Enchanting the Fae Queen by Stephanie Burgis
Published: January 2026
Summary from Goodreads:
Queen Lorelei is a notorious fae seductress, with a trail of broken hearts in her wake. But behind her glamorous lifestyle and sparkling mask lurks a dangerously intelligent woman who’d do anything to keep her people safe, including kidnap the empire’s most famous hero.
The virtuous high general Gerard de Moireul represents all that is moral and true. He has to, after his parents were executed for treason. The last thing he needs is the Queen of Balravia, who showers glitter and rainbow-colored sparkles everywhere she goes without the slightest regard for good taste, decorum, or royal dignity.
They’re opposites in every way, but when they’re swept up together in a grand–and deadly–fae tournament, they discover all of each other’s most hidden truths–and how perfectly they might be suited for each other after all.
I was hoping to love this one as much as the first book in the series, Wooing the Witch Queen, but alas no. It was light and fun to read, but I just wanted a bit more from both of the characters and from the story itself.
Lorelei and Gerard were strong main characters, both of them hiding their true selves from the world. They actually had more in common than they knew and both had a need to prove themselves. But I also kind of found them annoying too? Their relationship didn’t quite work for me, and I think some of that might have been because of the overall plot as well. The banter between them also felt slightly stilted and just never really seemed to get off the ground.
The story though is what I think I was most disappointed in. The whole fae tournament thing just never really seemed to make sense in the whole scope of the series. Why did Lorelei have to participate in it and drag Gerard into it too? I don’t know, maybe I just missed something. I also was a bit put off by Gerard’s backstory that wasn’t fully explained. His parents were executed when he was young for treason, but that treason is never fully explained and yet it was a driving force behind his personality. Did it have something to do with the fae? Why does Gerard defend the fae and other magical creatures when his King hates them? Things just didn’t seem to add up.
The pacing and the writing were good, and I did enjoy many aspects of the story. I especially liked when the other two queens show up to help both Lorelei and Gerard. It would have been a bit nice to see more of them though. It also would have been fun to see more of Katrin and Ilse, Lorelei’s Ladies in waiting. I think they would have added a lot of fun to the story as a whole.
I am still looking forward to the next book in the series and plan on reading it. This one will focus on Queen Ailana who is a character I would love to know more about. If you loved the first book in this series, than you will enjoy this one as well. If you haven’t yet picked this series up I highly recommend it. It is a fun light cozy romantasy, with some really fun characters.
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