Court of Claws (Blood of a Fae book2) by Briar Boleyn is an enemies to lovers, fantasy romance. Oh wow what did Morgan and *cough* I the reader just wake up to. I thought book 1 was good this one is even better. It starts up right after book 1 and is definitely not a stand alone. This one is more of a dark romance than the first with a lot more steam. The world building continues to be excellent. I love getting to know every character developed and how they are multi faceted.
Morgan wakes up in the court of Siabra. Her life is becoming ever more entangled with Kairos Draven. Do not forget King Arthur her manipulative brother back home.
I just love this series and can not wait to grab book 3. If you have not read them I highly recommend picking them up. Great job to the author!

Dive into Briar Boleyn's "Court of Claws" and prepare for a whirlwind of romantic turmoil, haunting secrets, and some serious cliffhangers that will leave you staring at the last page, begging for more.

Our heroine, Morgan Pendragon, finds herself in the unnervingly enchanting court of the Siabra, with her love life turning into a labyrinth of lies thanks to the mysterious Kairos Draven. Oh, and he's a kidnapper—but the hot kind, because this book is a masterclass in the enemies-to-lovers trope that we just can’t resist.

Let's talk about Morgan for a second: she’s all kinds of fierce, fighting her way through dangers with her heart and sword both flung wide open. And Kairos? The man is a walking contradiction, a morally grey love interest who'll have you yanking at your hair in frustration in one chapter and swooning in the next. Expect the tension between them to build into a crescendo that's as exasperating as it is exquisite.

While the back-and-forth might test your patience (are they in love or aren't they—make up your minds, people!), the unique twist on the Arthurian vibe will pull you out of any reading slump. The pacing picks up steam compared to the first book, delivering all the romantic payoff you were pining for. The supporting cast will worm their way into your affections—or irritations—setting up shop in your feels with the finesse of a found family saga.

In short, "Court of Claws" is more than just a good read—it’s a deliciously tangled tale of love, betrayal, and redemption that’s as infuriating as it is irresistible. Ready for emotional whiplash and a desperate need for the next book? Grab your copy, and don't say I didn't warn you about those cliffhangers—Briar Boleyn might just be the crowned queen of them!

**I was given this book by NetGalley for my honest review **

This is book 2 in the Blood of a Fae series. This book is full of magic, action, and romance. This book had a definite Hunger Games feel to it. I could not put this book down. There were so many twists, turns, and moments that just left me stunned. This book kept me reading late into the night because I needed to know what was going to happen next. Thank you to NetGalley and Briar Boleyn for the opportunity to read this amazing book.

I enjoyed this book a lot more than the first one! The pacing was really good and all the relationships seemed relevant and like they added to the story. I did lose track of who people were a few times throughout the book, but all the characters felt distinct and individual from one another which was nice. The relationship between Morgan and Draven developed naturally, and the timing felt realistic. I wish there were a little bit more attention paid to certain plot points. The story is pretty contained to the characters we know, and I would have liked a bit more interaction between Morgan and the general public. Her character development wasn't as significant as I had hoped. While I liked the entire story overall, I found the ending a bit annoying as it felt like we left off where we began.

Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for access to this book in exchange for my review. This is book 2 in the Blood of a Fae series, and I am flying through this series. I'll say this one is a ~3.75/5 rounding up to 4 stars. Court of Claws picks up right at the end of the cliffhanger left in book 1 which was much appreciated. This book was a bit more focused on Draven and the trials in his courts as he fights to take his rightful place as emperor. This book definitely starts to expand upon the romance that was being set up in book 1, but there's a lot of back and forth in Morgan's feelings towards Draven. I mean to some extent, it's expected given what she's going through, but the love/hate back and forth might be a bit much and at some points she really just comes across as immature and bratty. Another shocking cliffhanger that I was not expecting, so I am excited to roll right into book 3.

Court of Claws is book 2 in the Blood of a Fae series by Briar Boleyn.
I loved Queen of Roses. And book two was just as great!
This is well-written, imaginative and an excellent immersive world-building.
This book was such a thrilling adventure.
Such good writing, a lot of worldbuilding. The characters were so well developed.
The constant twist and turns kept me on the edge till the very end.
A phenomenal dark fantasy romance filled with angsty enemies to lovers romance, fae, secrets, and betrayal, and just the right amount of action and adventure to balance it out.
I’m already jumping into book three!

