Queen of Roses is a different take on the traditional King Arthur and Camelot. It’s told from his sister Morgan’s (or Morgana) POV. It is the first book in the Blood of a Fae series.

I enjoyed the fast paced aspect of the story. Most people are familiar with Camelot, so there wasn’t a massive need for world building there. But as the Fae sides started to merge, the world building took hold and was explained so well that I could actually visualize where everything was.

I was NOT expecting King Arthur to be a paranoid and evil King. One that is hungry for power. One that does not trust his family, nor his closest advisors or guard.

Morgan, on the other hand is such a strong soul. After watching her mother die at the hands of her father, most would expect her to run or live in constant fear. But she used that hate to make her strong. She used it to try and protect her brothers. However, as Arthur grew up, she saw she didn’t protect him well enough. He became his father in all the wrong ways. As Morgan sets out on this journey Arthur sends her on, she realizes that all is not what it seems. She learns of her Fae side and that it isn’t ugly, but wonderful and beautiful. She also realizes that she holds a power she never knew of and makes her think of her mother and what else she was hiding from her.

The story ends with us learning her traveling companion isn’t who we all think he is and I CAN”T WAIT to read Court of Claws (Blood of a Fae, Book 2)