Karissa E. (ophelia99) reviewed on 7/30/2016 + 2527 more book reviews

Previous to this book I had read Peeler's Jane True series which I really enjoyed. I have had this book on my "to be read" pile for awhile. For the most part I enjoyed this book. It was a fun and light urban fantasy read with a touch of romance. This is supposed to be the first book in a series but I havn't been able to find any information on if/when the second book will release.

I liked some things about this book. Having our heroine be a 1000 year old jinni is a fun concept and something (that while done in urban fantasy before) isn't done all that often. I do wish that Peeler has capitalized on this ancient age thing a bit more and given us some interesting stories from Lyla's past.

I also really enjoyed the different Immunda we run into. The Immunda are non-pureblood supernatural creatures and were really interesting. In some parts this reminded me a bit of Seanan McGuire's Incryptid series; light-hearted with interesting monsters.

I do have a couple complaints as well. I did think that Lyla came across as a bit naive and immature considering how old she was. I also thought the story was predictable. Additionally I think this would have made a wonderful stand alone book and didn't really like the ending much. Peeler could have ended this one chapter earlier and it would have been a wonderful and cute stand alone.

Overall this was a cute and light-hearted urban fantasy read. I enjoyed the that the main heroine was a jinni and all the world-building around Immunda and Purebloods. I thought the heroine was too immature for her age though and found the story to be fairly simple and predictable. If you are a Peeler fan you will probably enjoy this.

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