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heather_faye's review
3.0
This was a cute story but I finished it two days ago and when I went to mark it as read I had no idea what it was about. I finished it (3 stars)
atrailofpages's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked the unique story about the Fae.
This story follows Celyse who is the daughter of the High King and High Queen of Faevenly. The Fae and humans are enemies ever since the Great Shimmer War that occurred hundreds of years ago when humans tried to take from the Fae. She lives in the land of the Fae which is parallel to our human world and they have these floating orbs called Shimmers that are portals into the human world. Celyse happens upon one and meets a human boy Julio. They talk for six months and then she cuts off contact since she knew she should not speak with the enemy as her family always says about humans. When she turns eighteen, she is to start the year of being courted. Things do not go quite as planned and she ends up using a portal to the human world right to Julio because she gets information that humans are being taken by the Fae and she's determined to get answers and help.
I liked the idea of the Fae world being parallel to ours and they have these orbs they use for portals to access the human world. There are five ruling provinces in Faevenly with Celyse's house being the High ruling house. She has a twin sister Malena who seems to be the opposite of Celyse. Malena is much more ambitious and power hungry like her mother. Celyse is more like her father, a bit of an introvert, but very kind and caring.
Celyse was bit boring and bland for a character to me, but I really like how she did not allow others to affect her thoughts and opinions, such as for the humans. She wants to help them and her people, even if it goes against her family. I did really like the romance between her and Julio. It is very sweet and cute and I was just rooting for them the whole time.
This book had a lot of sudden moments and twists in it as well that were unexpected and shocking since I did not expect some of the sudden events that occurred. If you love books with Fae, then I recommend this one!
I received an advance review copy for free(thank you to BookSirens and the author), and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This story follows Celyse who is the daughter of the High King and High Queen of Faevenly. The Fae and humans are enemies ever since the Great Shimmer War that occurred hundreds of years ago when humans tried to take from the Fae. She lives in the land of the Fae which is parallel to our human world and they have these floating orbs called Shimmers that are portals into the human world. Celyse happens upon one and meets a human boy Julio. They talk for six months and then she cuts off contact since she knew she should not speak with the enemy as her family always says about humans. When she turns eighteen, she is to start the year of being courted. Things do not go quite as planned and she ends up using a portal to the human world right to Julio because she gets information that humans are being taken by the Fae and she's determined to get answers and help.
I liked the idea of the Fae world being parallel to ours and they have these orbs they use for portals to access the human world. There are five ruling provinces in Faevenly with Celyse's house being the High ruling house. She has a twin sister Malena who seems to be the opposite of Celyse. Malena is much more ambitious and power hungry like her mother. Celyse is more like her father, a bit of an introvert, but very kind and caring.
Celyse was bit boring and bland for a character to me, but I really like how she did not allow others to affect her thoughts and opinions, such as for the humans. She wants to help them and her people, even if it goes against her family. I did really like the romance between her and Julio. It is very sweet and cute and I was just rooting for them the whole time.
This book had a lot of sudden moments and twists in it as well that were unexpected and shocking since I did not expect some of the sudden events that occurred. If you love books with Fae, then I recommend this one!
I received an advance review copy for free(thank you to BookSirens and the author), and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
gumihoreviews's review against another edition
4.0
Being the fae princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
[b:Fae Away|57651089|Fae Away (Fae Bloodlines, #1)|Rose Garcia|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617735935l/57651089._SX50_.jpg|90299809] by [a:Rose Garcia|5829367|Rose Garcia|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1341178859p2/5829367.jpg] is the first book in the Fae Bloodline Series and it surprised me in a good way. I was going into this story blind, all I knew was the fact that there was fae involved. I have to say, this was pretty entertaining. Celyse is one of two fae princesses and they are nearing marriage age, but Celyse doesn’t care to partake because she’s in love with a human. Her family treats her like she’s a problem, so she tends to wander around on her own in nature and ends up mistakenly meeting a human guy through a shimmer, named Julio. All that she has done is forbidden yet, she can’t help but disobey.
