Review: Of Shadows and Elves
Of Shadows and Elves by Emma HammMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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I very much enjoyed this second installment Emma Hamm’s
Goblin King series. There were lots of twists and turns and labyrinthine intrigues.
In book one of Emma Hamm's new series, we see Freya enter
the Fae realm to rescue her sister from the Goblins. Freya meets the Goblin
King and through a set of challenges she defeats him to win back her sister
Esther. In book two 'Of Shadows and Elves' Freya realizes that her actions have
dire consequences for the Fae realm. Now Freya seeks to fix what she has
unwittingly broken and her guide along this path is none other than Arrow,
everyone's favorite goblin dog!
Freya and Arrow must travel to the Winter Court to try and
speak to the Winter Queen. There's bad blood and then there's Fae bad blood and
Freya must walk a line between what is true and what is misleading to repair
the damage she has done. Freya is not the easiest character to like, she's a
bit bigoted toward the Fae, untrusting of their intentions and motives, and she
has damaged the relationships she has with her sister Esther and her friend
Arrow. 'Of Shadows and Elves' takes us on a journey of Freya's own self-discovery
while she navigates the emotional shadows of her own prejudices. She realizes
early on that her words to Arrow at the end of book one were hurtful and untrue
yet anytime she attempts to speak to Arrow on this he changes the subject. Likewise,
when Freya’s prejudice has put a wedge between her relationship with her sister
Esther and remains a roadblock to her relationship with the Goblin King.
Freya's journey in book two is different than in book one.
Freya tells us in her own words that this adventure is vastly different from
her last one. She is no longer fighting for her sister's freedom she's trying
to make up for the mistakes she's made. Freya cannot help but feel like she's
being punished for doing what she was supposed to do in the first book, defeat
the Goblin King.
In ‘Of Shadows and Elves’ Freya must navigate the shadows of
court intrigue, her own shadows, all while be guided and helped by the very real
shadow of the Goblin King himself. The Winter Court is beautiful and ethereal. The
Goblin Queen is as beautiful as she is terrifying, and her court reflects her. I
was so enamored of Emma Hamm’s depictions of the Winter Court I found myself
bookmarking and highlighting whole chapters and paragraphs. ‘Of Shadows and
Elves’ is definitely a worthy follow up to ‘Of Goblins and Gold’. The pacing of
the story and the character development kept me turning pages well into the
night. I cannot wait for book three! I MUST know how this ends!
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