Very suddenly, Veyka (the FMC) finds herself the Faerie Queen of the Kingdom of Annwyn. To keep the peace between the two different factions of Fae, Veyka must marry 7 foot tall and nothing but muscle, Brutal Prince (aka Arran, the MMC).

Right away, Veyka and Arran are DTF, and do so quite often😍 Which is what *I'm* here for, but Veyka is projecting some "Runaway Bride" vibes and poor Arran might be left behind..

On top of this, Veyka has some revenge to seek, fae are dying, humans are showing up asking for help against these demon shadow people - the list goes on, but it was all great. I didn't feel like anything was just heaped on-top of each other, and everything flowed well.

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

✨ Dual POVs
✨ Fae magic 💫
✨ Enemies to lovers 💞
✨ Found Family
✨ Stabby FMC

Veyka suffers a very personal loss in the beginning of the book, and I felt the author not only acknowledges Veyka's grief but actually lets her feel said grief. Sometimes authors tend to sweep these types of themes in order to push the story along, but this grief was very much Veyka's experience and shapes a lot of her personality throughout the book.

The book ends in a 🔥🔥 cliffhanger and I immediately jumped into book 2!

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5 stars - 5 stars - 5 stars.

Pick up this book and read it as soon as you can! Don't love chapter 1? KEEP READING.
Amazing story, amazing characters and oh the spice was divine!

1. Did you find the story interesting, and did it hold your interest?
Yes, the story was a retelling of Arthurian legend involving humans and Fae characters with different powers. It was the kind of book you pick up and don't want to put down even though you have responsibilities to get on with.
So you stay up to 3am and then you buy the next book in series without sleeping....
2. Did the writing, plot, and characterizations flow?
Both - the main characters were amazing (likeable in that - you annoy me with your decisions - way). I really enjoyed how the story flowed - it made sense throughout.
3. Did you enjoy the characters? Did you find yourself rooting for the "good guys", and hoping the "bad guys" get their come-up pence?
Yes! Give me more! It was great having a plus size character - i do think the chest descrptions every 20 pages or so could of been omitted - we got it she has a beautiful pair haha.
4. Overall, did you enjoy the read, or not, and would you recommend it your friends?
Yes, would recommend it and always have.
Went and bought the next book in the series to read immediately.

5 Stars!

I was uncertain about whether or not I would like this read based on the "dark romantasy" description and trigger warnings at the beginning, but I'm glad that I took a chance on it! I thought the take on the Arthur tale and the world-building was well-thought-out and carefully designed. One thing that I greatly appreciated was that Vekya was not your typical waif of a main character - instead, she's described as a curvy and strong leading lady throughout the book... and she doesn't apologize for it! There were some spicy scenes, but they flowed easily within the context of the story and enhanced the plot and character development. I definitely plan to read the next book book, Throne of Air and Darkness! I'm thankful to NetGalley and the independent publisher for getting the chance to read the first book in The Secrets of the Faerie Crown trilogy. An absolute recommend to my fellow romantasy readers!

This is the first book in the series, and what a start! It's a 4.5 stars for me.
This dark romantasy is an arthurian-fae retelling with an arranged marriage and enemies to lovers.
Veyka and Arran story is passionate with political issues.

Can't wait to read the second book.

- Thank you NetGalley for giving me a free copy in exchange of an honest review -

*Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review*

This is a pretty spicy romantasy retelling of the arthurian legend. Veyka Pendragon ascends the throne after her twin brother arthur was murdered. Never having imagined to lose her brother or to one day be Queen, Veyka falls into a deep depression all while planning to avenge her brother.

The story starts off strong with the brother murder and the heroine subsequently adapting self destroying behavior. She is forced to be faced with this and reflect on it when she is to wed Arran in an arranged marriage to unite their fae kingdoms. He is first disappointed by her apathy towards ruling the fae realm but tries to understand her and help her execute her revenge plans later on.

This was very spicy, action ridden and with a big fat mean cliffhanger at the end, so obviously I immediately started reading the second book.

The heroine is real and flawed, as is the hero. The world building may not be overly complicated, but it's exactly the type of fantasy story line I like. The cast of characters is vast and I hope to see more of them in the next installment.

Though I did enjoy this book, it was sort of hard to get through. There were many errors that the editor missed, which was annoying. I have up annotating them after a while. You can still understand what's happening, but it's distracting. I felt like the two main characters' intense hate for each other was...well, too intense. Why they hated each other so much doesn't make sense to me (even after having just finished the second book) and just seemed extremely misplaced. On top of that, the hate sex was also out of place and not good. I just wanted them to get it over with and move on.

With all of that being said, the story is very good. I love fantasy, magic, fairies, etc. and this was a fresh take on all of that with a new world to explore. I'm not big into the Knights of the Round Table thing, but I like the way that is incorporated into the book. The main character, Veyka, has been through some horrible things but comes out strong in spite of it, rather than play the victim. She's also plus sized, which is amazing. Love that representation. Veyka and the other main characters definitely grow during this book, which is something I always look for in series like this. Having just finished the second book, I can say that they continue to grow and face tons of more interesting situations in book two.

