I have mixed feelings about this book. It was entertaining enough to finish, but I couldn't really connect with the characters. Eugenie Markham is a shaman whose main job is exorcising and killing demons and all sorts of Otherworldly creatures. But suddenly she finds herself a target for all sorts of supernaturals, and to her dismay discovers the secret her mother kept from her - that her father was the legendary Storm King, which makes her half-faerie (or gentry as is called in this book). Not only that, there is a prophecy that the son of the Storm King's daughter will conquer the human world - making her the target of every power-hungry gentry who wants to father her child. Not only does Eugenie have to fight them off, she must also find a way to control her newly awakened power so she doesn't inadvertently destroy everything around her.
Interesting premise, but the book could not completely hold my attention somehow, and it was a struggle to finish it. Perhaps it was just that, being the first in a series, the setup and exposition were a little tedious. However, the toward the end it flowed much better and my interest was revived enough for me to want to read the second book. We'll see how it goes from there.
Interesting premise, but the book could not completely hold my attention somehow, and it was a struggle to finish it. Perhaps it was just that, being the first in a series, the setup and exposition were a little tedious. However, the toward the end it flowed much better and my interest was revived enough for me to want to read the second book. We'll see how it goes from there.
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