I really enjoyed the idea behind the story, I enjoyed the writing, I liked the narrator ( Stephanie Fritz) but the MC's personally made me want to knock some sense into her.
If you suspected someone killed or had something to do with the killing of your loved ones, you would:
A: run to them when you need help
B: befriend them
C: fall in love with them
This girl did all of the above, pretty much at the same time. Over and over again.

This story is good though. It takes place in a remote town in Michigan. There's a family that lives in a grave yard, they have a Native American bloodline that goes back to a band of warriors who protect against the invasion of Fae upon their land.
Now the warriors are coming back from the dead, the Fae are reacting badly. People's lives are being turned upside down and everyone is in danger.
It's an interesting story (even if the MC's actions don't work for me).

I received this audiobook ARC from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley, Olivia Wildenstein, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), and Members' Audiobooks for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This was a bit of a retelling of fae and the tribe that hunts them. This audiobook pulled me in right from the start with our MC returning home from college for her mother's funeral. Immediately I wanted answers! What happened and why, seemingly suspicious. Sure enough it is suspicious and Cat is compelled to find out the truth behind her mother's death. Her research leads us into a world of fae's and hunters with a deep connection to her ancestors. This was a thrilling mystery with romance tossed in.
I really enjoyed this story and was interested to see it was the first in a series of highly rated books. I look forward to picking up #2 in the series to see how Cat will decide to live out her newly discovered life.

A fantastic mix of culture and myth!
I enjoyed this unique take on the Fae. The way the character’s culture and family history was created/used to build this plot was clever.
The audiobook narrator spoke and performed well, the story well paced and good character differentiation.

I love a book that can combine different parts of my ancestry (Scottish, Native American, English). A modern fantasy that combines Fae and Native American touches. Fighting factions from the past and present learning that their past waring history doesn't exactly carry to modern life.

This book reads like the first season of a long running show. It sets the groundwork for a history and great characters. There are potentials for friendships and relationships that will blossom in books to come. Good news is there are 5 books released in this series, so I get to visit these characters again very soon. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review this audiobook.

The narrator did a great job and kept me listening.

An interesting combination of classic fae lore mixed with Native American culture, this audiobook blended the two really well into a fantasy romance with all the drama, death and love triangles! In Rose Petal Grave we follow a grieving Catori as she returns home from university for her mothers funeral, where she discovers the existence of the fae and how her family is involved with them. This is one of my first experiences with an audiobook that I felt truly worked for me. I often find the narrators a tad dull or hard to follow but Stephanie gave the characters each a different voice which helped massively to follow the dialogue. I would definitely recommend this to fans of fantasy who are looking to get into audiobooks but usually struggle with absorbing stories read aloud.

Catori (Cat) is native american, studying in Boston. She returns home for her mum's funeral, and discovers fairies exist and she's a fairy hunter. Low and behold, she gets entangled in this feud between fairies and fairy hunters and a love triangle ensues. Who will she end up with?
The narrator was fantastic. She acted the story, not just read it, and so she made it alive for me.
Cannot wait for the next installment, and I'm going to read the ebooks in the meantime!

This audio was very interesting from the start. It kept my interest and was very easy to follow the story line.

This was my first book read by this author I've heard great things about and I'm glad to say that everything I've heard has been true and I will definitely be reading More.

This was my first book read by this author I've heard great things about and I'm glad to say that everything I've heard has been true and I will definitely be reading other books by the author.

Let me start by saying I am so sad I didn’t know this was a series but I’m also SO excited that it is! The story weaves fae and Native American folklore into modern day in such a beautiful way. I loved all the characters and the relationships we witnessed. I will say it felt like there could have been more for a book 1… I know series always are unfinished book by book but it seems like it could have had more. Overall I was very happy with this.

Ooh I loved this. It was quite different from others I have read and I really enjoyed the change.
The storyline had me eager to know more and I was really gripped and drawn in.
I enjoyed the different characters and the variety of roles they took on.
I will certainly be Interested in the next book in this series.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

It honestly took me a bit to get into this one. And there was a lot going on so I felt like I was a step or two behind everything basically the whole way through. But it was still interesting! I was never quite sure who I could trust, which I think was the point. I didn't realize this was a 5 book series (although from looking at it, it seems as if some of the books branch off and follow different characters, which is nice... Well, maybe it's nice. I guess I'll find out as I continue on with the series

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for gifting me an audio book to listen to

First of all, thank you to Netgallery for this review copy

So many thoughts and emotions about this one. Whenever I used to sift through Netgallery, rose petal graves was a book that 99% popped up. So finally, I chose to listen to my very first audiobook form Netgallery!

For me the story synopsis sounded so interesting that I expected the story to start running on land at a much faster pace. The tale does take certain time for the reader to get involved but stays compelling at all times. There are raw emotions described in the book which was a bonus for me. Even when the story is about faeries and fae hunters (a recent favorite story type of mine), it take a different approach to some of the other books revolving the same type. There is a slight parallel to all of the vampire diaries tv series fans here but it’s up-to each individual to determine who fits which role.

Towards the end, I was invested in the story and as the this is the first book in a series of total 5 + those who have kindle unlimited can read the ebook version for free, I will definitively be reading through the series because I want to know what happened with Katori!

