What a story! I absolutely loved the dark vibes / retelling aspects of this story. Not to mention the plot twists and how everything just heated up at the end! Some of those I was not expecting. Morena is one of the best characters I've read in a book in a while. The perfect balance of courage, strength and vulnerability. The way the author developed her character, her relationship with her sisters and the other characters was expertly done. Definitely a book I couldn't put down. Fantastic world building and so many unexpected plot developments, this is a book series I can't wait to continue. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, strong characters, mythology / folklore retellings and generally a read that will draw you in totally.
Queens of Moirai is a dark fantasy, mythology retelling of the Three Fates and the Grim Reaper. Morena Atropos is the Third Fate, the controller of Death, the granddaughter of Atropos. Doomed with dark gifts of destruction, and imprisoned for all of her life in a stone tower, Morena’s only view is the Obsidian Sea. Those she loves are taken away from her or used against her - what choice does she have but to serve as assassin? Hiding her strength and her soft heart, Morena hones her murderous abilities, serving as slave to an unstoppable villain - her mother, Malinda the Mad, Queen of the Blood Throne. There’s no hope of escape until the arrival of a mysterious stranger who claims to be her betrothed. He's there to finally rescue her, and Morena is all too willing to throw herself into his muscular arms. But all is not as it seems with the gray-eyed prince of her girlhood fantasies... and as his lies unravel, it plunges Morena into a love-triangle of forbidden love and arranged marriage, and a choice between her heart or her soul. In the meantime, her mother and her zombie army are on the move, and the other Fates expect Death to save the day. Ultimately a coming of age tale, Queens of Moirai is a perfect fall fantasy.
