Fairies lie. Humans lie. Half-fairy, half-humans lie. Jude’s not great at the whole honesty thing either. This urban fantasy throws us into a world set up human versus fairy with those claiming heritage from both sides are stuck in the middle. They have to pick a side. After being double-crossed by one of the few people she trusted, Jude is recruited to help the Fairies stop that same man from converging the two worlds together. But who can she trust, really?
One of the things I liked most about this book is our main character. Jude is not perfect and sometimes unlikable but not so unlikable that I don’t want to see her succeed. All the characters are so well done. I wish I could punch Aubrie myself. Abe is my favorite though. By far the most likable in my opinion.
This book hit the ground running and did not stop. Action from start to finish. You might think that would make the story a little busy, but it does not. The pacing is so well done. There’s a lot of characters, but nobody gets lost in the shuffle. I think all the characters are well rounded no matter how big a part they play in the story. I just loved the writing in this book overall.
You can read this as a stand alone, but the ending is set up perfectly for a sequel or series of books. I don’t know the author’s plans, but I hope we see more work from them set in this world in particular.
The Flaws of Gravity starts off with a punch (quite literally), and doesn’t let up on the action until the very last pages. If you’re a fan of action adventure in your urban fantasy novels, then this is the book for you!
Caye has come up with a unique idea, and the execution is quite flawless. She’s created a unique interpretation of the world of Faeries, and the reader is parceled out information on a need to know basis. There’s no information dumping, and the background information is nicely paced out among the action.
The book is primarily told through Jude’s point of view, in the first person, but we also get a few other regular POV chapters written in the third person. It wasn’t at all hard to follow, and their chapters provided much-needed information on what else is going on, as well as the motivations of characters other than Jude.
Jude is a snarky and tough protagonist. She’s a little morally grey, and she has regrets and dreams–in summation, she’s a well-rounded protagonist. I loved pretty much everything about her–from the hilariously rude things she sometimes says, to her fascinating ability to manipulate gravity.
I mentioned this before, but I’ll say it again–this book is very fast paced. It reads like an action movie. There’s hardly any downtime between fight scenes before there’s another bad guy’s butt to kick.
I also want to add that the novel is set in Canada, starting off in Toronto, with the protagonists heading to other parts of Ontario and even Quebec. I loved all the local references, particularly mentions of the 401 and other landmarks.
