Synopsis

Lady Morgan surveys her life at an unhappy marriage and a vengeful husband determined to keep their son from his queen’s clutches, a true love she can’t be with, a jealous rival in magician Merlin who has the ear of Morgan’s half-brother King Arthur, and strange but wonderful powers of her own she is still exploring.

As tensions rise within the castle, happiness seems an impossible dream until Morgan dares to break the shackles of expectation those around her insist upon. But this path to great joy comes at a terrible cost, and before long Morgan must understand it’s a price to be exacted in rich, red blood. Rising from the ashes of desperation, she emerges hard, crystalline and unforgiving – now she is Morgan Le Fay. And hate is in her heart…

Review

The best part about a series is that it often just keeps getting better and better. Although you have to accept that not everyone will make it out alive.

Morgan is My Name was one of my top reads for 2022 and I’ve been eagerly anticipating Le Fay since then, desperate to see how Sophie will continue to tell this fantastic story in her own way.

It’s a non-stop magical journey, with plenty of peril, tragedy and anticipation. It’s always great to be reunited with beloved characters, and Sophie is a master storyteller that ensures each person we meet is well-defined, relatable and believable (yes even Merlin).

The romances in the book are subtle yet beautiful and everything feels so natural, ensuring a perfectly balanced story.

There are a few shocks and no doubt people will be devastated by some of the events. Yet they feel deserved and aren’t there for shock; they are necessary evils to move on the plot and enhance character development.

A beautiful, dramatic story that leaves you desperate for the next instalment. 

Thanks to Magpie Books (Oneworld) for my proof copy. Opinions my own.

Other books by Sophie Keetch:

Morgan is My Name