Celyse is a princess, part of the most powerful family in the faerie realm, though it’s her twin sister set to inherit the crown. Something has always drawn Celyse towards the portals, and she discovers a hidden one. allowing her a glimpse of a young man in the human world. Julio, the son of a powerful curandera, assumes the beautiful young woman visiting him every night is a ghost like the others. But when Celyse is confronted by a suitor and her life threatened, she questions everything she knows and believes, and there’s only one person she can turn to for help. She lands in Julio’s bedroom, injured, telling him both the faerie and human realms are in danger.

I enjoyed this book well enough, but Celyse started to annoy me just a little. There just wasn’t anything hugely interesting about her, except faerie princess who likes humans. I think I found her as a character frustrating and a bit one-dimensional, and there’s definitely a certain “not like the other girls” vibe coming from her.

I did enjoy reading it though, and it did an interesting enough job at keeping me guessing what was going to happen next. I think largely fae/fairies have been done in so many different ways by this point, this book needed something a little stronger to stand out. I will admit though that Garcia’s prose is enjoyable to read and the writing style made it feel like it flew by.

Despite the fact I wasn’t impressed overall with the book, it hasn’t put me off reading more from Rose Garcia or even continuing with the series, largely because Garcia’s writing does make things engaging and gives the sense of wanting to find out what happens next.

So yeah, this one is a little hit or miss, but as usual with books where I find I just don’t connect to it, I’d strongly suggest checking out other reviews as well, as it’s one of those books I can imagine others liking much more strongly than I did.

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Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

It was a fairly good fantasy read, with a forbidden romance. It just didn't hold my attention the way I expected. Overall, not a bad read. If you're looking for a quick paced fantasy romance, maybe check this out!

"By turning your back on yourself, you are turning your back on your destiny."

Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for a copy of this story! All contents in this review are my honest opinion/thoughts.

Fae Away follows Celyse, a Princess of Faevenly, who has just entered her courting season and will be meeting potential husbands from different regions of their kingdom. Unfortunately, she has no interest in any of these chosen suitors, as she has fallen madly in love with a human she caught a glimpse of from another realm. Will she ever be able to meet him or will she spend her days married off to a man she will probably never come to love as much as the human she's never spoken to before?

This book is not shelved as any specific age on Goodreads but is categorized as "Teen & YA" on NetGalley. With the exception of a few swear words and a few teenage thoughts from Julio, this book seemed to read like a middle-grade story.

Seeing diverse representation in fantasy is wonderful, and I loved having the chance to read an "#ownvoices" story with Hispanic main and side characters. I liked seeing Julio's connection with his mother and his best friend. Unfortunately, by the end of this book, I still knew almost nothing about Julio's or Celyse's personalities, other than that they both had a plot twist involving their ... species? and were in love with each other. Characters are what compel me to love a story the most, so this one was unfortunately not it for me.

At multiple points in the story, Celyse and her twin's names (and I believe what royal position Celyse held) were written incorrectly by the author as well, which threw me out of the story. I had a hard time following the logic of the plot twists and some battle/action scenes as well.

I really enjoyed a minor character named Jaid! He had some interesting foreshadowing and mystery to his character that played out well. Personally, I would have been much more interested in this story if it was a slow-burn romance between the duty-bound bodyguard and the restless princess about to be married off.

I believe lovers of fae romances who enjoy quick reads and love at first sight tropes would enjoy this book more than the rating I have given it!

I have posted my review to Goodreads and Twitter, but due to my low rating, will not post my review to my blog/Instagram/Tik Tok. I will discuss my brief thoughts on this story on my YouTube channel later this autumn.

Going into this book I knew that stories about fae and fairies mostly aren’t my kind of jam. Still, the good ratings and the synopsis made me want to pick it up and read it. I should have known better, because of course I didn’t enjoy it and was happy to be finally done.

But let’s start with the good things. Rose Garcias’ writing style is very enjoyable and easy going. I was able to go through the pages which made it definitely easier for me. I liked that she made a difference in writing between the different worlds.

