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BBNYA Winner’s Tour: #13 ~ Haven (The Fae Queen’s Court Book 1) by Ceril N Domace | #Fantasy, #ScienceFantasy, #ContemporaryFantasy

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Book Details

BBNYA Winner’s Tour: #13 ~ Haven (The Fae Queen’s Court Book 1) by Ceril N Domace |

Haven by Ceril N. Domace
Series: The Fae Queen's Court, #1, #1
Published by Independent on 04/30/2021
Genres: Action & Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 278

Most people think the fae are gone. Most people are wrong.

Owen Williams wakes after a horrific car accident to find his wife is dead—and somehow turned into a gryphon—and his kids gone after a home invasion turned horribly wrong. Shattered and reeling, he vows to do whatever it takes to find them.

When a fae scout appears and promises to reunite him with his kids, he doesn’t hesitate before joining her. But she warns him that if he wants to protect his family, he must follow the fae to their city, the hidden haven of Tearmann.

With enemies on the horizon, Owen needs to set aside his fears and take up arms to defend their new home alongside the people he’s always been taught were monsters—or he’ll lose everyone he’s trying to protect.

Source: BBNYA, Received from the author or publisher for review.

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Purchase Links for Haven

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My thoughts on Haven

I’m reviewing Haven, book one of the Fae Queen’s Court by Ceril N Domace for the 2022 BBNYA winner’s tour. Haven finished in 13th place out of the hundreds of entries. Congratulations to Ceril for such an outstanding accomplishment.

Themes:

If I had to pick just one theme that stuck with me the most throughout this story, it would be the love of family. You never know what you are capable of until your family is at risk. Owen makes many difficult decisions, all made to keep his family together and safe.

Characters:

Each character in Haven serves a purpose. They are well-written and engaging. And trust me, there are many characters. Some even have more than one name. I resorted to notes to ensure I kept everyone straight at the beginning of the book.

World-Building:

The Fae world is complex and full of intrigue. They battle daily to reclaim their territorial rights and prove that they are not evil insentient creatures. I found the descriptions of their hidden homeland to be a fascinating bit of writing. Kudos to the author for creating a believable world for this book to take place.

Plot/Storyline:

You can enjoy this tale as a foray into a fantasy world at war or relate it to our lives today. Neighbors turn against neighbors. People perpetuate atrocious crimes against others for simply being different. You can find threads of real-life running through Haven.

Engagement:

I was a little slow to connect with the story. That is not a reflection on the work, but I think it was due to reading the book in sections for the competition. Once I had the world straight in my head and the full book in my hand, I could not put it down. The tale was gripping, exciting, heartbreaking, and uplifting.

Content Warnings:

You know what you are getting with an epic fantasy thriller. There will be blood and death. I was brought to tears by the death of children and innocents. As in life, children often pay the price for the wars of adults.

Recommendations:

I highly recommend Haven to fans of the Fae, fantasy, and unique characters such as elves, gryphons, and werebeasts. Read and enjoy it as an epic fantasy or a treatise on the world.’s atrocities toward each other. Either way, this is a compelling story.

Rating: 4.7 of 5

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About Ceril N. Domace

Ceril N. Domace is an accountant, the owner of a cat with more zooms than brain cells, and a dedicated dungeon master.

As a lover of fiction works great and small, Ceril has been reading age-inappropriate stories since her father failed to pull The Silmarillion from her grubby little fingers at age five. As a grown-up accountant, her spreadsheet compiling gives her plenty of time to make plans for a fantastic world that isn't plagued by balance sheets . . . and also has dragons.

On the rare occasions she manages to free herself from an ever-growing and complex web of TTRPG, Ceril enjoys taking walks and griping that all her hobbies are work in disguise.

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