Fortuna Sworn by K.J. Sutton Book Review

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Blurb

We were meant to be seductive. We were designed to lure humans in. 

Fortuna Sworn is the last of her kind.

Her brother disappeared two years ago, leaving her with no family or species to speak of. She hides among humans, spending her days working at a bar and her nights searching for him. The bleak pattern goes on and on... until she catches the eye of a powerful faerie.

He makes no attempt to hide that he desires Fortuna. And in exchange for her, he offers something irresistible. So Fortuna reluctantly leaves her safe existence behind to step back into a world of creatures and power. 

It soon becomes clear that she may not have bargained with her heart, but her very life.

Review

* A special thanks to the author for this review copy*

*Please excuse any grammatical errors*

I adored this story. Every moment, every character, every moment of action was a treat I devoured.

Sutton has a way with characters. She not only makes the MC’s solid; she puts the same energy into the supporting characters. Her ability to pull a bunch of different characters, toss them onto a page, and get the reader invested in all of them, is some talent.

Fortuna is a Nightmare; a fantastical creature of many; in this story of the fae, goblins, and shapeshifters. She lives about as an ordinary a life as possible; except she can kill people with their fears. 

While avoiding a near-fatal end, she meets a fae, Collith. Collith wants to help her find her lost brother but at a cost. It is a cost that Fortuna is not readily willing to pay; even though she'd do anything for her brother. 

If the cost were my heart, Collith would have it a thousand times over. I could almost picture him in my mind's eye, due to the talent of Sutton’s brilliant character development. Those long lashes and fingers are embedded in my mind, as weapons of love and mass destruction. Don't get me started on the errant curl, that rests against his forehead. *Swoon* 

The push and pull between the two MC's almost took me out. I’m hanging by a thread as the cat and mouse game continues. There are issues to address and problems that remain to be solved; as this is a series. 

I’m wholly invested in the romance aspect of the story, but I am thrilled by the fantasy part of it. There’s a rich back story that’s just been barely dug into, but it provides enough of it to capture the reader’s attention and hold onto it. 

This book is really good. The world in which it is based is: lush and intriguing. The characters are multi dimensional. They’re fictional but leap off the page in otherworldly realness. 

The romance is a slow burn but it tantalizes and teases; while leaving the reader begging for more (See: Me). The pacing is chef's kiss, and it’s very well written. 

I had no doubts I would like the story after trying Sutton's YA, but this, is what I needed, and I didn’t even know it.

I’m super excited to see where the series goes, and I wish I had book two already. I'm very pleased and I highly recommend it.