
If Adara is to make things right, she must complete the coming of age ritual to unlock her powers so she can defeat the shadow creatures once and for all. But who can she rely on, when everyone seeks to use her as a pawn in their nefarious games? Even Einar seems to have his own agenda, and when it comes to matters of the heart, no one can be trusted…
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Book Three, Caged in Shadow, is coming May 2023.
Adara and Einar thought all their problems would be solved when they defeated the corrupted King Aolis.
But the power vacuum they have created is begging to be filled, and the three houses of Ediria are at each other’s throats trying to claim it. Worse, the threat from the shadow creatures is far from ended—an even more diabolical villain has risen in Aolis’s place, and she will stop at nothing in her plot to throw Ediria into chaos and drown the kingdom in its own blood.
If Adara is to make things right, she must complete the coming of age ritual to unlock her powers so she can defeat the shadow creatures once and for all. But who can she rely on, when everyone seeks to use her as a pawn in their nefarious games? Even Einar seems to have his own agenda, and when it comes to matters of the heart, no one can be trusted…
Scroll up and grab your copy today!
Book Three, Caged in Shadow, is coming May 2023.
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Published January 18, 2023
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January 3, 2024
I really wanted to love this book.. but the writing 😭 The story was all over the place, some bits were a speed run that felt barely explained, some dragged and were so slow I was skipping pages just to get to the next bit of the action. There are so many side plots, so many mixed POVs and it’s all just unnecessary for the main plot. I’ll probably read the third book just to see what happens, but this was not great at all.
February 1, 2023
I loved this book but there are a couple things that stopped it from being a 5 star for me personally.
I loved the story, especially the second half of the book when things started to pick up. And omg the battle at the end was awesome. I loved exploring the water fae realm in this one. And I’m a sucker for mermaids so absolutely loved that chapter. Especially the part where Einar battles the sea serpent. That was fucking epic.
However the first half of the book was a bit slow for me. And it felt like there were many wasted opportunities during that first half where the plot was stagnant where Einar and Adara could have spent time together to get to know each other.
I am super happy that the whole Einar pushing her away stuff that I absolutely hated in the first book is over. But yet they barely spent any real time together and so it felt really weird at the end of the book when she tells him she loves him. Like wah? Like I said there were so many opportunities and moments where you thought they were about to have a heart to heart and a deep meaningful conversation only for one of them to walk away or for them to be interrupted. It was frustrating to not get a real sense of progression of the romance. Which is weird when this is supposed to be a slow burn romance.
I was also a bit disappointed that after all this fucking time she still hasn’t completed her coming of age ritual. But I can’t wait to see the dragons next book!
I loved the scene where Einar asked Adara to go fly together. Ugh! That was so romaaaaantic!
I really hope that we will get to see them spend more time together next book because this book it really felt like they barely spent time alone together.
I loved the story, especially the second half of the book when things started to pick up. And omg the battle at the end was awesome. I loved exploring the water fae realm in this one. And I’m a sucker for mermaids so absolutely loved that chapter. Especially the part where Einar battles the sea serpent. That was fucking epic.
However the first half of the book was a bit slow for me. And it felt like there were many wasted opportunities during that first half where the plot was stagnant where Einar and Adara could have spent time together to get to know each other.
I am super happy that the whole Einar pushing her away stuff that I absolutely hated in the first book is over. But yet they barely spent any real time together and so it felt really weird at the end of the book when she tells him she loves him. Like wah? Like I said there were so many opportunities and moments where you thought they were about to have a heart to heart and a deep meaningful conversation only for one of them to walk away or for them to be interrupted. It was frustrating to not get a real sense of progression of the romance. Which is weird when this is supposed to be a slow burn romance.
I was also a bit disappointed that after all this fucking time she still hasn’t completed her coming of age ritual. But I can’t wait to see the dragons next book!
I loved the scene where Einar asked Adara to go fly together. Ugh! That was so romaaaaantic!
I really hope that we will get to see them spend more time together next book because this book it really felt like they barely spent time alone together.
July 22, 2024
3.15⭐️ Despite the higher rating for this book, it was actually worse than the first book and very cringey.