Thank You NetGalley and Starwater Press for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

This book follows Queen of Roses, an Arthurian Fantasy book. We finished with a bit of a cliffhanger.

✨️Dark Romantasy
✨️Enemies to reluctant friends to Enemies with benefits to Lovers to Enemies again?
✨️Trials to death
✨️Found Family
✨️Fake Dating
✨️Bonds
✨️Fae
✨️Magic

This book takes place in a new kingdom with all new people, we learn more about the curse, the Valtain people and most importantly, the race of Siabra.

The precarious friendship Morgan and Draven developed in Queen of Roses got challenged, there was tension and spice!
Morgan fought the attraction the whole way, but I felt Draven fell a bit *too* quickly

I will be honest, she did irritate me at times, when she gave in to the attraction she'd say it was because they were pretending, and the grieving?! I felt she barely grieved for Lancelet! There was mentions here and there of her, but she was her best friend!

I enjoyed the trials a lot! I felt maybe the last trial was over too quickly for my liking, but I enjoyed the Valtain coming and Morgan finally learning more about her powers!

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and couldn't get enough! I can't wait to see what books 3 and 4 bring

Thank you to Briar Boleyn and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review these books.

I had thought that the first book had done a great job with the world building and then the second one introduced a whole new world into it. The entanglement of the Arthurian legends with Fae could have been confusing but it has been explained in a phenomenal manner. And when the new characters were introduced and the leads finally started having more and more banter, I was hooked. The only thing which I think was the reason behind one less star was start dragging a bit.

Once again, Briar Boleyn has done an incredible job delivering the perfect fantasy masterpiece! Court of Claws, the second book in the Blood of a Fae series, was executed perfectly, with the world-building, storytelling, and character development delivered perfectly, picking up where we left off at in Queen of Roses and leaving us with the perfect cliffhanger to bring us into book #3, Empress of Fae.

We start this book with Morgan now in Draven's homeland after he has brought her there for her own protection and safety. The Sabria, as Morgan was taught, are cruel and savage fae creatures, but as time goes on she learns the true nature of their being. She also beings to learn more truths about Draven, this fae of mystery, as well as more about herself and her past (major self-discovery!)

As usual, Briar leaves us with many twists, turns, and shocking revelations throughout the book. The suspense is taken up a notch (or 5 lol), the spice has definitely been upped, the characters, their ruthlessness, the mystical creatures.. everything has been taken up a notch, not to mention the twist at the end is shocking and will leave you anticipating what will happen in book #3, Empress of Fae. This series is hands down one of my favorite series ever!

Thank you NetGalley, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-Op, and the gifted Briar Boleyn for this captivating read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Starwater Press for this Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review.

I really struggled getting through the second book in this series. Though we see more of the fae world and the two different factions of fae were very interesting to learn about, the only thing that had me excited about this book was the underground volcanic setting. While we do see Morgan and Draven get together, they never come across as real people. Morgan never experiences even an inch of character development, which left me irked with- and annoyed by her. Draven was a one-note exercise in banality dressed up in the clothing of a hyper-protective, unnecessarily commanding character, and this simply did not interest me. There wasn't a moment that I felt pulled in enough to imagine that they were more than just characters in a book. There were more typos and wording errors in this book than there were in the first. The second part of the book also felt rushed and completely random. Draven would storm in and out of scenes, dropping new information in his melodramatic manner, characters would respond with the typical face-palm/*gasp* response, the main character would do her usual predictable i'm-a-rebel-and-don't-like-this reaction, and then the chapter would end. It felt like the same thing on repeat but with new information. Most of the book, barring a few exciting incidents, was also rather boring. Morgan simply walked around the court and did courtly things and thought the same mundane thoughts on repeat. I kept reading in the hope that it would get better, because the first book in the series definitely got better as the plot moved along. That, however didn't happen for me in the second book. The author also performed the same rushed and underwhelming action scene at the end of the book... I just did not enjoy myself with this, but I am incredibly thankful to have been gifted an ARC and the opportunity to experience a new world within these pages.

