Solid 4 ⭐️ romantasy read! A bit of a mixed bag with vamprys, witches and werewolves but strong world building made OF&F one of my top 2024 reads thus far!

An easy read with easy to love characters (cough KADE). Great intro the fantasy genre with just a tiny hint of spice (but a whole lot of tension)!! Also included fated mates… swoon!!!

I hightly recommend OF&F and look forward to the next installment in this series. Thank you NetGalley & Victory editing for this ARC!!

Faith. Falsehoods, lies. Prophecies. Vampyrs. Truth will triumph. Hope will bind.


Evelyn Carson was destined to defeat the vampyrs as spoken by prophecy. She is now haunted by her failure to exact that prophecy, and she is left without the magic of fire that burned in her very being. Powers cannot be relied upon. All she can do is lie low in the hopes that those with the wrong intentions that would covet her power never find her. Except, now women are being murdered all around her, and a fierce warrior begs to be released to rise to her duty.

A runaway bride refusing to marry in order to keep the vampyrs from killing in her homeland. Attempting to save her family. Running. Running. Not fast enough.

A power to weild flame is powerful until it leaves the hero in her quest alone, powerless.

Kade Grengr, werewolf shifter, understands that call to duty. When Evelyn abandoned her duty, he has been faithfully searching for her since. The prophecy demands to be fullfilled, and the other half of that union was left without her power in the greatest time of need. He now goes undercover as huntsman Cyrus, vowing to help Evelyn solve the mystery of the murders while truly aiming to secure their union in order to complete the prophecy.

The fact that he is truly lying to her about who he is does not bother him. At all.

The pair discover a darker magic, a darker power when investigating the trail of dead bodies in Evelyn's homeland. Kade begins to feel torn between his loyalty to fate and his loyalty to his heart. Truth and loyalty are not so easy.

This novel was delicious. It was action-packed, intense, and magical. The murder mystery created a nice spin on the romantasy genre. It was a lovely bundle of witches and werewolves and fated mates. A runaway bride. Faeries. A werewolf and a witch. Great chemistry. Hidden identities, slow burn romance. This novel gave me all the enchanting feels 🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars!

4.5 well earned stars.

Okay C.C. Tyler - it should be illegal to end a book like this! At about 90%ish, I was thinking "that's it?" and then...THEN the ending happened and I'm not okay. Witches, werewolves, vampyrs, faeries, magic... everything expertly intwined. The world building and character development is so well done, I loved each character individually as their own and the way they complimented each other. Cannot recommend enough!

I recently read Of Faith & Flame by C.C. Tyler, and I have to say, it was a thrilling and well-crafted fantasy novel. The story follows Evelyn Carson, a former fire mage who has lost her powers and is hiding in a coastal town. She is haunted by her failure to fulfill a prophecy that would have defeated the vampyrs, and she is determined never to trust her powers again.

However, when a young woman is murdered, Evelyn is drawn back into the world of magic and duty. Kade Drengr, who has been searching for her for two years, offers to help her solve the murder in hopes of fulfilling the prophecy. As they work together, Kade's feelings for Evelyn deepen, and he must confront the truth about his allegiances.

The plot is full of twists and turns, with plenty of action and suspense to keep the reader engaged. The world-building is excellent, with a well-crafted magic system and a richly detailed setting. The characters are complex and well-developed, and their relationships are explored in-depth.

Overall, Of Faith & Flame is a must-read for fans of fantasy novels. C.C. Tyler's writing is engaging and fast-paced, and the story is full of intriguing themes of duty, trust, and betrayal. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good fantasy adventure.

I went into this book blind. I knew it was a fantasy but other than that, I picked it completely based on the title and cover. I wasn’t sure what fantasy elements it would have, or if it was young adult or adult fantasy.

It started off with our main character, Evelyn, who is a witch, getting ready to leave town with her familiar, Maxie, who is an oversized cat. Evelyn is going by the name Saige and she’s hiding. I won’t tell you from what because I feel like that’s too much of a spoiler. She is getting ready to leave the town, however, when a woman is murdered in a very disturbing way.

Enter Cyrus the huntsman, who is not really a huntsman or named Cyrus at all. He’s truly a werewolf from Evelyn’s homeland who’s trying to track her down to bring her home. His real name is Kade. He’s determined to do just that (bring her home) until he meets her. Then he finds himself agreeing to solve this murder with her.

