Recent Reads: Bound by Knighthood by Nicki Chapelway

Bound by Knighthood by Nicki Chapelway  

Series: Starry Kingdoms of the Fae Collection
Publisher: Dragonflight Press
Publication Date: July 21, 2023 

 

Format: Ebook
Source: Kindle Unlimited

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

An academy in the sky,

Two rival knights-to-be,

And the cursed princess who could destroy them all.

Willow is a fae born with a weak and muddled magic. In a world where magic can be bought…for the right price, she attends the Academy of the Gilded Knights. Her to swear her service to a high fae in return for powerful magic.

There is only one person standing in the way of her success, Byron Coalbiter, her childhood rival.

A blacksmith’s son born with a magic far more powerful than her own, Byron has always lived a seemingly charmed life. But apparently that isn’t enough, because now he’s looking to steal Willow’s knighthood.

However, there is something sinister taking place at the academy, and the princess they both rescued might be far more than a damsel in distress. She could very well be their undoing.

If Willow and Byron want to save their precious academy then they are going to have to put aside their rivalry, move past the strange attraction that they feel toward each other, and learn to work together before they both lose their dreams.

Because a dark magic threatens the academy and Willow and Byron might be the only ones capable of keeping the school from crumbling…right out of the sky.

Bound by Knighthood is the 8th book in the Starry Kingdoms of the Fae Collection. These books are all standalones written by your favorite fantasy authors and are the perfect read for your summer vacation. Prepare to be swept away into magical worlds with tropes you obsess over and swoon-worthy romance.

Review: 

Set in the same world as Bound by Honey, this installment follows another group and an overall different plotline, but the high-fae still play an important role.

In this story we learn about low-fae that have limited magic and how some take action to gain more power. Willow, our main character is on her way to the knight academy. There she will earn a spot, hopefully, to be a knight for a high-fae that will share thie power. The only wrench in her plan is her rival Byron going too.

Willow was so stubborn and oblivious, that it was very cute. 

Byron swooned throughout the story and I felt for him, he was trying so hard to get Willow's attention.  I liked them together, it became a cozy romance with fantasy elements, which I was digging. I alsoliked that you can read these books in any order, I think this one is actually #8 or something like that but since they all read as stand-alones readers are good to go. The only piece that was overlapped was that in Bound in Honey we were just getting to know about the dragons and in this story they seem more established. There might also be some politics that I missed along the way too but the author did a good job keeping things prettty simple. 

Overall, this was cute. I liked the cahracters but didn't fully fall for them like I did with Bound in Honey. They were still great to follow though and I will certainly continue to pick these short reads up.