The Courting of Bristol Keats
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From New York Times bestselling author Mary E. Pearson comes a thrilling romantic fantasy full of dangerous fae, dark secrets, and addictive romance
After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an “aunt” she’s never heard of who promises she can help, she reluctantly agrees to meet—and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Even her father might still be alive, not killed but kidnapped by terrifying creatures to a whole other realm—the one he is from.
Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods and fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae leader, Tyghan. But what she doesn't know is that he's the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father—dead or alive.
- Pages
- 541
- First published
- November 12, 2024
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Reviews
Finished May 18, 2025
three-sisters portal fantasy to elphame dont worry about the cruel prince similarities, holly black doesnt own scottish folklore yk just buckle up and enjoy babes! cant wait for the last wish of bristol keats!
Finished January 19, 2025
I cannot believe I'm giving this two stars. Mary E. Pearson's Remnant Chronicles series was one of my favorites as a teen, so I was absolutely stoked to find out she'd released an adult fantasy. but this... was so disappointing to me. at the end of the day, I think my biggest gripe boils down to this: it really felt like this book was trying to do too much, and because of that, it did none of it well. there were points of view that I felt were unnecessary and side characters/plotlines that could have been cut, in favor of more room to better explore the core aspects to the story that we didn't get enough of. I wish the main characters had been given more lead-up to their romance; I wish the worldbuilding was more central to the story, and that it didn't feel like details were only thrown in where relevant; I wish more time had been spent on learning who Bristol's mother really was & why she was so disliked. imo, it would have made the book much more compelling. I could probably write a whole essay on why this didn't land well for me, but I'm going to leave it there. I really hope that others out there find more enjoyment in it than I did (or at least that the sequels really work to fix my issues with this first installment).