Derailed

Circuit Fae #1.5

by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge

A goth-rock show. An innocent train ride. That’s all it takes for high school sophomore Syl Skye’s perfectly normal world to come crashing down. Why? Because this train holds the infamous Rouen Rivoche, a dark Fae assassin bent on murdering Syl. This is one journey that should end in tragedy, not two people falling love. Then again, whenever the Fae are involved, there’s no telling what will happen…

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, LGBT, Lesbian, Contemporary, Urban Fantasy, Fae

100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 23, 2018

About the author

Genevieve Iseult Eldredge (she/they) writes angsty, slow-burn lesbian stories about girls who can’t decide whether to kiss or kill each other.

Sometimes they do both.

GIE is multi-published and, in her role as an editor, has guided hundreds of authors throughout the course of their publishing careers.

Her readers say GIE is a "master of world building," who is "stellar" at normalizing LGBTQIA+ characters and relationships and "writing for the broader community."

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THE CIRCUIT FAE SERIES
Moribund eSampler (FREE)
Moribund
Derailed - a Moribund Prequel Novella
Ouroboros
Dethroned – An Inimical Prequel Novella
Inimical
Rekindled – a Nemesis Prequel Novella
Nemesis
Eidolon – coming soon!

Reviews

[Lex Kent · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars. This is a prequel to the YA urban fantasy book Moribund. I think if you have read Moribund already, parts of this story you will already know. I have not read it yet so I was glad I started here. This book is about the dark and light fae. The dark fae thinks they must destroy all the light fae princesses to keep themselves alive. The light fae try to hide their princesses in the human world to keep them from being murdered. I thought this was actually pretty dark for a YA book. I didn’t mind and I can’t help but like the whole sworn enemies to soul connection thing going on here. I enjoyed this enough that I am looking forward to giving Moribund a read. This is currently available with Kindle Unlimited.

[Alice-Elizabeth (Prolific Reader Alice) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 out of 5 stars!

If you've been following me here on Goodreads or subscribed to my blog (www.marriedtobooksreviewsandblog.word...), you will know that I read the first two books in the Circuit Fae series for a blog tour earlier this year. And I adored them! It's a YA Fantasy series with a cute F/F romance that I simply fell in love with. This prequel is currently free to purchase, however, I do recommend that you read the first book in the series before reading this prequel. The title of the first book is called Moribund. I did like this prequel, even though the length was extremely short. It was action packed, great to see the two main characters Syd and Rouen again!

The conflict was definitely there, it was a nice addition as I try to patiently wait for books 2.5 and 3 in the series to be released (both will be this year!) It did read well, some of the Syd was having at points I didn't quite agree with. However, do give this series a try, I promise it will be thrilling, fun and exciting all at the same time! Advice: Read Moribund, then this prequel!

[Anastasia ｼ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

Meh...
Had I read this one before Moribund I probably would have liked it better. But it just felt like a repeat of the first half of book one in this series.
I read it pretty freaking fast though. Admittedly I skipped a few pages in each chapter, maybe even a chapter or two... 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Moribund | Review
Derailed | Review
Ouroboros | Review SoonTM
Dethroned | Review SoonTM
Inimical | Review SoonTM
Rekindled | Review SoonTM
Nemesis | Review SoonTM

[Dev · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

On the one hand this series just PAINFULLY YA, but which I mean we've got insta-love, catty high school cliques, the chosen one [tm], and a host of other things I generally hate ...but also that insta-love is a cute lesbian faerie couple featuring an awesome goth violinist which is 500% My Jam [tm] so it all kind of evens out. This story did a nice job of fleshing out some of the details on things that were mentioned in the first book and while I have already read Moribund, I think you could easily read this one first if you wanted to start the series that way. It's got the same general style and layout as Moribund and while I still think a lot of the names for their magical stuff are absolutely ridiculous, I do love the song lyric samples at the beginning of Euphoria's chapters so ...again it all kind of evens out. I think if you just set out to enjoy this series for what it is you'll have a good time, but it definitely falls into a lot of YA pitfalls so just be prepared for that I guess.

