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A review by crtsjffrsn
Haffling by Caleb James
4.0
Sixteen-year-old Alex Nevus lives a challenging life for a teenager. Living with a schizophrenic mother, he does all he can to keep things together for his younger sister, Alice. He will do everything he can to keep his family together. And while he manages, it's always just by a thread. And he tries hard to ignore the fairy that he hallucinates, worried he might end up just like his mother someday.
When Alex's mother disappears on the day of a court hearing, he knows he has to find her. And his quest to find her takes him to a strange place--the land of the Fey. What he learns there helps explain some of what's going on in his life, but it stirs up more questions than answers. And in the land of the Fey, all questions come with a cost.
Alex learns there might be a bigger threat to his family than the court system. To save them, he'll need to find a way to stop May, queen of the Fey. And it won't be easy.
Complicating things is the fact that the boy of Alex's dreams, Jerod Haynes, just started talking to him. As much as Alex has longed for a relationship, Jerod's timing is terrible. Or is it actually the best timing ever?
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I really enjoyed this fun and action-packed story. Once things get moving here, they move quickly and stay that way right up until the end. There's a rich history between the Fey lands and the lands of the humans that the author has developed. And there are some fun references to other stories that certainly made me smile.
This is the start of a series and I'm looking forward to the next installment.
[Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]
When Alex's mother disappears on the day of a court hearing, he knows he has to find her. And his quest to find her takes him to a strange place--the land of the Fey. What he learns there helps explain some of what's going on in his life, but it stirs up more questions than answers. And in the land of the Fey, all questions come with a cost.
Alex learns there might be a bigger threat to his family than the court system. To save them, he'll need to find a way to stop May, queen of the Fey. And it won't be easy.
Complicating things is the fact that the boy of Alex's dreams, Jerod Haynes, just started talking to him. As much as Alex has longed for a relationship, Jerod's timing is terrible. Or is it actually the best timing ever?
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I really enjoyed this fun and action-packed story. Once things get moving here, they move quickly and stay that way right up until the end. There's a rich history between the Fey lands and the lands of the humans that the author has developed. And there are some fun references to other stories that certainly made me smile.
This is the start of a series and I'm looking forward to the next installment.
[Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.]