I am officially obsessed with this series!! Book 1 was good and book 2 just took it to the next level!!! Taken to Draven's kingdom he won't let her leave until he has what he wants and all I can say is man Morgan's willpower is stronger than mine will ever be. The way I would've given in to him immediately with no prompting is ridiculous! I loved all the side characters introduced in this book and getting more mystery unraveled but adding more to it still! The ending is brutal and I was not prepared, thank god I already had the next book because I was wrecked and needed it ASAP!

Books like this one are a guilty pleasure of mine. There’s action, romance, court politics, and a plethora of fantastic creatures. In this book Morgan and Draven experience this endless push and pull. Draven is more true to his desires and Morgan questions everything. I rejoiced every moment Morgan gave in to her desire for Draven and those scenes my heart soared at finally getting what I wanted to see from the first book.

Morgan becomes all the more powerful in this book and in other ways so does Draven. I know the romance is supposed to be a slow burn, but damn it kept killing me everytime Morgan questioned Dravens actions. At the end of book 1 he bonded himself to Morgan to save her life. She would’ve died otherwise. Over and over he does everything he can to save and protect her and everytime she lets herself trust him for a while, but then questions everything again.

The best parts of book two were the moments she and him were working together. The pair training together and growing stronger as a unit. As well as Morgan training the exomor and going through secret passage ways with the young shielder she befriends.

In her heart of hearts I know Morgan would protect Draven with her life. She has done so. I am just frustrated that she doesn’t realize that her attraction came long before the magical bond did and Draven’s decision to bond them together wasn’t to rob her of her choices. Draven clearly loves to allow her to make her own choices and wouldn’t do anything against her will except to save her life and try and make things better for both of them.

They need to kiss and makeup in book 3 or I will scream.

Anyway, I truly enjoyed reading book 2 and I loved all the action, magic, and intense challenges that Morgan and Draven face. It’s a really fun read.

During my review of Queen of Roses I spoke of the world building and I am excited to say that it for sure helped this book because as incredible as it was. The romance between Morgan and Draven really built in this book and was very spicy and exciting. I also love the found family aspect and the cliffhanger also has me excited to keep going with this series.

Give. Me. Blood.
This was an intense read! There is so much at stake for Morgan and Draven and only more hardship is to come. We find ourselves in Draven’s court under the mountain and Morgan wakes up as Draven’s paramour. Which, isn’t as great as it sounds (though sign me up any day of the week). The title puts an already massive target on her back. But she plays the part, because she needs Draven to succeed in the games and get the crown so he can lead an army to her people who are suffering at the hands of her brother Arthur.
Draven and Morgan begin to dance the line between what’s real and what’s fake concerning their relationship leaving Morgan spiraling.

“My hunger for this man left me reeling. His scent enveloped me, musk and leather and beneath it all the lingering hint of blood. He was the most dangerous temptation I couldn't resist. He had killed for me. I knew he would not hesitate to do so again.”

Who is Draven and is he someone she can trust? Morgan has never been more confused in her entire life and for good reason. Everything she has ever known continues to be tested while she’s forced to live in these strange walls. Morgan doesn’t know the person she will be by the time Draven and the Siabra are done with her.

I thought this was a great second book to this series. We still have the taste of Camelot while now getting the blend of Fae life and rules. We needed to have this information because Morgan while she doesn’t want to face it, is also fae. I loved getting more details on Dravens backstory and the history of the Siabra. We were building up to something the entire book, and as the ending erupted with crazy new exposed information I was just grasping for more. The queen herself gave us ANOTHER intense cliffhanger that just makes you itch for the next book. I’m so impressed with this series and with the freshness of the story. I cannot wait to continue to the third book.

Thank you NetGalley and Starwater press for the opportunity to read this amazing book..

4.5/5
Absolutely loved it had all my favorite tropes, one bed, forced proximity, fake "dating", great build and tension between Dravon and Morgan. Lots of information about the fae world and Morgan background. Love the new setting for the boo and the trials were fun to read. Absolutely devoured the book can't wait to read book 3!

Thank you for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!!

