A Dark and Hollow Star was an interesting and entertaining read with a lot more depth and what I expected. It’s beautifully written with lots of clever, sarcastic and dark humor and a quite unique story line. I’d describe it as a detective and mystery book set in a world where anythings possible. Where Fae, fairies and other magical and mythical beings walks among humans. I always seem to have a harder time relating and liking a book set in the real world. Maybe it’s because it usually takes place somewhere in the US and I’m not from there? Because of that, I don’t read books set in our world so often but I’m so glad I made an exception with this book!

There’s quite a lot of character descriptions, world building and information in the beginning (150+) so I found it hard to get into the story at first. Especially since there’s a lot of different povs with a great diversity representation but it wasn’t easy to navigate around so many new characters all at once. But as I got to know the characters better, I also found myself enjoying the book more and more. This is definitely a books that grows on you. Because even though I didn’t love it from the first chapter, I came to like the characters more as I got to know them. Seeing as A Dark and Hollow Star is the first book in a series, I completely understand the need for world building and such - it’s different if the book is a standalone. And while there was some action in this book, I feel like there’s more, lots more to come and I cannot wait for the next one!

A Dark and Hollow Star is like a Cresent City for teens and young adults. While it contains a bit romance, it leans toward a cute and innocent kind of romance and attraction perfect for a YA book. Although, I absolutely hope for a bit more relationship development in the next book (tbh, I crave it). You should definitely add this to your tbr, you won’t regret it!

I was so excited to read this book — fae, mythology, a murder mystery (!!) and a gorgeous cover to boot — but unfortunately, after spending more than two weeks trying to get that far, I had to DNF at around 38%. At around page two hundred, I still felt as if I were reading a prologue. I couldn't particularly connect to any of our main point-of-view characters, I felt somewhat disconnected from the writing style, and a lot of time had been spent on banter between the characters and explaining the way magic worked in Shuttleworth's world to the detriment of the plot. I do love a good chunky book, but I wonder if this one truly *needed* to be five hundred pages.

All of that said, this is an ambitious fantasy novel that blends a multitude of legends, stories, and folk tales together with more relatable human experiences. We have a diverse cast of characters and representation for mental health (of which there isn't much in fantasy, so that was a pleasant surprise!), all mixed in with gods, titans, fae, faeries, half-fae called ironborn, goblins, furies, reapers, vampires, and every other magical creature you could possibly think of. I have a feeling that while this book wasn't for me, it's going to be a hit for a lot of people — those who want to see themselves reflected in it, those who want a story that feels a bit like a RPG, those who want a novel that really tries to bring something new to the genre!

I absolutely loved this book and I can’t wait for the second book to release- this will be one of the biggest books of 2021 for sure!

The characters were brilliant, I didn’t expect to love them as much as I did and I loved the amount of representation there was (specifically LGBTQIA+).

The world building was really well done- as somebody who loves books about fey, it’s so important to get the world right and this book nailed it.

Can’t wait to see where this series goes!

I absolutely loved this book. Urban fantasy is something I can never get enough of. I was hooked on this book from the prologue. If you are into these tropes this book is a must for you:
-prince and his bodyguard (mlm)
-Soft girl and badass girl (wlw)
-Chosen one.

The world building in this book was really interesting and I cannot wait to see how this may be developed further on and the challenges which will arise. The four main characters (Arlo, Nausicaä, Vehan and Aurelian) all had interesting POVs which I was invested in and the development each and all these characters had was so great to read. Additionally, the cover for this book is absolutely stunning.

Content warnings: anger, arson, blood/gore, body horror (minor), death of a child, depression, disownment, divorce, drug use/ addiction, grief/grieving, human trafficking, poverty, psychopathy, stalking, suicide (past, off-page), suicidal ideation, toxic relationship/manipulation, trauma/PTSD, racism, violence/gun violence. These triggers are all listed at the start of the book

I am so looking forward to seeing how this series will progress.

I have made two tweets about this book which gained traction and I cannot wait for people to read this book upon release

I thought I was done with reading faerie books but this book is an absolute exception. The beginning was kinda slow for me but is equally beneficial in building up the characters- the absolute ones that I loved. I don't want to mention any names but It is safe to say that they have all became my favorite. The characters kept me reading the book but the imagery was also perfect. Ashley has wonderfully crafted a world that seems mainstream but also original and that makes it the selling point.

