Author: Paige E. Ewing
Series: Liliana and the Fae of Fayetteville
My Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
This is the second book in this series, so I’m just going to stick in a quickie review of the first book & then move on to the second:
Precise Oaths
Liliana is a spider-kin woman who can use her multiple eyes to see into the past and future. She’s also on the autistic spectrum, which gave her a very unique voice.
When a local army detective accuses her of murder, Liliana is forced to step out of her quiet home and reclusive lifestyle to prove her innocence & to try to stop her new (and only) friend from being murdered. Liliana’s unique sights and spider abilities combined with her different perspective of social interactions made this a very original read.
Explosive Chemistry
After years of socially isolating herself, Liliana realizes that she likes having friends. Unfortunately, the people she just befriended live dangerous lives, and Liliana foresees their deaths in the near future. Using her spider seer abilities, Liliana needs to figure out how to keep her new friends alive and safe, even if it may require her to risk her own life in the process.
As in the first book, Liliana has a very unique perspective on the world. There’s probably an official term for her social issues and alternative way of dealing with the world, and I don’t want to insult anyone by mislabeling it, but it adds a lot to the story, and makes this book refreshingly different from most other urban fantasies.
While the blurb indicates that this is a romance, there was very little action on that front. It’s obvious that there will eventually be a relationship between Liliana and her crush, but it’s verrrrry slow burn, and they barely talk to each other. Liliana is too busy focusing on saving Pete and the others’ lives. I’m ok with that. I like when the plot focuses on an actual plot instead of using the plot as an excuse for a romance.
Liliana has a straightforward view of the world. Her simplistic relationships and interactions and her blunt honesty makes this a cozy read, and her spider woman abilities keeps the plot moving.
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