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Tales of the Tuath Dé #1
Those Words I Dread
When Trent Fa, misanthrope and self-induced loner, finds an injured man in his apartment, he's ready to call the police. When the man tries to tell him that he's not a man at all, but a fairy, Trent is ready to call a mental hospital. Ciaran isn't what Trent would have expected a fairy to be--he's handsome and sly, with a thick Irish brogue and a biting wit. He says he's on the run from a hunter of all things dangerous and supernatural, and he makes himself a hideout of Trent's posh apartment despite the other man's misgivings. The two get along like a pair of bad-tempered cats, and neither of them are interested in romance. Despite having a hunter on his trail and a bad history of being used, Ciaran can't seem to help noticing his reluctant host, and Trent is finding it more and more difficult to keep his desires closeted. The first in an ongoing series.
- GenresM M RomanceFantasy
219 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 6, 2015
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July 7, 2021
3.5 Stars
Review:
This was light and cute and fun!
The romance was fairly quick but sweet. It felt really fast for them to be promising their rest of their lives to each other and for Trent to give everything up for someone he barely knew, but there was at least some chemistry and growing feelings, and there were some sweet moments and some sexy moments.
The characters themselves were fun to read about. Trent was a misanthropic grumpypants who mostly just snarked at Ciaran, but eventually his snarks became love snarks. They were like terms of endearment for him. His love language, if you will. Ciaran was the opposite. Friendly, flirty, obnoxious, and sticking around even when he wasn't wanted. But I guess that was just what Trent needed to break down his walls. (You just have to kind of overlook the fact that he has essentially killed numerous women because of his fairy magic because, honestly, his excuse about having needs or being lonely or whatever didn't hold up under scrutiny for me. But, you know, fiction and all.)
Julien and Noah had some time in this book too, kind of secondary main characters. Julien was the hunter trying to kill Ciaran. He was obsessively focused, not caring who he hurt to reach his goal, and the more I got to know him, the more I disliked him. However, *very mild spoiler*, so I can be convinced to like him. And Noah was the sweet, seemingly lonely witch crushing on Julien and trying to help him out.
Though overall fun, there was a touch of heaviness here and there. Trent's father not accepting that he's gay and how Trent knew he'd be kicked out and left homeless if he were to go against his father's wishes. Noah's memories of his abusive ex. Some violence and the tension of Ciaran+Trent and Julien+Noah being on opposing sides.
The story is really about the romance, but there's a bit more to it, and the ending doesn't quite wrap everything up because there are more books in the series.
What I disliked was the head-hopping/omniscience. It kept confusing me and pulling me out of the story as I tried to keep up with whose head I was in, whose thoughts or feelings I was getting. But it wasn't enough to make the book unenjoyable, or to make me not continue the series.
Having already read the first three books upon writing this (I binged), I can say that the story only improves from here, with more tension and emotion but still fun, as well as some interesting magic and fae stuff, and and I'm really glad I decided to give it a try! And overall, this one was a light and fluffy sort of story with a touch of action, a grumpy human, a carefree fairy, and a sweet romance.
*Rating: 3.5 Stars // Read Date: 2021 // Format: Ebook*
Recommended For:
Anyone who likes paranormal romance that's fun and a little silly but also gets deeper as it grows, mlm romance, fae, witches, and some heaviness and tension that's balanced with sweetness.
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight
Review:
This was light and cute and fun!
The romance was fairly quick but sweet. It felt really fast for them to be promising their rest of their lives to each other and for Trent to give everything up for someone he barely knew, but there was at least some chemistry and growing feelings, and there were some sweet moments and some sexy moments.
The characters themselves were fun to read about. Trent was a misanthropic grumpypants who mostly just snarked at Ciaran, but eventually his snarks became love snarks. They were like terms of endearment for him. His love language, if you will. Ciaran was the opposite. Friendly, flirty, obnoxious, and sticking around even when he wasn't wanted. But I guess that was just what Trent needed to break down his walls. (You just have to kind of overlook the fact that he has essentially killed numerous women because of his fairy magic because, honestly, his excuse about having needs or being lonely or whatever didn't hold up under scrutiny for me. But, you know, fiction and all.)
Julien and Noah had some time in this book too, kind of secondary main characters. Julien was the hunter trying to kill Ciaran. He was obsessively focused, not caring who he hurt to reach his goal, and the more I got to know him, the more I disliked him. However, *very mild spoiler*, so I can be convinced to like him. And Noah was the sweet, seemingly lonely witch crushing on Julien and trying to help him out.
Though overall fun, there was a touch of heaviness here and there. Trent's father not accepting that he's gay and how Trent knew he'd be kicked out and left homeless if he were to go against his father's wishes. Noah's memories of his abusive ex. Some violence and the tension of Ciaran+Trent and Julien+Noah being on opposing sides.
The story is really about the romance, but there's a bit more to it, and the ending doesn't quite wrap everything up because there are more books in the series.
What I disliked was the head-hopping/omniscience. It kept confusing me and pulling me out of the story as I tried to keep up with whose head I was in, whose thoughts or feelings I was getting. But it wasn't enough to make the book unenjoyable, or to make me not continue the series.
Having already read the first three books upon writing this (I binged), I can say that the story only improves from here, with more tension and emotion but still fun, as well as some interesting magic and fae stuff, and and I'm really glad I decided to give it a try! And overall, this one was a light and fluffy sort of story with a touch of action, a grumpy human, a carefree fairy, and a sweet romance.
*Rating: 3.5 Stars // Read Date: 2021 // Format: Ebook*
Recommended For:
Anyone who likes paranormal romance that's fun and a little silly but also gets deeper as it grows, mlm romance, fae, witches, and some heaviness and tension that's balanced with sweetness.
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight
August 21, 2023
A throughly enjoyable start to what looks to be a promising series. I loved the characters, admittedly were Trent and Ciaran a really cute couple. I genuinely just felt bad for Noah and I found Julien fairly unlikeable for the most part. I look forward to to seeing the characters grow in the next installment!
December 29, 2020
Fantastic book well wrote with interesting characters. Ciaran and Trent are adorable. Sorry but I can’t stand Julian. His constant need to hunt Ciaran and kill him and his dismissive attitude toward Noah. Hopefully he goes through some changes in book 2.
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