Fiction Week!
lookatthewords submitted to medievalpoc:
Fiction Week Book Rec: Faerie Blood by Angela Korra’ti So I just want to talk about this lesser known gem, Fairie Blood, by Angela Korra’ti. I don’t quite recall how I stumbled upon it, but i’m 100% glad I did.
"I was on my way home from work, biking along the Burke-Gilman trail, when a troll decided to eat my face."
I was hooked by that first line and just as engrossed through the entire book. It starts off, as you can see, with a troll trying to eat Kendis Thompson’s face.
In fact, there’s all sorts of magical creatures that Kendis can suddenly see and have somehow decided to notice her too, or rather attack her. And it’s because of one thing: her faerie blood is awakening. And now there are dangerous Fae out there who simultaneously want her… and want to kill her.
This book is incredibly well-written and charming and I didn’t want it to end! It’s urban fantasy, with a pleasant current of action and a dash of romance that’s incredibly cute yet chaste (hot protective gentlemanly Scottish dudes…how can you not love that?!) Plus! It’s pretty all around diverse with a cast of PoC characters and also a gay couple, one being an Asian man of color. Oh and Kendis is a Black WoC.
Overall I highly recommend this book for a semi-light, very fun read. Plus Book two is in the works so look out for that!
As for where to buy it, right now the ebook is on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and a few other places for 99 cents!!!
Amazon Kindle
Barnes and Noble
Google Play
Kobo
I really do hope ya’ll decide to check Faerie Blood out. It’s incredibly deserving of our love!