This is one of the cutest, sweetest and warmest books in the Nocturne Falls Universe. The book follows The Truth About Cats and Wolves, the first book by this author and one of the best books in the Nocturne Falls Universe, and it starts in equally captivating way. We even see Kai, Finn and Owen shortly, but this book is not about them.
This book is about Bellamy, a fairy, and Tinker, a goblin, who go together to Harmswood Academy in Nocturne Falls and have been in love with each other since the first moment they met in school. They have many obstacles to overcome, and it is amazing to follow the story which features so much love, friendship, dedication and determination.
The story happens mostly in Hallowed Bean, the coffee shop, Harmswood Academy and the Goblin City, and it is interesting how the author gives us detailed description of the places and adds to the existing world. She set a really nice premise full of possibilities for future stories.
Tinker's friends Hubble, Sam and Natalie are the best friends anyone could ask for, loyal, caring, helpful and supportive. Sam and Natalie are characters from a short story created several years ago The Were Four. It is an incredibly adorable and comical short story. It features four boys who have their own band and play not so nice music. Peter, Romeo, Quinn, Sam, four lame shapeshifters (platypus, mosquito, piranha, sloth), and Natalie, Sam's sister are the featured characters. There are no other characters in the story, and they are not necessary. I always get amazed when a storyteller is capable of telling a full complete story in so few pages.
The reason I read this story was to learn more about Sam and Natalie, and although this story dates several years prior to the creation of Nocturne Falls, they fit perfectly. I wish, however, that the author finds a way to include Peter, Quinn and Romeo in future NFU stories. I would like to read more about the whole group.
All of the characters are well developed and the world is beautifully mapped out. The author's writing is superb and I'm hoping for more of these books. I like her take on Nocturne Falls very much, especially because she focuses on the Harmswood Academy in such a way that she extends Nocturne Falls from within.
Nocturne Falls universe contains 16 books at the moment with eight new books coming now. Original Nocturne Falls series contains eight books and four short stories, as well as three books of the Jayne Frost spin off series. All of the series are great entertaining light read and I highly recommend them.