Actual Rating: 4.5 
 This book was SO good. Just what I wanted and enough to bring me out of my reading slump. I love worlds like this where the fairy tale worlds and mortals worlds co-exist (although, I never expect peacefully). This book had fantasy and adventure and romance and intrigue and it was so perfectly YA. I was in such a reading slump and this took me right out. When I started this the gritty narrative reminded me of Alex's voice from "The Female of the Species" which is what initially pulled me in, but the plot and the world and the characters really brought it home for me. Growing up I always envisioned fairies as Tinkerbell and thought, "eh, whatever"... but it's books like these and series like "Lost Girl" who have really developed the image of the fae/fairies. I loved this, and although I was satisfied with the ending, I still felt like something was missing for me (even though idk what it is)... Anyways, would definitely recommend!