A fantastic read! Filled with magic and fantasy, intrigue and compassion, suspense and laughter. As a former high-level consultant, I could relate to Miri's battles with her POS boss Jeff and the mind-numbing compliance of her beaten-down colleagues. I loved the traveling with her fairy companions, the interaction with the builder (with a touch of Monty Python?) and the queen. The fairy reactions to the human world were precious! And the last interactions with Jeff made me want to cheer out loud! This book is a great escape from reality and simply a fun ride! I can't wait for the sequel!

Poor Miri stuck in a toxic work culture forced to be a workaholic, trying her best to help fae and humans integrate in the mortal realm.

This is a cozy fantasy with very little/no romance.

I was really struggling to like the fmc she was still yet to grow a backbone or ask any questions of substance. Every time
Something happened she kind of just forgot about it.

While I enjoyed the story, It felt like the characters were just not as fleshed out as they could be.

If you’re after a read similar to assistant to the villain I would recommend.

Thank you NetGally for the chance to review this book.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this arc for an honest review.

Unfortunately, this book wasn’t for me. I felt myself not wanting to pick it up. I didn’t feel very connected to the characters and two characters called Nele and Lene was just too confusing for me. Nothing much was going on. I honestly never really like cozy fantasies but I expected this to be a bit more action-packed. That may have been a mistake on my end.

I feel like this book would be perfect for everyone who loves a cozy fantasy!

This was a cute read but not really a book for me. It has a lot of humor and silly moments and feels quite cozy. The characters are easy to love and I feel like the premise is pretty unique. I can see so many people loving this, especially fans of the Assistant to the Villain series. Even thought this wasn’t quite my ideal book, I know so many people I will be recommending this one to!

If you enjoy fantasy books with lighter world building and some pretty fun humor, I think this would be a perfect book for you!

This was the perfect cozy fantasy book! It's a fun easy read that introduces you to lots of weird and wonderful Fae. There were times in the story where plot points or characters felt underdeveloped but overall a really enjoyable read!

The premise of this book had me hooked as soon as I read it so I knew the book would do the same! I cannot even begin to describe the laughter, feelings, and thoughts this book brought forward! Such a perfect cozy fantasy

A Fae in Finance is a lighthearted and cozy fantasy with a fun, quirky premise that mixes corporate life with magical mayhem. Miri’s adventures in Faerie are entertaining, though some character moments feel a bit shallow and certain plot threads are dropped too quickly. The humor and whimsical worldbuilding carry the story, making it an enjoyable, breezy read. It’s a solid start that leaves room for deeper character exploration in future installments.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me this ARC in exchange of an honest review.

Actual rating 3.5 ⭐️

This was actually so fun!
The writing was easy to follow and I really liked the characters. The one thing that really bothered me was that something happened between the characters and than it was just dropped and barely addressed again... which was weird, but overall a good book.

DNF @50%. This just wasn't for me. I love cozy fantasies but this lacked depth and I couldn't connect with the characters.

A Fae in Finance is such a cute and fun idea! It was pretty smooth and fast paced and ultimately like a cozy fantasy. I enjoyed the concept and I devoured the beginning, however, as the story went on the characters just were not to my liking and I really didn't connect with them. It is pretty unserious which I enjoyed and it was a nice change from what I normally read but I just found it wasn't to my taste.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the copy of the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A Fae in Finance is a cozy fantasy and corporate slice of life novel that follows investment banker Miri who is unfortunately trapped in the faerie realm by her client. The premise of this novel was so fun and I had such great hopes for it. Unfortunately, I find the characters too bland and cartoonish to feel any real attachment or even to root for them throughout the story.

Miriam works for a finance company that has been trying to deal with the faerie realm. She deals exclusively with a princling and manages to get herself stuck on a work trip by eating food despite knowing better. She is still required to work remotely for her company even stuck in the realm. She does something that you should never do and makes a bargain with a fae.

The Lorax reference when the Emissary of the queen visited the prince definitely gave me a good laugh. The story behind their "Elf off the shelf" was also clever and humorous.

Miriam makes a deal with the princling to be stuck there for 10 years as long as she teaches human classes to the fae during that time. The fae are interesting in learning only the most important things such as why the chicken crossed the road.

Along the way she starts to make friends with the other beings in the realm. Things start to become more of an adventure rather than a chore or work. I enjoyed this story and it was cozy, but it felt as if something was missing. Thank you to Netgalley, Orbit Books, and Juliet Brooks for an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion.

Recently I have been getting into cozy fantasy and when I saw this book, I immediately wanted to read it. I loved the plot, and the whole vibe of this book! It was exactly what I needed and it was light hearted and fun! I would love to see this expanded into a series. I would have liked to see more character exploration as I felt the characters could have been made a little deeper to feel a bit more connection to them, but it didn’t pull me away from enjoying the characters and rooting for them.