Despite some issues, this was a good book and the second was even better. I totally recommend. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.

3.5 stars! Overall this was an enjoyable read with a nice amount of spice. I am definitely planning to continue the series.

Liked:

Arthur 😍- pretty sure he sets the record for characters I've fallen in love with and then had my heart broken by.

The gradual opening up of the FMC to the MMC while simultaneously allowing herself to start feeling and caring again was fantastically done.

Disliked:

The transition from the FMC hating the MMC to lusting after him felt very sudden this may be because of the altering POVs but I would've like to have seen a slower build.

Pace can seem to drag a little at some points.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This room took a lot longer then I thought it would to finish
I read the reviews prior to starting and I really thought I’d enjoy this one.
I found it really difficult to connect with both the main characters I felt like they lacked depth.
I didn’t like the spice I thought it was really forced with no chemistry and no build up.
I think the plot was a great idea just the characters that let it down for me sorry

*This book was gifted by netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!*
You can’t go wrong with a Fae romance 👀✨🤷🏻‍♀️ I just gotta start off by saying the dedication page TOOK.ME.OUT! Sobbing man sobbing. This book had me wanting to cry left and right. The sibling love, the devastation and grief, the companionship and found family, the frustration, anger and sadness felt on behalf of Veyka. This book was a wild ride and I loved every second.
I was ready to throw hands with everyone for Veyka. That girl went through hell and lost her brother and yall just waltz in expecting her to be okay. I’d fight Arran even man I swear LIKE SHIFT I DARE YOU! Freaking you don’t deserve that woman. All “everyone would be better off if she was dead” one second to “hot mama let me protect you and get between them legs” the next. Better grow up in the next book big man 🤺
Towards the end of the book I swear I think I stopped breathing. The last like 7 or 6 chapters had me feeling like I was gonna throw up. All I can say is Parys at the end and every event with Cyara had me screaming at the screen.
Side note…the spice was 🌶️spicing🌶️ twas delectable ate up every bit of it left nooooooo crumbs. 10/10

ooh, another one of King Arthur's retelling.
I just loved this one. good writing good story and an awesome vibe.
A detailed review is coming :)

Crown of Earth and Sky by Emberly Ash is an enchanting opening for a series that I will certainly be following into book two.

What Worked for me
-Excellent pacing
-good use of dialogue and scene transition
-well rounded character development

what didn't work for me as well
-By the nature of this book being the first in a series it does lack a certain catharsis to completing my read through.

*Special note*

This book will be excellent for readers who love Arthurian fantasy and want a story that feed their fae obsession at the same time.

The writing flowed seemlessly. I found myself flipping through the pages with ease and really getting lost in this world that the author created. There was quite a lot of repetition when it came to the dialogue. I felt as if our characters were constantly saying the same thing over and over again.

I loved how this story was inspired by King Arthur and I enjoyed the way the author bent the classic tale to create her lush fae world filled with interesting characters and heart racing events. There were a lot of in between action moments that allowed us to get to know the characters better but still enough action to keep readers turning the pages.

I did feel as though a lot of the characters motivitions were hidden from the readers and while the overall branching theme of revenge was there, I was we were privy to some of the more finer details when it came the plan.

I really enjoyed reading about these characters. Our fmc is stubborn but heroic and able to stand her ground and I felt like our MMC was actually just a bit cinnamon roll. This book has some smut scenes so be warned! I wouldve loved for the romantic relationship between the two main characters to be more explored. I think a lot of fell between the trope of ""there is a fine line between love and hate".

That being said, I liked the side characters and eagerly look forward to seeing their characters grow!

ARC reader for NetGalley

Absolutely loved this story! And that ending… wham! It may carry names from Arthurian legend, but it is its own adventure entirely. Perfect amount of spice 🌶🌶🌶 I can’t wait to see what the next volume brings.

Emberly Ash did a great job with this book! The story between Arran and Veyka was one filled with secrets, vulnerability, magic, hate and love! It was a Fae story done different and creatively! I would note one portion of the story includes sexual assault of a child, though brief. It was the only part of the story I did not enjoy. Thank you to @netgalley for the opportunity to read this book!!

This book left me absolutely speechless. From reading just the first 10 pages, I knew this book was going to be a phenomenal.

This book is a King Arthur Legend Reimagined, with the main character following late Arthur's Sister, Veyka Pendragon, the new Queen of the Elemental Fae.
Veyka must protect her kingdom by marrying Arran Earthborn, the strongest terrestrial fae.
Both Veyka and Arran must learn to work together to save their kingdom and bring her brother's killer to justice.

