Dark(ish) Faerie Tale Quadrilogy Blog Tour Plus Reviews!

Admittedly, this is the first time that I have truly delved into this dark romance genre. I decided to give it a try, and even though not every part was for me, it was still an excellent read! Little One has never had to make any decisions for herself, even deciding what she wants to eat, and Queen Mab is surprised when she finds out how obedient she is as a slave. Queen Mab scares herself when she finds herself feeling more than she should for her slave, and Little One loves everything that Queen Mab does for her.

The world-building is limited when the book is told from Little One’s POV, as she only knows how to be a slave and only has memories of her world when she is a slave. However, when the story is told from Queen Mab’s POV, it definitely explains more about the world that they are living in. Nevertheless, I still felt that something was missing, as if the world was only half-created. I still got confused as to the surroundings of Mab and Little One at certain points of the story. I wish that a little more time had been put into creating the world of the novel.

The character development in this series does not really pick up until book 2, but in this book, Little One does have to learn how to be independent in some ways. Queen Mab definitely grows from being fairly cold to grow a soft spot for her pleasure slave.

The plot was well paced and no moment seemed to be boring. I sped through this book as it was short, but it didn’t feel short or rushed as I was reading. I felt satisfied after reading it as if I had read a full book. I didn’t feel as if the book was forcing me to read the next novel in the series to get the rest of the story.

I did not find any editing errors even though I received an advanced copy. This allowed me to be completely focused on the story and not distracted by any small errors.

I would recommend this novel to lovers of dark fantasy and dark adult romance novels.

This novel had such amazing character development that I can’t even begin to talk about it. Tabitha has to learn how to be a normal person in society, but she has been taught by previous masters only to receive happiness from pain. Her current real family won’t punish her and they want to treat her as an equal, but Tabby feels uncomfortable acting as their equal. She ends up working with the horses and finds small happiness from them, but she still misses her Queen Mab.

Tabitha changes from the soft-spoken obedient maid, to a scared and awkward family member, to an almost normal girl. This book also had amazing world-building as the readers get to see what life is like for the other nobles and rich people who live outside of the castle. They also see how deep the slavers went to retrain the youth so that they would be able to be good slaves, as Tabitha tries to break out of that mindset.

The plot moves a bit slower in this novel as the focus is no longer on Tabitha and Mab’s relationship, but instead on Tabitha’s personal growth in the regular world. Nevertheless, it is still engaging, if not more engaging, to be able to see the world through Tabby’s eyes and see how she interacts with her environment.

If you are only here for the dark romance, be not dismayed! There still is romance in this novel, but it is focused more towards the middle to end and is very spoiler-y so I won’t be discussing it here.

Again, like the last book, there were no editing errors that I noticed in the advanced copy of the novel, so I wasn’t distracted by any small errors.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes dark fantasy and dark romance with quite a bit of character development.

Even though I didn’t get the chance to finish reading this book, I have definitely enjoyed it so far. Now, the new character Rowan has been introduced and is an intricate part of the storyline. He has transformed from a spoiled brat to quite an obedient slave, and Mab is even surprised at how well his training has been coming along. Now, he must prepare to go back to being a Prince after months of being broken down and rebuilt. Tabitha did the majority of his horse training, and he only really flourished under her care.

I think that I was the most surprised at how Tabitha has gone from being a slave to being able to train spoiled princes on how to be a slave. This is definitely the biggest change in her character, but she is still Mab’s Little One. Now, Rowan is in the picture, but she is still quite loyal to Queen Mab. She is also still learning how to be a Lady.

The world-building is finally picking back up again in this novel, as we are starting to see the inner workings of the kingdoms surrounding Mab and Tabitha. Hopefully, I will learn even more as the story goes on.

The plot has been fast paced in this novel, but it is still not as short as Slave. I hope that this plot keeps being fast paced without rushing.

I will write an updated review with a star rating once I have finished this one, but it is definitely looking promising so far!

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