Full of fairy trafficking rings, really ugly and foul-mouthed hobgoblins and a magic system that proves that the pen really is mightier than the sword, this sounded right up my ally.

And although it was an entertaining urban fantasy there were a few things that bothered me.

I love a good curse bestowed on a main character however this one seemed to have hindered the story more than it helped.

As per the book synopsis ”Anyone who hears his voice will begin to feel an inexplicable hatred for Al, so he can only communicate through the written word or speech apps.”

The action scenes were very clunky because of this “curse”. Who stops to type into a speech app when sh*t is flying around?

It also felt as if this book is just one long setup for the rest of the series. But I suspect fans of the authors Druid series will like this as well.

I may try the 2nd book in the series at some point and will definitely do the audio version next time.