Title: Master of One
Author: Jaida Jones & Dani Bennett
Genre/s and Tags: Young Adult, LGBT, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Romance, Fae
Goodreads synopsis:
Sinister sorcery. Gallows humor. A queer romance so glorious it could be right out of fae legend itself. Master of One is a fantasy unlike any other.
Rags is a thief—an excellent one. He’s stolen into noble’s coffers, picked soldier’s pockets, and even liberated a ring or two off the fingers of passersby. Until he’s caught by the Queensguard and forced to find an ancient fae relic for a sadistic royal sorcerer.
But Rags could never have guessed this “relic” would actually be a fae himself—a distractingly handsome, annoyingly perfect, ancient fae prince called Shining Talon. Good thing Rags can think on his toes, because things just get stranger from there…
With the heist and intrigue of Six of Crows and the dark fairy tale feel of The Cruel Prince, this young adult fantasy debut will have readers rooting for a pair of reluctant heroes as they take on a world-ending fae prophecy, a malicious royal plot, and, most dangerously of all, their feelings for each other.
Playlist based on the atmosphere & characters of Master of One:
There are a couple songs in here that I personally associate with characters. Overall I was going for a dark, but adventurous playlist. While the characters are battling mind control and evil sorcerers, they’re also bonding with each other and reliving past memories. My favorite pick is Champion by FOB for Einan. This playlist also features several queer musicians!
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Full Review:
Thank you to TBR & Beyond Tours, the author and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Can I reread this already?? Honestly, my brain is just scrambled from all the amazing books I’ve been reading lately, but Master of One takes the cake. A thief who discovers the last fae? A slow burn Achillean romance? A crew that is diverse and queer? They must take down an evil sorcerer and Queen? Yes, this book checks all the boxes that I wanted and more. WHERE IS THE SEQUEL?!? If I may request, I need me a sapphic ship next, thank you.
Rags is an excellent thief, but when his latest catch ends up with him working for a terrifying sorcerer, Rags is sure he’s in over his head. When he succeeds in solving a deadly puzzle he expects his life and riches. What he gets is the last Fae prince. Shining Talon instantly hates the Lying One sorcerer, and is devoted to Rags for waking him. But can these two find out what Morien the Last is truly up to and stop him before it’s too late.
This is a slow burn story that creeps up and knits itself into your heart. The first half of the book is bit slow and mainly focuses on Rags. As it continues we start to get additional character POVs and they all begin to weave a web between each other that’s bound to collide. I really loved seeing this disaster squad being thrown together and trying to figure out their pasts/what is even currently happening.
As for queer rep, I heard from a friend that the authors have stated everyone in this book is queer, and I am here for this. As for the rep I clearly saw on the page: a M/M relationship, another possible M/M relationship, and a trans woman character. One of the characters also has a physical disability due to birth defects/chronic illness.
I really loved these characters and the world so much. I feel like we just got to understand the world and the conflicts within it and then the book ended. I really hope we get a sequel! Easily one of my fave reads of October!
About the Authors:
Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett are married co-authors (without wanting to divorce yet) who live in Brooklyn with 8 cats. Danielle is from Victoria, British Columbia, and works freelance as an independent editor, proofreader and plagiarism checker. Jaida is a native New Yorker. Their published work includes four novels from the Volstovic Cycle, in addition to their many twitter rants on intersectional feminism and the NYC subway system. COMING FALL 2020 FROM HARPERTEEN: MASTER OF ONE.
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Great review and nice playlist! Was the other possible M/M relationship you mentioned between Somhairle and Faolan? I thought I might be picking up stuff but didn’t know what others thought! Glad you enjoyed this one 😀 I really want a sequel too, hahaha!
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Yes! That’s the one I was thinking. I don’t know if it will come to pass, but I think the attraction is there
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