However I didn’t connect with the characters at all. Celyse was the typical character in a ya fantasy novel. She was not like all the others, bla bla. We had all this before. And the male protagonist, Julio, is like all the others as well. He is special, he can see ghosts. It’s only mentioned once in the beginning and it’s never explained why, but he can.

And then, when the two meet: Insta-Love! Literally in the third chapter (and the chapters aren’t long) they are deeply and madly in love and can’t live without the other. They just met, they don’t know each other, but they are in LOVE. Julio doesn’t even know why Celyse is in his room, where she came from or that she is a fae, but she’s the love of his life. Insta-Love is my most disliked trope in fiction if you can’t tell already.

Overall, I didn’t enjoy this book. It’s a series I won’t complete, and I seldomly do this. Once I start I mostly want to know how it ends, but honestly, I really don’t care.

It's refreshing having the girl be the fae for once.
A girl fae falls in love with a human boy. They both must come to terms with their own powers and revelations on their pasts and futures

I was going to give this 3 stars because of the rushed pacing and the insta-love, but for sheer entertainment value, I'm bumping it up to 4 stars. I really did enjoy my time reading this and I want to know what happens next. Was it the best thing I've ever read? Nah. But I like faeries, I like betrayal, I like the evil queen trope, and I like a main character whose name is *almost* mine (Celyse... Elyse... so close).

My favorite part in here is a spoiler so let's just say it has to do with Celyse's relationship with her mother. There is a lot of untapped potential there that wasn't fully explained to my liking so I'm hoping there's more information in the next book. I'd really like to know how "the five" came to support one another and how the other seelie/unseelie clans came together.

As I stated earlier, the pacing is rushed. I like books that get to the point, but this was fast even for me. I think if it had taken it's time and spent a bit more time on the worldbuilding and explaining the background of Faevenly as well as the relationship between Celyse & Julio, this could have really been something great. I'm also hoping the next book dives into Julio's ancestry which I find really interesting. So many fun things in here that need a bit more development.

All of that being said, I still really enjoyed my time to the point that I would keep reading on.

This book had me on edge the whole time as I waited waiting to see what was going to happen to the characters. I loved the concept of this book and how the fae world and the human world are separate but have the ability to be portables into. I loved the relationship that evolve between then main characters and the ending left me wanting to read the next book in the series. Would recommend this book as it’s such a quick read with a interesting story.

So we have our fae princess Celyse and the human ‘witch’ Julio. Celyse finds what is called a shimmer which is allows you to travel to the human world. Every shimmer is specific to some human or place. Through the shimmer Celyse and Julio becomes friends. So when Celyse finds out that something is wrong in the fae world and that the humans are in danger from the fae, She crosses over to find answers and to protect Julio and Humans. They’re in a race against time get help, find answers and save the world.

So I've never been a fae type girl BUT lemme just say I was amazed. Garcia wrote a beautiful tale of romance in an astounding way! I absolutely loved the story and the characters development made it all worth reading!

This book has forbidden romance, fae, magic, and ghosts. Never thought I'd read a book with all three of those topics in one book. It was so good. The cover is so beautiful! I can't wait for the next book.

Thank you Netgalley, and Rose Garcia for letting me read this wonderful book.

A fast-paced and amazing YA fantasy

As the princess of the most powerful house in faerie, Celyse must follow the rules. But when she finds a shimmer (a portal allowing her to see the human world) and meets a beautiful human boy, she will do everything she can to see him again. On the other side of the shimmer, Julio has a special power of his own: he can see ghosts. And when things go south in faerie, forcing Celyse to cross over, he will not hesitate to help her save her land and his.

