(notes for myself)
2024 Creating Identity romance project reread: downgrade to 2 stars from 3
Revisiting this was . . . something lol. I speed read through this series the first time I read it years ago. At the time, these were just some books to read to pass the time. I remember the writing wasn't great but that I was also incapable of quitting this series. Anyway, another reread is in the can. ( )

The world building was so amazing and probably the only reason I'm giving this book 4 stars (I might change this later). Mac has to be one of the most annoying characters I've ever read about. She's such a fucking twit and talks way too much about her damn nail polish. I don't give a fuck about that. I really don't. Or what she's wearing. The outfits just never sound cute to me and I feel like it really stalls the story. I just complete blank out. I also can't stand Jericho. He's an abusive prick and I hate that he's the love interest. He bruises her ribs, pulls her hair, and is always insulting her. He's disgusting. Despite all of this, I couldn't put down this book lol. I want to learn so much more about the Fae and Mac's background so I'm definitely sticking with this series for now. ( )

This was the first book I read by the author and I must say I liked it :)
Not in the gushing way some other reviewers go about it, but yeah, it was good.

Worldbuilding was really good. It's an Urban Fantasy, so pretty much current Earth with the supes still in hiding but swallowing whole chunks of property (and well... humans). Every scene and environment was detailed and clear enough for the mind to just follow along with the story without having to fill up blanks in between.

Character development was good. Mac undergoes a drastic transformation, from southern belle to being a seer. And this is a bit where I have some issues (but then again, that's just me)... she knows she's in danger, she knows what's out on the streets... and still she goes out? I mean, I get that she needs answers and she doesn't want to rely on the mysterious (but very hot) Barrons, BUT STILL! He saves her oooooooover and oooooover again and still, she throws herself in the thick of it?! Yeah, that did annoy me a tad. That said, the revelations she had to deal with were drastic, out of the blue and at least at first, unbelievable.
I hope, for the next book, she comes to grip with her new reality and moves on, stronger then she was in this instalment.
Barrons, cloaked in mystery but apparently with a soft spot for our lovely naive heroine. How that must gall him to no end :D

Pacing and flow were good. It started a tad slow, but that was to be expected since it still had to set the stage for the rest of the story, but once it got going the flow was really good with a good balance between action and conversation.

The book itself was well written with only some minor errors here and there, nothing that really bothered me. There is some slight sexual content in this book (if that is important to you).

All in all, while I'm not super hyped about it as I thought I'd be, it was a good and enjoyable read and I will be reading the next part (it's on my ever-growing TBR list lol). ( )

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Really enjoyed this. I wanted a little more Jericho Barrens than I got, but that should be coming in the next book. It's on wait list so I haven't read any more yet. Interesting ideas about faerie, reminding me of Laurell Hamilton. Though probably only because I'm reading the Merry Gentry books right now too. ( )