April 16, 2026
„The Halfling Prince” by Emberly Ash
BLURB
I made a deal with the devil. He owns my afterlife. But that does not mean I will go willingly. I will be the plaything of no male—man nor god.
Sister. Lover. Witch. Koryn has spent four hundred years twisting herself to fit the expectations of others, only to find herself betrayed. She can now add captive to the list of roles she is forced to play. But play is what she will do. Play along, and plot her revenge.
A gate is always near. A god is always watching…
Two gates remain. Koryn cannot ignore them for long. The gods will always claim their due. They asked for her dragon before. This time, they will not ask. They will take. Koryn must move quickly, or she will be fighting a war on all fronts. And for the first time in four hundred years, she has something—and someone—to lose.
MY OPINION
When I started “The Frost Witch”, I immediately picked up “The Halfling Prince”.
After that brutal cliffhanger, waiting simply wasn’t an option.
But now?
After the second installment of “The Covenants of Velora”?
Now I’m destroyed.
And I honestly don’t know if I have enough patience to wait until 2027 for the final book in this trilogy.
We pick up right where the first book ended. After passing five gates, there are still two left, and Koryn and Garrick are desperate to complete their mission. The Dark God is closer than ever, and in his own twisted way, he’s trying to help them.
In “The Halfling Prince”, we get much more of Garrick’s POV — which I absolutely loved. It gives us a deeper look into who he really is. We finally learn more about his past, and it’s clear that Garrick is far from having had an easy life. I was waiting for this. He’s had my attention since book one, so I really wanted to understand his story.
Thank you, Emberly, for that.
“The Halfling Prince” is an MFM story — just keep that in mind before you start reading.
And yes… there’s definitely more spice here. Between all of them.
Just saying.
I usually approach second books in trilogies with some distance — they’re often weaker than the first. But not here. Emberly Ash really balanced the plot, the characters, and the overall concept of the story.
I can’t wait for the final book in this series.
Right now, I’m just trying to figure out how to survive until 2027.
And once again, I’m asking myself — why do I keep starting unfinished series, only to suffer for a year (or more) while waiting for the continuation?