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A review by lizthedragon
Of Blood and Honey: A Book of the Fey and the Fallen by Stina Leicht
3.0
[b:Of Blood and Honey|9351647|Of Blood and Honey (The Fey and the Fallen, #1)|Stina Leicht|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353530258s/9351647.jpg|14235034] is a solid first book. It has good pace, credible dialogue, and an interesting enough story to keep me reading. There were two, maybe three, absolutely excellent scenes in the book that make me think [a:Stina Leicht|3095890|Stina Leicht|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1286748705p2/3095890.jpg] has a lot of potential. I'll briefly discuss one of them here.
The first scene that really grabbed me was. Why? Because it left so much to the intuition of the reader. What was to happen was mildly hinted at earlier in the novel, but there was just enough mystery left. And, most importantly, Stina didn't tell us everything. She left a lot to the imagination.
The rest of the book could have easily been this good if a bit more information was withheld. For instance, many of the scenes with Kathleen and Bran could have been eliminated (or, really, any of the scenes where Liam wasn't present), which would have left space for a scene where Liam learns all these details at the same time as the reader. Instead, the tell-all (which isn't really a tell-all) doesn't grab the reader because we already know what's being said.
And I do wish she'd resisted the urge to give the big baddie his evil movie villain speech ;)
Overall, this is solid enough that I'll be reading the sequel.
The first scene that really grabbed me was
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the first time Liam shiftedThe rest of the book could have easily been this good if a bit more information was withheld. For instance, many of the scenes with Kathleen and Bran could have been eliminated (or, really, any of the scenes where Liam wasn't present), which would have left space for a scene where Liam learns all these details at the same time as the reader. Instead, the tell-all (which isn't really a tell-all) doesn't grab the reader because we already know what's being said.
And I do wish she'd resisted the urge to give the big baddie his evil movie villain speech ;)
Overall, this is solid enough that I'll be reading the sequel.