[Kogiopsis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasantly surprised! I stumbled across this series in one of my library's e-book apps and frankly it sounded too good to be true - YA about queer fae princesses? surely mine eyes deceive me - but it's real! And then I worried that the writing wouldn't be good, because that does tend to be a problem with small-press or self-pubbed queer books, so I picked up this short prequel to test it out and... it's solid. Definitely engaging enough that I'm going to read the rest of the series.

[Christina Bauer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb world-building. Heart-pounding action. A touch of romance. I love love LOVED getting the full backstory on how Syl and Rouen REALLY met. You don't have to have read MORIBUND in order to DEVOUR this amazing prequel novella. FIVE STARS!

[Ankita Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the short span of a book and a half (As Derailed is just a Novella) Syl and Rouen a.k.a. Euphoria have quickly become one of my most favorite couples.

They're the perfect good girl, bad girl duo, and together, they're absolutely one of the cutest couples I've ever met.

Derailed was just as awesome as the Book One, Moribund. There was just enough amount of action, destruction, fantasy, evil, good and the butterflies.

Now, I'll excitedly wait for Ouroboros, the book two, and maybe re-read Moribund in the time being.

Derailed was absolutely beautiful and I loved every part of it. It has made the wait for the next book even more unbearable!

By the way, you can read my review of the Book One, Moribund here:

http://ankysbookbubble.blogspot.in/20...

[Monster House Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

The prequel tale of how Roue and Syl fell in love... while almost killing each other. ***SNIFF SNIFF*** Not to be missed!

[Mutated Reviewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goodreads Synopsis:
Syl Skye. Rouen Rivoche. Star-crossed lovers who should be mortal enemies. This is the story of how they met.

A nightly excursion to DC. A goth-rock show. One innocent train ride. That’s all it takes for high school sophomore Syl Skye’s perfectly normal world to come crashing down.

Because unbeknownst to her, she’s a sleeper-princess of the fair Fae—a vessel of Fae power that has yet to Awaken—and there are dark Fae who want her dead, dead, dead.

Rouen Rivoche is one of those dark Fae. Bound to Agravaine the dark Fae Huntsman who is dedicated to wiping out all sleeper-princesses, Rouen has no choice but to hunt Syl down and spill her blood.

But a chance meeting in a nightclub, a brush of their hands, a lingering look… Despite herself, Rouen is attracted to Syl. And when she lets Syl get away…that’s when their troubles really begin.

After all, every couple has their issues, right?

Find out how Syl and Rouen met in this new prequel novella to MORIBUND, Book 1 of The Circuit Fae...

My Review:
I received a copy of Derailed from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

After reading the first book in the series and thoroughly enjoying it, I was delighted to see that I had been auto approved for the prequel to the series as well and almost immediately started on it, and was not disappointed. I also really liked the cover and couldn't wait to see what I was in for.

The story begins with Syl and Fiann and the rest of their squad at a Euphoria show, before the first book starts. Although she spends a lot of the book being ditched by her friends, Syl enjoys herself and falls more in love with her favourite singer/songwriter than she is already. It also switches to Rouen's viewpoint, just like the first book. I like how consistent everything is and I'm glad I read it, it's exciting and only adds more depth to the story. This tells of Syl and Fiann's train accident that's mentioned in the first book.

Overall although this was a prequel that I read after the first book in the series, I really enjoyed getting to know the characters better. I definitely want to check out more of the series in the future, and you should check out this series if you haven't already.

Here's a link to the book on Amazon, and another link to the authors Twitter.

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[Alice Reeds · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Derailed' is an interesting first glimpse into what's to come once you pick up the actual trilogy(?). In itself 'Derailed' is a short, 100 page novella that introduces us to the two heroines of the Circuit Fae trilogy (?) that's taking a spin on the 'chosen one' and 'forbidden lovers' tropes by adding interesting fae lore and a LGBT aspect, which I very much appreciated.

In itself 'Derailed' felt very much YA with a young voice when it comes to Syl and a slightly darker one for Rouen. We see Syl's high school 'squad' (who seem awfully mean to her in the first chapter as for the fact that they are supposedly the best of friends but I guess that's high school for you), sneaking out to a concert against your parents rules (#relatable, ha ha), and a goth violin rockstar, plus the conflict between fair and dark fae in a urban fantasy setting.

