Reviews
Such a great read, main characters are awesome, as well as side characters. Action packed, slow burn spice, MMC jealousy.
Ok so far I am disappointed 😔 So much hype on this book and it's so drab 🫣 .Now I've read her dark romance MC series year's ago. Blood &Roses. The sex scenes in quicksilver seem like they could fit in that world totally... Minus the moving tattoos 😉.I've read some of Callie's other self published stuff, Loved Between Here and the Horizon. And the highschool bully romance series was also entertaining. I have enjoyed most of her contemporary stuff.I was really happy she'd gotten accepted by a publisher, and for fantasy (which is my preferred genre)And I will say that I haven't read anything fantasy from her before ( which she wrote under another pen name) l didn't read the self published version ofQuicksilver. I had seen a few low reviews before and thought 🤔 maybe it's the self published version? I decided to wait and see. But my life was too chaotic to read this book when it came out and I'm currently looking after my husband recovering from 2 surgeries and long term rehab, so when I Saw that Spotify had the audio book (I'm doing a 3 months free trial - which I won't continue because they don't let you finish a book in one go 😤, totally frustrating... Anyways back to the book)And I was enjoying it to start with... she started well... Badass scaling walls and fighting guards. But she becomes so whiny when she goes to the Fae realm. Then the actual world building... (Hunger games inspired segregation) (Fae realm... Especially the battle front reminds me of Mordor/ TLOTR )Now I know most fae fantasy is basically similar or has similar world inspired similarities BUT I'm sorry, the world building is so disappointing. Plus odd things, such as the food is so not fae like... Quiche 🙃 Lol.Oh and WTF WE EVEN HAVE A DOBBY INSPIRED SPRITE!)FMC Saeris Fane, she started ok but by the time you to know her...She's so annoying (and I'm listening 🎧 to the republished audio version 🧐.)Thankfully via my library... I'd be so disappointed if I had paid for this book.But it's like the author took her submissive FMC from blood and Roses and the FMC from that book too, and sprinkled ideas from her favorite fantasy worlds and popped out this 🫣.The sex scenes - 😔 maybe I'm getting too old, or I'm so bored with this type of stuff (as I said I've read her Dark romance stuff)But I am cringing when she's moaning about hating him but getting off on him squeezing her neck 🤔)Anyways I had finally gotten to an interesting part (the quicksilver shard's talking to her) ... And the quicksilver is the most interesting character in the book!Okay on with the rest of the plot ...The editor needs to take some blame too. I'm so disappointed, I was constantly thinking that there were parts of the plot where it could have been written first as contemporary then switched to fantasy... One scene where it stood out was when Seris described arriving at a PUB then in the next scene it was described as a TAVERN ... Why was that not picked up???The name of certain characters .. OMG Wendy, naming a sword Simon 🤔.How can you have a villain called Malcolm 😂. A horse called Bill? Come on, the editor should have made sure every character has a fae name. Then being lazy and using krona as a currency 😔.Ok I could go on for hours...Overall I am disappointed. Will I read Brimstone... Yes as I've got it on hold at my library, thank goodness I didn't buy this book.
It just scraped in at 3 stars ⭐ I listened to the audio version from my library. And I wrote my review notes as I listened.Ok so far I am disappointed 😔 So much hype on this book and it's so drab 🫣 .Now I've read her dark romance MC series year's ago. Blood &Roses. The sex scenes in quicksilver seem like they could fit in that world totally... Minus the moving tattoos 😉.I've read some of Callie's other self published stuff, Loved Between Here and the Horizon. And the highschool bully romance series was also entertaining. I have enjoyed most of her contemporary stuff.I was really happy she'd gotten accepted by a publisher, and for fantasy (which is my preferred genre)And I will say that I haven't read anything fantasy from her before ( which she wrote under another pen name) l didn't read the self published version ofQuicksilver. I had seen a few low reviews before and thought 🤔 maybe it's the self published version?I decided to wait and see. But my life was too chaotic to read this book when it came out and I'm currently looking after my husband recovering from 2 surgeries and long term rehab, so when I Saw that Spotify had the audio book (I'm doing a 3 months free trial - which I won't continue because they don't let you finish a book in one go 😤, totally frustrating... So I found it on my library app, so I started again.Anyways back to the book)I was enjoying it to start with... Saeris started well... Badass scaling walls and fighting guards. But she becomes so whiny when she goes to the Fae realm. Then the actual world building... (Hunger games inspired segregation) (Fae realm... Especially the battle front reminds me of Mordor/ TLOTR )Now I know most fae fantasy is basically similar or has similar world inspired