Week 17 Reviews: Shadow and Light, The House of Gaian

From Goodreads:

Ever since the slaughter of the witches, the Fae—who should be shielding their long-lost cousins from danger—have ignored the needs of the rest of the world. And shadows are again gathering in the eastern villages—dark, potent shadows that threaten the lives of every witch, woman, and Fae. Only three Fae can stand against the growing madness and help prevent more bloodshed—the Bard, the Muse, and the Gatherer of Souls.

Aiden, the Bard, knows how desperately the world depends upon the Fae's protection. But the Fae refuse to heed his warnings about the wickedness lurking amid the trees. Now Aiden and his one true love—Lyrra, the Muse—must embark on a perilous journey to find the one Fae who can convince the rest to leave their secure perches to save the witches and mortals. Because if the Fae don't act soon, no one will survive... 

From Goodreads:

It began as a witch-hunt. But the Master Inquisitor's plans to eliminate all traces of female power in the world have expanded to crushing the Sylvalan barons who oppose him--and to destroying the wellspring of magic in the Mother's Hills.

Faced with this evil, humans, witches, and the Fae become uneasy allies. But even together, they aren't strong enough to stand against the armies the Inquisitors are gathering. So they look for help from their last possible ally. The House of Gaian. The reclusive witches who rule the Mother's Hills. The witches powerful enough to create a world--or to destroy one...

And the witches' long-held creed "Do no harm" is about to give way to a more important one: Survive. 

My Review:
I'm really glad to have read this series, and to read it so close together! And now I'm pretty sure that I've read all of Anne Bishop's published full length books. And they've all been a hit, I just love her worlds and her characters!

I'm really glad of the way that I read this series, the first book, and then these two back to back. The first introduced us to this world, set things up, and then these two books dealt with the wider threat that was introduced, and focused on different characters, though Ari and Neall made appearances, they weren't the focus or get POV's.

In each book, we met more and more characters. Like Liam, a new Baron, and has a sister, Brianna, who is a Daughter of Gaian. Ashk, the leader of a group of fae, wife to a Baron, and the Hunter, Or Selene, also a Daughter of Gaian-but also half fae, making her wiccanfae. I really enjoyed learning more about both groups!

The bad guys are really just awful in this world! The thing that they did-and what they drove others to do, was just horrible. So I really enjoyed watching them being taken down! Some of the cost, though, that hurt. Like Morag. But the way it resolves, yeah, that was really fantastic! 

These were such great books, and I'm so glad to have read them! 

Author: Anne Bishop
Series: Tir Alainn #2, 3
Read: April 29th, 29th, 2022
Source: Own
Reason Why: Love her writing, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Books, and The House of Gaian is a End of Series 2022 Book! 
Publisher: Roc 
Published: October 1st 2002, October 7th 2003

Shadow and Light:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The House of Gaian: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars