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A review by nyquillll
Song of the Fae by Tricia O'Malley
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
When I first downloaded this book, I just thought it sounded cool - a book on Irish folklore and Fae. It wasn’t until I started reading and realized there were so many characters and couples and stories that seemed to be reintroduced that I found out there are many books in this series and world.
While the pacing was fast, it made sense for a 272 page book. I actually loved the writing style and the push and pull of the main characters and their love story. Though most of it was spent with them disliking one another, the author did a good job at still developing the emotional connection between them, in my opinion. I also was really invested in the plot and the larger plot that will span the rest of this series.
I binged this all in one day and I was really surprised by how much I got into it! Nolan, so brash and direct. And Imogen, so headstrong and independent. I liked their pairing of personalities, and I always like the softening that happens when books detail falling in love.
The book, aside from introducing a fantastical world of Fae in Ireland, touches on single-parent dynamics, abandonment issues, anxiety attacks, struggles with feeling you belong anywhere, the push and pull of wanting love but fearing you’ll lose yourself or your identity in it, the power and beauty of female friendships, and the normalization of male intimacy and male friendship.
I’m very interested in checking the rest of the books out in this world and learning more! (And hopefully seeing Imogen and Nolan mentioned in future books!)
(2/15: edited the star rating after reading the first book, Stone Song. Bumped from 3.0 to 3.5 :) )
While the pacing was fast, it made sense for a 272 page book. I actually loved the writing style and the push and pull of the main characters and their love story. Though most of it was spent with them disliking one another, the author did a good job at still developing the emotional connection between them, in my opinion. I also was really invested in the plot and the larger plot that will span the rest of this series.
I binged this all in one day and I was really surprised by how much I got into it! Nolan, so brash and direct. And Imogen, so headstrong and independent. I liked their pairing of personalities, and I always like the softening that happens when books detail falling in love.
The book, aside from introducing a fantastical world of Fae in Ireland, touches on single-parent dynamics, abandonment issues, anxiety attacks, struggles with feeling you belong anywhere, the push and pull of wanting love but fearing you’ll lose yourself or your identity in it, the power and beauty of female friendships, and the normalization of male intimacy and male friendship.
I’m very interested in checking the rest of the books out in this world and learning more! (And hopefully seeing Imogen and Nolan mentioned in future books!)
(2/15: edited the star rating after reading the first book, Stone Song. Bumped from 3.0 to 3.5 :) )
Content Warnings
Some of my favorite quotes:
“If you’re good at your job, then me being armed shouldn’t worry you.”
“My secrets are my own, servant.”
“You can fecking transport across the air like a fecking magickal airplane?”
“You’re looking a little manic there.”
“If you’re looking for family – you’ve no further to look than Bianca and Lily.”
“Scars linger. But wounds heal. Will you define your life by a pain you felt as a child?”
“Or why you go home and watch shows about people interacting instead of going out in the world and interacting with people.”
“I suppose because sometimes we get tired of talking to people all day in our career, so we like to be entertained without any requirements on our energy?”
“The idea of worrying over happiness just wasn’t a concept.”
“It was the kind of protection she’d always wanted from her mother…”
“Well, who is his mate then? Get her on board before he has a stroke,”
“My Seamus is a crack shot with his arrows, aren’t you, lover?”
“Whoops, let me just get out of firing range then.”
“Please, let me give you some of my happiness.”