Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate.
In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water.
Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember.
But a secret is like a knot.
Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.
When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.
The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist’s magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him… or her.
Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks.
And he’s the only way Saeris is going to make it home.
Be careful of the deals you make, dear child.
The devil is in the details…
“I’d know the smell of you anywhere. On anyone. I’d know it blind and in the dark. Across a fucking sea.”
I absolutely loved being in the world of Quicksilver. It was such an epic fantasy that I truly enjoyed being in. Once I was sucked in, I could not put it down for a second!
There are so many different elements weaved in yet they mesh together so well. You get humans, fae, oppression, war, vampires, magic, friends, fated mates… I loved it. I also loved traveling through the different realms, it was such a cool concept.
“When you take all of me, remember to breathe.”
It’s impossible not the root for Saeris and Fisher. They’re both such badasses yet whole-heartedly throw themselves at what is important not just for themselves but their friends and family. Plus, they both have suffered so greatly.
Also, shout out to Onyx! Loved that little fox. And Carrion calling a sword Simon… LOL! I died at that scene.
Overall, I absolutely LOVED this book and I am so bummed I have to wait until next year for the next one (also happy for Callie though!). The end is definitely a banger, and I cannot wait to dive back into this world.
Jotted by Jena 