It was quite an enjoyable read, even though it took me a minute to get into it since I'm usually not that big on fae, but I am sure that fans of YA urban fantasy, and fae, will love his f/f forbidden lovers story and crave more after finishing this novella. Luckily there are currently two full books out with a third one to come so plenty of story to read!

The only thing that seriously irked me about this was the severe case of insta-love between Syl and Rouen because it's simply not a trope I personally enjoy, but I know plenty of people who don't mind it at all.

[Cindy Stein · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this prequel to the series we meet Syl, a high school student whose family has fallen on hard times so that she is no longer able to keep up with her rich friends, including her bestie. When she scrapes money together to travel from Richmond, VA to DC to see her idol, Euphoria, perform in a club, the two meet by chance and both feel an immediate connection. But Euphoria is really Rouen, a dark fae whose been bound by a contract to an evil hunter determined to have her kill all 7 sleeper princesses in order to save the dark fae world. Their next target is in Richmond where the hunter decides that they must derail a train, which happens to be the train that Syl and her friends are traveling on to get back home.

The book drew me in from just about the first page and I'm hooked on the entire series. Syl is a great MC, with an appropriate amount of teen angst and a connection to her Irish heritage. In fact the fantasy aspect of the series is a kind of Irish mysticism.

This prequel is novella length and my only complaint, which earns the book 4 stars instead of 5, is that the chapters focused on Rouen and the hunter feel repetitive. Other than that, I highly recommend the series.

[Erin S. Bales · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this prequel novella up because I loved Moribund and because I wanted the full story on Syl and Rouen's very first encounter. Prequels can be tricky since readers of the previous book already know where the story is headed, but even though I knew where things were going, I was not disappointed because the journey was as exciting and romantically charged as I'd hope for! The sparks between Syl and Rouen fly immediately, and despite Rouen's position in this story as one of the villains, the author does a great job of making her sympathetic. I think that's because we get to see more of the world and more of Rouen's perspective while she's hunting the sleeper-princesses. I think Syl and Rouen are both complicated characters, and their choices are difficult, which makes their straightforward attraction to one another all the more compelling.

Thank you, Eldredge, for wetting my whistle while I wait for Ouroboros. I'm counting down the days till March!

[Consu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute lesbian couple where one of them plays the violin and is a glam-goth rock star? And the other one is the chosen one for the fair fae to save the world?? Sign me tf up
It was your tipical YA story with the "loser" chosen-one meeting her idol, who ends up having amazing powers and also is a fae, and both of them falling in love. It was sweet and simple, perfect for a novella. We get a peek at what their personal situations are before the first book although I'm not too sure how it relates to the first one, considering this happens BEFORE it, I feel like Roue would be much more invested after something like this happens. The dialogue was a bit flat and the characters' reactions felt kind of forced at times. All in all I liked this book and will be picking up the second one in the series soon.

[Paul Franco · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a small prequel to a novel I’ve already read, in which a “chosen one” teen had to fight dark forces to save the world. . . stop me if you’ve heard this before. This story tells about the first meeting between the probably doomed lovers, events that were mentioned in the previous book. Syl has a huge crush on violin-playing Rouen, going to her concert and then heavily involved in the train crash that brings them together and separates Syl from her friends.
Gotta admit, it feels kinda weird reading this after the main event. What I most liked about the main book was the humor, and that’s as evident here. It does explain why the dark fae can’t sense her, but I would have liked more on Glamma. More than anything, I wasn’t able to really picture the train crash and its aftermath, which made it difficult to follow.

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was really pleased to see this novella release - I had purchased Moribund, the first book in the series, and was pleasantly surprised to find a fresh take on the YA genre. I enjoy young adult books quite a bit, but they'd gotten a bit stale and samey -- so, while you get many of the same beats that we read YA books for, there are some really exciting, unique characters and situations ... it's variety and diversity the genre desperately needs. That's why I was glad to see the prequel out -- getting a peek at the characters before Moribund was fascinating, and it makes me excited for what's to come. It's definitely worth the investment of time and money.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this prequel to Moribund, book #1 of the Circuit Fae series! Derailed was slightly darker than Moribund and full of action, but I also enjoyed getting to see how Syl and Euphoria first connected on that fateful night.

