It was okay.
Nothing that super interested me, but it was a quick and cute read.
It could have had more build up and more chemistry between the characters though.

I got maybe 1/4 through this one, and just couldn't get into it. I really thought the premise was great, but the characters didn't end up holding my interest.

Short but sweet I read this in a day was easy to get into but I wish it's had been longer. Got this book from Netgallery in exchange for a honest review.

I was never really able to warm to the characters, especially Oberon, which made this a bit difficult for me. The story is very fast paced all the way through but much too fast paced toward the end. Would definitely have benefited from a little more explanation. If you want a short, relatively bizarre read, then this might be good for you.

Meh. I have got to stop falling for pretty covers. This was a short story (novella size) loosely based on A Midsummer Night's Dream with weird dialog. I mostly skimmed the story.

Thank you for providing me with a review copy of The Midspring Rebellion.

I get click happy with bright sparkly covers. Another short one with little surprises but enjoyable as a straightforward romance. There’s Nick a workaholic mourning the death of his lover and Oberon whose wife just left him in one of the calmest divorces ever. I liked Oberon trying to get to grips with human culture and the date prep.

3.5 - 4 stars - Short, sweet with a couple of little snags, but not enough to keep me from enjoying this fun little read. ;)

Nick was the kind of person who liked everything in order. He was also a work-a-holic and didn't have time for a Fae king literally popping in and out of his life on a whim. But he was also a great diversion from the grief he was almost drowning in after loosing his last boyfriend.

Then there was Oberon. He was dealing with his own issues and nothing was as he remembered from his last trip to earth. He was also a Fae king who wasn't used to doing things for himself. He had subjects who took care of everything for him. There was something about Nick though that made him want to try.

The time that these characters spent on earth was sweet and fun. Things started to unravel for me a little bit though when all the characters traveled back to Fae.

Midspring Rebellion was still a fun little read. I think it would have been more solid if the second half of Nick and Oberon's story wouldn't have felt so rushed. *sigh*

This was a fun foray into the mythical world of Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Nights Dream” and the world of fae and mythical creatures. When Oberon’s wife decides to leave him he takes a vacation in the human world. The problem is that it’s not what he remembers. The property he thought he owned is now owned by Nick Chandler. Nick is still recovering from a failed relationship and has a fair bit of emotional baggage.

But, in this short novella, the two men get together quickly. Fortunately, fairies are compatible with humans!

Nick is entranced by Oberon’s fae nature and his ability to use his magical powers. There’s a fair bit of character development despite the short word count of this work. I liked Nick a lot and the banter with his assistant/friend was great.

This is an entertaining read. Would be the perfect length for a commute!

The description of the book reeled me in, but I just couldn't warm to Oberon, which spoilt the book for me. Also, the faerie/human interaction felt a bit off for me, I read a lot of books of this type, but here it didn't quite gel somehow.

Not for me.

"Part of the fun is embracing the ridiculousness of the situation." That's a quote from this book, and if I'd listen to it, I'd be having a lot of fun with this book, because boy, is it ridiculous.

I requested this book because I wanted to read something a little out of my comfort zone for a change. But this was just the weirdest book, and it was really not for me. Aside from that, it was all very rushed and didn't make any sense, which made it all the more difficult to enjoy the story.

Rep: bisexual MC, gay MC, minor non-binary side character

ARC provided by Netgalley

This novella started out great. The setup for the romance was charming and the characters were likable. Oberon, on a break from ruling the faery kingdom, met Nick in the mortal world. The parts of the story that took place in the mortal world mostly flowed nicely, but near the end, things moved to the faery realm and the narrative took a turn. The action seemed rushed and choppy and didn't make much sense. More than once I flipped back to see if I'd missed pages because there seemed to be lots of description or explanation missing. If the whole novella had been like the first 2/3, I would have loved it. Unfortunately, it took such a drastic turn for the worse toward the end that it pretty much ruined the whole story for me.

I really enjoyed the first parts of this story, where newly-single Fairy King, Oberon, showed up in the human realm and met businessman Nick Chandler.

Quirky characters getting their 'awkward' on is totally my jam, so Oberon and Nick's strange interactions, and developing attraction, completely held my interest.

But when Oberon was forced to return to the Fairy realm to deal with an emergency, with what I felt like major parts of the story (at least the one I wanted to read) being left out, that story didn't hold nearly as much sway over me.

First, those supposedly riding to the rescue, well, I never quite got what they were summoned to do against the odds facing them, and I couldn't quite suspend my belief that the plot had taken a plausible turn.

Then everything happened so quickly, as if someone had sat on the "Insert Drama Here"fast forward button on the remote, rushing toward the conclusion at breakneck speed.

So the story started off great for me, then entered "not so much" territory, where it stayed through the conclusion.

The novella would've just worked out my better for me, if the original type of story, and pacing, had been carried through for the entirety of the tale.

2.5 stars for the beginning, consistent writing, and editing, but not for the hurried ending.

** I was provided with an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.**

The Midspring Rebellion by Doreen Heron follows the King of the Fairies, Oberon, as he seeks a vacation in the human world after his wife, Titania, leaves him. There he meets Nick Chandler who is overcoming the loss of his boyfriend. Together, they must figure out how to move forward and face turmoil within the fairy court.

I love fairies. I love LGBTQ reads. I love Shakespeare. I didn't particularly love this book.

This book was a very fast read, and I didn't necessarily have any issues getting through it. I felt the concept showed promise, and was definitely intrigued at first as well.

Perhaps it was just a poor fit for me, but the writing style combined with the pacing just didn't work. Ultimately, I felt the characters and the plot lacked development beyond the superficial and was completely disconnected from the story. Really, it kind of came off like some original character insert A Midsummer Night's Dream fanfiction. I like fanfiction and retellings, but the execution was rather flat.

I'm left feeling dissatisfied and a bit disappointed, but hope that this goes over better with other readers.