I could not put this book down. Right off the bat we meet Veyka and she is a force to be reckoned with. She is all things I could ever want in a Fae heroine. She's stubborn, witty, methodological, and not to mention, she has some curves on her which is always a breath of fresh air when it comes to reading a fantasy book.

The banter between Veyka and Arran always put a blush on my cheeks. Because of the marriage of convenience aspect, Arran's duty was to protect Veyka at all costs. Even though Arran is known as the brutal prince, he can't help but have a soft spot for Veyka. This leads to some pretty steamy scenes.

This book is highly recommended for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Scarlett St. Clair, and Jennifer Armentrout.

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TLDR: Freaking 5 stars! Add to favorites. Follow author on all platforms….

So you know that trope where the main character meets someone, but they keep thinking it’s too good to be true, and try to find any small fault to prove that the person isn’t that great? But eventually, they just tumble into a deep love and accept that the other person is truly that amazing and now they can’t live without them?
Not to be dramatic, but that was me with this book. I tend to be a bit apprehensive with ARCS because they can sometimes start off great and fade, or I could be too heavily influenced by my mood and then when that mood changes I realize that maybe my feelings about the story are different then my first impression. This book started like that. Where I would read and find something be like ‘ah man… there it is. This must be where it shifts ‘ and then keep reading and think ‘oh my god.. how… how is this so amazing. How did she take every potential pitfall in a story and speak so eloquently through it that my doubts are shattered and my lust for the book (and maybe Arran as well) just grows insatiably.
The plight of Veyka was so raw and authentic and spoke so true to a soul who knows the darkness she felt and craves that same level of understand and being ‘seen’ that Veyka needed. She was so relatable, and her inner thoughts were never annoying or irrelevant but always felt so authentic to the situation and her psyche. The congruence of her character throughout the story was amazing and I think this was what impressed me the most. Not all authors can truly articulate the inner workings of a mind thwarted by trauma, and I think this is where I kept expecting the writing to fail - but it never did. The actions and thoughts of Veyka and Arran felt so natural for their experiences, that while some of their actions could have been seen as ‘trope-ish’, the mental progression for them was so well explained that I didn’t find it to be forced at all. This was one of those stories where the characters drive the plot, not the plot driving the characters.

Anywho, I am rambling but essentially I loved the characters, I loved the mental exploration of Veyka and Arrans experiences and connection. I loved the side characters and the diversity they brought to the story.

Also. The spice was top tier. Already started the next book because I have to know what happens!

Set in a fae realm inspired by the legend of King Arthur, Crown of Earth and Sky is the first in a romantasy series filled with magic, mystery, revenge, and prophecy. Veyka Pendragon, twin sister of Arthur, finds herself suddenly thrust into the court of the elemental fae after her brother is killed in a plot against the kingdom. Now bethrothed to Arran Earthborn, the strongest terrestrial fae, she must carefully guard her secrets while seeking revenge.

There was so much to love about this book. The political intrigue. The enemies to lovers to fated mates plot. The fae (I like the shifters of the terrestrial kingdom the best). The mystery surrounding Veyka. The shadowy, dark threats against Annwyn.

The book is a bit on the long side. I do think there were slow parts that could have been trimmed to keep the plot from lagging. But overall, I ate this book up. I'm excited to dive into the next book, particularly after that cliffhanger.

Really great athurian novel, with fae, a great and intricate magic system and smut.
Very much a dark romance and was really well written.

Crown of Earth and Sky is a dark fantasy romance that retells the legend of King Arthur with a fae twist. The main characters are Veyka Pendragon, the new Queen of the Elemental Fae, and Arran Earthborn, the Brutal Prince of the Terrestrial Fae. They are forced into a political marriage to maintain the peace between their realms, but they soon discover that they have more in common than they thought. They also have to face a mysterious enemy who is behind the murder of Veyka's brother, Arthur, and the betrayal of her human allies.

The book has some things I liked, such as the world-building, the magic system, and the action scenes. The author creates a rich and complex fae world, with different types of fae, powers, and cultures. The magic system is based on the four elements, and the author explores how they interact and affect the characters. The action scenes are well-written and suspenseful, with some twists and surprises.

However, the book also has some things i just did not like, such as the character development and the romance. The characters are not very likable or relatable, and their motivations and personalities are not well-explained. The romance between Veyka and Arran is rushed and lacks chemistry, and their relationship is based on lust and violence rather than love and trust.

Overall, Crown of Earth and Sky is a decent read for fans of dark fantasy romance and fae stories, but it is not a standout or original book. It is a good choice for those who are looking for a fast-paced and steamy escape, but not for those who are looking for a deep and nuanced story.

Thank you to Net Galley and the author for this ARC.

We love a King Arthur retelling - however I almost it were a bit more true to the tale. I also love the size representation but feel it was brought up quite frequently to where it would pull me out of the story. The main characters just didn’t have that draw and connection that I was hoping for. But the ending was definitely intriguing! I may be continuing on just for that!