This was very nicely written and by that I mean that prose is tightly woven and the author achieves everything she set to achieve. Based on the quality of writing by itself, the book is easily four stars. Unfortunately, I'm not exactly the target for this novel, which kinda makes me stupid since I asked for it on NetGalley. Whatyagonnado. I expected something more along the way of typical urban fantasy fare based on the works of Laurell Hamilton, such as Kate Daniels or Hidden Legacy novels by Ilona Andrews, for instance, but what I got was an essentially cozy fantasy romcom. The parts I had a problem with were "cozy" and "com" when put together. I prefer my fae warriors to be more badass and my female protagonists to be more stubborn and capable, but I guess that makes me an old grumpy bastard of a reader. Anyway, I'm giving this one a 3* review, but in all probability, for a reader who knows what this book is about and looks for that kind of content, it's at least 4*.

*Thank you to Netgalley for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

Vibe/Mood: .5
Characters: .5
Plot: (what plot….) 0
Scratched my ADHD brain: 0
Hyperfixation Potential: 0

1/5 🌟

I WAS SO HOPEFUL WITH THIS BOOK! Rating it so low because it’s a DNF genuinely hurts because I hardly EVER DNF.

This book had such a fun concept to me. A corporate slice of life set in a blended contemporary fantasy world where the fae are real and are building relations with humans through marketing and corporate engagement? Like… this is so unique to me! I would LOVE to see this be an overall story concept used more than in places. And this genuinely has soooooo much potential.

My issue was every character felt so flat and almost a caricature of who they were trying to be and not actually thought out characters with backstory and personality. Which then made it even harder to get into the story itself because overall it didn’t even have any kind of plot or stakes? Yeah, it’s supposed to feel cozy but then it didn’t even feel like that? I don’t know.

It was very clearly not for me. It’s definitely for someone but not for me.

A cozy, laugh-out-loud queer fantasy set in modern NYC. Brooks’ sharp humor, strong bisexual heroine, and immersive (but never heavy) world-building make this a must-read.

I found myself wanting to slow down just so the magic wouldn’t be over too soon. Reminiscent of Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, A Fae in Finance is a witty workplace comedy with a sarcastic New York edge and a lot of hilarious cat content. While there are both male and female love interests, the story lets the plot and character growth take center stage, which I appreciated. I’ve already reread it twice - don’t miss it! It’s set to be the queer fantasy of the year.

Miri finds herself trapped in Faerie by the Princeling of the realm. She immediately makes sure her cat, Doctor Kitten, can join her...and then she gets to work continuing her normal job while also teaching the faeries classes about humans and trying to find an escape.

This was one of those books that I knew I would love from the very first chapter. It's cozy, cute, and fun in all the best ways. It has the perfect amount of humor, adventure, and magical political drama mixed in. Miri was relatable in all the right ways and I would love to be besties with her in real life. She's smart, funny, resilient, and wonderful at naming cats. I loved the way her human life and job with terrible colleagues was seamlessly woven into her life in Faerie. While this is a romcom with bisexual representation, it isn't too heavy on the romance or spice.

I listened to the audio while reading along which was such a fun way to experience this book. Emily Lawrence's narration was absolutely incredible and I really felt like she embodied Miri's character.

Thank you to Orbit and Hachette Audio for the advance copies!

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

This book fits the bill on all the aspects of cozy fantasy I love - and I have to give it credit for fully fleshed out characterization. You really get a strong sense of who our FMC was, and then slowly bit by bit learn mroe about the fae and their world. The author also made a huge effort to make the language of the fae separate from average human English, and was thoughtful and consistent about the ways in which their traditions may differ from ours. The fish out of water feeling is there, written into the language - and unfortunately, that was its fault for me. I felt so much like a fish out of water, that I ended up finding this read to not be the cozy fantasy I had hoped for, but rather parsing through the grammar structure and a little alienating at times. The book takes its time to introduce the romance in the story, but rather takes its time fleshing out the characters - I loved the grey knight and also our main character's cat!!! I feel like with some editing, this book would be a favorite for me.

4.25/5 Stars | Powerpoints and Fae Princes 🧚‍♂️👑📊✨

What I liked:
This was the perfect mashup of high fae court intrigue and quirky modern office comedy. Did I know I needed a book about fae editing PowerPoints? No. Did it instantly become my new obsession once I started reading? Absolutely. This had all the dry, chaotic humor of Assistant to the Villain with sharper character development and a surprisingly heartfelt look at mental health. The romance subplot was just that—a sub subplot—and somehow I loved it more for being in the background. What really shone was the cast of characters: nuanced, hilarious, and tender in ways that made the silly premise feel strangely profound. Juliet Brooks, you’ve created a series I’ll be buying on release day every single time.

What I didn’t like:
If you’ve never dipped your toes into the glittering, scheming chaos that is fae lore, this could leave you confused. The worldbuilding was thinner than it needed to be, and the pacing went from “office hijinks” to “full-on magical adventure” a little too abruptly in the last quarter. A smoother integration would’ve taken this from great to phenomenal.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Orbit Books for an advanced copy of this book!

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

A nice, lighthearted, fun read that’s perfect for casual fantasy vibes. I honestly loved the lore behind Faerie and the other magical creatures in this book and I hope it gets expanded on in the next book. The characters were really well developed, especially given how short and quick this book is. I loved the relationship between the Grey Knight and Miri! And I love any books with a cat so that’s a score.

I would recommend this book for anyone looking for a more easy adult fantasy!