What UNSEELIE is about:
Twin sisters, both on the run, but different as day and night. As one searches for a fabled treasure, the other, a changeling, searches for the truth behind her origins, trying to find a place to fit in with the realm of fae who made her and the humans who shun her.
Iselia “Seelie” Graygrove looks just like her twin, Isolde… but as an autistic changeling trying to navigate her unpredictable magic, Seelie finds it more difficult to fit in with the humans around her. When Seelie and Isolde are caught up in a heist gone wrong and make some unexpected allies, they find themselves unraveling a larger mystery that has its roots in the history of humans and fae alike.
Both sisters soon discover that the secrets of the faeries may be more valuable than any pile of gold and jewels. But can Seelie harness her magic in time to protect her sister, and herself?
What are my thoughts:
UNSEELIE is a promising beginning and an interesting debut for author Ivelisse Housman. I like the characters, they are fleshed out and well-developed. I do think UNSEELIE is geared more for the younger side of the young adult genre. Many fantasy cottage-core readers, I think, will enjoy the adventure and the two sisters. They remind me a little bit of Tricia Levenseller's Blade of Secrets and Twin Crowns by Katherine Weber & Catherine Doyle. 3 stars may look like a low rating but I did enjoy the story and the heart behind it. I'm just not sure if I'll continue the duology.
Twin sisters, both on the run, but different as day and night. As one searches for a fabled treasure, the other, a changeling, searches for the truth behind her origins, trying to find a place to fit in with the realm of fae who made her and the humans who shun her.
Iselia “Seelie” Graygrove looks just like her twin, Isolde… but as an autistic changeling trying to navigate her unpredictable magic, Seelie finds it more difficult to fit in with the humans around her. When Seelie and Isolde are caught up in a heist gone wrong and make some unexpected allies, they find themselves unraveling a larger mystery that has its roots in the history of humans and fae alike.
Both sisters soon discover that the secrets of the faeries may be more valuable than any pile of gold and jewels. But can Seelie harness her magic in time to protect her sister, and herself?
What are my thoughts:
UNSEELIE is a promising beginning and an interesting debut for author Ivelisse Housman. I like the characters, they are fleshed out and well-developed. I do think UNSEELIE is geared more for the younger side of the young adult genre. Many fantasy cottage-core readers, I think, will enjoy the adventure and the two sisters. They remind me a little bit of Tricia Levenseller's Blade of Secrets and Twin Crowns by Katherine Weber & Catherine Doyle. 3 stars may look like a low rating but I did enjoy the story and the heart behind it. I'm just not sure if I'll continue the duology.