A Broken Promise: Freckled Fate Trilogy, Book 1

Name: A Broken Promise: Freckled Fate Trilogy, Book 1
Rating: 4.2 (5800 reviews)
Author: Tetyana Walker

by Tetyana Walker

4.2

About this book

Finn has lost everything: her family, her purpose, and the life she once knew. After being betrayed and sold into captivity, she expects a swift end when she is mistakenly identified as a powerful Magic Wielder. Instead of execution, she is gifted to the Destroyer General—a man whose brutality is whispered about in terror across the realm.

Trapped in the heart of enemy territory, Finn navigates a treacherous landscape where a single misstep means death. Yet, beneath the shadow of her captor’s cold authority, she clings to a singular, desperate promise—a vow that fuels her will to survive against impossible odds. As she is drawn into the General’s orbit, the lines between prisoner and pawn blur.

Their dynamic is a volatile dance of suspicion and simmering tension, defined by a slow-burn antagonism that threatens to ignite into something far more dangerous. In a world defined by dark magic and shifting allegiances, Finn must decide if her promise is worth the price of her soul. Caught in a game of power where trust is a luxury she cannot afford, she discovers that the most lethal threats are often the ones that stir the heart.

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What readers are saying

Kindle Customer

4.5 Outstanding debut!

"Ok first the reasons for the 4.5 rating. This book had really beautiful moments writing wise and most of the writing was really good. However, there are quite a few errors that I'd say are phrasing or wording. Normally I don't care about errors but the whole book is filled with them. It's not enough to ruin the book but it definitely was a little off-putting. I specifically thought more than once that maybe this book had been translated from another language. At the end it does say the author is from Ukraine. But honestly, it wasn't enough to put me off the whole story. I just feel it's worth mentioning. The second thing is the modern words that just 100% didn't fit the story. Sporty, STD, crayons, etc. Normally I'm not bothered by a few modern words or ideas and this is an alternate world but it's just jarring to be reading about a royal ball and then a "sporty" carriage pulls up. Third, I think that the overall world building could use a polish. I realized like halfway through that I don't even know if most of the people are human or not. Are destroyers human? Is the supporting cast human? I have no idea. In some places they had more technology. Just maybe some more backstory would have been good. I know that seems like a lot of negative, but really small potatoes in comparison to how much I actually loved this book. It's truly a dark fantasy and those are few and far in between. It's violent, and gritty, and brutal. There's humor, mystery, adventure, murder, personal growth, loss. It really checked all the boxes. Our main character feels real and relatable. And she's not an idiot who I wanted to throttle. I was rooting for her. And she seems to learn from her mistakes and bad choices and I see that becoming more prominent in the second book. There was really no spice in this book and I found it to be refreshing. Most "fantasy" books I pick up these days delve into erotica halfway through and I'm tired of it. I could tell this author put a lot of time into the overall story here. There's things you definitely don't see coming and even one of the things you knew was probably the case ended up being a whole lot worse than you could ever imagine and I was still surprised. This book manages to pull at your heart strings in a meaningful way. I found myself invested in a character who only had like 1 chapter. Nothing feels shallow or like a plot Device. Everything and everyone in this book is deliberate. You'll know what I mean if you read it. I think this has the potential to head into RH territory but something tells me it won't. There's a MMC to lust after of course. And something tells me that in a later book when the 2 of them have a spicy scene, it's going to be epic. If you love dark, violent fantasy with well written Characters who feel real this is the book for you! Dying for the second one. Oh, and it doesn't end on a cliffhanger really. More of a "hook." ["

December 12, 2023 Verified Purchase

BB Rod

And I’m left speechless

"4⭐️ This book started really good but I did get bored from the 40% mark until around 75%, but then we get towards the end and this book turns into gold. Marvelous cliffhanger that just left you wanting the second book right now. It’s great! So far the FMC is really good. She a strong FMC but vulnerable at the same time. I cannot say too much about the MMC as we found out more about him towards the end but so far I like him as well. The story became very intriguing and certainly left you wanting to know more. ["

July 24, 2025 Verified Purchase

MDL

Book 1

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The story was very interesting and captured my attention from the start. The destroyers are working for the Mad Queen. They want to rid the world of mages. Finn is a strong female character that has endured a lot, but through it all she is kind. Her friends have a great banter and you can't help but like them. I hope in the second book we get to know the general better. Book one ends in a cliffhanger. ["

July 10, 2025 Verified Purchase

Sara

we will see

"This was a book that I hated to like… I didn’t love it by any means. But it intrigued me enough to finish and continue the series.. I didn’t care for the audio. She did an amazing voice for Priya and Gideon, but I honestly couldn’t stand her own voice, which sounds horrible. I’ll be continuing the series slowly to see if I want to continue. Hopefully the second book is better. It’s definitely a slow burn which I’m fine with, but they barely had any connection in the first book. ["

January 29, 2026 Verified Purchase