„Kings and beggars, trust your aim- For in the Wild Hunt, all are fair game.“ I am a firm believer that we, as readers, often find books when we are truly meant to find them. In case of „The Wild Huntress“ I was currently locked in a mediocre 600+ page book which I had promised a friend to finish when I stumbled across the recommendation on GoodReads. It only took a glimpse at the first page and the prologue for me to understand that the story, characters, world building and writing style exactly what I was actually looking for in a solid fantasy book. Emily Lloyd-Jones has a talent for introducing us to interesting, appealing and multi-layered characters, both male and female. Each of them is strong, capable and driven in their own way, yet we get to see a vulnerable side of them as well. Whenever I thought I had seen through the plot, I was faced with a twists. That being said: Attention, because this author doesn’t shy away from consequences to characters’ actions. The afore-mentioned quote says it all. In the end I would like to give this book 4.9/5 stars for the sake that I, personally, think the ending would have required another two chapters. Nonetheless I hope the author will give us an opportunity to visit the world of the Wild hunt once again. For now, I’m moving on to „The Drowned Woods“…

Buddy read with Mari This was the third book in this world that we read and exists (at the moment). I think my favorite was the bone houses, wild huntress and then drowned woods. Tho to be honest, this is like picking your favorite pet. It’s impossible. They are all so close together. The magic was so cool to come back to. Took me a second to remember the difference between the folk and the diviners, but I got there. Sadly the ending of this book sounds like the end of the books, won’t say more cause : spoilers. The trickster, the prince and the wild huntress might sound like an unlikely pairing, but it was so beautiful how it worked itself together. You don’t start right in the wild hunt competition, which I loved. You get to know the characters before hand, especially Branwen. She is a firecracker and I love her so much. Amazing character, arc and family story. The story overall flowed really well, was never boring, always engaging. The last third of the book has you hooked non stop and you are again fighting to accept the things that are happening left and right. But that is the beauty of it. It leaves you with many (complicated) feelings. And one thing in particular: What the heck is up with that cat?