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3 Stars/5
Thanks to Netgalley and Indie Inked for giving me this
book review.
Faery Worlds is an enjoyable collection six books by six
different authors about Faery.
Tara Maya – Initiate *
Dindi is a young woman who dreams of becoming a Tavaedi,
but cannot do anything right and prefers spending her time dancing with
fairies. Kavio is a power Warrior-dancer who is exiled from his home for a
crime he did not commit. I just could not get on with Initiate as I did not
care much about what happened to the characters, and the plot was a bit
confusing. If you enjoy fantasy books with fairies in, I would recommend Winter
Queen by Amber Argyle.
Elle Casey – The Changelings ***
Jayne Sparks has always felt something was missing in her
life. After running away from her troubled home life with her best friend Tony,
they meet up with another group of runaways. Together they are sent to a forest
with magical dangers everywhere. The Changelings is an enjoyable paranormal
book and it was very fast paced. I liked how Jayne and Tony were just best
friends, unlike most other paranormal novels, they were not romantically
attracted to each other at all. I would recommend The Changeling to fans of
action-filled paranormal books.
J. L. Bryan – Fairy Metal Thunder ***
Jason is the guitarist in the Assorted Zebras with his
friends, however, they have no gigs and no one has heard of them. That is until
Jason follows a thief from his house, and ends up in the world of the fairies.
He decides to take some magical instruments for his band, but they are
destructive and lead him and his band members into a dangerous chain of events.
Fairy Metal Thunder is a light fun paranormal book with some action but does
not take itself too seriously. I like the POV of Jason and his struggle to
become famous and win the girl of his dreams, but I prefer Aoide’s POV as it
was interesting to see more of the fairy world and I felt sorry for her and her
band mates. I would recommend Fairy Metal Thunder to people who enjoy light
paranormal books with fairies in.
Anthea Sharp – Feyland: The Dark Realm ****
Jennet is lucky enough to try the prototype of the world
most immersive computer game, Feyland. However, she soon figures out that it is
not a game, and that part of her soul is trapped in it by the Dark Queen.
Jennet must find a person who is better at playing computer games than her to
save it and her life. Tam is brilliant at playing games but with his flawed
family barely scraping by, he does not want to let Jennet into his life. Will
the two of them be able to save not just Jennet’s soul but all of the human
world from Feyland? Feyland is a very interesting book which is a mixture of
paranormal and sci-fi. I like Jennet and Tam as they are both very relatable,
but I preferred Tam as he is so strong from having to look after his family. I
would recommend Feyland to fans of unique paranormal books.
Jenna Elizabeth Johnson – Faelorehn ***
With eyes that change colour and being able to see and
hear things which others cannot, Meghan has always been an outcast. With her
visions getting worse, Meghan starts to think she is going crazy. That is until
she meets Cade, who might have the answers she needs. Faelorehn is a enjoy book
which is a quick read with Celtic mythology. I like Meghan and her friends and
I felt I could have fit in well in their group. We did not see enough of Cade
and I hope we see more of him in the next book. I would recommend Faelorehn to
people who like Stolen Away by Alyxandra Harvey.
Alexia Purdy – Ever Shade ***
After seeing two faeries fight, Shade is whisked into the
world of faery, where she is caught in the middle of the fight between the good
Seelie court and the Unseelie one. Sent on a quest to stop the Unseelie court,
with a band of warriors sworn to protect her, is she able to bring peace to the
faery world? Ever Shade is an enjoyable paranormal book, which has a fantasy
feel about it as even though it is set in modern day, Shade and her friends go
on a fantasy type quest. Shade was a bit clueless as she wandered into a forest
with a total stranger and did not think twice about it. I would recommend Ever
Shade to people who like paranormal books with fantasy elements to them.