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A review by looseleafellie
A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth
5.0
This story follows three fae teens (and one prickly immortal) as they band together to solve the mystery of who’s responsible for the serial murders of half-human, half-fae children. Along the way, there’s friendship, romance, and plenty of fantasy geekery!
I wasn’t expecting so much worldbuilding from an urban fantasy, but the lush world of the fae courts totally drew me in and made me want to visit! It was really interesting to learn how these magical locations fit in with the city of Toronto, where most of the novel is set.
The cast of characters were all super loveable, but by far my favorite was Nausicaä, the stabby lesbian ex-Fury who always has the perfect comeback. I was SCREAMING at some of her lines of dialogue! Plus she said “holy forking shirt” at one point, which made me instantly decide this was gonna be a five star read (seriously there are pop culture references aplenty in this book that will appease any geek!)
Overall, this was a bit of a chonky boi, but it’s worth every page! There’s humor, grit, and a healthy dose of fandom influence to please any YA fantasy fan. Now if a Titan can come and bestow the sequel upon me right now, that would be great :P
I wasn’t expecting so much worldbuilding from an urban fantasy, but the lush world of the fae courts totally drew me in and made me want to visit! It was really interesting to learn how these magical locations fit in with the city of Toronto, where most of the novel is set.
The cast of characters were all super loveable, but by far my favorite was Nausicaä, the stabby lesbian ex-Fury who always has the perfect comeback. I was SCREAMING at some of her lines of dialogue! Plus she said “holy forking shirt” at one point, which made me instantly decide this was gonna be a five star read (seriously there are pop culture references aplenty in this book that will appease any geek!)
Overall, this was a bit of a chonky boi, but it’s worth every page! There’s humor, grit, and a healthy dose of fandom influence to please any YA fantasy fan. Now if a Titan can come and bestow the sequel upon me right now, that would be great :P