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A review by katemc7
How To Fake It With A Fae by Amy Boyles
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was surprised to see this one didn't have a higher rating BUT I think I know the culprit. I really enjoyed this one. I thought it was a great intro to a new world with wonderful characters to look forward to reading about. I liked the small town vibe with the added element of witches and fae. This one was a pretty slow burn, but I really enjoyed the build up. Addison and Feylin were dancing around each other for a minute. I enjoyed watching Feylin the grump become not so grumpy anymore. I liked the sort of found family. I did have a little bit of a hard time with how fast Feylin flipped a switch and went all jacka** on Addison, but it didn't ruin the story for me.
Addison is at a loss. She has just gotten dumped by a wizard who she thought loved her in a public setting no less mostly because she doesn't have any powers. She ends up back home among her family who all have powers where it is decided that there will be a family ball in her honor to find her a suitor. She needs to get married in order to ensure the survival of her family's powers. The problem is she has no one. So she finds herself at this ball where she plans to ditch asap when she runs into a familiar place. Yes this is the guy whose shoes she threw up on. The same guy who is looking at her with a weird look but then decides to announce to the world they are engaged. Little does she know what that means in his world because he is actually the Fey king. The same Fey who have been hiding at the top of the hill on the far side of the village. Now she is stuck with this mystery man and they have to perform in front of his people to show how their powers are working together. Back to square one where she doesn't have any powers. Things start to slowly shift between them though. She finds herself admiring him and all he is sacrificing and doing for his people. She finds herself wanting to believe when he says he senses power in her. She finds herself not wanting to tell him that she doesn't have powers. Which of course comes back to bite her in the absolute worst way. He now looks at her with betrayal. He wants to break their vow but the only way to do that is through sex which is utterly heartbreaking. She knows that she was tricked but will he believe her? Is it even worth it given he has crushed her dreams?
Feylin has one thing on his mind, and it isn't the woman who threw up on his shoes earlier. No it is revenge on a particular family. A family who altered his life tragically. He finds an opportunity before him, but instead of taking said opportunity he finds himself bound to the witch. She doesn't seem to understand the implications, and frankly he can't seem to figure out why he said what he said. He doesn't even know this woman, and now she has to be within a certain distance of him or they get pulled together. She does have a way about her though that makes him wonder if he could get out of this never ending funk he has found himself in. She makes him want more and want to be better. So he hopes and he takes a leap to see if what they have could be more, but then things change for the worse. How could he not have seen who she really was? But something seems off- will he be able to take the blinders off to see what really happen? Or walk away from his one true love?
Overall this was a super easy fast read. I loved the scene with the rose at the end. I am intrigued to read about all of the next sister. Hope you enjoy :)
Addison is at a loss. She has just gotten dumped by a wizard who she thought loved her in a public setting no less mostly because she doesn't have any powers. She ends up back home among her family who all have powers where it is decided that there will be a family ball in her honor to find her a suitor. She needs to get married in order to ensure the survival of her family's powers. The problem is she has no one. So she finds herself at this ball where she plans to ditch asap when she runs into a familiar place. Yes this is the guy whose shoes she threw up on. The same guy who is looking at her with a weird look but then decides to announce to the world they are engaged. Little does she know what that means in his world because he is actually the Fey king. The same Fey who have been hiding at the top of the hill on the far side of the village. Now she is stuck with this mystery man and they have to perform in front of his people to show how their powers are working together. Back to square one where she doesn't have any powers. Things start to slowly shift between them though. She finds herself admiring him and all he is sacrificing and doing for his people. She finds herself wanting to believe when he says he senses power in her. She finds herself not wanting to tell him that she doesn't have powers. Which of course comes back to bite her in the absolute worst way. He now looks at her with betrayal. He wants to break their vow but the only way to do that is through sex which is utterly heartbreaking. She knows that she was tricked but will he believe her? Is it even worth it given he has crushed her dreams?
Feylin has one thing on his mind, and it isn't the woman who threw up on his shoes earlier. No it is revenge on a particular family. A family who altered his life tragically. He finds an opportunity before him, but instead of taking said opportunity he finds himself bound to the witch. She doesn't seem to understand the implications, and frankly he can't seem to figure out why he said what he said. He doesn't even know this woman, and now she has to be within a certain distance of him or they get pulled together. She does have a way about her though that makes him wonder if he could get out of this never ending funk he has found himself in. She makes him want more and want to be better. So he hopes and he takes a leap to see if what they have could be more, but then things change for the worse. How could he not have seen who she really was? But something seems off- will he be able to take the blinders off to see what really happen? Or walk away from his one true love?
Overall this was a super easy fast read. I loved the scene with the rose at the end. I am intrigued to read about all of the next sister. Hope you enjoy :)