Genre: New Adult | Fantasy | Paranormal | Romance
Published: January 31, 2022
Series: Curse of the Fae
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Audiobook: No
Received From: Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited
Blurb
Coraline Fray’s escape from foster care is about to turn into a fight for her life.
After Cora’s utter clumsiness lands her in a strange world, she’s immediately hauled off to jail by a Fae guard. Now the freedom that had been so close is a distant memory….because humans who learn of Faerie can never go back.
Imprisoned as an energy source for the Unseelie Kingdom, Cora now serves the heir to the throne: Noah Driscoll. And although Prince Noah disagrees with the practice of imprisoning humans for energy-feeding purposes, that's a secret the future Unseelie King needs kept quiet.
Which means even if he’s against it, he needs Cora to pretend he’s feeding, and she needs to keep up the ruse, too. Because if Noah isn't feeding on her, she’ll be assigned to another Fae who will.
And yet, somehow she’s found herself loyal to these monsters the minute they're threatened, and starting to fall for the Prince of the Unseelie himself… Two mistakes that are about to cost her what little she has left.
Review
The beginning of the story moves a little slowly as readers are introduced to Cora's background and personality. However, after a chapter or two, the plot starts moving forward quickly as Cora learns about her place in a different world.
The premise seems to be going in a rags-to-riches direction, but it's not as off-putting as it sounds because the plot is quite intriguing.
First, you have the Unseelie who, at first glance, are vampires; however, they really aren't. The main difference between the Unseelie and Seelie Fae is what elements they have control over. The Unseelie Fae drink blood to replenish their magic but they don't necessarily need to drink in order to live. Of course, this brings up the ethical and moral question, "Is this slavery?" I'll let you be the judge of that, and I'm going to withhold judgment until I've read the series.
Second, there is a spunky and tough protagonist who has a soft spot for the prince who is supposed to feed on her but isn't. Cora is quite the character, which makes it easy to forgive the slow start from character-building. One minute she's bold and brash, and the next minute she's cautiously optimistic. It was hard for me to resist this combination of traits in a character.
Third, the world-building is good, not great, but good. It provides enough of a foundation to give readers a good idea of the setting while leaving the rest up to readers' imaginations. Since this isn't an epic fantasy, I see no reason why the world-building needs to be more than what it is; however, some may disagree.
I enjoyed Faerie Magic and I already have the second book in the series loaded on my Kindle to read in the near future. I'd recommend it for readers who love all things Fae.
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