You can tell the author, Margaret Rogerson, had many places she wanted this book to go, that are only barely touched on. Most of the issues I felt were with a lack of exposition and twists in the plot, which could have been fixed by just a few more chapters. What hurt this book the most, in my opinion, was the short length (under 400 pages). I feel in many fae novels, many problems would be fixed if the human could only become fae, but here you can see why that’s not a great solution, and why our protagonist would rather die. I also loved the take on what it means to be fae and be immortal vs human and mortal. Many books with fae say either the fae keep humans for entertainment, but it’s nice to see a reason why the fae can’t be the ones providing said entertainment.
For example, there was the idea of Craft (painting, cooking, sewing, etc) being something only humans can do, and that’s why the fae keep humans around and interact with them.
For such a short, stand-alone novel, Rogerson really thought out the everything in this world. Isabel was 100% done with Rook after he kidnapped her, and it was great to witness their interactions. While the plot itself wasn’t completely original or mind-blowing, a talented girl is forced into the fae world by a beautiful fae prince, there were definitely original aspects that I enjoyed. It was very funny to see him interact with Isobel considering he has no idea how humans work. Luckily later in the book, the insta-love-ness (wooh lots of hyphens) of their relationship was pointed out and redeemed. Rook as a character was one of my favorite parts of this book. At first, I felt her and Rook’s relationship was a bit insta-love-ish, mostly because although weeks passed for them, it was only a few pages for us. Isobel was smart, talented, but also flawed. I liked Isobel and Rook as our main characters.
In terms of plot and characters, this book was really fun. I felt there wasn’t much explanation for a lot of things, and instead, we were just told we should be worried about this one thing we know nothing about. I felt that it was a bit rushed in some areas, and there needed to be a bit more exposition in order for the stakes to be fully understood. I’ve seen a lot of hype for this book, and a lot of it deserved, but it does have some faults. This book was an entertaining read, but I wouldn’t say it was perfect.
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