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A review by mariahaskins
The Great Faerie Strike by Spencer Ellsworth
5.0
This book is a fantastical, rollicking ride through the (mostly) real world of Victorian London and the strange, beautiful and dangerous world of the fey. From the first page, Ellsworth drops you head first into a story populated by a brawny, boisterous, and sometimes belligerent cast of gnomes, vampires, and werewolves. We follow Jane, an investigative reporter (half-human and half-vampire) who witnesses a murder. And we also follow the gnome Charles who becomes an agitator and workers' organizer after reading The Communist Manifesto.
It's a fast-paced and often hilarious ride, but also one that explores themes like the importance of unions, workers' rights, and the complexities of political power -- both in the real and the fey world. There is murder and mayhem, romance and alchemy, making this a fey-punk page-turner.
It's a fast-paced and often hilarious ride, but also one that explores themes like the importance of unions, workers' rights, and the complexities of political power -- both in the real and the fey world. There is murder and mayhem, romance and alchemy, making this a fey-punk page-turner.