Faerie Blood – A Review

I am so sorry to be getting this review out so late. No excuses but here we go:

Blurb:

Kendis Thompson of Seattle thinks she’s as normal as the next computer geek, and up till now, she’s been right. But her world is about to
turn on its ear, for she is the daughter of a Seelie Court mage and her mortal husband–and her faerie blood is awakening. Suddenly the
city she’s known all her life is transforming before her eyes. Trolls haunt the bike trails. Fairies and goblins run loose in the streets.
An old woman who is not what she seems and a young wanderer running from his past stand ready to defend Seattle–and Kendis–from magical assault. She will need those allies, for the power rising within her is calling her fey kin to the Emerald City to find her. And kill her.

Warning: This book is fun with a capital UF!

From the dialogue to the first person narrative to all the neat little world building bits of a secret Supernatural society in Seattle. Elves, trolls and fey, (oh my!) running a muck.

And a big plus, geek humor!

Seriously, whats not to love? Mind you, I could be biased…it’s Urban Fantasy. And me? I love me some Urban Fantasy.

Kendis was an absolute riot! Her off beat commentary had me giggling straight through her narratives. I’ve got to hand it to Ms. Korra’ti for her handling of such quirky characters. From Aunt Agatha, the sweet compassionate woman who reminds me so much of the best of the women in my community, to the gung-ho and eccentric Millicent Merriweather and her trusty  companion “Butch”. Even Jude, a pagan and  rather minor player, managed to hold her own and not get overwhelmed by all the other interesting characters causing mayhem for Kendis. Kendis could have done a lot worse for a best friend than Jude, chica was awesome!

Faerie Blood is a fairly light read at 219 pages, but packed with lots of excursions to excite and entertain you. While there were no huge surprises in way of plot twists, I felt Ms. Korra’ti went out side of the box for her protagonist as  Kendis is not your run of the mill snarky hot babe kicking supernatural butt in stilettos.

Hell,Kendis may not even wear heels. There was really no mention of snazzy clothes to detract from the heart of the plot, which I, for one, was thankful for. No unnecessary detail is fine by me!

I hope there will be more stories for these characters in future. I especially loved Christopher. And what woman wouldn’t with that Scottish accent of his? 😉

Overall, this was a perfectly enjoyable read with a sweet satisfying ending. A very nice debut. Kuddoes to Ms. Korra’Ti and defiantly looking forward to reading more of her work in future.

Intrigued by what I’ve had to say? Then you can head over to Drollerie Press and pick yourself up a copy.