Fantasy is my favourite genre and These Dark Tides by B. L. Planko ticks all the boxes for me. We have a warrior FMC, Arina, who has had a rough life and is tortured by her Uncle. But that torture makes her a deadly soldier for the kingdom. We have found family with banter, friendship and loyalty (my favourite trope!) We have fae, Castles, Monsters and magic. All the delicious things that make the world easy to fall in to. Then there's Ronan, my new book boyfriend. The things