I like The Faerie Ring. 
 ***** 
 HISTORICAL. 
 The Faerie Ring is historical fiction tinged with a faint urban fantasy theme. It has the goods, don't get me wrong, but the fey touch was so subtle, short. The coming books in the series could be great, but I just liked (not loved) this first book. 
 Tiki has the heroine complex when it comes to orphans (she being one herself). She's likeable enough, and her resolve to sold the ring so her new family can rise from poverty is venerable. However, her clashing with Rieker isnot I what i had in mind. Oh, they are quite a pair. The stubborness from her is just a little irritating. Rieker is... mysterious! I love his aloof character. I wanna see Hamilton develop him fully in the series. 
 I had problems with Hamilton's writing style. The story has a London setting, but I noticed (without meaning to) that it was written by an American author. The English (European?) terms/connotations/idioms/expressions barely registered. Did you get my drift? It was difficult to remember London when most of what I encountered are words I'd normally read in an american setting. Oh, well. Maybe that's just me. 
 The Faerie Ring is an okay read. The fey element only bursts through in the last pages. I expected more fantasy, but what I got is a story from Victorian era.