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Book Review: Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn (Blood of a Fae series #1)

SPOILER WARNING Review can also be found on Goodreads at this link:  https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6434309352?book_show_action=false Note: I received an e-copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my review. Quotes may differ from the retail text. "In my mind, I whispered words of apology for pushing the power away for so long. I didn't know. I didn't know what you were. I said it to myself, with my heart wrenching. I said it to myself, with a sob in my breast." This quote comes toward the end of the book and hit me so hard I had to stop to take a picture of the page before reading on so that I would remember it. This is book one of a series, and this quote felt like the beginning of the story of this new Morgan LeFay, the start of the tale she will tell for herself. Early in the book I noted themes of agency, both its loss and reclamation; and of family. Here I recognized the third major theme of this book: self. Self-empowerment, self-respect, self...