Reviewed by PizzyGirl
TITLE: Firewalk With Me
SERIES: Fae-ry Tales #1
AUTHOR: Mychael Black
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 41 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2018
BLURB:
Eight years ago, Kyle Stafford had everything a seventeen-year-old kid could want — the latest gadgets, the best clothes, the newest sports car, and a palatial home. A single lapse in judgment changed everything. Now he’s lucky if he eats once a day. Taking refuge in a small cave to avoid a torrential downpour, he’s hoping for a safe place to sleep. What he gets is far from restful… and definitely not safe.
Roen of House Vakeor takes his job as a guard very seriously. When his patrol leads him to one of the hidden portals to the humans’ side, he stumbles — quite literally — into a young human male sleeping right at his realm’s front door. Whether the human knows where the entrance is or not, Roen’s duty requires him to take the young man prisoner — back to House Vakeor.
REVIEW:
Well this story was not what I was expecting based on the blurb. I mean part of it was, but that blurb is only a fraction of what this story actually is. And in this case, I was not upset by being a bit mislead.
For such a short story this one had a lot going on. It was sparse in details and a bit rushed but I felt like this series was set up very well. Instead of being a stand alone story, this one felt more like the start of something much larger. Honestly, it is very incomplete but at the same time I enjoyed it.
I loved learning about the world and the series ARC was set up very well for me to want to keep reading. In fact, I need to keep reading because I need to know if the unanswered questions are part of the overall scheme or not.
I understood the pull between the two MCs and felt the lust. I felt their connection but man it was super rushed and left me with so many questions as to why these beings behaved as they did. Roen took a huge risk for Kyle and I honestly don’t know enough about either man or theirs pasts to tell you why it happened so fast. In the end I was more fascinated with the unfolding plot and world to care too much about the lack of character development.
I am rating this one 3.5 because at the moment there is a lot missing but my enjoyment and fascination were stronger than my annoyance. I am reserving the right to increase my rating should the remainder of the series prove to have the missing pieces, at which time I will most likely recommend reading the series in its entirety because by itself, this book is missing key elements.
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