As the murders and mystery rack up, and the danger gets worse, Evelyn and Kade grow closer but continue to keep their secrets. Slowly, they start to share pieces of themselves with each other but when the worst thing that could happen does, it shakes them both down to the very core and threatens the very shaky foundation they are building their tenuous relationship on.

The cliffhanger that follows at the end of the book had my jaw dropping. I didn’t see it coming and I was more than shocked. I was outright angry and felt betrayed, by the character and by the author. I guess CC did a good job there!

Tropes that I found in this book: Chosen Ones, Prophecy, Adventure, Magic, Taverns, Fantastical Creatures, Fated Mates, Allies-to-lovers, Secret Identity, Pending War, & FMC with a Tragic Backstory.

Thank you to NetGalley and author C.C. Tyler for this ARC!

C.C Tyler has pulled me into a fantastical world filled with werewolves, witches, prophecies, demons, fairies, and murder mysteries. Add in a slow-burn love story with an allied to lovers trope and a little bit of spice, and you got yourselves a great read!

This book has a good plot and an easy to read story, with good characters and an adorable feline familiar. I love how the book was written with dual POVs, and allowed us to read about the inner turmoil of both main characters.

There are some bits where I found their decisions, lack of honesty, and self-doubt to be frustrating but I do not want to get into details for fear of spoilers! The ending was an unexpected cliffhanger, one that made me want to read the next book in this series!

I definitely recommend this book for fantasy lovers!

Thank you to CC Tyler and Netgalley for allowing me to read an arc Of Faith &Flame. I absolutely loved this book. I personally enjoyed all of the supernatural creatures and beings that were in the story. It made me feel like this story was more unique. I definitely will be picking up the next installment.

Thank you to C. C. Tyler and NetGalley for the ARC for "Of Faith & Flame!"

I feel like this was a solid series start. Evelyn has run from her coven in an attempt to protect them from impending war with the vampyrs. Kade has been sent to find his runaway bride and comes across her right as a series of murders start. Rather than risk scaring her off by admitting he is her betrothed, he decides to help solve the murder while trying to deduce her reasons for leaving in the first place.

This book was a combo of murder mystery, fantasy, and romance. There's false leads, betrayal, and an adorable feline familiar who I wish we saw more of.

I do feel like Evelyn and Kade made some dumb choices, especially knowing that Kade is a general in Sorin. Like, why did we not leave some Far Darrig for questioning? They knew at that point that the little beasties were in an alliance with someone more powerful, why didn't they snag one of them to figure out who the puppet-master was?

There was very little spice, so this is a good low-heat book for those that prefer less spice, but I can see the spice increasing as the series continues. Kade and Evelyn wanted to take their time <3

All-in-all, I look forward to seeing where the story goes and I hope Kade and Evelyn get their HEA.

Tropes:
allies-to-lovers
hidden identity
arranged marriage
fated mates
chosen one(s)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️

“The problem is that you think you’re nothing without your magic, but in fact your magic would be nothing without you.”

Far from home, Evelyn is constantly on the move to keep from being found while she’s in search of something she lost- a divine gift unique to her. With the pressures of a prophecy and an arranged marriage, there’s no way she’s going back home to her coven until she gets her flame back. Before she could quietly runaway again, she finds herself stuck in Callum partnering with a HOT, "beastly" huntsman to solve the brutal murders of young women in the small coastal town she’s grown quite fond of. As they piece together the mystery of the deaths and of each other, Kade and Evelyn start to realize this is far bigger than the both of them.
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Okay friends, I DEVOURED this read!! I haven’t had a fantasy book grab my attention so early as the first few pages in a long time. This book was such a perfect blend of diverse characters, emotion, vulnerability and magical world building. I loved Evelyn and Callum and although it was a slowww burn, the book altogether was so well paced with a murder mystery, adventure and fantastic storytelling.

Tropes & Themes to expect:
dual POV
hidden identity
murder mystery
slowww burn
allies to lovers
arranged marriage
fated mates
gods, vampyrs, witches, werewolves, fae

This is Book 1 of the Prophecy of Sorin Trilogy, and I am already anxiously awaiting the next book after that cliffhanger!!!

TW: murder, death of parents, violence, kidnapping

*Thank you NetGalley and C.C. Tyler for providing this wonderful eARC in exchange for an honest review! All opinions are my own.*

Of Faith and Flame by C.C Tyler is a belting debut novel, swirling slow burn, archaic rites, and all of our favourite paranormal tropes.