This novella really adds to the series and would be accessible to someone even if they haven't read Moribund yet. I can't wait to read the next book!

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a prequel to Moribund and it makes the story of Syl and Rouen complete. There is definitely chemistry between them - but at this point the reader (if you read Moribund already) knows where the story is going and you are familiar with the characters. I enjoyed this book just as much as I did with the first one.

[Marie Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this prequel novella. Despite the shorter length, this book really had the depth of character and story you would expect from a full length novel. This is a great place to start with the Circuit Fae series if you haven't already read Moribund.

[Vee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having not read the previous book in this series I still enjoyed this series I still enjoyed Derailed and was able to follow what was going on. It was a good short read and kept me interested.

[Firefly Hill Press · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes Yes Yes! Another triumph by Ms. Eldredge! Truly remarkable tale of love and adventure told through a distinctly YA voice. If you enjoy magic and fairies and love (and really, who doesn't?!), then this story is for you!

[Nancy (The Avid Reader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Syl Skye sneaks out with her best friend Fiann and their squad to go see her favorite goth-rock star Euphoria perform. Syl has a crush on Euphoria and will risk her mother’s wrath to see her play.

After the show is over they catch the train back to their hometown. Syl wakes to people screaming and yelling and the screech of the train as it is turning over and over and falling down, down, down. After the train finally stops Syl realizes that Euphoria is responsible for wrecking the train by using magic. What Syl doesn’t know is that Euphoria didn’t have a choice she was forced to do what she did.

Euphoria is hunting the sleeper-princess and she keeps asking Syl if she is the sleeper-princess but Syl has no clue what she is talking about. Euphoria was sent to kill all the sleeper-princess.

Derailed is filled with so much action that it will grab a hold of you right from the start and you will be lost in its depths from beginning to end. I have fallen in love with the world of the Moribund, the Circuit Fae and the Sleeper-Princess and can’t wait to devour more from this world.

I am so glad that I got this opportunity to read about how Syl and Euphoria met and how the sleeper-princess awoken. Come join Syl and Euphoria on their epic journey through the world of the Moribund and Circuit Fae and watch them as they light up the world together.

[Alyssa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I received Derailed as an auto-approval from Monster House Books via NetGalley, and it being a shorter novella already on my dashboard, I figured I might as well read it. As a disclaimer, this was my first experience with Eldredge's Circuit Fae series, so I've evaluated at this prequel without consideration of its place in the overarching narrative. This evaluation being that urban fantasy fans will likely enjoy this LGBT take on the traditional urban fantasy forbidden romance, but personally, the tropes were played too straight for me to take the story seriously.

Syl Skye has the "different from other girls" attitude down to a tee, spending much of the book complaining about how her friends are mean girls and she's just too weird to fit in. Honestly, this trope is no fault of this book/author in particular, but it's just one I've long learned to be wary of. I've been in several schools in multiple countries myself and have yet to find an environment that actually supports the petty sniping that goes on with Syl, Fiann and the rest of the "squad", who for that matter don't behave like a squad at all and have the personalities of cardboard. I hate it when stories include girl-on-girl hate just because, especially if the protagonist acts like she's above it all while continuing to sling mud at her supposedly stuck-up rival.

Bear in mind that during this entire time, Syl is the Cinderellaest Cinderella who ever Cinderella'ed. Daddy's no longer sending her money so she's broke and can't go out for concerts and drinks with her douchebag "friends" anymore. What a horror. To add insult to injury, after she makes her friends, a party of at least five other people, wait for her for half an hour so that she can try in vain to meet up with her idol, they decide they're done and ditch her to catch the last train of the night home. What terrible friends. I mean, I was just kind of incredulous reading that. Sorry, but they indulged your obsession for 30 minutes (x 5 people = 2.5 hours wasted) and then do the smart thing and leave so that they can goddamn make it home, and you have the gall to frame it as their fault for being selfish bitches? Really?

Then, when you get down to the writing, Syl is simply annoying in that her voice reads like a ten-year-old on her first crush. An example:

'Ugh, no. She'd think I was out of my mind.

No, she wouldn't because...Because she felt it too, my heart whispers.

Stop it, heart, ya darn traitor!