This is book 2 of the series, and this is a whole new world! Literally! Draven saved Morgan at the end of book 1 but we never truly know how he did it until the end of book 2. All we know for the majority of this book is that he took her back to his home, where he was previously banished from. In order to help Morgan go back and fight against Arthur, Draven has to get an army behind him and the only way to get an army is to become King. However.. the only way to become king, is to complete trials presented by the Queen Regent, his step mother.

There is so much that happens in this book. Morgan doesn't trust Draven 100%, and every time she finds herself trusting him just a little bit more, he does something to break that trust. There is a couple scenes that get incredibly spicy and they become so close, that their relationship is just perfect! I do think that there are some parts where Morgan still denying their relationship is almost childish. She just kept saying that she hated him but then a week later she is all over him, granted he does some stupid things and hides too many details.. I just don't think Morgan's anger came off as anger, it was more tantrum-like.

The end of this book, at the end of the trials, I don't even know how to react.. we finally find out how exactly Draven saved Morgan at the end of book 1... which is so shocking and surprising that I don't know where this is going to go from here... and then there is the epilogue!! WHAT!! I did not see that coming!!

Can't wait for book 3!

Baby when I tell you that I LOVED this book I mean I LOVED this book.

We started off with a bang and never were able to catch our breathe even until the end of the book. It was one thing after the other after the other. I was absolutely hooked from beginning to end. Let me tell you. There were plot twist after plot twist, especially towards the end, that kept me at the edge of my seat.

Starting with the releationship between Draven and Morgan. What a rollercoaster from enemies to reluctant allies to kind of lovers to lovers back to enemies. I loved loved loved that the slow burn was still burning throughout the entire book even though there was spicy scenes included. Their relationship felt really authentic with Morgan have a very clear battle between her true emotions and feeling towards Draven and her attraction/lust she felt towards him. It never felt forced or rushed. Besides I LOVE a forced proximity/fake relationship trope and this was beautifully done.

Beyond that, I said this in my review of the previous book and I'll say it again, the world building that Briar does can only be described as magical. I genuinely feel transported into this world. I know how it feels and look and the rules without it being overwhelming or overexaggerated. I enjoyed the little found family trope of her and the few Siabra that she became friends with. I loved that even though she was friends with them she could outwordly critisize the society they were raised in for being barbaric and held strong onto her own morals. Very much enjoyed the dept of the new characters introduced in this book and how each of them had deep, hidden motives behind everything that they did. It just added to their character and the relationships between characters. Like they weren't side characters for the sake of the story needed additional characters, they were there for a reason and actively participated in moving the plot forward.

Which leads into why I think I enjoy this book so much. It's because with stories such as this (fae and fantasy romance novels) so often the female main character doesn't feel like a complete character. But with Morgan, she has her own ambitions and morals and motives that fall completely outside of her relationship with Draven and I love that. Both Morgan and Draven felt like complete and real people which isn't common (in my opion) in books such as these.

All in all I think this was an INCREDBILE read. I am still catching my breathe from the absolutely shocking ending that left me both gutted and filled with joy. I CANNOT wait to finish reading this series.

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC. This came as a set since book 4 was being released. I had actually forgotten i read book one until the first few pages. Then I was super excited to realize I had a whole set of Morgan and Draven!! Book two consumed me for days! I have no words for how good this story is! I don’t want to give any spoilers but the twists turns and surprises keep me hooked. I cannot wait to start book 3!!

Reading on my phone is truly a dangerous thing for me to have access to 🤣 I crushed this in a day. The action is definitely picking up (and the spice 🔥). I loved the court politics side of this one as well. The little Arthurian legend Easter eggs are so fun to pick up on. I just need Morgan to figure out her feelings and stop being mean to my boy Draven. But also I need Arthur roasted over the pointy end of a sword like yesterday. Probably going to start book 3 tonight!

Thanks again to NetGalley for rereleasing these.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for this ARC!

If you haven't read the first book of this series yet, do yourself a favor and RUN! If you have read the first, then why are you over here instead of on your couch reading book 2?!

"But I see you, Morgan Pendragon. I see you truly for everything you are and everything you will be and I claim you as mine." - my favorite quote from this book!! Had me SWOONING. I can't get enough of these characters. They are giving me everything I need. The plot is thickening and I'm in so deep. I'm fully committed to this series and can't recommend this enough.

I cannot wait to dive into book 3 and 4!!!!