similarities BUT I'm sorry, the world building is so disappointing. Plus odd things, such as the food are so not fae like... Quiche 🙃 Lol.Oh and WTF WE EVEN HAVE A DOBBY INSPIRED SPRITE!)FMC Saeris Fane, she started ok but by the time you to know her...She's so annoying (and I'm listening 🎧 to the republished audio version 🧐.) by the end of the book I still do not like her.Thankfully I get to listen to this via my library... I'd be so disappointed if I had paid for this book.Its like the author took her submissive FMC from blood and Roses and the FMC from that book too, and sprinkled ideas from her favorite fantasy worlds and popped out this 🫣.The sex scenes - 😔 maybe I'm getting too old, or I'm so bored with this type of stuff (as I said I've read her Dark romance stuff)But I am cringing when she's moaning about hating him but getting off on him squeezing her neck 🤔)Anyways I had finally gotten to an interesting part (the quicksilver shard's talking to her) ... And the quicksilver is the most interesting character in the book!Okay on with the rest of the plot ...The editor needs to take some blame too, I was constantly thinking that there were parts of the plot where it could have been written first as contemporary then switched to fantasy... One scene where it stood out was when Seris described arriving at a PUB then in the next scene it was described as a TAVERN ... Why was that not picked up???The names of certain characters .. OMG Wendy, naming a sword Simon 🤔.How can you have a vampire fae villain called Malcolm 😂. A horse called Bill? Come on, the editor should have made sure every character has a fae name. Then being lazy and using krona as a currency 😔.Ok I could go on for hours... There's so many plot holes.Overall I am disappointed, I actually stood up for the author on a booktok rant, but I now need to find that post and apologize, as I totally agree with her 🫣. Will I read Brimstone... Yes as I've got it on hold at my library, otherwise no I wouldn't waste my money.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6 STARS)Quicksilver by Callie Hart completely consumed me 😭⚔️✨This book was intense, emotional, addictive, and impossible to put down. Every chapter felt like falling deeper into chaos, danger, and longing all at once.The tension?? INSANE.The chemistry?? Absolutely deadly.The emotional damage?? Unmatched.I was constantly switching between being shocked, stressed, obsessed, and completely in love with the characters.And the yearning in this book?? Yeah… that’s the kind of love that ruins you in the best way possible 🖤The world-building, the secrets, the betrayal, the emotions — EVERYTHING kept me hooked until the very last page.This is the kind of fantasy romance that completely takes over your brain and refuses to leave.⭐ Rating: 6/6💭 Mood: obsessed • emotional • stressed • in love • destroyed📖 I already need the next book immediately 😭
Well… this book definitely lived up to all its hype! Yes, it may be another sassy, headstrong FMC that ends up in a fae world and falls for a tall, dark-haired shadow daddy Romantasy that feels overly familiar- BUT, I feel like it was different enough to feel fresh. The unique magic system, the portals to other realms, the vampires- they all gave it a different aspect that kept me intrigued. I even got some Beauty and the Beast vibes through the beginning, which is always a good thing for me. There was a little “telling vs showing” and unnatural info-dumping in the dialogue at the beginning, but once the story got going, it really took off! The word building was incredible, the battle and action scenes were intense and graphic in the best way, and I absolutely loved all of the side characters! Carrion may be a new favorite character, and Kingfisher melted my heart with the way he sacrificed so much for his people. I’m interested to see how his and Saeris’s characters continue to develop in the next book. In short, I loved it! I do NOT love the cliffhanger, however… I can’t wait to read Brimstone!
Plot:⭐️5
Writing:⭐️5
Characters:⭐️5
Impact:⭐️5
Ending:⭐️4
Total:⭐️ 24/25
Overall Rating:⭐️4.8
THIS BOOK!! honestly such a good read Kingfisher is so fine and Saeris is such a baddie. My favorite character has to be Carrion
4.5 ⭐️This book was really good! The banter was good, and the way the author did the fated mates trope was done well also. I loved the found family aspect. The only problem I had was the pacing. It felt like there was a lot happening at one time or that it was moving so slow that it felt like nothing was happening. But, I still had fun with it.
Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate. In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn’t much a girl wouldn’t do for a glass of water. Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen’s reservoirs for as long as she can remember. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares…but it turns out they’re real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist’s magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him… or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he’s the only way Saeris is going to make it home. Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details...