December 28, 2023
This trilogy could be great, but it’s written rather poorly (as if a 16 year old were the author). There are many mistakes within each book (too many typos and misspellings to count them all not to mention the multiple misspellings of the characters names and the flip flop of the genders…it seems the editor was careless when proof reading for errors). The multiple character pov’s were unnecessary and did little for the plot. The story in general was good which is why I’ll give it 3 stars, but the relationship just isn’t there between the two main characters. It needs more spice, the book was too back and forth and seemed to be all over the place. Even more disappointing was after all the drama over the coming of age ritual throughout the whole book it STILL hasn’t happened. The ending felt rushed and poorly written. I started this series based on recommendations after reading Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and let me tell you, those recommendations were very much so a let down. Nothing I have read in terms of dragons and the like is comparable to the Empyrean Series. I think this series could have been so much better than it is.
July 8, 2024
Great book #2 in the series. The only thing I dislike is that other than Einar and Adara’s perspectives, all other characters are not told in a first person perspective. It’s kind of jarring switching from 1st to 3rd person and back repeatedly.
With that said, this series continues to ensnare me. I love that Adara actually fights back. There’s no meekness in her. Even with Einar (especially with Einar?) she does what she wants, takes what she wants, and yet still has vulnerable moments that seem authentic to the character.
This author does a fantastic job at progressing the plot of the main characters while also hinting at developments with side characters and making us love the side characters just as much. I will say there are A LOT of events that occur in a relatively short book though and sometimes the timeline is a bit glazed over/unrealistic with all the quick traveling they’re doing yet simultaneously exploring multiple kingdoms.
Overall, this book is fantastic and continues to have me wanting the main characters to succeed against all odds while simultaneously screaming when something else goes wrong.
With that said, this series continues to ensnare me. I love that Adara actually fights back. There’s no meekness in her. Even with Einar (especially with Einar?) she does what she wants, takes what she wants, and yet still has vulnerable moments that seem authentic to the character.
This author does a fantastic job at progressing the plot of the main characters while also hinting at developments with side characters and making us love the side characters just as much. I will say there are A LOT of events that occur in a relatively short book though and sometimes the timeline is a bit glazed over/unrealistic with all the quick traveling they’re doing yet simultaneously exploring multiple kingdoms.
Overall, this book is fantastic and continues to have me wanting the main characters to succeed against all odds while simultaneously screaming when something else goes wrong.
June 24, 2024
Ok - up until the last few chapters, this just felt like a book of plot filler… The ending had me crying but
I don’t really like the story progression in this one.
I don’t really like the story progression in this one.
July 8, 2024
what was this writing oh god
May 17, 2025
The ending saved the middle book drag for sure, excited for the finale.
June 4, 2025
i'm lost as to why anyone thought dunes pov was needed
September 14, 2023
The sequel's main focus on Adara's coming of age ritual feels like someone dangling a treat right in front of you, but is just out reach. It's mean, but it's effective. It keeps me hooked on the story. However, the multi-POV was just not doing it for me. I felt like it was taking us away from the main story. But maybe that's because I was in this for Adara's journey (and a bit of Einar's). Overall, still an enjoyable and interesting read.
April 27, 2023
Not as good as the first
I wish the author hadn’t tried to veer off on little side stories with chapters told from side character’s perspectives. I didn’t think those chapters added to the true story, it just made her book longer. As a result, it feels like not a whole lot actually happened in the book. I’ll keep going with the next book, but I’m hoping for better with it.
I wish the author hadn’t tried to veer off on little side stories with chapters told from side character’s perspectives. I didn’t think those chapters added to the true story, it just made her book longer. As a result, it feels like not a whole lot actually happened in the book. I’ll keep going with the next book, but I’m hoping for better with it.
June 14, 2024
Oooohfff... Thankfully it read quickly... I knew it wasn't going to be great but I had higher hopes. I'll still finish the series though.
July 22, 2024
This, this is disgraceful.
A four hundred pages long book, focused on one specific thing.
And what happens?
They fail.
They fail so spectacularly that the ONE POWERFUL ALLY they have managed to meet since this whole mess started, dies.
Literally everyone else in a position of power except for Tamil has only ever betrayed them, or used them for their own advantage.
And I hadn’t even gotten to a point where I actually trusted Tamil, and already she died, and they are once again just a band of misfits, and Adara is once again left without any true claim to the throne.
And where the actual did that suggestion come from anyway? Adara is the last person who should take the throne. She doesn’t know anything about anything. And I get it. She was raised in a small village, but she literally had no knowledge about anything. Even what I would assume would be basic knowledge about what the different kind of Fae’s powers must be.
But no. She was surprised when a water fae could heat up water. And this was a greater fae, who according to Adara herself can use the element they were born with in practically any manner they please.
One would think her mother - Gelsyne - would have at least made sure she was educated enough to be able to stay alive, and to know her true heritage, even though she didn’t know it was her heritage.
I mean Gelsyne must have considered that one day Adara might find out about her power, or she might be in need of powerful allies, but since she is a clueless child stumbling along, she falls into the hand of literally anyone and everyone who wants to use and abuse her.
But she finally seemed like she was about to come into her power, and perhaps be stronger both physically and mentally if she just did the ritual that the entire book was building up towards.
And then as she is about to reach for and connect with her dragon, she is ripped away, and the next book will once again be about her trying to do this ritual.
And there is apparently no value in the art of choosing which information to share with others.
One only had to ask or demand for them to tell the entire story about what had happened to them, and they will literally tell everything in great detail from the very beginning.
There is no scheming, or plotting, or thinking ahead, or regard for what information they shouldn’t tell so that they don’t look weak or incompetent.
And all this is why Adara should not take the throne.
I was actually surprised about the fact that this entire book surrounded TALKING about who should sit the throne, and was shocked when Adara was such an obvious contender.
I would have believed she was the rightful heir to the dragons throne, but they are gone.
I honestly don’t understand much about the fae system, and don’t see the point in having a single throne.
The different elements all have one powerful family that sit on their own thrones, and have their own strongholds where they are treated like royalty. - Including the water fae.
But they still have one ruler who presides over them all. Which was King Aolis. But then he was a water fae too. But why does the throne get passed down in King Aolis’s family specifically?
Like, why are the water fae known as the royal family? It would have made more sense for the throne to be passed down in some other way, where the other elements had claims and a chance, when the different elements seem like equals in some ways.
And Wind mentioned withdrawing from the kingdom, or some pact in this book because they believed they had given more than the other elements when dealing with the shadow creatures.
But how can they simply drop out when the courts are united under one monarch?
Like do you get what I mean???
What is happening?!
Can I also just ask. Why is Einar here, and why is he a dragon. There is no rich history behind his character that connects him to the dragons, that is consistent throughout the books.
Or anything that gives him a purpose.
It is as if he was assigned a job - to look out for Adara - and now he is simply doing it like a robot.
I don’t see what drives him beyond that. He hates the fae, or at least that’s what we are told. And yet he bends over for them any time, any place.
I feel like his character needs more of a purpose. Like defeating the shadow creatures so his fellow dragons could return to their world or something. But it’s as if Adara just needs to defeat them, because hey, the prophecy said so, and Einar needs to defeat them, because hey, his mate will run head first into a hornets nest she has no idea how to fight.
A four hundred pages long book, focused on one specific thing.
And what happens?
They fail.
They fail so spectacularly that the ONE POWERFUL ALLY they have managed to meet since this whole mess started, dies.
Literally everyone else in a position of power except for Tamil has only ever betrayed them, or used them for their own advantage.
And I hadn’t even gotten to a point where I actually trusted Tamil, and already she died, and they are once again just a band of misfits, and Adara is once again left without any true claim to the throne.
And where the actual did that suggestion come from anyway? Adara is the last person who should take the throne. She doesn’t know anything about anything. And I get it. She was raised in a small village, but she literally had no knowledge about anything. Even what I would assume would be basic knowledge about what the different kind of Fae’s powers must be.
But no. She was surprised when a water fae could heat up water. And this was a greater fae, who according to Adara herself can use the element they were born with in practically any manner they please.
One would think her mother - Gelsyne - would have at least made sure she was educated enough to be able to stay alive, and to know her true heritage, even though she didn’t know it was her heritage.
I mean Gelsyne must have considered that one day Adara might find out about her power, or she might be in need of powerful allies, but since she is a clueless child stumbling along, she falls into the hand of literally anyone and everyone who wants to use and abuse her.
But she finally seemed like she was about to come into her power, and perhaps be stronger both physically and mentally if she just did the ritual that the entire book was building up towards.
And then as she is about to reach for and connect with her dragon, she is ripped away, and the next book will once again be about her trying to do this ritual.
And there is apparently no value in the art of choosing which information to share with others.
One only had to ask or demand for them to tell the entire story about what had happened to them, and they will literally tell everything in great detail from the very beginning.
There is no scheming, or plotting, or thinking ahead, or regard for what information they shouldn’t tell so that they don’t look weak or incompetent.
And all this is why Adara should not take the throne.
I was actually surprised about the fact that this entire book surrounded TALKING about who should sit the throne, and was shocked when Adara was such an obvious contender.
I would have believed she was the rightful heir to the dragons throne, but they are gone.
I honestly don’t understand much about the fae system, and don’t see the point in having a single throne.
The different elements all have one powerful family that sit on their own thrones, and have their own strongholds where they are treated like royalty. - Including the water fae.
But they still have one ruler who presides over them all. Which was King Aolis. But then he was a water fae too. But why does the throne get passed down in King Aolis’s family specifically?
Like, why are the water fae known as the royal family? It would have made more sense for the throne to be passed down in some other way, where the other elements had claims and a chance, when the different elements seem like equals in some ways.
And Wind mentioned withdrawing from the kingdom, or some pact in this book because they believed they had given more than the other elements when dealing with the shadow creatures.
But how can they simply drop out when the courts are united under one monarch?
Like do you get what I mean???
What is happening?!
Can I also just ask. Why is Einar here, and why is he a dragon. There is no rich history behind his character that connects him to the dragons, that is consistent throughout the books.
Or anything that gives him a purpose.
It is as if he was assigned a job - to look out for Adara - and now he is simply doing it like a robot.
I don’t see what drives him beyond that. He hates the fae, or at least that’s what we are told. And yet he bends over for them any time, any place.
I feel like his character needs more of a purpose. Like defeating the shadow creatures so his fellow dragons could return to their world or something. But it’s as if Adara just needs to defeat them, because hey, the prophecy said so, and Einar needs to defeat them, because hey, his mate will run head first into a hornets nest she has no idea how to fight.
January 19, 2024
This one was a little slower-paced than the first one so I didn't fly through it as quickly but still did its best to be an engaging read. The final battle scene felt a bit rushed after how slow the rest of the book was but I didn't hate it. Excited to see how everything gets wrapped up in the next book!
June 2, 2024
There’s a lot going on but it was easy to follow! I’ll be starting the third one right away.
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January 9, 2025moooore dragons?!? 🥹😭👏
May 23, 2024
ANOTHER 24 HOUR READ. yes this is the second book in the series “of dragons and faes”. this book picked up after the killing of a major character and we find adara trying to figure out how to defeat the shadow creatures and perform her coming of age ritual.
as i said in the first book review the writing isn’t the best BUTTTTT this once again made me want to keep reading and find out what happens next. we learn more about the history of some of the other side characters and major characters.
one thing i didn’t like about this book is that the main characters and love interests, adara and einar, were split up from their friends, leap and mavlyn, for a majority of the book. since these books are written for a bunch of different povs, i had less interest in what was going on with leap and mavlyn and it made me want to skip through their parts.
one thing i did like was the blossoming relationship between adara and einar. sexual tension is SO HIGH in this book and the build up is killing me but it better be worth it. they have many tender moments with each other and i just find it so sweet. also SPOILER, but finally told adara about the mating bond and they confessed their feelings for each other ♥️♥️♥️
as i said in the first book review the writing isn’t the best BUTTTTT this once again made me want to keep reading and find out what happens next. we learn more about the history of some of the other side characters and major characters.
one thing i didn’t like about this book is that the main characters and love interests, adara and einar, were split up from their friends, leap and mavlyn, for a majority of the book. since these books are written for a bunch of different povs, i had less interest in what was going on with leap and mavlyn and it made me want to skip through their parts.
one thing i did like was the blossoming relationship between adara and einar. sexual tension is SO HIGH in this book and the build up is killing me but it better be worth it. they have many tender moments with each other and i just find it so sweet. also SPOILER, but finally told adara about the mating bond and they confessed their feelings for each other ♥️♥️♥️
May 30, 2025
I’m here for the story, not the writing. Im usually not one to critique, but there are spelling and grammatical mistakes that I’ve noticed. And the plot is very simple. But the overall story is a fun and unique one. I have a feeling I know how this will end, but I’ll finish to see what happens next!
