Review: A good faerie story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2013
I downloaded this book because it was free. I am familiar with faerie stories and was reluctant to spend money on another one.I have to say that this book was intriguing to me. I kept turning pages because I really wanted to know where the story was going and what would happen next.The story follows a young faerie who has been exiled from the faerie kingdom because she was born with the wrong type of magic. She has made her way to a city that is not too far from the kingdom borders, but far enough away that she is not hunted.She lives as a loner in a church for over a decade when there is a brutal murder on the street below her sanctuary. There she meets a police detective with the strange ability to sense her. Together, they search for the killer who is not quite human.I got hooked into the book within a few pages and was glued to it until the end.The climax was a little lackluster for me, not because of the way it ended but because of the way it was described. It was a little blase and boring for the violent, bloody climax that it was. I didn't expect detailed, graphic imagery of the violence, but I did look for a little more emotional and descriptive writing where the heroine's feelings were concerned. Everything seemed to happen in very little time and although I know the heroine is a faerie, I didn't get any sense of anguish from her. She felt bad, but I didn't see how she suffered emotionally the way I thought she would. It was almost matter of fact.Overall, I enjoyed the book and it was well edited and I did something I didn't think I'd do: I bought the second book! For $3.49!Usually if it's an author I've not heard of, I won't pay more than $1.99 until I see it wasn't just a good beginning. This author made me want to read the next book even if it wasn't what I wanted to pay. Good job, India! :)Here's to hoping the second book is just as good.