The beauty of this novel, is that C.C Tyler does not shy away from experimenting with the usual tropes, building on them, seeing how far they can be taken, twisting the storylne so that the reader does not know what to expect from one minute to the next, all the while, having the stabilising storyliine of the slow burn between Evelyn and Kade, which was elegantly done

I am not usually into the werewolf/ shifter trope but Tyler strips away the usual angsty behaviours and personalities and creates a character that is actualy likable. It was just so utetrly refreshing to read a Werewolf who was comfortable in his own skin (please excuse my terminology)

Of Faith and Flame is the start of what has the potential to be a very successful series and I will be keeping my eye out for the next book as that flipping cliffhanger, that absomotherflipping clifhanger. I cannot even! Well played!

Thank you to Netgalley, and the fantastic author C.C Tyler for this outstanding debut ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

There was a lot that I liked about this book – I loved the mix of supernatural beings that we get (witches, werewolves, faeries, etc.) and the lore felt so magical and really captivating. I really liked the tension and attraction that builds between the main characters, and also enjoyed the side characters. While I appreciated the length of this book, and the ease in which the world building was laid out to avoid any massive info dumps, I thought that this story could use a little more depth. Things felt resolved a little too easily, and issues that were set up to be major dealbreakers with the main characters ended up barely being an issue. That said, this was a cozy and comforting read and I enjoyed it.

Of Faith & Flame caught my attention right from the start. The book was well delivered and continued to keep me engaged until the end.

Evelyn is a witch who lost her power. Kade is a werewolf. They were mated to be married. Evelyn fled to save her family when she lost her powers. Kade leaves to go find her and bring her back, even though he is supposed to leave. When he finds her, he acts like he doesn't know who she is because he doesn't want her to run again. He was able to gain her trust and be who he was without his title. Evelyn and Kade start to work together to track down a vampyr who is killing people in town. Evelyn was determined to save the town she lived in. She felt like she had a duty to save them.

Throughout the book, I was engaged the whole time. We learn more about their background as the story unfolds. I enjoyed how they gave both points of view throughout the book. For me, it helped me stay engaged and then also understand both points of view. Books like this are my favorite because I always want to know what the other person is thinking!

Thank you, NetGalley, for allowing me to read this advanced copy! Thank you, C.C Tyler, for writing a book that was engaging, in great detail, and crafting two points of view together. This is the first book I have read from you, and now I will be looking for more books you have created. I recommend anyone to read this book who enjoys reading about werewolves, witches, different points of view, and vampires! Even if you don't like reading those areas, I think people would enjoy this book just because of the format, detail, and how it keeps your attention throughout

With thanks to the author and NetGalley for an eARC copy of the book to read and offer my honest opinions.

I loved this book, I shirked my responsibilities and read this across a weekend. As only a good book full of characters to love will encourage you to do.

This is a delightful debut novel full of allies to lovers, fated mates, werewolf-witchy ancient magic and intrigue. Set against a Celtic backdrop this was a warm, spirited tale with mystery and emotion. I loved Evelyn and Kade, the allies to lovers was done with aplomb. The companions were lovely and the pathos around Aster. .. I am not ready to forgive the author for that plot twist.

I enjoyed reading a werewolf who was not a baddie. This werewolf was presented as a shifter with his own special skills and abilities.. The plot was able to take off after the characters had all been introduced and the world built, the cottage core -Celtic feel was lovely. A big nod to “Pages and Leaves” a bookstore cross nursery I want to visit.
The second half of the book really picked up and worked up to a cliffhanger that was unexpected and not just a little bit heartbreaking.

I highly recommend Of Faith and Flames.

This was an awesome story. The world building is not slow and grabs you from the start. I found the character growth of both main characters to be relatable and their responses to everything made sense. The murder mystery intertwined seamlessly with the fantasy. The end caught me by surprise and dying to find out what happens next. I can't wait to read more!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars
🌶️.5 spice

“Evelyn conjured something wild and ravenous inside him, something he feared and craved all at once.”

Ooft…ok, I didn’t see that ending coming. Still reeling slightly and all in my feels for Kade.

I was lured into a false sense of security there, thinking it was going to be a bit of a wind down segue into the next book, but burning Solas was I wrong! A surprise twist at the end is my kryptonite, and you’d best believe I’ll be continuing this series to soothe my cliffhanger blues.

This debut allies to lovers Romantasy was a just a lovely read. We got mountains of sexual tension, unexpected twists and turns, secret identities, witches, werewolves, vampires, demons, faeries (not of the sexy variety), a sprinkle of cottage core, and a damn murder mystery too! What more could you possibly ask for?

