Opinions of a Wolf

Summary:
London works for hire doing investigations mostly for parahumans, and her best friend is a vampire who keeps hoping she’ll consent to being turned.  Her life isn’t run-of-the-mill, but it isn’t too bad either, until one day she gets Touched by a Sidhe and finds herself sucked into the Fey world bubbling just beneath the surface of the regular one.

Review:
This is a fast-paced urban fantasy novella, ideal for fans of the genre who can catch onto tropes without needing everything explained to them in detail.

London is a typical kick-ass heroine.  Her problem of having been Touched is achieved quickly, though, lending her the uniqueness of aching for a Fey.  Anybody who’s been a while without getting laid can relate to that. 😉

The paranormal world Archer has created uses the urban fantasy tropes but is still unique.  The shapeshifters are Changelings.  The Fey can look grotesque or beautiful (similar to a demon).  The vampires are what we have all come to expect from vampires.  Silver is still a force against the paranormals.

What bumped this novella up from average to highly enjoyable for me was the use of the paranormal world to comment on the relationship between Ireland the UK.  The UK consists of Wizards, and Ireland contains the Fey.  The Fey have been persecuted by the Wizards for generations, and it is this battle that London finds herself in the middle of.  This whole concept could really go places, and I like the freedom that urban fantasy gives Archer to comment on a touchy area of international relations.

My two quips with the novella are relatively minor.  I can’t stand the main heroine’s name.  It’s rather confusing to read about a London in the setting of the UK and Ireland.  I also was a bit disappointed to find no sex scene, but I suppose that’s what makes this urban fantasy and not paranormal romance.

Overall, I recommend this fast-paced novella to urban fantasy fans with an hour or so to kill and a kindle or other ereader handy.

4 out of 5 stars

Source: Kindle copy from the author in exchange for my honest review

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