Thank you so much to Hodder & Stoughton and Netgalley for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for providing for me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A Dark and Hollow Star is a thrilling and addictive blend of urban fantasy and mystery.

The story revolves around a diverse quartet of characters; Arlo, Aurelian, Nausicaä and Vehan, drawn together to investigate a series of murders.

“A sidhe prince, a lesidhe guard, an ironborn girl, and a former fury—they seemed less like a serious investigative team and more like a lead-in to some terrible joke.”

Nausicaä is sassy, sarcastic and stubborn, hell bent on wreaking havoc and chaos after being exiled from the immortal realm. Arlo is a half-human ‘ironborn’ member of the fae royal family trying to find her place in the world.

Then there’s Prince Vehan a total sweetheart from the seelie summer court, and his retainer Aurelian. They’re both pining after the other and completely oblivious to it. There’s definitely more to come with these two and I suspect they’ll feature heavily in the sequel.

The supporting characters are just as great. My favourite being Prince Celadon (details on how to join his fan club needed please) and I’m begging that we see more of him in the second instalment.

There is a lot of information to digest at the beginning of the story. But once Ashley Shuttleworth had introduced this incredible world and cast of characters the plot completely enchanted me and I just couldn’t put this down.

I loved the plot and the characters so much, this book was the perfect balance between character and plot driven, I can’t wait for book two.

1.5 stars

The main issue I had was struggling to connect with the characters. There were several reasons why - the first being that the characters are not entwinned from the start, and I need that for large cast books. If they're separate for a while, there's the chance that I'll forget about some of them, and will almost certainly not care about several. I will automatically latch onto the first POV character I read, and if another character isn't somehow linked to them from the get go (personally or by an obvious plot point) then I simply won't care about them as everything revolves around that first POV.

To compound this issue, the chapters are very long and not evenly distributed. Of the four POVs, Arlo gets the most attention, and two others are hardly present at the start. With the chapters being so long, I hit the 20% mark, when one character gets his second appearance, and had completely forgotten he existed. This was also the character whose sections were added to the end of other chapters, rather than marked out the way the others' were, so it took me a while to realise that he was supposed to be another character in another place, not a continuation, which confused me a lot at first!

As for the characters themselves, they felt like pretty cliche characters. Take Arlo, the main character (I think). She's a half human, half fae - and feels out of place in both worlds and sneered upon as she tries to exist between the real world and the hidden world. It felt like her introduction leant too heavily on that, that there wasn't else to her character at the crucial set up, so she felt very dimensionless and flat.

The fallen fury was vengeful in the prologue, but then just weary and "I'm going to be a pain, but more because that's what I've become" in the main book, which is not a character type I like. There were two guys, but I can't really remember them because of how little there were in that start, so it was always a bit of a shock when they came up in the book. A "oh yeah, you're in this too".

With such troubles connecting to the characters, I struggled to get invested into the plot too, as I didn't care for the characters so they could go into danger without me caring.

An original, thrilling and wonderful take on YA fantasy, that breathes new life to the fae that have become commonplace in the genre. These aren’t your medieval faeries from A Court of Thorns and Roses or The Folk of The Air, they’re young, modern, queer and absolutely full of personality. That’s why my review for this book is going to be slightly all over the place when I love a book to this capacity I struggle to put how I feel into words, ironically.

A Dark and Hollow Star meets all the criteria I want from a favourite book and even verges into a comfort book. It has an adventure full of magic with dark stakes, unlikely alliances between hot-headed characters, lots of gay pining and so much worldbuilding you feel completely sucked in. ADAHS followers our four main characters;

Nausicaa - a sarcastic, rightfully stubborn, extremely strong ex-Fury who should have no interest in the murders the plot is based around. However, her strength hides her depression (for which she freely admits to goes to therapy - yes to that!) from losing someone she loved and for that she vowed to never love again. Easily the character you want to root for after you find out about her, her dialogue and interactions with the other characters are the best full of intellect, quick wit and loving condensing remarks and her developing friendship with Arlo is so rewarding.

Arlo - The ‘main’ character, a sweet and naive ironborn (half-fae) girl. She’s slightly awkward and completely unsure of herself, she doesn’t have a sense of belonging. Except her cousin and mother, her fae family don’t want her and the human realm seems to have no place for her. Her character development is one of my favourites, especially because it’s so tied to Nausicaa’s. Also she loves fandom stuff, like manga and video games and it just makes her so much more real.

Vehan - My personal favourite character, my sweet prince, he really is a complex little bean. The High Prince of the Seelie Summer Court, there is so much more going on underneath the perfect exterior he works so hard to maintain and there is a moment where he broke my heart. He understands the privilege of his position and he is so clearly burdened by it.

Aurelian - Vehan’s retainer, his guard, the two of them were once best friends but they’re still madly in love with each other, idiots-to-lovers like the author themself said. Like Nausicaa, he has a hard exterior, which may bring them to a head with each other, but there is no denying he is sweet. The world hasn’t had a chance to properly disillusion him yet, he started maintaining his distance from Vehan from both there own good.

There is also a strong cast of side and supporting characters, every single one of whom feels developed and like a real person regardless of if they appear for one page or are a constant presence. That’s why this is so comforting to me, all of these characters feel real if you take away the fact they’re, fae, faeries, trolls, goblins or whatever else, they all feel like people you could meet on the street. Another brilliant part of this book feeling so real is the world, it’s set between Toronto and Nevada and Shuttleworth’s writing of the former is deeply personal while also being atmospheric and imagination-inducing. The way the magic simply just existed almost makes me want to go to Toronto to find it, even though it isn’t actually real.

Despite this being a debut there are no weak links in the writing, the dialogue is just as brilliant as the prose and I absolutely LOVE when you can tell a book is work of a complete passion by the author and they have even put parts of themselves into the book. Shuttleworth weaved so many influences in here (greek mythology, fae and faerie tales, RPGs, dungeons and dragons) and yet they don’t get muddled up because it’s not written to be confusing like so many other fantasy stories that reach the scale of A Dark and Hollow Star. My only issue was how unresolved Aurelian and Vehan’s story felt, but I suspect it is because they are the ones that will lead us into the sequel.

Before I conclude I wanted to notes few things I adored; a character that uses they/them pronouns, the use of actual sexuality and gender labels for the characters that they use to describe themselves, a character that uses NEOPRONOUNS, describing a girl as handsome, the discussion of mental illness that isn’t forced. But in conclusion, A Dark and Hollow Star is my new comfort book and also a book I want to see completely take over the YA Fantasy genre, it is a shining example of what the genre is headed toward. There are wonderful ships and relatable characters and beautiful writing. It is a book I think any fantasy fan would enjoy, with enough magic and plot to go around because it strikes a perfect balance between character and plot-driven.

A Dark & Hollow Star follows four misfit's who come together to try and stop a series of gruesome unexplained murders, with the courts not taking the issue seriously its falls down to these young individuals to find a way of working together to stop the murders and keep their world and magic a secret from the humans.

We get a few different POV's through this book, the main four are:

Arlo - half ironborn and half human
Nausicaä - an ex Fury
Vehan - Summer court prince
Aurelian - Vehan's oldest friend and bodyguard

The dynamics between these four work really well, the sarcasm was really well done and I really feel you can start to see the bonds of some strong friendships forming.

I loved Arlo's cousin Celadon, he wasn't a main character and didn't have is own POV but I love his friendship and bond with Arlo and I loved his humour. His prank on the summer queen had me laughing out loud. I'm really keen to see more of him in the next book.

I loved all the members of the Hunt, especially Lethe. I feel like there's more to his backstory and I'm desperate to know why he's looking out for Arlo so much.
The Leader of the Hunt knows Nausicaä and I feel like there might have been some spark between them at some point!

I feel like there's some more secrets to be shared about Arlo's past. She keeps referring to memory's that suddenly resurface, did something happen to her when her fathers memory was wiped of all magic?

I really enjoyed reading this, the world building was really strong and the characters development was really great to see. I'm a big character reader so this was really important for me.
The relationships that begin to form are nicely done, I'm so here for Arlos and Nausicaä, Nausicaä was one of my favorite characters, I just love her sass and bad ass attitude but you can still tell that she cares underneath it all. I'm hoping we get more Vehan and Aurelian being honest with one another and having some more moments together.

There was a little too much info to digest at the beginning and it took me a while to understand the magic system and all the courts, but once I got it I couldn't put the book down. I think I finished it in 2 days.

I'm really keen to see where book two goes. I adored all these characters and I need to see more of them. I also loved the pop-culture references through out, it brought some humour and light to the sometimes dark situations.

Thank you so NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for an e-arc of this, I thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be getting Book 2!

If Modern Faerie Tales and A Court of Thorns and Roses had a baby, you would get A Dark and Hollow Star. Except it has more diversity. It focusses on some fae and faerie teens - Arlo, the royal without enough magic to be fae, Nausicaa, exiled from the immortal realm, Vehan, the prince with a big heart and tyrant for a mother, and Aurelian, companion and protector of Vehan.

So what did I like about this book? The diversity was great and natural, I loved the dynamic between Arlo and Nausicaa, who are sunshine and grumpy. I think Nausicaa was my favourite character because she has a hard shell and soft centre. The characters are definitely the strongest aspect of the book in general.

But, the book suffers from having a ridiculous amount of popular human culture references - Harry Potter, Twilight, Pokemon, Dungeons and Dragons being just a few. I found it distracting and unnecessary and once I noticed it I couldn't un-notice. I also found the world-building to be messy, with lots of long info dumps. It also didn't feel unique to me. Arlo is a little bit too chosen one for me as well.

It's an ambitious debut with four big points of view, and a fifth that appears every now and then, and a large number of characters outside of these. It has really cute romances, but overall, a very average read that was possibly a bit too long.

I wanna start off this review by saying I normally hate fantasy, I hate wordy books because it’s hard to pay attention and I always end up having to reread the chapter to make sure I didn’t misread something, but this book is the exception.

I loved this book, loved the characters loved the descriptions and even dialogue I found myself being obsessed with. Ashley Shuttleworth did an amazing job at writing these characters and giving them their own distinct personalities and even though I still struggled with keeping up with all the foreign words I still managed to paint the picture in my head.

In this book we follow the views of four characters, Arlo Jarsdel (half human fae) Alecto/ Nausicaä (immortal exiled fury) Vehan (a prince) and Aurelian (Vehan’s steward). The chemistry and dynamic between these four characters are amazing so much that I wish we got to see more. Another wish that I had was that we got to see more of prince Celadon who is Arlo’s cousin.

I highly recommend this book.

A good adventurous read with a dash of romance and a bucket of comedy. I don’t know if there’s going to be a second book (looks like the end did set up for a series) but if there is I’d be the first to buy. Look forward to seeing more of these characters.

Why do I keep requesting and reading fantasy when I know I'm just not really invested anymore?
Any guesses? Because I sure don't.
This is totally a it's me and not the book situation. I wanted to read and love this because LGBTQ+ representation in fantasies is still so rare that it always gives me that little extra incentive to pick a book up.
And while I enjoyed some of the story, most of it really dragged for me even though the characters were interesting, because again, I shouldn't be allowed to pick up fantasy books anymore.

God, this was such a fantastic book! A Dark and Hollow Star is the compelling, imaginative urban fantasy novel I've been chasing ever since I finished City of Bones five years ago. This book had everything I needed right now, from genuine queer representation to an engrossing mystery, faery courts, and the found family trope!

The characters, their friendships, and their relationships are really what make this book so interesting, and I can't believe I'm going to have wait until 2022 to see them again. Nos, the fierce, chaotic, antisocial fury who's introduced at the beginning as someone who's not afraid to sass the judges presiding over her own murder trial, is my favourite character. Her relationship with Arlo is just... *chefs kiss*, and I'm so glad I finally have a new WLW pairing to obsess over! Like a lot of other early reviewers, I desperately wanted Celadon to be a main character, and I'm still over here brooding because I didn't get my way.

Also, I need evil, mysterious, well-rounded villains to enjoy a fantasy book, and Ashley Shuttleworth delivered in spades. I'm still trying to work out one of the villain's motives, and I need to get my hands on the next book to see if I'm right!

My main (and really only) problem with this book was that the pacing was a little slow, especially during the first few chapters. I think being thrown straight into a trial with no idea who these characters are, why I should care, or how the world they inhabited works was a little... jarring? I put this book down at first because I really wasn't sure whether I wanted to continue or not. I was terrified that one of my most anticipated releases of 2021 was going to be a DNF! However, I decided to come back and keep going, and I'm glad I did because once I settled into the book and got my bearings, I couldn't stop reading!

Overall, despite a slightly rocky start, A Dark and Hollow Star has quickly become one of my favourite books, full of diverse, well-rounded, fascinating characters, comforting tropes that don't feel overused or tired, and original, intriguing worldbuilding. I can't wait for everyone to be able to enjoy this book in February!

4.5 Stars

I really loved the setting and premise of this book. I don't think I've read many books set in Canada, so it was nice to have some things mixed up a little. Although it wasn't the main point, I enjoyed it nonetheless.

I loved the representation in this book. The characters felt natural and their identities weren't the main focal point of their characters, but rather a piece of who they were. It was nice to see this normalised.

I had a couple of minor issues with this book, which is why I didn't give this 5 stars. The first being that of the parallel storyline. I don't know if some of the information was supposed to be a surprise or a twist, or if it was supposed to be easy to understand what was happening. It seemed to be really easy to understand the potential subterfuge. The other issue, was the relationship between the two main characters. I only knew that there was meant to be a relationship there because I'd heard there was one. It didn't come across as strongly in the writing. I don't know what the issue was, but it seemed to be a little weak. However, I did enjoy the friendship that grew between these characters.

A Dark and Hollow Star was one of my most anticipated books of the year. It’s urban fantasy at its finest, with fae, magic and all kinds of other fantastical elements, existing right next to our human world, unbeknownst to most. Additionally, it features an ensemble cast made out of only queer characters. It’s truly the book of my teenage dreams!

Right from the beginning, I was mesmerised by the world Ashley Shuttleworth created. The world-building is so vivid and colourful, the different Courts with their rules, the magic, and—of course—the mystery that ties it all together: why are the ironborn being killed? A Dark and Hollow Star is an incredibly enthralling story and I was captivated from page one, when we met the Fury Alecto—known in this book as Nausicaä, after she’s been outcast from the Immortal Realm—and learned of her fate. I love how the different POVs bring this story together, love the different insights in both, life as fae royalty, but also life as a magical being in the human world (in this case, mostly in Toronto). It’s filled with nods to pop culture and so many normal, everyday moments: from Lord of the Rings & Marvel, to smartphones, texting & watching YouTube videos, and much more.

Video game fans in particular will fall in love with A Dark and Hollow Star, I think. Not only is it positively riddled with gaming references (The Legend of Zelda and Finally Fantasy are particular favourites, it seems), but a part of the magic system is even based on dice and games such as Dungeons & Dragons. That’s right: there’s a magic die one of the characters is able to roll to determine the success of the outcome of various situations.

And we have so many amazing tropes and dynamics: there’s the childhood friends to lovers trope (with lots of misunderstandings & obliviousness & pining); the chosen one trope (with a very distinct spin & an unwilling hero!); and one of the characters is a barista—guys, one scene here has two of the main characters in a situation straight out of a coffee shop AU! This could not get any better! And I really want to make clear again that all the main characters are queer, and there are also a lot of queer side characters. The rep is amazing! Out of the four protagonists, one is lesbian, one is gay, one is bisexual, and one is questioning. There are also multiple genderqueer and nonbinary side characters (it's said that many of the deities are genderfluid and use they/them pronouns, which I think is amazing)!

What Ashley Shuttleworth does incredibly well is give the reader a sense of the characters. There are five different POVs, but all of them are so distinct from each other; all have their very own personalities. Through memories and flashbacks, often tied to deep emotions, the characters come alive, become real. Maybe it’s the perfect mixture of fantasy elements and everyday-situations, like visiting cafés or watching movies on a laptop and falling asleep next to each other—whatever the reason, I’ve rarely come across characters that feel so entirely themselves, like they could step out of the pages any moment now. The small, intimate moments in A Dark and Hollow Star are some of my favourite things ever.

And the dynamics between these wonderful characters are just as perfectly developed. They work so well with each other, they form bonds, despite all their differences. In some cases, there’s already a lot of history there, in others, it’s just a sort of instant chemistry. I love how Arlo, Nausicaä, Vehan and Aurelian act as a team, how they come together and decide to go on a mission to find who’s behind these murders, because they all realise that the adults in their lives are too comfortable in their denial to help. I just feel like Ashley Shuttleworth was incredibly aware of the more common tropes in the YA fantasy genre and decided to either draw notice to them (in the case of children having to save the world, while the adults are too divided to decide how to act), or just turn them on their head entirely.

Overall, there just wasn’t a possibility of me giving A Dark and Hollow Star anything less than five stars. From the moment I first heard about it, I knew I would adore it, and still Ashley Shuttleworth managed to surprise me—I loved their story even more than I ever imagined. Fae and magic, all the pop culture and gaming references my fangirl heart could ever desire, a cast made up entirely of queer characters; the way magic and everyday moments come together to create a world that’s both vivid but also almost intimate, in the way the characters seem to come alive, how they live and breath and love and fight on the page. God, I love this book so endlessly much. Fans of books such as City of Bones & The Cruel Prince: this is the book for you (but it has much more queer representation, so it's even better!) ♥️

31%, that's how far I got in this book and it's a bloody miracle I even managed that. At first I blamed my book slump for my disinterest in this novel, but it's just not my cup of tea. If you need almost 160 pages just to introduce your characters and your world then you're not writing in a way that I like.
I requested this book on Netgalley mainly because of the amazing cover and the promise of a great magical novel. It did not deliver... And I really gave it a chance, I usually DNF at 100 pages and I read almost 160! I just couldn't continue. The writing was too dense, the world too uninteresting, and the storyline too boring.

I so wanted to love this book.

I've been so excited for it. When I got an ARC I even squealed. I was even willing to put up with the seelie/unseelie stuff that bugs me.

But I can't do it. I can't do the mix of the fae - sidhe from Ireland being in the Scottish courts - nope.

The characters seem good and the plot fascinating but this book really isn't for me.

I don't think I've ever before read a book where I loved all of the main characters so much that I couldn't possibly choose a favourite! Each of the main 5 are so brilliantly written, I would happy sit for hours and just read them having dinner together.

The world building was a bit more of a let down - I found it difficult to follow in parts and still have some questions. However, I did really enjoy the book overall, and thought the pacing was just right!

I received a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for a free e-copy of this book.

This review is going to sound like a giant cliché and I apologise in advance. It’s because whenever I love a book perfect like this one, I am terrible at writing a 5-star review. I don’t read much urban fantasy, but I decided to pick up this one as the cover keeps showing up on my social feeds.

This book was a massive surprise. It had a slow start, and at 20% I was actually debating with myself about continuing or not. I am glad I stick with it because after that it was incredibly difficult to put it down.

The story goes around Nausicaä, a fury who was exiled from her realm after killing mortals without permission. She is stranded in the human world until a series of murders force her to get involved with the royal fae family and another human to discover who or what is behind the death of ironborn children.

The most impressive feature of this story is the epic world-building, whenever you think you’ve figured out this world, the writer adds something to the scenario or introduces new supernatural beings, or new rules to the magic system expanding it even further. That was absolutely mind-blowing, how everything from this world was all fitted into an intricated web of faerie politics and mysterious murders. Can you hear my brain exploding? Still, I had the feeling we just scratched the surface of this world and the writer has more to show us with the next book.

I also appreciated that as a change, this story takes place both in modern Toronto and fae world and it’s amazing how mixing these two realities totally works. I loved that it wasn’t the typical New York or London, a lovely change of scenery.

On top of everything, you get a book with a great diversity representation across main and side characters. One of the main characters, Nausicaä is probably the main reason why I loved this story so much. She is such a great character, she talks with no filter, she says whatever she thinks about and she has no problem admitting she has mental health issues, and that she went to see a therapist sometimes. And also, she is absolutely hilarious. I loved all the nerdy jokes, all the references to videogames and Star Wars.

I truly enjoyed every aspect of this story, the plot and the character, and I can’t wait for the sequel. I think it’s darker, grittier and more mature than City of Bones and on the topic, I would add that I strongly recommend checking the content/trigger warnings first, because this book explores a wide range of tough issues.

Side note about this e-arc, I was confused about Hero’s POV as there was no physical sign or break when they started and they were just attached at the end of another character’s POV but I guess this will be fixed in the final version.

This book is going to be your best read of this Winter and thanks to the vivid descriptions and almost informal writing style you will devour this book in no time!

Characters with attitude, Amazing world building and Fae what more could I want from a book?
This book was one of my highly anticipated releases of 2021 and I wasn’t let down not even a bit! With multiple points of view that flowed naturally and a truly interesting magic system I couldn’t put this book down. The characters chemistry was one of the first things that pulled me in and with the hints of romanceu I can’t wait to see where these lead. The plot was fleshed out and had me on the edge of my seat throughout this was such a fast paced book and I loved every minute of it.
What really pushed this book to a 5 star for me was the characters all broken in their own way all coming together to find a serial killer whose crimes could expose the hidden faerie world. The banter between the characters (special mention to Arlo and Nausicaa) had me laughing and really just added something a little extra to the book.


This was such a strong start to a new series and a world I didn’t want to let go of on the last page. P.S Did I mention how much I loved the characters!