Rating: 5⭐️

And with a literal turn of the page, Mae has landed us in the fairy tale world of Peter Pan, Tinkerbelle, and Captain Hook with this second book as Harmony Fallowell, best friend Molly, and falcon Fetch leaping out over the edge of the page of the Kingdom of Alabaster just as the darkness was closing in. 

It’s a splashdown into some familiar territory with wonderful creatures and fantastic twists! 

Mae keeps moving the overall theme of getting Harmony back to her original kingdom in time to save it from the evil sorceress, letting her required knowledge and skills return as this journey continues. She is getting magically more powerful as she gathers the necessary items to complete her quest. ,As is Molly who’s undergone devastating events and is emerging from them a different, stronger woman, shifting into her own style and strengths.  And there’s Fetch,Harmony’s  feathered companion to add excitement to each adventure and adversarial moments. 

It’s hard to say anything more about the characters due to their unique roles in this book. And the many twists in this storyline. 

Onyx: A Twisted Fairy Tale (Inkbound Book 2) by Shannon Mae is the middle book in this trilogy so the author starts tying up a few of the characters stories.  This aspect of Onyx makes for a really satisfying read and leaves one feeling great for several reasons, while still leaving the reader with the impression of suspense and excitement as Harmony is left with a companion tumbling off another page into the next kingdom and trilogy finale. 

If you are a fan of these amazing covers like I am, you will have peaked at the last one, Inked in Emerald, and know exactly where she’s landed! Absolutely perfect. 

I can hardly wait for this one to be released! 

See you there. Clicking my heels. 

Highly recommended. But they must be read in the order they are written. 

Cover by HiJinks Ink Publishing

Inkbound trilogy series:

Inked in Ashes #1

Inked in Onyx #2

Inked in Emerald #3 – Sept 23,2025

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        Inked in Onyx: A Twisted Fairy Tale (Inkbound Book 2)

    

Blurb 

One fairytale down, one pirate-infested nightmare to go…

Molly, my ever-loyal falcon, Fetch, and I barely survived evil wizard Relyk and escaped Alabaster, only to get cannon-bombed into our next story. 

Literally. Peter Pan and Tinkerbell swoop in with a rescue, whisking us off to Neverland. At first, it’s all glitter and good times on an island straight out of a daydream…until they mention a magical clock they’ve been hunting.

The same clock I need to fulfill my destiny.

So we do what any desperate main characters would do—we steal their boat and vanish into the night to get a jump on finding the clock. Too bad we sail straight into the hands of pirates.

And here’s the real kicker: Their captain is the man I’ve been dreaming of since childhood.

The twist? He’s not charming. He’s not kind. He’s not even remotely sane.

He’s the most dreaded pirate of all time.

And he thinks I’m a boy.

Now we’re tangled in secrets, trying to blend in, plotting yet another escape—until I find out the man of my dreams is after the same enchanted clock. The one he stole from Peter Pan a decade ago and lost to a massive, man-eating crocodile…along with his hand.

With reluctant alliances, sea monsters, and an unholy attraction to an even unholier pirate, this story might end with a bang or me walking the plank.

• Publisher: Hijinks Ink Publishing
• Accessibility: Learn more
• Publication date: June 10, 2025
• Language: English
• Print length: 369 pages
• Book 2 of 3: Inkbound