Week 36 Reviews: Quicksilver, Quicksilver Bonus Scenes: Kingfisher's POV

From Goodreads:

The global phenomenon by Callie Hart--a highly addicting enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance. 

Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him… or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.

Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details...

N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website.

From Goodreads:

Special Please listen to Quicksilver before going behind the scenes with Kingfisher! Or risk being flung into the middle of the battle.

Previously only available on Callie Hart's website, these scenes (written from Kingfisher's point of view rather than Saeris') are now brought to life in audio by popular demand. The scenes included are "The Gates (Parts 1 & 2)" and "The Fox. The Boots. The Dress."

My Review:
I absolutely loved reading these stories! I loved the world and the characters, and these two and their banter and their connection, I just loved it! This book was become pretty hyped, and I think it fairly earns it, I had such a blast reading them! 

We're pretty much immediately thrown into this world. Or at least, one part of it before she ends up in a new one, full of things that she thought were only stories. That it's more of a winter wonderland kind of place, at least at the time that she arrives, after her home being such a desert place that is so lacking in water, and is so hot...yeah that was something of a shock for her. 

Her relationship with Kingfisher was so interesting, that he awarded such things as his attention, spending time with her, but that he also seemed so closed off. Knowing what I know now about his secrets, it makes sense, but it was baffling before those came to light.

In books, there's a idea of scope, of how big the world is, how big the story is going to be. This book has gone in the route where the world is introduced, and the stakes. And it's only at the end that while you've been introduced, you think you know how big the story is going to be-and the ending opens it wide open. I'm so excited to see what's going to come of that, and how they're all going to be dealing with the events of the end of this book! 

These were both so fantastic to read, and I can't wait for book 2! 

Author: Callie Hart 
Series: Fae & Alchemy #1, 1.5
Read: September 5th, 5th, 2025
Source: Bought/Library, Online
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books! 
Publisher: Forever, Callie Hart
Published: June 4th 2024, July 1st 2025

Quicksilver:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Quicksilver Bonus Scenes: Kingfisher's POV:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars