Upended Life by Erin R. FlynnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Funny, Sassy and Challenging Fae
I would probably give this book 4.5 stars if I could.
I really enjoyed this book. It was filled with interesting characters and some fun world building. The main character, Tamsin, was left at a fire station when she was a baby and was in foster care until the age of 15, when she ran away and started living on the streets. Now, at age 19, she is out helping sex workers trapped by a ruthless pimp when her magical abilities go crazy, and she is picked up by a team of supernaturals. She wakes up at Artemis University where she is informed she is the last living fae on earth, as all the others disappeared 20 years ago into faerie and she has to be trained to stop her powers going haywire. Guess where she is going to be educated, yes, that’s right, Artemis University, the premier educational establishment for supernaturals.
Most individuals would be unsure about being thrown into an elite magical establishment, but Tamsin has a robust sense of her own worth and won’t let anyone put her down. She won’t tolerate bullies and hates systems that are unfair. She is ruthless and honest and when she promises retribution, she delivers it. She may be only 19 but her best friend has trained her to be a vicious fighter over the last 4 years and as she herself states, street years are like dog years, so she aged a lot when living there.
Along with learning how to control her magic, it seems that she has to learn to swim in the big leagues, by dealing with the rich and powerful in the supernatural world, and that includes having relationships with them as well. She isn’t just drawn to one man, but she is honest about who has her attention and it’s all above board, which I really liked.
I really am looking forward to knowing more about the world in which the university is based now the characters have been established. There is some information passed on, by way of the classes, but more of the society would be fun to learn about. I can’t wait to find out if that is the case in the next book!
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