This is a book review of the romantasy novella by author Krista Walsh. A Dream Shrouded in Fury is a standalone companion story in the Rogues of Golthwaine series. It takes place before the events of A Hunt Bound in Blood, the first main book that’s coming November 2025.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A Dream Shrouded in Fury

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A vampire scout longing for freedom. A fae rebel out for revenge. A forbidden encounter that threatens everything they believe about the world.

Kalla longs to explore beyond the mountains she calls home, but in her world there is one kill all outsiders who threaten the vampires’ secret. So she knows she should slay the half-dead fae who recognizes her for what she is. But his blood is like nothing she’s ever smelled, and he makes her feel as though the bars of her cage have burst open. When the fae threat closes in, Kalla needs to stand against everything she’s ever known if she wants to save him.

Jael lives for one purpose—to destroy his king. When his revenge mission fails, he embraces death instead. That a vampire saves him should be an added insult as he faces his end, but she ignites the music in his soul he’d sworn was lost forever. As the window to fulfill his duty narrows, Jael must consider where his desires truly lie and whether his revenge is worth the cost.

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My Review

A Dream Shrouded in Fury is a romantic novella with 2 POV and written in 1st-person present tense. It’s a complete, standalone story, but gives good hints about this world and its inhabitants.

As it’s a novella and not a full novel, there was enough world-building to fit the story. We meet Kalla, the vampire from the Gloaming Fury and Jael, the fae, part of the Coynfare resistance.

I liked the concepts of the vampires in this book. They had the usual cold skin, blood drinking and avoiding daylight, but they had families and parents and breathed. So instead of being the more common undead, they were living beings. There are enough hints in the book to give rise to wanting to learn more about why the vampires are exiled and what happened to Kalla’s parents.

The story starts quickly and has good pacing. It moves between the two different main characters, and you get a good sense of their motivations and inner conflicts.

When they finally meet, the pacing slows down somewhat, but it works enough as it fits with the scenes where Kalla is tending to a badly injured Jael. This gives the characters time to grow and develop.

The chemistry between the two characters works for the story. After Jael is looked after, the pacing does stay pretty slow for longer with not much happening, and this does make the end feel a little rushed.

Overall, this was a good story with interesting characters and a strong romantic feel.

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Ari

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