Being obsessed and acting all crazy bananapants over a goth-rock star isn't my jam, no matter what passed between us in those few moments.'

...Inner Goddess, anyone? Bellastasia say hi.

By far the best parts of the novella are the scenes between Rouen/Euphoria and Agravaine. Those are the only times where there's conflict, both internal and external, that I feel like I should care about. Part of it is the darker, more earnest tone necessary for Rouen's situation, which I think Eldredge works much better with than the forced "fellow kids" style used for Syl. To be fair, if that style of writing doesn't bother you, Derailed as a whole probably won't. It does get bonus points for portraying lesbian heroines who stand up for themselves and their identities (yay!), but other than that it doesn't work as a piece of fiction.

*Thanks to Monster House Books and NetGalley for providing a review copy of this book! All opinions represented remain my own.*

[Ren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novella gives background on the major event that sets Moribund in motion and shows how Syl and Rouen first met (there are literal sparks).

I really enjoyed this novella, mostly because it gives more background on Rouen and I kind of love her sassiness. It shows how she's been fighting the Contract forced upon her and goes deeper into her relationship with Agravaine. It also shows how Syl has been adjusting to her new life after a few personal changes have happened.

I loved this additional background on Rouen and Syl, but mostly Rouen. :)

[Casper · Rating 2 out of 5]

It took me a bit to get into this honestly and I still didn’t entirely. I should probably acknowledge that this was my first experience with this series and this author because I received this early on NetGalley, so I don’t have any knowledge of this world or these characters past what was given to me. So if I’m missing something, my bad. I mean, it is a prequel to the first book, so.

Anyway, I actually almost just left it behind and probably would have if it were a full book, but because it was only about 100 pages, I decided to grind it out to see if it got better or worse or stayed the same. Which is to say kinda lackluster and a bit annoying both because of Syl’s narrative—something that bordered on ‘trying a little too hard to be “hip” (or quirky) with all my slang and #relatable moments’—and what seemed like a very intense case of insta-love in the beginning that I still didn’t... really totally understand by the end, but it made an ounce of more sense considering the circumstances. Still didn’t like it though.

However, it did get a little better after the first few chapters. When the trash crash happened, it started picking up speed and I was definitely more interested in the events happening to the point where I could finish it. The entire thing between Rouen and Agravaine, and the whole sleeper-princesses thing was strange, as well as the entire notion of how fae work in this world, but it was unique enough to motivate me to finish.

The thing that bugged me the most about the entire thing was Syl. I wanted to connect with her and relate to her attitude and personality because she had a couple of amusing lines of narration or dialogue, but for the most part, it felt… fake and forced, like the author was trying to fit as much current slang and quirky things as they could in there. At one point, Syl actually uses the word ‘obvs’ in her narrative in all seriousness.

I didn’t dislike her, per say, but I didn’t like her either. I guess there’s more to her in the actual series? To be fair, there was one part that actually made me snort out loud but that was because of what it was parodying and the delivery.

“I know what you are,” I tell her, hoping to buy some time.
“What’s that?”
“Fangs, glowing eyes.” This is my worst stall tactic ever, but I go for it. “You’re a vampire.”
“Wha—no.” She looks insulted, maybe a little amused. “Vampires aren’t real. I’m a dark Fae.”

Nevertheless, I’m not sure if it’s the writing style or the characters or what, but I don’t care enough to read the books that follow this honestly. It was an interesting concept, but considering I wasn’t 100% invested into it, even at the climax of it all, I doubt the actual books would be able to hold my focus. That’s not to say that it was a bad because I could see how a lot of people would love this, but it’s not really for me.

[Ruthsic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Warnings: homomisia

Derailed is actually a prequel novella in the Circuit Fae series, which I haven’t read yet, but it did not make much of a difference for this book. The events of this novella supposedly take place before the plot of the first book Moribund, and it is about the first time that the princesses of the two faery courts meet. Syl is a sleeper princess of the fair Fae, and Rouen is of the dark Fae and bound to the Wild Hunt to hunt down sleeper princesses. Syl’s power has been contained by her grandmother so she passes as mortal, but a chance encounter happens when Syl meets Rouen at the latter’s concert. For her part, Syl has had a crush on her favorite musician but Rouen feels a lingering connection from a single touch of Syl.