I loved that there was a diverse group of people and human-like creatures. Between the fae and the mediums, it was a full party of magical creatures. I absolutely love love love the fact that there was mention of magical practices and healing arts practices such as reiki, being a witch, and herbology. In addition to the magical experiences, we were also given familial themes, but in a different way. The absent father, overbearing mother, evil mother, absent minded father, and narcissistic siblings.
While the overall story was great and filled with amazing action and drama, there were some structural things that threw me off of the story from time to time. The beginning had things moving very quickly which made it a bit confusing. To help this, there could have been a bit more build up and development happening. At times it also felt more like the story was telling rather than showing; there was a lot of explaining happening throughout. Finally, I’m not fully sure who the protagonist was, Celyse or Julio. It was every bit as much an origin story for Julio if not more. It felt like it was his story overall, but everything else pointed to Celyse.
If you are into fae, healing magic, the connection to personal power and exerting it outwards, this is for you!
Now, I’m about to dive into [b:Fae Fractured|57651198|Fae Fractured (Fae Bloodlines, #2)|Rose Garcia|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624388383l/57651198._SX50_.jpg|90300012], I need to see what’s next with Celyse and Julio.
*This was an honest review for a complimentary copy of Fae Away from Rose Garcia via BookSirens
[b:Fae Away|57651089|Fae Away (Fae Bloodlines, #1)|Rose Garcia|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617735935l/57651089._SX50_.jpg|90299809] by [a:Rose Garcia|5829367|Rose Garcia|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1341178859p2/5829367.jpg] is the first book in the Fae Bloodline Series and it surprised me in a good way. I was going into this story blind, all I knew was the fact that there was fae involved. I have to say, this was pretty entertaining. Celyse is one of two fae princesses and they are nearing marriage age, but Celyse doesn’t care to partake because she’s in love with a human. Her family treats her like she’s a problem, so she tends to wander around on her own in nature and ends up mistakenly meeting a human guy through a shimmer, named Julio. All that she has done is forbidden yet, she can’t help but disobey.
I loved that there was a diverse group of people and human-like creatures. Between the fae and the mediums, it was a full party of magical creatures. I absolutely love love love the fact that there was mention of magical practices and healing arts practices such as reiki, being a witch, and herbology. In addition to the magical experiences, we were also given familial themes, but in a different way. The absent father, overbearing mother, evil mother, absent minded father, and narcissistic siblings.
While the overall story was great and filled with amazing action and drama, there were some structural things that threw me off of the story from time to time. The beginning had things moving very quickly which made it a bit confusing. To help this, there could have been a bit more build up and development happening. At times it also felt more like the story was telling rather than showing; there was a lot of explaining happening throughout. Finally, I’m not fully sure who the protagonist was, Celyse or Julio. It was every bit as much an origin story for Julio if not more. It felt like it was his story overall, but everything else pointed to Celyse.
If you are into fae, healing magic, the connection to personal power and exerting it outwards, this is for you!
Now, I’m about to dive into [b:Fae Fractured|57651198|Fae Fractured (Fae Bloodlines, #2)|Rose Garcia|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1624388383l/57651198._SX50_.jpg|90300012], I need to see what’s next with Celyse and Julio.
*This was an honest review for a complimentary copy of Fae Away from Rose Garcia via BookSirens
michely66's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so well written! The story was intriguing and kept me interested all the way through. I could connect with each character and loved the small romance going on between the main ones. It gave me the perfect magical feels!
cynful's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Classism, Blood, Violence, and Death
adenise47's review
5.0
I normally do not like books like this but, I had to read it for a challenge. I ended up really enjoying it. I want to read the second one to this. I would definitely recommend this book.
readingshadowwolf's review
4.0
I received an arc through NetGalley and I’m giving my voluntary review.
