Review: Motor City Fae by Cindy Spencer Pape

Motor City Fae by Cindy Spencer Pape

Reviewed by Chronic Betty

Detroit artist Meagan Kelly has had a strong sixth sense all her life, but that doesn't mean the gorgeous stranger's crazy story—that she's a half-elf, half human heiress—is true. But Meagan can't deny the evidence of her own eyes—he's Fae. A tall, blond, handsome, pointy-eared elf—and a man she just can't get enough of.

Ric Thornhill's assignment just got a lot more complicated. The more time he spends with Meagan, the harder it is to see her as a political tool to prevent an all-out war between humans and Fae.

Now Meagan's in a race to master her newly released powers in time to prevent the conflict, convince a jealous Queen not to strip Ric of his powers, and find out if she can build a life that straddles two worlds.

 Motor City Fae was the first book from new digital-first publisher Carina Press that really caught my eye.  The Fae, romance, political intrigue, and the first of a new series?  Sign me up!

The romance was the strongest part of this story.  Meagan and Ric had chemistry from the start, and even though they went from meet cute to marriage in a ridiculously short period of time (I think the whole story happens over the course of five days), I still believed they had a shot at working out.

The weakness for me was all the rest of the story.  There were lots of creatures other than just the Fae, but they got only the most perfunctory of introductions.  And the political intrigue was a bit too straightforward to count as intriguing.  I would have preferred more world building and complexity when the supernatural element is supposed to be such an important part of the story.

But even so, Fae was a light, entertaining read.  I give this one a B-.  The hero and heroine for the next book, Motor City Witch, are well signalled, and I'm looking forward to their story.  It's already on my reader, waiting it's turn.

As a digital publisher, Carina Press titles are available as ebooks from their website and from major ebook retailers, and some titles are also available as audiobooks through Audible.com.  I bought this one myself, with the help of a coupon from Kobo.  (Seriously, ya'll, keep an eye out for those Kobo coupons.  They're majorly helpful, or dangerous, depending on your point of view.)