Court of Wings and Spirit by Heather D. Grace Series: Hidden Courts of the Fae #5
on May 21, 2026
Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Urban Fantasy
Format: eARC
Source: Provided by author for honest review
Goodreads
When the brightest light is dimmed - Hope can be hard to find.
Even the brightest lights can be lost in shadows…
The demonic skáth are too close to fulfilling their mission. With the pain of our loss still fresh, and our family separated thanks to the hate, I'm not sure what side is the right side of this war any longer.
I need to get Neil back, and will stop at nothing...even if it means embracing my inner darkness. The war I fight will change or destroy Aurellia forever—the ones who have wronged us will pay.
The longer I fight, the more I enjoy the hidden magic coming to the surface—a wickedness with the ability to teach those arrogant fae a final lesson they'll never forget—assuming they survive. Will Neil and our family be able to save me before I'm permanently lost to the darkness? Do I want to be saved?
If you love the emotional agony Dark Willow experienced in Buffy, you're heart is going to be twisted as you read Court of Wings and Spirit.
Grab your copy today to see how Tessa's magic can tilt this prophecy in either direction!
Julie’s Review:
Court of Wings and Spirit: A Slow Burn Portal Urban Fantasy Romance (Hidden Courts of the Fae #5):
I kept trying to turn to the next page but my kindle was stuck! What was that ending?
This series continues to get more and and more intense. Book 4 leaves off with Guardian Neil captured and taken to fae court to pay for his… sins? Book 5 here finds our heroine feeling less hero and more woman scorned.
Believing the worst has occurred, Tessa is in her villain era. Tessa has has some serious character growth throughout this series, first as discovering she even has magic and now honing her abilities to heal, and unheal? Wow is she powerful.
The way this half human half fae became the most powerful being proves she is the Chosen One. But what does she need to do to fulfil the prophesy? And which way will it go? The inner struggle between good and evil really shows some grey.
There are some family secrets that get discovered, and alliances and loyalty get shaken up. Which side is she on? Who does she even trust anymore? Tessa sure has severe emotions, in whatever direction they’re going.
The special connection between Tessa and Neil gets tested but also used in fun plot ways this book. But the spice was spicing!
I also enjoyed all the family members coming out to participate in this book. For a while it felt like Tessa and Neil were on their own to figure this out, and now we had a lot more blood connections.
I also enjoy how this series introduces so many different kind of magical creatures. It’s not just regular fae, but merfae, smallfolk, magical animals, dark shadow beings skath, green tree creatures, etc etc.
The plot, like all the other books, was pure chaos. It’s running and fighting and crossing portals and long magical bridges across realms. Lots of travel (ahem, journeying) but a lot going on in between too.
The story was told in 3 POVs but it felt like most of it was conversations and inner turmoil and secret keeping. Some things felt like they happened too quickly, while other things took a while to get resolved, and then that bombshell at the end.
But surely I saw this coming in some way. I knew the skath were going to show up at some point, they were just biding their time, waiting for the next piece needed for the prophesy to be ready. But I didn’t expect this… someone better get what’s coming next book!
Thanks to the author for having me on her ARC team 🙂
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Read my other reviews in the series:
Book 1: Review Tour: Court of Light and Dark by Heather D. Grace
Book 2: Mini Reviews Wrap Up September 2025
Book 3: Mini Reviews Wrap Up November 2025
Book 4: Mini Reviews Wrap Up March 2026
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