Of Shadows and Elves (Of Goblins Kings #2) by Emma Hamm - Starting April 2nd, 2021

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

To save the Goblin King, she must risk her life on a journey to the ends of the faerie realm...

Freya couldn't have known she would destroy the entire faerie court by beating the Goblin King. All she wanted was her sister back, not to imprison the king. But with her sister refusing to return home, Freya is left trapped in her own mess. She has to fix what she broke or the faerie realm will get infinitely more dangerous.

Bring the Goblin King back. Save the people she harmed. And do her best to avoid the temptation of falling into the Goblin King's arms. Considering the Goblin King is locked away in a magical prison, at least one of her goals may be impossible to achieve...

...unless she's willing to go through hardships unnumbered.

[Katrina G]

Starting this one now!

[Katrina G]

3%
(view spoiler)[ Esther is already getting on my damn nerves. "That's cute"
Girl this is all your fault to begin with (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

21%
(view spoiler)[ I still find myself loving Freya and Eldridge's (I think that's his name now that he's not the king?) moments together. They may be different from how they were in the first book, but they excite me just the same (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

25%
(view spoiler)[ I imagine it's not going to take long for things to start going wrong. I don't trust the Queen at all (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

30%
(view spoiler)[ Ugh every moment they have is just one great big tease lol (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

49%
(view spoiler)[ Aww man. I don't want them to be fighting :( (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

69%
(view spoiler)[ this is the saddest declaration of love ever :( (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

75%
(view spoiler)[ Yay! I’ve been waiting for this moment since the first interaction between Frey’s and Eldridge (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Finished.
I loved this one just as much as the first!

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "3%
Esther is already getting on my damn nerves. "That's cute"
Girl this is all your fault to begin with"

(view spoiler)[ Yep. Esther has annoyed me from the beginning. She is so inconsiderate. She should have at least told Freya that she wanted to go and all this could have been avoided. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

11%
(view spoiler)[ Poor Lux. She keeps calling him 'that rat-faced boy' lol (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "21%
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This keeps reminding me other other books.
(view spoiler)[ Like how he shows up makes me think of Edward and Bella. lol
I wonder where he really is. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

27%
(view spoiler)[ She can do magic now? That's new. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

38%
(view spoiler)[I think I would rather the Goblin Queen just be mean. She seems like she is very temperamental and could flip really fast. At least if she were just cruel, Freya would know what to expect. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "30%
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(view spoiler)[ They got so close there. Almost like he was trying to make himself vulnerable for her. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "49%
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(view spoiler)[ I think if she'd given him a chance to speak, it would have gone differently. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

55%
(view spoiler)[ She just needed a giant to convince her to discuss her real feelings. lol (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

67%
(view spoiler)[ Oh, he might be dead. Like no big deal. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

75%
(view spoiler)[ About time they kiss. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "75%
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I knew you'd be excited at this part. lol

[Ashley W]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ Enjoyed this one more than the first. We have finally gotten to the much hinted at romance. I think the giant was my favorite part. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Katrina wrote: "3%
Esther is already getting on my damn nerves. "That's cute"
Girl this is all your fault to begin with"

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(view spoiler)[ Exactly! (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "11%
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(view spoiler)[ Wel when she went so long without knowing his name, it's hard to break the habit of using the name she made up for him lol (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Katrina wrote: "49%
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(view spoiler)[ Possibly. But with everything she's been through, I don't blame her for reacting the way she did (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "55%
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(view spoiler)[ The giant is the real MVP of the story lmao (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "Ashley wrote: "55%
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Yessss!

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

6% (view spoiler)[goodness Esther is so annoying and spoiled. Also don’t get how or why the King actually lost his throne when the deal with him and Frey’s was basically moot from the start seeing as he never even had Esther 🤷🏼‍♀️ (hide spoiler)]

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51% (view spoiler)[this one feels kinda just like book one, searching for ways to take down the Queen this time instead. I love that arrow is back too (hide spoiler)]

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76% (view spoiler)[holy crap this lady tore up his flesh into strips 😵🤢🥴 yeah she’s gonna have to die (hide spoiler)]

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Finished (view spoiler)[Didn’t enjoy this one as much, felt kinda like a repeat only this time the goblin king is on her side. It was pretty obvious in book one she had some magic in her so I’m not surprised by this ending or that her mother is alive. And still hate her sister lol (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Katrina wrote: "Finished.
I loved this one just as much as the first!"

Glad you enjoyed it. (view spoiler)[I didn’t love this one because I guess it wasn’t all that surprising to me and I don’t know if I feel their chemistry like you do, then again I’m always way harsh in reviewing Fae books for whatever reason, they’re not really my thing I think lol (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Ashley wrote: "Finished
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(view spoiler)[Agree, that stone giant was the best part. Especially when he gave her relationship advice lol (hide spoiler)]