This book had me on edge the whole time as I waited waiting to see what was going to happen to the characters. I loved the concept of this book and how the fae world and the human world are separate but have the ability to be portables into. I loved the relationship that evolve between then main characters and the ending left me wanting to read the next book in the series. Would recommend this book as it’s such a quick read with a interesting story.
This book had me on edge the whole time as I waited waiting to see what was going to happen to the characters. I loved the concept of this book and how the fae world and the human world are separate but have the ability to be portables into. I loved the relationship that evolve between then main characters and the ending left me wanting to read the next book in the series. Would recommend this book as it’s such a quick read with a interesting story.
bookish_blanche's review
5.0
A fast-paced and amazing YA fantasy
-Netgally provided me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review-
As the princess of the most powerful house in faerie, Celyse must follow the rules. But when she finds a shimmer (a portal allowing her to see the human world) and meets a beautiful human boy, she will do everything she can to see him again. On the other side of the shimmer, Julio has a special power of his own: he can see ghosts. And when things go south in faerie, forcing Celyse to cross over, he will not hesitate to help her save her land and his.
Honestly, this book is everything I hoped it would be. I just adore YA fantasy with faeries as long as there isn't any info dumping or too slow moments, and with this one, I was not disappointed. It's quite short, easy to read and fast paced. The story is enthralling and the world building amazing. I loved the characters and how Celyse breaks the rules. It may have been a little cliché (the princess who doesn't want to be queen and would rather see the human world, the hot football player, love at first sight...) but it didn't bother me at all in the end because there was so much more than just this romance. I loved how magical it was, but not childish. There is also violence, fights, betrayals and schemes in this book and I was there for it! The plot-twists were brilliant and the romance was really cute, forbidden romance that felt like fate. The side characters (particularly Manny) were amazing as well, and not useless at all, everyone played a part. I also loved the main plot and how it was brought upon, making us think things and then turning everything around as the characters discovered the truth. But that ending though! I need the sequel ASAP because that cliffhanger has me on my knees!
I would highly recommend for any fans of faes and adventure.
"Love can happen slowly, or all at once."
-Netgally provided me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review-
As the princess of the most powerful house in faerie, Celyse must follow the rules. But when she finds a shimmer (a portal allowing her to see the human world) and meets a beautiful human boy, she will do everything she can to see him again. On the other side of the shimmer, Julio has a special power of his own: he can see ghosts. And when things go south in faerie, forcing Celyse to cross over, he will not hesitate to help her save her land and his.
Honestly, this book is everything I hoped it would be. I just adore YA fantasy with faeries as long as there isn't any info dumping or too slow moments, and with this one, I was not disappointed. It's quite short, easy to read and fast paced. The story is enthralling and the world building amazing. I loved the characters and how Celyse breaks the rules. It may have been a little cliché (the princess who doesn't want to be queen and would rather see the human world, the hot football player, love at first sight...) but it didn't bother me at all in the end because there was so much more than just this romance. I loved how magical it was, but not childish. There is also violence, fights, betrayals and schemes in this book and I was there for it! The plot-twists were brilliant and the romance was really cute, forbidden romance that felt like fate. The side characters (particularly Manny) were amazing as well, and not useless at all, everyone played a part. I also loved the main plot and how it was brought upon, making us think things and then turning everything around as the characters discovered the truth. But that ending though! I need the sequel ASAP because that cliffhanger has me on my knees!
I would highly recommend for any fans of faes and adventure.
"Love can happen slowly, or all at once."
chevreads's review
5.0
I am blown away by two things
1. The cover (nicely illustrated:))
2. The plot
Being an avid fantasy reader, I have high expectations of this book and it certainly did not disappoint! A solid 5 stars.
Plot: ☆☆☆☆☆
Character development: ☆☆☆☆☆
1. The cover (nicely illustrated:))
2. The plot
Being an avid fantasy reader, I have high expectations of this book and it certainly did not disappoint! A solid 5 stars.
Plot: ☆☆☆☆☆
Character development: ☆☆☆☆☆