Fun queer fantasy romance with fae and new powers.

This story follows on Robin, who finds himself captured and taken to a prison camp for fae, after neighbors notice his pointy ears and fancy a pay day. Only once he's there, Robin discovers that he inherited more than his ears from his mother, as he turns the place to ice.

Let's start with the obvious. Is there anything new about a fantasy book where someone discovers they have powers, gets swept into a different world, and finds themself in the middle of a war? No, of course not. But does this book do it well, and with its own twist? Yes it does.

I liked that Robin had known he was half-fae, but just thought he didn't have powers. I also appreciated the comparisons he made in how histories were told in the human realm vs the fae realm. The types of magic were really interesting too, with different members of families having differing powers along a theme.

I enjoyed the romance thread in here - particularly the comments from some of the friends Robin had made. There's just always something great about the dynamic when a character falls for their guard.

With the title "A Betrayal of Storms" it's fair to say that while reading you're fairly certain there will be a betrayal. I thought the build up of this was done really well, as you're not certain which of the characters that betrayal will come from.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the free digital copy. All thoughts are my own.