Most of the novel is devoted to Rouen being puppeteered around by the leader of the Wild Hunt, who apparently did not get the notice that Rouen is a lesbian and couldn’t care less about him. He wants to use her power to break the circle of iron around Syl’s town; neither of them know Syl is the sleeper princess but they know she is in the town. Now, while Rouen’s parts are about causing the mayhem asked of her, it is also quite repetitive - she constantly lingers on how Syl made her feel, the innocence she sees in her, and how they can never be. (Geez, you met her for like 5 hot seconds) Syl, meanwhile is feeling low because Rouen blows her off and her best friend is being a creepy homomisic bitch. What the book does have going for it, though, is that even in the limited space of a novella, it establishes the world enough that you don’t feel lost despite never having read Moribund. What kind of ruined it in the end was the weird rushed ending.

Overall, a good novella but I am still on the fence if I want to continue onto the main books. I am certainly intrigued by the f/f romance in the novel, but Rouen mostly comes across as a female stand-in for the tortured bad boy trope in this one.

Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Ink Monster LLC, via Netgalley.

[Jethro Farrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this as a prequel to Moribund adds more detail to the train crash, and being a prequel you need to know the story first. It’s like watching the Star Wars prequel and not knowing Darth Vader. But you never hear about Charlotte, Jane, and Belinda until this book, her friends, her group that she lost, then again benefits of a prequel, more detail added and we absorb it. I would have liked to have had a chapter with Glamma and Georgina talking about Syl’s legs and her sacrifice before she wakes up, what they know, what they suspected.

[Calye Bowen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a partial review, but you can check out the full thing on my blog!

Okay, guys! So first of all, I would like to thank both Netgalley and Monster House Books for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Let's go ahead and check out what I thought!

First of all, this was a really short prequel novella. So though it was packed with lots of action and adventure and mystery and magic, it was kind of a whirlwind. Now, I have to admit that I have not gotten the chance to read the main series which might have solved the issues that I had, preventing me from giving it a solid five stars.

I'm a sucker for good backstory, and even though I didn't know the full context, I was able to sink my teeth into the feels of some important, juicy information that would make the main story that much richer. I definitely want to read the rest of the books after reading through this prequel where fantasy meets contemporary.

I very seldom read contemporary books, and when I do, I love them to have fantasy aspects. This was a perfect mix of the two for me. It was an interesting hybrid world of fantasy and reality splashed with fae magic. I haven't read many fairy/fae books, but I'm finding I like them! Also, this book gets bonus points because the main character has Irish roots.

Extra bonus points apply to the music themes and descriptions in this book. I especially love how Euphoria's music is laced with magic. I really liked her as a character, despite the fact that she is the main character's enemy. I would like to learn more about the both of them.

That brings me to what I felt were weak points. Again, I haven't read the main series, and there is only so much you can do with a 100 page prequel novella. I get that. I did find myself confused a lot of the time, and I didn't feel as though I got a full grasp on the world development which is a shame because there is so much there!

Honestly, the whole thing felt like a teaser for me which, ultimately, was a really great thing because now I have found another excellent book series to read!

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars

[Dream Read Repeat · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novella gives background on the major event that sets Moribund in motion and shows how Syl and Rouen first met (there are literal sparks).I really enjoyed this novella, mostly because it gives more background on Rouen and I kind of love her sassiness. It shows how she's been fighting the Contract forced upon her and goes deeper into her relationship with Agravaine. It also shows how Syl has been adjusting to her new life after a few personal changes have happened.

[Amanda M · Rating 4 out of 5]

A prequel book that's the start of a series with lots of suspense and action. Its got an interesting storyline with likable characters. Overall a great read.

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Derailed is a very good prequel to the Circuit Fae series. It did a very good job. Basically, I expected a little backstory about the characters. And it was gladly given to me.

This also can pass off as a short story. There's a plot and a climax for the book itself. Characters are drawn pretty well and readers are given a brief sneak peek for the world-building. I enjoyed reading it and immediately dived in the first book in the series after,

The connection between the characters were already told and it would certainly make you excited for the next book in the series.

And the F/F romance was executed wonderfully. They're absolutely adorable!