A Kingdom Of Lies by Ben Alderson is book 2 in the Realm Of Fae series, following A Betrayal Of Storms. This book picks up where the last finished, with Robin claiming the Icethorn court and the Oakstorm king wanting revenge after the death of his family.

A Kingdom Of Lies starts with some plot twists, focusing entirely on Erix, Robin’s personal guard and lover. We come to learn even more about Erix throughout the book, and I did not see any of the things about him coming.

After Robin loses everything, including Erix to the influence of the Doran, Oakstorm king, he leaves to the human realm to find the Hand for help to kill Doran. He is captured by hunters on purpose as a way to get to the Hand, and the general Duncan never leaves his side. Duncan from the beginning did not seem like the other hunters, and throughout their journey, Robin and Duncan discover they have many similarities.

A Betrayal Of Storms started with a bodyguard romance, with the relationship A Kingdom Of Lies being of the enemies to lovers trope. Enemies to lovers is my favourite trope, and with all the twists and surprises through A Kingdom Of Lies, I thoroughly enjoyed book 2 more than book 1, and I am excited to read the rest of the series.

Thank you for a copy! It's the second book of the series and it picks up where the last one left. I have enjoyed this series a lot and look forward to more.

I love this series! Robin in book 2 on man the character growth he had is amazing

It picks up after the events on book 1 and now robin is out for blood he wants big time revenge! The story gets so more intense this time and it’s so well written you feel like you’re in the story watching what’s happening

I can not wait for the next 2 books!

Book 2 picks up after the events of book 1 and the world building and characters grow so much more in this!

Robin is out for revenge ,

Fast pace storyline ,some great spicy moments

Loved it can’t wait for more

A Kingdom of Lies picks up shortly after A Betrayal of Storms ends and the plot thickens immensely. There is so much character growth and development as we see Robin struggle to come to terms with certain events that have unfolded and his need for revenge intensifies and begins to consume him. The book was so well written and the world building became even more dynamic. This book was more fast paced than the last and there was a lot of interesting back story that didn't detract from the forward movement of the plot as things were revealed that had my jaw on the floor. The spice was nice as always, and I love that element as well. I highly recommend this book and series and am so excited to keep reading the books in this series!