Review: Awesome debut!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
The book is a dystopian novel, set in the future after a nuclear war has devastated the earth, the planet is dying and the fairies step forward to save it. What humans don’t realize is that they plan to take over and soon humans are little more than slaves and outlaws. Some humans have banded together, living as renegades to try and figure out how to fix the fae issue. Fianna’s family stands at the heart of a renegade band, always trying to gather information to try and fix the problem but not quite making it yet. Fianna’s parents left on a mission and haven’t reappeared so Fi is in charge of the group, and of keeping her brother Eir safe. Little do they know there is dissension in the ranks working against them. When a fairy who is disenchanted with his own kind joins them it makes the rogues unhappy and starts things snowballing.I absolutely love the characters in this book, they are written in such detail that it is very easy to close your eyes and picture each one of them. From Fianna the spitfire to her cousin douche bag Sean. I can picture Flint sitting in a tree and listening in where nobody sees him, but me. I see the house that Fianna and her brother live in, the places Fi runs to destress. I feel like I could stroll into the book and say hi, I know you! Better yet, the feelings are so intense it makes me want to wipe tears, laugh at their jokes, hug them, punch people. I lived this book. All in all isn’t that what a book is supposed to do?Considering I was privileged enough to read it from the very start I can tell you that these two woman have made remarkable strides in their writing. I read parts of the book that were basically still outlines and watched as it was fleshed out. I was excited to watch the progress as I have never really done that before. It was fun watching something grow and become beautiful.  Then, curling up to read this book felt like going home, a comfortable, enjoyable place to be. It made me want more. In fact I am already nagging for the next book. This is an excellent debut novel and I recommend it highly. Definitely a 5 star read. Many thanks to Allana Kephart and Melissa Simmons for sharing their work with me. It has been such a pleasure to read and review for you.