Honestly, this book is everything I hoped it would be. I just adore YA fantasy with faeries as long as there isn't any info dumping or too slow moments, and with this one, I was not disappointed. It's quite short, easy to read and fast paced. The story is enthralling and the world building amazing. I loved the characters and how Celyse breaks the rules. It may have been a little cliché (the princess who doesn't want to be queen and would rather see the human world, the hot football player, love at first sight...) but it didn't bother me at all in the end because there was so much more than just this romance. I loved how magical it was, but not childish. There is also violence, fights, betrayals and schemes in this book and I was there for it! The plot-twists were brilliant and the romance was really cute, forbidden romance that felt like fate. The side characters (particularly Manny) were amazing as well, and not useless at all, everyone played a part. I also loved the main plot and how it was brought upon, making us think things and then turning everything around as the characters discovered the truth. But that ending though! I need the sequel ASAP because that cliffhanger has me on my knees!

I would highly recommend for any fans of faes and adventure.

"Love can happen slowly, or all at once."

Very captivating story! The characters really draw you in but the story line will hold all of your attention! One of my favorite reads this year!

This book was so well written! The story was intriguing and kept me interested all the way through. I could connect with each character and loved the small romance going on between the main ones. It gave me the perfect magical feels!

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley #netgalley

Sexy. And very enjoyable. I highly recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for the ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

I have a tendency to read anything available to me about Fae without really looking too hard at what it is - this means I read a large variety of books with a variety of storylines. This book happened to be one of those books that I'm sure is a wonderful book but for an audience that is not me. I picked this book because of a few key things: it was listed as YA, fantasy, fae, and new voices. The reality (in my opinion) was that it was a bit more middle grade than YA, and unfortunately that meant it made it a bit hard for me to stay engaged in the book. It was well written but it was just not my cup of tea. It is the start of a series (duology?) and I am sure this is a great story for other people, but it just wasn't something that resonated with me as much as I hoped. The new voices aspect of it, on the other hand, I greatly appreciated. I enjoyed the mixing of Spanish and English and the other cultural aspects, I just wished it was a little bit more involved in the book.

Overall this is a good book, and I think many people would enjoy it, it just wasn't for me.

Fae Away is the first installment in the Fae Bloodlines series.

It’s a fast paced, young adult fantasy read.
There’s a forbidden romance, humans and fae, magic, and even some paranormal activity. It’s set in a modern timeframe, with fae and human realms overlapping each other.

If you’re looking for a quick read with action and romance, this is a good start.

This is a wonderful story about forbidden love for a fae girl and a human boy, both willing to risk everything for the other. Friendship, trust, love, betrayal, ghosts and premonitions... what will happen to Celyse, Julio and their friends?

Fae Away is a quick, action packed first book in a series. There’s fairy princesses, humans, paths between the worlds. Celyse finds Julio while looking through a shimmer then their two worlds collide.

Fay Away is book 1 in the Fae Bloodlines series, which is set in modern times with the fae world overlapping ours.
The story follows Celyse, daughter of the High King and High Queen of Faevenly. She also has a twin sister Malena. Celyse is a very spirited fae and enjoys being outside and keeping away from any kind of responsibility! That is left to Malena, as being born, first she will inherit the queen role one day and takes her role very seriously.Whilst on one of her walks through the woods one day, Celyse finds a rogue shimmer - a magical portal to the human world. All fae know about the shimmers but humans do not.
Whilst looking through the shimmer Celyse sees a human - Julio. Julio is just as shocked by the beautiful Celyse, but as he can see ghosts he thinks Celyse is one and that she means no harm. They start communicating through the shimmer by writing on paper and showing each other and they start to develop a relationship with each other.
Then one day Celyse stops showing up and Julio doesn’t know why.....Celyse is soon to turn 18 and has to court and marry a fae so she decides to give him up, knowing it’s going to be the hardest thing ever.
Celyse tries to court other fae but after an attempt on her life it soon goes downhill and she finds out some uncomfortable truths about her and her family.
Celyse turns to Julio to help and together they meet faeries in the human realm who will help. Together as a team they try to fix the wrongs of Faeverly but run into a lot of trouble.

The story is the first book in the series and whilst it doesn’t end on a cliffhanger, you will want to read the next book to find out what happens.
Fae Away is an action packed adventure with a young blossoming romance between Celyse and Julio.