Najchętniej z tą książką to bym zrobiła to… *rzut*Wiecie, jak na imię ma fantasy, które skrzywdziło moje serce? Które mnie zawiodło? To właśnie Quicksilver. Przeglądając bookmedia domyślałam się, że tę książkę można kochać albo nienawidzić, ale nie spodziewałam się tęgo, co zastałam. Ale od początku…Saeris żyje tak naprawdę dzięki kradzieżom umożliwiającym zakup niezbędnej do życia wody, która wydzielana jest w niewielkich racjach. Punktem zwrotnym w jej życiu okazuje się buchnięcie złotej rękawicy królewskiego strażnika. Stawia ją to na szali między życiem a śmiercią, gdyż Królowa Madra nie toleruje takiego zachowania. Z objęć cierpienia wybawia ją Śmierć, która wbrew pozorom nie jest bezdenną otchłanią… a destrukcyjnym elfem, którego imię brzmi Kingfisher. Saeris chce zrobić wszystko, by wrócić do domu, nawet jeżeli oznacza to podjęcie się awykonalnego dla niej zadania. Yvelia skrywa wiele tajemnic przed młodą kobietą. Jednocześnie musi bardzo uważać, co mówi, gdyż może i elfy mówią prawdę, ale doskonale wiedzą, jak dobić targu korzystnego dla nich. Początkowo miałam główną bohaterkę za bardzo odważną, a jej ostry charakter myślałam, że przełoży się na późniejszą akcję. Im dalej w las, tym bardziej zaczęła mnie denerwować swoją niedecyzyjnością, impulsywnością. Dotyczyło się to większości bohaterów, np. Hayden był dla mnie kwintesencją dziecinności. Od momentu pojawienia się Kingfisgera rozmowy wydawały się totalnie nienaturalne, silnie negatywnie nacechowane, co było dla mnie zbędne. Shadow daddy był dla mnie totalnym arogantem i gburem, a rzucanie dwuznacznych żarcików z taką bezczelnością coraz bardziej mnie odpychało. Swoją drogą sceny zbliżeń były dla mnie tak cringe’owe, że musiałam je przekartkować. Przez większość książki zastanawiało mnie, dlaczego bohaterowie są po prostu durni. Nie było w nich nic, co przyciągnęłoby moją uwagę. Wieczne kłótnie, zamieniające się w zbliżenia, przekomarzanki. Carrion swoimi tekstami to w ogóle był dla mnie jak z innej planety, choć w całej książce on wydawał się być taki sam od początku do końca. Antagoniści byli dla mnie również nijacy. Wykreowani na wielkich, potężnych, choć tak naprawdę absurdalnie głupich w swoich poczynaniach, a żądza władzy i wysokie mniemanie o sobie doprowadziło ich do zguby. W fabule widziałam duży potencjał. Opisy są bardzo długie, wyczerpujące i szczerze mówiąc przyjemne. Nie spotkałam się wcześniej w książce z mocami dotyczącymi władania metalami, pomysł z labiryntem też był naprawdę dobry. Z całej książki zapamiętałam też chochliki, które przypominały mi Ogień i Wodę z kultowej gry. W całości jednak książka jest dla mnie zupełnie przehype’owana. Nie mogłam się doczekać, kiedy ją skończę. Odzwyczaiłam się od narracji 1osobowej, choć nie okazało się to być takim problemem jak sami bohaterowie. Niespecjalnie zachęciło mnie to do sięgnięcia po drugi tom.
This was just a fun time. Very generic but it was not a bad book. I just cannot call this a slow burn when its a trilogy and they are already in love
Well, I finally tried my first Romantasy lol. I have seen such differing views on this one, and it scared me a little bit going in. I'm not a fantasy reader because sometimes the world-building can be too heavy for me. As someone with busy kids, I have to stop reading as quickly as I started. As someone with Aphantasia, I cannot envision the worlds, and thus makes it very difficult to input myself into a fantasy world and enjoy it. Quicksilver was my first go at a fantasy world since I was a teenager, and I will say that I enjoyed this one. Was it the best book ever written? Maybe not. I can see why a lot of the heavier fantasy readers didn't enjoy this one...but for a beginner romantasy reader? I feel like this one is absolutely perfect. The vibes were there. I do think book 2 will be even more enjoyable and I can't wait for that one. I was pleasantly surprised, because I went into this book COMPLETELY blind. I knew nothing other than people saying they loved it or hated it. I didn't read the blurb...nothing. And I was really happy that I was able to enjoy this book in its full capacity. SHES THICC though, holy I wasn't expecting THAT LOL. I also don't necessarily think I would consider this a true enemies to lovers, but alas LOL. But I did love the found-family aspect of this one!
Quicksilver is an absolute gem! From the very start, it pulls you into a world that feels both fresh and familiar, blending sci-fi elements with heart-pounding suspense. The plot is fast-paced and full of twists, keeping you guessing until the very end. Every chapter left me wanting more, and the stakes just kept rising.The characters were a standout for me. They’re smart, relatable, and incredibly layered. The protagonist, in particular, was someone I immediately connected with—her strength, wit, and vulnerability made her feel so real. The relationships she forms throughout the story feel natural, adding depth to an already engaging narrative.I also loved how the book handled its sci-fi elements. The technology and world-building were fascinating but never felt overcomplicated or too technical. Everything was woven seamlessly into the story, making it accessible even for readers who don’t usually dive into science fiction.By the time I reached the final pages, I was fully invested and completely satisfied with how everything wrapped up. Quicksilver is the perfect blend of action, emotion, and creativity. It’s one of those books that you just can’t stop thinking about, and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a thrilling, immersive read.
Honestly, I wasn't feeling it too much for the whole first half of the book. It was interesting but just didn't.. pull me in and I struggled to read it. I did however, smash the second half of the book out in a day and oh my god. So glad I kept going and so glad book two is ALREADY OUT