Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 4 stars
Twenty-two year old Quinn thinks she's losing her virginity to the love of her life - to the man she's seen in her visions. But after the deed is done, things quickly go bad. Not only is Thaene not who he seems, he is much worse - an evil changeling. Quinn's world continues to be turned upside down when she discovers that her father is a Magyikal (Fae) King, her mother is a Fae Goddess and she is a Princess. Also, an evil Magykal is going to use her to get out of his prison, so she is in danger. She needs to learn to trust new and magical (magykal even) people and beings to help keep her safe.
Six hundred year old Arik - nephew to Loki (Norse God of Mischief) and son of Tyr (Norse God of War. Side note: his name is Tiw in Old English, and Tuesday was originally Tiw's Day. Fact.) and Morgana le Fey (evil sorceress of Arthurian legend) - feels pulled to Quinn but is fighting it tooth and nail. 18 years prior, he had a falling out with his father and Finn, the man who raised him (coincidentally, Quinn's father)and after threatening the Princess, he banished himself. Living only for himself and between the Light and Dark, no one trusts him except for the one person who shouldn't: Quinn. And she may be the one who can turn his life around and save him.
So to start with, readers should know the basic mythology here: Norse and Fae/Arthurian. Magykals are people with colorful powers who live in another world (like old Ireland), Flaitheas Draiochta. Their main god is Dagda and Quinn's mother is a Goddess, Corra. They are able to shift from one place to another, change their clothing and each have "special" powers specific to them. Also, their eyes change colors depending on their emotions. Norse gods also live in this world, hence Loki and Tyr. No other Norse gods are mention, nor any other mythology, so you don't need to worry too much about that. The Magyicals and Gods are ruled by the Triarchia. They are mystical, not so nice beings who somehow got power after Morgana le Fey entombed Merlyn (who in this book called Myrddin Emrys). The Triarchia made a ruling stopping procreation, so any Magyikals who want children are banished to the Mortal realm (our world) and are outcast as Bizzarelings.
So now that you've got that, you can read the story and not be quite as confused as I was. The reader learns all this at the same time that Quinn does. Turns out there is a glossary at the end of the book, but I didn't know that until, well, the end. Anyway, about half way through, things start getting explained. This also coincides with Arik and Quinn interacting. At this point, the story is easy sailing and totally enjoyable. Arik is swoon-worthy and his romance with Quinn is just awesome. Sure, he's a bad boy with mommy and daddy issues, but he's still pretty awesome. Quinn is naive and I have some serious issues with her boy-craziness and decision making skills (lack there of), but she's an immature 22 year old, so I suppose it's to be expected. I look forward to seeing her mature in future books.
The ending leaves us with a cliff hanger for book 2, and it is quite an ending: a jaw dropping, OMG did that just happen ending! I cannot wait to see how things progress from here.
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