The Exile: Book One of the Fae (Book of the Fae) - By CT Adams

The Exile: Book One of the Fae (Book of the Fae) -  By CT Adams

Book DescriptionPublication Date: March 10, 2015
Brianna Hai runs an occult shop that sells useless trinkets to tourists--and real magic supplies to witches and warlocks. The magical painting that hangs in Brianna's apartment is the last portal between the fae and human worlds.
A shocking magical assault on her home reveals to Brianna that her father, High King Leu of the Fae, is under attack. With the help of her gargoyle, Pug, her friend David, and Angelo, a police detective who doesn't believe in magic, Brianna recovers what was stolen from her and becomes an unwilling potential heir to the throne.
A suspenseful urban fantasy with a hint of romance, The Exile is the first solo novel by C. T. Adams, who is half of USA Today bestselling author Cat Adams. Like the Cat Adams Blood Singer novels, The Exile is set in a world where magic is real and contains Adams's trademark blend of suspense, action, humor, and strongly emotional writing. If you love reading about the Fae that you find in the Merry Gentry series by Laurell Hamilton but would prefer no sex…at least so far - you are in for a treat with this book.  The worlds are quite similar. So is some of the story-line. The exception is that there is no Dark Court and no Light Court – there is only one Sidhe High court and High King, but there are the other types of Fae that we’ve come to understand from other books.  The romance is very much lacking in this first book, but there is plenty of action to take your mind off of that aspect.
There are also vast differences in the two series also; besides the lack of sex.  I’m thinking that with this first book, this series is going to be just a tad better also. Then again, you never know just how something will turn out.

This book deals with several story lines at one time and it is told through several points of view.  This is a little different than I am used to, but I really liked hearing about the different situations right from the ‘horse’s mouth’ shall we say! It is interesting to hear what Nick, a human who has come to Faerie sort of by accident has to say about what is going on around him.

Speaking of Nick, a human policeman – he is probably the shakiest aspect of this story and his character isn’t as fleshed out as some of the others.  It is clear though, that as he gets a bigger part in this series, we will be learning more about him and his brother David.

I had no problems immersing myself into this book once I got past the prologue and first chapter…as a matter of fact, I just could not put it down; to use a horrid old cliché!

This is a quick wonderful read, one that ends on a bit of a cliff hanger.  I certainly cannot wait for the next book in this series.