I borrowed a copy of Juliet Brooks‘ A Fae in Finance from my local library.
When investment banker Miri is purposely trapped in Faerie by her client, the Princeling of the Faerie realm, she does what any normal 20-something would cries, makes jokes in denial, and worries loudly about her cat, Doctor Kitten. Instead of rescuing her, her boss simply confirms she has solid internet access, leaving Miri stranded in a strange land with only a warning that the quality of her work should not decrease because of a change of address.
But Miri grew up reading fantasy, and she knows there are always ways to work around magic—she just needs to find them. In order to make her daring escape, Miri must navigate Faerie political drama, lies by omission, faerie seduction tactics, deteriorating mental health, and a mother who never hangs up the phone.
I didn’t go in expecting much from a book whose title is taken from a TikTok meme (which tells you who the audience was expected to be). But the book still underwhelmed me. Yes, it’s cute, there are a few funny one-liners here and there, and one of the romantic possibilities (we don’t get a romance in this book) is honorable and lovely. On the other hand, however, I was booooored. Miri is a doormat. She’s supposedly an investment banker but feels, at best, an intern, and her reaction to being trapped in Faerie is extremely bland and unbelievable. I don’t think I’ll bother with the rest of the series when it comes out. (Honestly, I probably won’t even remember the book by then.)
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