Review--The Other Side of the Mirror by Dana Evyn

 

What if the fairytale was always a lie?

Seven years after her family’s murders, Eva is attacked by a magical creature and abducted to the faerie realm. When a handsome fae saves her, Bash reveals that he must bring Eva to her faerie soulmate to stop a world-ending Curse. She relents, but only for the opportunity to find answers about her parents’ deaths.

As their journey progresses, Eva delves into her previously hidden magic—and grows steadily closer to Bash. But when she meets her prince, she soon learns that all is not what it seems. While mystery and intrigue surround her, Eva takes it into her own hands to uncover the truth. But what she discovers is beyond her imagination, as she unravels the fae’s web of lies.

The Other Side of the Mirror is Dana Evyn's first book in The Mirrored Trilogy and is the start of a pretty awesome fantasy story! There's fae, there's magic, mystery, secrets, and mayhem and of course some romance! The story was engaging and kept me guessing things, even though I was making my own predictions throughout and now I am left pining for the second book! It's been ordered, believe me, but ugh, that shipping time is going to take forever! Lol.

Eva thought she'd just celebrate her birthday with her best friend when her life took a turn for the worse, again. When she was just seventeen, her parents were murdered and her twin brother has been missing ever since. She thought she would just celebrate with her new potential boyfriend only to find a surprise attack lying in wait at her home and rescue came in the form of a sword-wielding guy. But Eva isn't a damsel meant to be rescued and she takes care of her attacker herself.

Bash, her would-be-rescuer, reveals that he's here to bring her to her prince charming, her betrothed. That she and her betrothed are meant to help fight back against the darkness infecting the fae realms and bring peace and and all that good stuff to the lands. But naturally, Eva finds herself falling for Bash instead on their journey to her betrothed.

This book was far more intriguing than I anticipated! Granted, I started to suspect a few things when Eva finally meets, Aviel, her betrothed. There are a lot of questions going around as to who Eva's parents really were and their connection to the fae lands, which we do get answers to eventually and it's about what you might expect given the circumstances.

While the blurb spouts ideas that this might be a fairy tale retelling what with a mirror and royalty being involved, it really wasn't. The "fairy tale" is just a generalization I feel like. It's still an amazing story involving fae with intriguing twists and an enticing plot! The secrets and twists were drawn out to perfection! Then you add in the "forbidden" romance between Eva and Bash. Of course, not much really gets to happen when Bash thinks she's meant for another, but things eventually sort themselves out and you continue to root for these two!

The ending, oh that ending was devious! Granted, I always expect a cliffhanger these days, but man that one hurt! Which is why I need book 2 asap! Let's just hope B&N can get that processed and shipped right fast now! Lol. Then the wait for the third book in July will ultimately be another travesty of waiting! 

If you love a good romance story involving fae coupled with secrets galore and devious royalty then this will be the book for you! The Other Side of the Mirror is not your ordinary fae story but will have the typical tropes we all tend to love and enjoy! Definitely looking forward to the second installment!

Overall Rating 4/5 stars