the_cover_contessa's review
3.0
I want to thank Spencer Hill Press for sending me a copy of this book to read and give an honest review. Receiving this book for free has in no way influenced my opinion or review.
Blurb from Goodreads:
Starting college a year early is hard. Starting fae college and learning to protect the world from the Unseelie is harder.
Brielle Reed has always been an over-achiever, but this time she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Between her crash course in fae politics, struggles to control her new mind-reading ability, training sessions with the demanding Dr. Schwartz, and discoveries about the father who is still a mystery to her, Brielle finds herself longing for a chance at a normal life.
But she may not get that chance. Or chance at a life at all, for that matter.
First, I must say that I love that the cover of my ARC is different from the actual cover of the finished book. Once you read the book, the cover for the ARC makes complete and total sense. I'm excited to have a copy of it! And the colors are so beautiful. They are very similar to the finished cover, but there is less going on!
I want to say that I love Brielle. At first, I found her kind of annoying, being all swoony over Alex and acting like a typical teenage girl. But throughout the book she really grew, and grew on me, and totally came into her own. It was great watching her form a better opinion of herself and also watching her realize she is so much more powerful than anyone could think.
Dr. Schwartz comes off as the villain when you first start reading about her. But in the long run she ends up being someone you never thought she was. And it will certainly surprise you and make you understand better her relationship with Brielle.
And Pamie, I love Pamie! She's quirky and fun. And you can tell she really cares about Brielle from the very start. They click and the relationship just seems right.
Alex, well, I didn't get much from him, to be honest. I was kind of happy that he didn't turn out to be the center of Brielle's world, that she had other bigger things to worry about. And, while it's nice to see some romance, I was glad it didn't overtake the book.
I like the plot line of the story. It's nice to watch the halfies, full and Unseelie interact. I have read very few Fae books, so it always interests me to see what kind of spin an author will take on this folklore. Swaim really pulls you along in the story, making you want to know exactly what the fight is between the Unseelie and the Fae.
I also love how Keshia gives her characters different powers. It's fun to watch them all interact and use those powers on each other and also on their foe.
And her writing really is quite great. It actually reminds me a lot of Jennifer L Armentrout and Brielle reminded me a bit of Alex from the Covenant series (my most favorite series of all time). So kudos to Keshia for getting the voice right and making me want to keep reading!
I can't wait to read more from Swaim. I can only imagine her writing will get better and better!
Blurb from Goodreads:
Starting college a year early is hard. Starting fae college and learning to protect the world from the Unseelie is harder.
Brielle Reed has always been an over-achiever, but this time she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Between her crash course in fae politics, struggles to control her new mind-reading ability, training sessions with the demanding Dr. Schwartz, and discoveries about the father who is still a mystery to her, Brielle finds herself longing for a chance at a normal life.
But she may not get that chance. Or chance at a life at all, for that matter.
First, I must say that I love that the cover of my ARC is different from the actual cover of the finished book. Once you read the book, the cover for the ARC makes complete and total sense. I'm excited to have a copy of it! And the colors are so beautiful. They are very similar to the finished cover, but there is less going on!
I want to say that I love Brielle. At first, I found her kind of annoying, being all swoony over Alex and acting like a typical teenage girl. But throughout the book she really grew, and grew on me, and totally came into her own. It was great watching her form a better opinion of herself and also watching her realize she is so much more powerful than anyone could think.
Dr. Schwartz comes off as the villain when you first start reading about her. But in the long run she ends up being someone you never thought she was. And it will certainly surprise you and make you understand better her relationship with Brielle.
And Pamie, I love Pamie! She's quirky and fun. And you can tell she really cares about Brielle from the very start. They click and the relationship just seems right.
Alex, well, I didn't get much from him, to be honest. I was kind of happy that he didn't turn out to be the center of Brielle's world, that she had other bigger things to worry about. And, while it's nice to see some romance, I was glad it didn't overtake the book.
I like the plot line of the story. It's nice to watch the halfies, full and Unseelie interact. I have read very few Fae books, so it always interests me to see what kind of spin an author will take on this folklore. Swaim really pulls you along in the story, making you want to know exactly what the fight is between the Unseelie and the Fae.
I also love how Keshia gives her characters different powers. It's fun to watch them all interact and use those powers on each other and also on their foe.
And her writing really is quite great. It actually reminds me a lot of Jennifer L Armentrout and Brielle reminded me a bit of Alex from the Covenant series (my most favorite series of all time). So kudos to Keshia for getting the voice right and making me want to keep reading!
I can't wait to read more from Swaim. I can only imagine her writing will get better and better!
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