January 8, 2025
I felt like the plot was pretty stagnant until the end, but the way the author ended the chapters did make it feel like there were some cliffhangers sprinkled throughout. I do really love the setting and different types of characters, such a diverse world. Overall, this has definitely been a fun read!
March 6, 2024
Unfortunately, this book was decent but it didn’t hold my interest. Idk why, there was something missing from it for me.
October 22, 2024
Ok not to be a Debbie downer but this book wasted lots of time on politics and more world building for the water fae instead of developing the lead characters; side characters did get more attention which was appreciated. But also… Zero smut. The f?
October 31, 2024
The plot is not plotting
April 5, 2025
This book was good, I enjoyed it more than book 1. However, it was a little chaotic. There were too many moving parts to the story. The second half definitely felt more cohesive
June 4, 2025
It's so good 😍 5 star for sure! Big ZA vibes which is my jam
December 10, 2024
Wow ok.. smashed this! Still super fast paced and straight to the action which I'm loving. Can't wait to see what happens next.
I mean the literature itself needs some work and better editing but the story is there and I'm loving following the different POVs of multiple characters.
I mean the literature itself needs some work and better editing but the story is there and I'm loving following the different POVs of multiple characters.
May 9, 2025
even better then the first part !
May 16, 2025
3,6 typ! Bra, underhållande, gullig och spännande! Lite inslag av allt vilket va najs! Läste den på mindre än 3 dagar hehe
December 4, 2024
I almost 1-starred it, I swear. The plot is still relatively interesting, but that is the ONLY saving grace for this series. It's not even a little original, but I'm going to move on to book 3 just to see FMC complete her mate bond and coming of age ceremony or whatever the eff it is.
There is a word missing from the first paragraph of the first page. Names change from one book to the next. They change spellings from one page to the next. Verb tenses change at the drop of a hat. It's like the author doesn't know what words are, because she often uses something that sounds similar (see volleyed instead of vaulted from book 1). If I'd written down all the issues with this book, this review might be a lot longer. There were yellow eyes described as "citronella", which is a (green) mosquito-repelling plant, instead of what I assume she meant - citrine.
We continue with the modern language, referring to a moving set of ice stairs as an ice-calator. Are we serious? I could even get behind such a thing if this were a cutesy sci-fi, but it isn't. It's just ~magic~.
The author also likes to sort of retcon things. There are several instances of it in this book, where after the fact, a thing happened or was present, etc.
The side character chapters were wholly unnecessary. I started skimming them after the first one. They didn't add anything to the story. I have zero hope that book 3 will be any better, and I hate being this harsh with a review because writers are my heroes, but maybe at least have someone beta-read before you publish? Or if you did, find someone else.
There is a word missing from the first paragraph of the first page. Names change from one book to the next. They change spellings from one page to the next. Verb tenses change at the drop of a hat. It's like the author doesn't know what words are, because she often uses something that sounds similar (see volleyed instead of vaulted from book 1). If I'd written down all the issues with this book, this review might be a lot longer. There were yellow eyes described as "citronella", which is a (green) mosquito-repelling plant, instead of what I assume she meant - citrine.
We continue with the modern language, referring to a moving set of ice stairs as an ice-calator. Are we serious? I could even get behind such a thing if this were a cutesy sci-fi, but it isn't. It's just ~magic~.
The author also likes to sort of retcon things. There are several instances of it in this book, where after the fact, a thing happened or was present, etc.
The side character chapters were wholly unnecessary. I started skimming them after the first one. They didn't add anything to the story. I have zero hope that book 3 will be any better, and I hate being this harsh with a review because writers are my heroes, but maybe at least have someone beta-read before you publish? Or if you did, find someone else.
January 27, 2024
Ugh how did I enjoy the first one so much and then dislike this one. 😒 Not evening bothering to continue the series
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