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klaragon73's review against another edition
4.0
Anyone who knows me, knows I love all things Fae. Heck, I even tease my daughters, telling them that my flower bed is a secret faerie garden. When asked by Terry Spears to review The Dark Fae, I jumped at the chance, not to be disappointed. I adored that part of the story took place at South Padre Island...I am from Texas after all, plus I adore the ocean. Deveron and Alicia were fun as guides in their crazy world.
Alicia has always known she can see Fae but she has never known how deeply her sight is implanted in her. When she sees "the evil" dark fae flirting with her best friend, Alicia throws ice cold coke on him. I would have paid to see his face...especially since he is fae royalty. Deveron realizes immediately that there is something different about Alicia. Through several laugh provoking experiments, he figures out that she can see even invisible fae. It doesn't take him long to figure out she needs protection and he is the only one who can help; neither of them know exactly what they are getting themselves into.
While I definitely enjoyed this fantastical tale, I didn't find the world as intriguing as I would have liked. There was something missing that didn't pull me deep into the story.
The Dark Fae was a quick and fun story. I loved the interaction between Deveron, Alicia, and Ritasia (Deveron's sister). They were quirky, quick-witted, and exciting.
*I was given an e-book copy of The Dark Fae by Terry Spear in exchange for my honest review.
Alicia has always known she can see Fae but she has never known how deeply her sight is implanted in her. When she sees "the evil" dark fae flirting with her best friend, Alicia throws ice cold coke on him. I would have paid to see his face...especially since he is fae royalty. Deveron realizes immediately that there is something different about Alicia. Through several laugh provoking experiments, he figures out that she can see even invisible fae. It doesn't take him long to figure out she needs protection and he is the only one who can help; neither of them know exactly what they are getting themselves into.
While I definitely enjoyed this fantastical tale, I didn't find the world as intriguing as I would have liked. There was something missing that didn't pull me deep into the story.
The Dark Fae was a quick and fun story. I loved the interaction between Deveron, Alicia, and Ritasia (Deveron's sister). They were quirky, quick-witted, and exciting.
*I was given an e-book copy of The Dark Fae by Terry Spear in exchange for my honest review.
subterranean_catalyst's review
2.0
2 Stars on Goodreads= it was ok, and that is what this book was.
This plot held some promise but much of that was wasted. I purchased this for the Kindle for $2.99 I think, I was looking for a quick good read with romance and Fae elements.
So you'll get the Fae in this novella (I suppose this is a novella because it's 149 pages, not sure) and you'll get an HEA and that's about it.
My gripes:
- Alicia seemed to accept the Fae and her circumstances too easily. In the beginning you realize that she was raised knowing that the Fae existed because of her father's notes, but then, when she ends up being inevitably involved in the Fae realm, I find that she's too accepting of certain developments of course. If it's a novella I'll grant that things need to move more rapidly but I don't think you should write a novella if you must sacrifice the quality of the story, no?
- When Deveron makes the turn to protect and ally himself with Alicia it seems too quick, too easy, but I'm not going to say it's completely unbelievable it just seems toooo easy.
- Dialogue, Alicia is supposed to be a mortal girl, 17, vacationing on South Padre Island in Texas. Ok, firstly, I live in Houston- I've been there and I know that place well. Secondly 17 year olds don't go on vacations alone (mine won't!) and thirdly they do not speak like they just walked off a Shakespeare set practically. A 17 year old girl in Texas will probably speak using at least contractions.
Anyway other than those things, this was a decent fun read. My favorite part are her shenanigans during the middle of the story, too bad the author didn't keep up the mojo.
This plot held some promise but much of that was wasted. I purchased this for the Kindle for $2.99 I think, I was looking for a quick good read with romance and Fae elements.
So you'll get the Fae in this novella (I suppose this is a novella because it's 149 pages, not sure) and you'll get an HEA and that's about it.
My gripes:
- Alicia seemed to accept the Fae and her circumstances too easily. In the beginning you realize that she was raised knowing that the Fae existed because of her father's notes, but then, when she ends up being inevitably involved in the Fae realm, I find that she's too accepting of certain developments of course. If it's a novella I'll grant that things need to move more rapidly but I don't think you should write a novella if you must sacrifice the quality of the story, no?
- When Deveron makes the turn to protect and ally himself with Alicia it seems too quick, too easy, but I'm not going to say it's completely unbelievable it just seems toooo easy.
- Dialogue, Alicia is supposed to be a mortal girl, 17, vacationing on South Padre Island in Texas. Ok, firstly, I live in Houston- I've been there and I know that place well. Secondly 17 year olds don't go on vacations alone (mine won't!) and thirdly they do not speak like they just walked off a Shakespeare set practically. A 17 year old girl in Texas will probably speak using at least contractions.
Anyway other than those things, this was a decent fun read. My favorite part are her shenanigans during the middle of the story, too bad the author didn't keep up the mojo.
kayleerae's review
4.0
This was my second time reading this book, and it was still a fantastic story. I loved the characters and the world that Spear created. I'm up for a vacation and a certain fae whisking me away. ;) I did want more at the end. I want to know what happens in a year for the characters. I'll have to see if the rest of the series explores the future.
ashli's review
2.0
I couldn’t get into it. The main character was... I don’t even know how to put it into words. Definitely couldn’t force myself to read it.
faepages's review
3.0
I had a lot of problems with this book in the beginning. I still have some but I like the world building. I'm probably going to read the next book because I want to see how the story goes and also for Douglas(though he was a jerk most of the time)💓
I also think this is so white washed and straight (definitely not diverse)
but if you are looking for a quick read I guess you can give this a try!
I also think this is so white washed and straight (definitely not diverse)
but if you are looking for a quick read I guess you can give this a try!
inlibrisveritas's review
2.0
Not terrible, but not really all that great either. This fulfills my Charms class in my OWLS Readathon.
This is one of those quick YA reads. By this I mean everything happens too quickly: accepting of situations, relationships, convictions, etc. There isn't a whole lot too it to be honest, and as a result, I find myself not having too much of an opinion.
This is one of those quick YA reads. By this I mean everything happens too quickly: accepting of situations, relationships, convictions, etc. There isn't a whole lot too it to be honest, and as a result, I find myself not having too much of an opinion.
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