The world building was really unique, although I would have loved more detail about Sorin - I’m sure we’ll be scratching that itch in book 2. Loved all the characters, especially my girl Aster, and the deliciously loveable MMC.

The MCs relationship was definitely a slow burn. There were hints of spice with a promise of more steamy moments to come, and the pairing between a witch and werewolf in this style of fantasy felt really unique to me. I’m fully invested in their relationship.

The only thing that distracted me during this read was the repetitive internal monologue moments, particularly from the FMC asking herself questions that were already inferred from the plot points or dialogue happening at the time, or emotional turmoil over things that were mentioned several times already. There were so many references along the lines of “how can I abandon my duty?” that the word “duty” lost all meaning after a while.

That aside, I would definitely recommend this series - it would make a great introduction into the world of Romantasy if you’re not ready for full on spice, but want a little taster before dabbling in something hotter.

Tropes (of which there are many…yum):
🍃Friends (allies) to lovers
🍃Secret Identities
🍃Arranged Marriage
🍃Fated Mates
🍃Murder Mystery
🍃Chosen One(s)
🍃Only one horse
🍃Only one bed
🍃Folklore
🍃Dual POV

My review is also posted on Goodreads!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. (via Netgalley)

4.5 stars. I really enjoyed this and would have read it all in one sitting had I not had to work the next day. The pacing was good and I enjoyed all the characters and their relationships. The romance was a slow burn but I enjoyed that as well.

Honor, duty, betrayal. Three elements that presented themselves throughout this book. Couple that with: Witches, werewolves, fated mates, prophecies and friendship and you’ve got one heck of a story. I loved every second of this book, and when I tell you I yelled at the end of the last chapter…major cliff hanger! Thank you to #netgalley for giving me the privilege of reading this book. CC Tyler, you have an award winning story on your hands. If I could have given it more than five stars I would have!

♾️/5
🌶️.5

Evelyn: is a witch who lost her power; to wield flame.

Kade: werewolf shifter

Evelyn and Kade were mated to be married to try and stop the vamprys that have started to kill in their lands. When Evelyn lost her Fire magic, she ran to try and save her family. Now two years later, and Kade has been on the hunt to find Evelyn & get her to fulfill their destiny of stopping the vampry. When Kade eventually finds her, he pretends to be someone else and help her track down a vampyr who has been killing people in town. He is hoping to gain her trust to get her to come home with him.


⭐️ Werewolf x Witch
⭐️ Sexual Tension
⭐️ Slow Burn
⭐️ Hidden Identities
⭐️ Fated Mates
⭐️ Ends on a cliffhanger


Obsessed with this book & cannot wait for the second one. It ends on a cliffhanger that is killing me to have to wait till book 2. Loved the sexual tension and slow burn of the book. Extremely well written and the plot wasn’t like most fantasy books I’ve read; which I loved!


Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I'd give this book a 3.75 stars.

I really loved the plot and that's what really drew me to this book. I truly enjoyed the story and journey that was followed throughout the book and I will definitely be reading the next book!

The reason this book fell short of some stars, for me, is because in the first 50% of the book there is a lot of repetitiveness. Both between Evelyn and Kade, they repeat themselves and the same thoughts over and over again. I am not usually picky about things like that but it was enough that it stood out to me. Also, Evelyn says multiple times that she has "lost her flame" but she has her flame... which was confusing to me. I think it could've been explained as, her powers don't feel the same, or her powers aren't what they once were. And one more thing that stuck out to me was the first fight with the White Lady/Demon, Kade was no where to be found until Evelyn was injured and it wasn't explained at all where he disappeared to. He just vanished and then reappeared. I just wish there was some detail explaining what happened, even if it was just one sentence.

But, that being said the majority of the last 50% of the book was a lot better. Less repetitive and got more into the story telling and solving of the mystery. The ending of course was a shock and something I wasn't expecting. I loved Evelyn's attitude at the ending and will be interested to see how Kade navigates finding Ev, and for that reason, I will be looking forward to the next book!

I absolutely loved this book and would give 4.5 stars if Goodreads ever allowed half a star.

I would say it’s Throne of Glass meets The Honey Witch.

Such an easy read yet not boring. The plot twists were predictable but in a good way. I felt emotionally invested in the book but it didn’t absolutely destroy my soul - which sometimes is good!

* betrayal
* fated mates
*magic
*murder mystery