Book: Daughter of the Fae by A.L. Garr
Reviewed by Andareadstoomuch
Rating: 5/5
A title like Daughter of the Fae conjures up a certain picture in your mind. You think fantasy maps with hard to pronounce names, intricate magic systems, ethereally green and lush lands, kings and queens, and otherworldly beings. What you do not expect is an opening with an investigative journalist using an informant to catch a slumlord builder with his pants down (literally) to blackmail him into paying the people back that invested in his non-existent building. But you know what? I am here for it! A.L. Garr gets all the points for an unexpected opening that got me totally sunk in on this book! Sosie is tasked with finding her father. Not the one she thought she had, but the one her mother finally reveals to her after 25 years. Sosie starts to unravel just who this man is, and what he is. She finds out more about her heritage as she tries to find there’s a different world living within that one she’s always called home. Putting her investigative journalism skills to work, she’s sure she can find her father and exactly why he disappeared.
Part fantasy, part mystery and a whole lot of found family (and in the strangest places). I loved each and every character in this book. The relationships here are where A.L. Garr excels, there’s the right amount of push and pull, and even skepticism. (There is also nothing I love more than the fae in the mortal world trope. Yes, I know it’s silly but it will never not be funny to me. Take what you will from that.)
I have but one bone to pick with you, author A.L. Garr… that needed to be longer! I was having such a good time and then, it was over! More, please!
Daughter of the Fae is available on Oct 21.
Thank you to The Nerd Fam for the gifted eARC. #daughterofthefae #thenerdfam