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A review by queer_bookwyrm
Faye and the World's End by Nicole Bailey
adventurous
emotional
medium-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? No
4.0
4 ⭐ CW: (provided by the author) g*noc!de, violence, PTSD, prejudice, alcohol use, bullying, sexual harassment, death of a parent, homophobia, death, sexual assault mention
Faye and the World's End by Nicole Bailey is book three in the Faye and the Ether Series. This is a good continuation of this story. We get a little more plot this time than last book now that we aren't focusing solely on Faye's PTSD, but it still is a bit slower than I think it needed to be. We spend a lot of time with our characters and their mundane moments, which makes for a nice palette cleanser between tougher reads.
We pick up after the events of the previous book with Faye grieving and still trying to figure out her magic. She's also trying to figure out her feelings for Telanes while poor Marious has to settle for unrequited love. We get a bit more progress with the war between Faye's group of beings and the dragons and sirens under her father, Heracles. We get to meet a few more of beings of the Ether as the Protectors try to gather them to their cause against Typhon and Heracles.
There is a lot here about prejudice and overcoming it for a common cause, and not judging a being solely on the group they belong to. As always with Nicole, it was an emotional rollercoaster there near the end. I am looking forward to seeing how the story progresses, since this book could have served as a final book without feeling like anything was unfinished.
It's been so nice reading her backlog and seeing how much her writing has changed over the years. This is a fun series, and I'll definitely continue reading, but I think I prefer her adult series.
Faye and the World's End by Nicole Bailey is book three in the Faye and the Ether Series. This is a good continuation of this story. We get a little more plot this time than last book now that we aren't focusing solely on Faye's PTSD, but it still is a bit slower than I think it needed to be. We spend a lot of time with our characters and their mundane moments, which makes for a nice palette cleanser between tougher reads.
We pick up after the events of the previous book with Faye grieving and still trying to figure out her magic. She's also trying to figure out her feelings for Telanes while poor Marious has to settle for unrequited love. We get a bit more progress with the war between Faye's group of beings and the dragons and sirens under her father, Heracles. We get to meet a few more of beings of the Ether as the Protectors try to gather them to their cause against Typhon and Heracles.
There is a lot here about prejudice and overcoming it for a common cause, and not judging a being solely on the group they belong to. As always with Nicole, it was an emotional rollercoaster there near the end. I am looking forward to seeing how the story progresses, since this book could have served as a final book without feeling like anything was unfinished.
It's been so nice reading her backlog and seeing how much her writing has changed over the years. This is a fun series, and I'll definitely continue reading, but I think I prefer her adult series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Genocide, Homophobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual assault