With Wing and Claw: Fae Isles, Book 5

“𝔹𝕖𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕒 𝕕𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕟 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕪 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕕 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟.” Synopsis: Thysandra’s world as she knows it has quite literally crumbled down around her. Tricked into treason by Naxi, her adversary and romantic fixation, Thysandra is also the reason the Crimson Court is in shambles. Rebels overthrew the fae empire she had proudly served for centuries based on her traitorous information. To make matters worse, they named her High Lady of the very court she just betrayed. Forced to restore order in the Crimson Court, Thysandra’a life is continuously in danger. Fae are demanding violent revenge and the humans want atonement and rights; not to mention there is the matter of the vicious hounds and a certain sentiment mountain is causing an upheaval. And Naxi? The half demon minx is refusing to leave, claiming Thysandra is madly in love with her, and she’s on a bit of a murdering spree. Can Thysandra do better for her people and placate everyone? Will she discover who is undermining her before it’s too late? Is Naxi right and does Thysandra truly love her? 🌹 Sapphic Romantasy 🗡️ Second Chance Romance 🌹 Grumpy x Sunshine ☀️ 🗡️ Morally Grey Fae FMC 🌹 Morally Grey Demon/Nymph FMC 🗡️ Fae Bargains & Politics 🌹 Spicy 🌶️ Scenes 🗡️ Dual POVs ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ♾️ This book simultaneously tore my heart apart…

I liked how this addressed the very real question of "What happens when an entire system of government collapses overnight?" What happens to food supplies when you relied on slave labor? What happens to the enslaved people when they are suddenly free, but have nowhere to go? Thys frankly wasn't very interesting to me, and I found her repetitive fixation of things from her past eye rolling at times. I get it, she has trauma, and that can be paralyzing, but it seemed to take her forever to realize that the Mother probably lied to her about some things. She was willfully blind over the horrible things the Mother did to people...humans, phoenixes, nymphs, and heck, even her own son. That was a tad unbelievable. I did love Naxi. I also enjoyed the personality of the Labyrinth, actually. This is the weakest of the five books, IMHO, but I still flew through it, and I'm sad to leave this world!

With Wing And Claw: A Sapphic Fae Fantasy Romance (Fae Isles Book 5) was my least favorite of The Fae Isles Series. I wanted the story of Creon and Em to continue. However, I would recommend the Series.

Thank you Lisette Marshall for the gifted book! Lisette Marshall has done it again, and With Wing and Claw only further cements why the Fae Isles series is my absolute favorite. I’ll admit, I wasn’t a fan of Anaxia (“Naxi”) going into this book. I struggled to connect with her in previous installments, and Thysandra was so firmly entrenched in my mind as a villain that I honestly didn’t think I’d care much about their story. But wow, was I wrong. Laughably wrong. Marshall’s storytelling had me fully immersed from the start, and by the end, I was ugly crying for both Naxi and Thysandra on so many levels. Their journey is heart-wrenching and redemptive in the most satisfying way possible. The way Marshall crafts her characters is unparalleled. She takes two deeply flawed, complex individuals and weaves a tale that not only makes you root for them but also shatters your heart into pieces before putting it back together stronger and more beautiful than before. This book is a masterpiece of emotion, tension, and redemption. If you’ve followed the series this far, you’ll be blown away by Thysandra and Naxi’s story. And if you’re new to the Fae Isles, prepare yourself for a world that will captivate you and leave you utterly invested in its characters.

The War might be over but that doesn’t mean things are peaceful back in the good ol Crimson Court…and now that it’s Thysandra’s problem to deal with…well, this new High Lady is pissed and doesn’t know who she can trust…and not to mention that adorably, annoyingly scrumptious half-demon, half-nymph that might be a tad obsessed with our new High Lady (and let’s not kid ourselves, the feeling is mutual even if Thysandra is loathe to admit it) just won’t leave her alone. I will fully admit that sapphic love stories are not my normal, go-to when it comes to reading material. I’m into more of the dark, brooding, morally grey, bad boy/shadow daddy BUT the Fae Isles series is one of my favorites and I have a soft spot for Naxi. You just want to hug her and maybe gently shake her a bit because sometimes she’s just not quite all there. That’s also why Thysandra and Naxi work so well together. They balance each other out. They’ve both dealt with some gnarly crap but when they’re together they compliment each other even if one of them tries her hardest to not recognize it. While this is a story focused on Naxi and Thysandra we do so some familiar, loved faces and meet some new characters that we will hopefully learn more about in upcoming spinoff books? This was a fabulous continuation of the Fae Isles series and I highly recommend you read the original series if you haven’t already done so. If this is your first foray into sapphic romance (like it was for me) please give it a…