House of Fire and Magic
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Fantasy
TAKE BACK YOUR KINGDOM
Unicorns and Dragons never mix. For centuries, they’ve been bitter enemies and their kingdoms at war. But desperate times call for desperate measures. Tanis’s beloved older brother and heir to their throne has been slain by a human who continues to flaunt her brother’s death.
To restore her family’s honor, she’s willing to make a deal with a Unicorn shapeshifter so that she can infiltrate the human kingdom and recapture what was so cruelly taken.
But Dash Coeur de Noir isn’t just any Unicorn, as the High King he’s the most hated and feared of his breed and he’s on his own mission when the Dragon, Tanis, crosses his path– to reclaim his sister’s horn that was brutally taken. In the wrong hands, that horn could destroy the fragile peace that has kept the Thirteen Kingdoms from destroying each other.
In a world built on magic, blood, and betrayal no one can trust anyone. With a bounty on their heads and assassins and enemies out to claim them both, they must somehow learn to trust each other or watch their kingdoms burn.
Uncaged Review: Sherrilyn Kenyon has built a new world in this start of a series that has me pretty excited. I’ve read a lot of the Dark-Hunters and some of the League and Nick series, but this one is completely different from what she’s done before. Tanis (a princess dragon) has vowed revenge on the ones that cut off her brother’s head, even though she’s going against the rest of the family. She sets a trap and catches a unicorn in a net, hoping he’ll transform her with his powers to a human, so she can track and get her brother’s head back for a proper burial. Unknown to her, she catches the High King, Dash, one of the most powerful unicorns in existence and known for his cruelty. Dash is on his own mission to find the killer of his sister – who also stole her horn – a rare horn that could actually kill him. Making a bargain with him is a price she’s willing to pay.
There are so many layers to this story, with intrigue, all types of magical beings, and plenty of action and romance. After the halfway point, I had a hard time putting this one down. Dash and Tanis will find a forbidden love, and will have to navigate that and get past both of their tortured pasts to find their way. The secondary characters are fantastic and I can’t wait to read more in this world.
Reviewed by Cyrene
5 Stars