Story is as follows:
I wasn't the type of girl who believed in fairytales, much less tales about faeries, but that changed the day the fae walked into my life.
Staying away from my lakeside hometown was the plan, but Mom died suddenly. Dad said she suffered a stroke after she dug up one of the ancient Native American graves in our backyard.
Creepy, I know. Creepier still, there was no corpse inside the old coffin, only fresh rose petals.
As we made preparations for her burial, unnervingly odd and beautiful newcomers poured into my small town. A coroner with emerald eyes and black hair, much too young for the job. An arrogant blond socialite, who lived to get under my skin. And a tattooed Native man, who wasn’t supposed to be alive.
By dying, my mother had inadvertently revived an age-old feud between the fae and the tribe that hunted them.
A feud that was about to tear my world apart.

This book was not for me. I wasn't ready for the fae aspect, which is a trope I am just not into one bit! There was barely any setting, which is a base point of books. The books was too wordy on unnecessary descriptions also, which was annoying! Just an overall mess of a book for me.

I liked the book for the most part. I felt it ended weirdly like it ended too soon? It just left me feeling unsure about if I liked the story, the characters, and the romance. I think I would read the second book because I really liked the word I want a bit more.

The narration was good and I'd listen to the narrator again.

Thank you to Netgalley and Olivia Wildenstein for the Audio-ARC

I really wanted to like this book, but if I wasn't reviewing it, I would not have even finished. I struggled with the story. It was so slow and there was really no action. Maybe I am the wrong audience, but I don't think this is supposed to be ya. There was just a lot of high school like drama. The names were strange and made it hard to keep the characters straight. The world building was bland. I just wanted it to end.

Audiobook Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Overall Rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

🌹 Fae
🌹 Native American characters inspired by Ojibwe people (Author is not NA)
🌹 Fae hunters vs Fae
🌹 FMC

So I’m not sure how to feel about this book…

What I love:

💕 This is a Fae world that involves Native American characters. The author provided a disclaimer at the beginning of the book that the Gottwa tribe is fictional, but was inspired by the Ojibwe tribe. Despite the author not being Native American herself, it is nice to see diversity represented in this Fae book. I still strongly advocate to support diverse authors more than just diverse stories.

💕 The concept of this book is fascinating with family secrets, Fae, and Fae hunters.

💕 The audiobook was well done.

What I didn’t like:

❌ The romance in this book was poorly executed. The relationships were not strongly developed throughout the book. One second the female lead hates the main (?) love interest, Cruz, and next second they have feelings for each other? I’m all for enemies to lovers but there was little to no lead up to them having feelings for each other. It all seemed like there was a connection between them but that wasn’t really made clear.

❌ I felt the characters and plot needed more development.

Overall, I still enjoyed listening to the audiobook and I will likely continue the series, especially since it is available on KU.

Rose Petal Graves is the first book of a series of 5, it tells the story of Cat that after her mother dies suddenly she finds out her true origin. She has the company of both a Fairy and a Hunter and she will be divided by the truth each tells.

This book was a bit tragic, you feel the tension of the character and the situation she's in. Tragedy follows her as she is afraid to lose all the people in her life and blames herself for that. The book starts to unravel a universe of rivalries and half-said truths. It amazed me how she believed all the things that a stranger told her and later let to disbelief by another stranger, for someone having a tough and stubborn personality it just didn't seem like something believable. I do want to see her character grow as she is only 19 and I do hope that the love triangle here develops in a good way. I think I am definitely not only recommending this book but also to buy and read the other ones.

Rose Petal Graves Review 2.5

I may have expected too much from this going into it. Reading the description of this book, it ticked many of my boxes. A beautiful book cover, intriguing title, Ancient lore, Fae, magic, a strong female lead and several hot Fae to choose from. Despite all these positives, for me, this story never took off the ground.

After some thought, here's why I couldn't get into the story. The main character wasn't believable. She's introduced as a 19-year-old medical student. It's not possible. High school 18 + 4 years of school; 23ish years old at least.

This wasn't a fast read. The lore definitely kept me reading. I struggled to like our main character throughout the book. She was annoying, confrontational and broody at times but lacked enough common sense to survive. Think about a not so bright girl in a horror movie. This leaves me feeling confused; one can't be very intellectually smart, lack common sense and be emotionally inept. She's easily manipulated and falls for everything. There is self growth by the end. Though it was too late for me. I didn't care for insta-romance either.

I believe a younger adult audience would be better suited to this title. My younger self would overlook what irritated me. I won't be continuing with the series and I'm a little sad about it. I really like the premise of the book.

Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received an audio book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

2.5 stars

I loved the premise, the cover and the title... the overall story not so much. If you love fae and insta-love then this may be the book for you. The lore in the story was interesting and I wish you got more, but I'm sure since this is first book you'll eventually get it throughout the other books in the series. But the lore is definitely the highlight for me and that's pretty much what kept me reading. The main character was annoying and apparently can fall for anyone and everyone at the drop of a hat no matter how long she has or hasn't known them and I felt that she was selfish with those that were closest to her. At the end it was ok but I won't be continuing with the series.