I’ve had the honor of being an ARC reader for Gemma her debut novel 🩷 Again thank you so much for the trust. Wings Of Redemption is about a human girl with a fucked up family who one day gets thrown out and finds herself opening up a portal to the fae world. Upon entering the fae world she finds love, betrayal and a found family awaiting her. While reading, Gemma kept surprising me with the plot twists (ahem I’m watching you ;) ) I would have never seen coming. At most parts I had difficulty putting it away because I was so into the book and wanted to know how it would continue. It’s a part of a series so the book does end in a cliffhanger 🥲. After I’ve read it I immediately jumped to instagram to tell Gemma I need book 2 now because of said cliffhanger. I don’t wanna spoil too much 🫣😨 I do recommend putting the book on your TBR / Pre Order it. If you love ACOTAR & Fourth Wing, this is an mix of those books 🫶🏼🌌

Lara Hinderberk

ARC Reader

Got sent this by Gemma as an ARC. What to say, what to say.. I bloody loved it! It's got such a strong journey throughout, I resonated with the MC, anyone who's ever been put down, abused, beaten, emotionally or physically in their life will understand the trauma that inflicts on the soul. That you carry it with you always. Gemma has captured this so perfectly, and throughout the story the MC grows and becomes stronger, while not forgetting her past. Even though it still troubles her and plagues her throughout. There is no spice here, it is simply just a beautiful vibe throughout, adventure, mild romance, villains, portals, Fae, elves, dragons!! The setup for the story can be a little troubling if you aren't comfortable with graphic scenes of children being physically beaten. It was quite sad, but in a good way, because it truly made me understand what the characters life was like, and the necessity of escape she was able to make later on. The little romances in the story were so good. Everyone knows developing trust after trauma is very difficult. So this made the romance very sweet. I loved watching them unfold. #karia 3 i="" adored="" all="" the="" characters,="" world="" building,="" plot,="" plot="" twists.="" just="" this="" story.="" even="" went="" as="" far="" emailing="" gemma="" part="" way="" through="" to="" tell="" her="" so.="" she="" is="" lovely="" btw.="" first="" book="" of="" a="" series.="" did="" not="" know="" at="" time,="" found="" out="" end="" arc.="" and="" damn,="" after="" that="" cliffhanger="" end,="" cannot="" wait="" for="" 2!="" will="" recommend="" it.="" was="" captivating,="" interesting,="" sweet,="" mysterious="" an="" absolute="" pleasure="" read.="" totally="" deserved="" 5*="" from="" me.="" xo="" p="">

BAM

ARC Reader

“Our pain, our trauma, can show up two different paths, Aria. It is always up to us which I am so grateful for receiving this book to read as an Arc. Ariana is a young human who has endured abuse from her family since childhood (PREPARE YOURSELF TO CRY while reading..)She lacks self-confidence and self-trust when she arrives in a magical world called Eloriaand meets Thorne, High Lord of the Court of Shadows in Eloria. She’s so naive and immediately falls in love…but Thorne is not what she thought he was. While exploring the Ream she found herself more self-confident and she found new friends, and you'll looove those friends!! I loved how this book is written and the world-building is simply stunning! I would never have seen coming the plot twists...and the end! I cannot wait for book2 and I do recommend putting the book on your TBR if you like ACOTAR and Fourth Wings (oh yes....there are DRAGONS here!!) and: ACOTAR meeting Fourth Wings Who did this to you Abusive family Scars on her body Winged Lover Bonded Dragons ProphecyBetrail FMC “No one is using Aria as bait”

sagheinfinite

ARC Reader

⁂ 𝖘𝖕𝖔𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖗𝖘 𝖆𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖉 ⁂ ♥ 𝒜𝑅𝒞 𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌 ♥ Since Goodreads doesn’t let me do 4.5 stars, I will just go with 5 stars! This book was amazing. If you like the fae from ACOTAR, the dragons from Fourth Wing and the magic from the fantasy realms all over, this is the book for you. As with typical first books in a fantasy series, this was mainly world building, and this has a lot of description, which is what leads me to the 4.5 star rating. It was slow at times, but world building is always necessary so I can still appreciate it. But the ending, the CLIFF HANGER, wow. An action pack ending that has you wishing for more! I cannot wait to see what the second book brings! ✷𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜✷ there are child abuse scenes and mentions of it throughout the book ○𝐹𝒶𝓋𝑜𝓇𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝓆𝓊𝑜𝓉𝑒𝓈○ "You are not defined by what happened to you, Aria. You are defined by what you decide to do about it," I was not Ariana at this moment. I was not human at this moment. I was the whole universe, and the whole universe was I. There were no scares. No injuries. No betrayals. I was the Luminara herself.

Alisha Knott

ARC Reader

As a debut Author Gemma has truly found her calling. After changing her career and finding her true destiny this book was everything! I was gripped instantly by the depth of the characters and the way the book flowed. Every intricate detail was described in perfection, you could really imagine being inside the book. All the senses were on alert as Gemma took you into another world, a world filled with fae, humans and dragons. I couldn’t put this book down, finding myself desperate to get back to the story to find out Ariana’s destiny. Thorne is not what he seems, I found myself rooting for Kael at every turn. This book will leave you breathless, devastated at the cruel human nature living inside this magical land. A truly gripping cliffhanger, that left me gasping. Pick this book up, you won’t regret it! I cannot wait for book two, this is going to be a fantastic series. I was so lucky to receive an ARC of this book and wish Gemma all the very best in her chosen career.

Sammyll

ARC Reader

What a fantastic debut! I am also very grateful for receiving this to read as an Arc. I feel that there isn’t much this book is missing! Fantasy, faeries, dragons, romance, suspense, humour, drama and excitement! It has it all! I loved how the way it was written made me have an instant dislike to Kael but that soon changed and I was rooting for him! I especially loved the dragons and actually chuckled out loud at some of their comments! Aria was a wonderful character and I thoroughly felt as though I was on the journey with her. There were some great twists in the plot that kept me guessing all the way through and what a cliffhanger to leave it on! The epilogue had me a little confused so I cannot wait for the 2nd book to see what happens! Definitely recommend this for those who love a good fantasy book!

George

ARC Reader

I loved this book!! 5⭐️🤌🏻🤌🏻 I am so excited for the next book to come! First of I loved our FMC we saw her being this weak scared girl and we saw her grow! Become stronger and more brave! I love how her mental state was described, it felt real and it’s not something that just would go away in one moment. She had to work on herself. There’s no official MMC…but come on after reading the book you know who she should end up with! I hope we learn more them in the next book! Also I just want to see what happens after that major plot twist of an ending!!

Blossom

ARC Reader