I enjoyed this book. It starts with Becca finding her dream job and moving to Ireland. She starts seeing things that go bump in the night. Runs into some interesting men, and discovering a work that few knew existed. This book had a lot of descriptions in every chapter so it was kike you were really there. I read it in one night, and will look for the second book.

I received a free copy of Shadow Play (Book 1 of the Fae Games) by Jill Ramsower in exchange for an honest review. Insofar as the book is marketed as fantasy, the main character is Rebecca Peterson. When she moves to Ireland for work, she becomes entangled with the Wild Hunt. Most of the book is spent trying to figure out what’s going on. Insofar as the book was marketed as a romance, there was no romance, just sex. Rebecca has two “suitors.” One man treats her incredibly badly/roughly/abusively throughout but is fantastically beautiful; Rebecca appears to be a kinky little thing who thinks this is sexy, so she falls in love with him. The other is also attractive and treats her well except for one incident involving an admittedly aggressive attempt to bed her. Apparently, he was not handsome enough to make up for the one faux pas. (She came off a bit shallow). Also, though Rebecca has no problems with being treated like a dirty whore (if you’re handsome enough, anyway); she thinks it’s just awful when someone calls her a whore. Yeah, not going to look for the sequel.

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This is an urban fae fantasy. The premise and the fact that the story is set in Ireland really intrigued me. Rebecca is an ordinary girl and comes to Ireland to work in a museum and from day one she starts encountering fantastical creatures. She has this necklace around her neck that she has been wearing since she was 3 and suddenly in Ireland this necklace seems to give her the ability to see the Fae. I love Rebecca and the fact that she didn’t wait for anyone to rescue her but started looking for answers herself even though it got her into trouble most of the time. I loved her friendship dynamic with Ashley. I loved Ash and she’s such a book nerd. There are also two love interests. It’s not so much a romance but more of Rebecca trying to find out how she has these abilities and why the Fae are after her. I also liked how the author integrated Arthurian legend in her story. This being the authors debut novel I really enjoyed the book and liked her writing style. I’m looking forward to reading the Twilight Seige.