A Fate Forged in Fire
The bestselling romantic fantasy phenomenon and TikTok sensation
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3.7 • 10 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
❤️🔥 DISCOVER THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING ROMANTASY PHENOMENON AND CELTIC-INSPIRED WORLD OF DRAGONS AND SIZZLING ROMANCE ❤️🔥
Born to rule. Blessed by fire. Broken by desire.
Once a territory built on matriarchal rule, Tìr Teine has been without a female heir for centuries and an oppressive anti-magic teaching has infected the land - leading to the tragic decline of the dragons.
Gifted with fire magic from the Goddess Brigid, Aemyra has hidden in the shadows for years, waiting for the king to die so she can bond to his dragon, claim her birthright and protect her people.
But when her carefully laid plans are foiled, Aemyra is thrust into a deadly game of politics and plots. Her greatest enemy? Prince Fiorean - the dragon-riding, fire-wielding royal whose icy arrogance and raw power thwart her every step.
As chaos engulfs the court, Aemyra and Fiorean are forced to forge an uneasy alliance that ignites into something neither of them can control.
Behind enemy lines and slowly falling for the one man she cannot trust, Aemyra begins to uncover the true weight of the crown. How much is she willing to sacrifice to claim her throne?
️🔥'A smoldering, magical, beautifully empowering romantasy that will keep you reading late into the night' Abigail Owen, bestselling author of The Games Gods Play
️🔥 'Visceral action, dagger-to-throat enemies to lovers, lush worldbuilding, and explosive female rage - everything I could want in a romantasy . . . Rarely have I been so swept away' Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge To Fall For Your Enemy
️🔥 'Delicious female rage that ignites every page, making this book impossible to put down!' Rosie Hewlett, bestselling author of Medea
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ READERS ARE FERAL FOR A FATE FORGED IN FIRE ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'An unbelievable fantasy romance debut' @laura.escapingreality
'Holy smokes. Literally'@lukesxlibrary
'Your new fantasy romance obsession'@headbehindabookaesthetic
'OMFG. You are all not ready for this book' @surakajanebooks
'A WORK OF ART. This book has it ALL' @luceaslibrary
'Your next favourite fantasy' @acourtofspicybooks
'This is the best dragon book I have ever read' @thereadingravens
'One of my favourite enemies-to-lovers in a long time' @acourtofwordsandletters
'What an absolute firecracker of a book! This is how you do feminine rage' @mysecretbooklife
'I lost sleep over this book' @imysbookshelf
'Burned its way straight into my soul and left me absolutely starving for more' @isidorareads
'Oh my god, I am obsessed' @allthesebooks
❤️🔥 TROPES ❤️🔥
Mortal enemies-to-lovers
Forced proximity
Stabby, bi-furious FMC
Slow burn
Elemental magic
Political intrigue
Dgger-to-throat
'Touch her and die'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A queen promises an end to patriarchy in this familiar romantasy duology opener from McBride (the Ocean's Daughter series). Under its original matriarchy, Tir Teine thrived, but for the past century, kings have sat on its throne, running the country into the ground and weakening its magic. Aemyra Daercathian, daughter of Tir Teine's exiled Prince Draevan, is the rightful heir to Tir Teine's throne. When the current king dies, she seizes the opportunity to bond with his dragon and so claim his crown. She almost succeeds, but the patriarchal reigning clan, led by Prince Fiorean, disputes her legitimacy and overthrows her nascent court. She flees, leaving behind her younger brother, Lachlann, who is killed by Fiorean's army. Fierce, grieving Aemyra marches right back into the castle to avenge him—but instead she's kidnapped and forced to marry Fiorean, igniting a steamy enemies-to-lovers romance that moves rather too quickly. Though there's little original about the plot, McBride builds a promising universe and populates it with a fascinating cast, and the feminist themes are welcome. Plus, the angsty ending sets things up nicely for book two. Fans of Sarah J. Maas will be pleased. Correction: A previous version of this review mischaracterized the circumstances around Lachlann's death.
Customer Reviews
House of the dragon fanfic
I gave this book a chance. This defo felt like fanfic with some name changes and ocs. Nothing in this story felt very special. The elemental magic and being bonded to creatures aside from dragons just felt so tacked on. This is sadly another fantasy book with an annoying main character that doesn’t learn her lesson to not be rash and is constantly defanged by characters around her, love interest included. I’ll give it this. That main character wasn’t all dumb but also felt held back by the writer .anti magic potions, no real girl bossing allowed, even in a fight unless it was the first few chapters of the story. Then she’s thwarted at every attempt to do violence or have a meaningful relationship with the other women. The diversity felt icky to me. Main character has adopted poc parents and lil brother, but they get killed off. The maim character has a poc situationship lesbian girlfriend but she’s put in the dungeons for most of the story and then pushed to the side by the end of the book when she’s freed. The main love interest is a white man…..I just don’t feel like this was thought through on how it comes off. The politics of the book were just too 21st century for me to get into. Way too handfisted. Feminism vs conservative women haters. It just felt cartoonish to me. So disappointed coz I was really looking forward to a kickass dragon rider romantasy. The actual enemies to lovers was okay