I’m not sure how I feel about this book. It feels boring with nothing happening until it does. And then there’s a lot of denial, I can be this, I can’t do this, you have the wrong person…. But the underlying is interesting & fun…. #AFortySomethingFury. #NetGalley

I am afraid this book did not do it for me. I love the premise a 40+ something hero and I loved the story, not saying much so as not to spoil. However I did not engage with the characters and I felt that with the excellent story line etc. It could have been so much more

Thank you to Sterling & Stone and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy of this book.

I was not feeling this book. This story could not capture my attention and was quite boring. I feel that this story could be so much more. The premise of the story is something that I normally read, but I could not connect with the characters at all. I skipped over quite a few chapters in hopes that the story captured my attention.

Unfortunately, this was not a book for me.

First off, A+ for having an actual woman for the main character and not some teenager. There really needs to be more FMCs over the age of 25 in the fantasy genre. That alone skyrocketed this book in my opinion. Poor Ang didn't sign up for any of this and dealing with the Fae was a huge headache. Most of the Fae in her little group were butt nuggets, though. Except Edger, that is. Edger deserves the world and I would die for him. Prim on the other hand...Prim can take her little pixie butt back to her home world and stay there. And, no, I do not care if she calls me speciest for that. Ang is a better woman than me, because I would have cleaved half of them in half with that sword of hers before I even got halfway through the book. I also probably wouldn't have felt bad at the free customers...yeah, there's probably a reason she's the not-chosen-one. I really recommend this, though. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I'm not going to lie this book was quite refreshing if not quite slow paced. Because of the pacing it did take me a bit longer to read than I had really hoped it would take. While I did enjoy the story I did have trouble keeping my attention on it for very long, but that's completely a me problem as I do prefer my stories to be just a little bit faster paced than this offered. Having the FMC be a slightly older woman with a family to also take care of was interesting and completely added to the story. I did enjoy the story for what it was, and would say that if you're looking for a good fantasy adventure with a slightly older main character you would likely enjoy this one.

I want to thank NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This is a perfect book for readers who want a main female character who isn’t in their 20’s. Angie is a 40 something main character who is so relatable because she’s already married and is dealing with older kids. But she still goes and accepts the call to adventure much like all of us who juggle jobs and kids and husband/wives. I enjoyed the break from a the typical fantasy formula and read this book quickly. It’s fun and has a good world building. Definitely recommend to fans of the Forty Proof series by Shannon Mayer

The premise of a non-teenage hero is extremely promising for any reader who is not also 18! Ha ha
At this point, I think most of us are damn near desperate for anyone over the age of 25 managing to save the day.
So, the idea of someone in their 40s being the key sounds like a great idea to me!

I definitely liked that the authors did not have her just up and leave her family, I like that she consistently fought for them and it wasn’t that she had to leave her world in order to save it. A lot of fantasy books seem to have the hero leave their family in life as it was in order to save the world, which is a certain type of cruelty.

The middle of the book got kind of long-winded for me, and I felt that what little action did take place could have been more succinct.

The ending wrapped up pretty nicely, so I’m not sure if it’s going to be a series or not, but I don’t think I’ll be continuing with the series, it was a little too slow paced for my extremely ADHD self

This is the first time I have read a book by this author. I was very pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the characters and the story. It was both exciting and exhilarating. I will definitely be on the lookout for more books written by this gifted and entertaining author. I would definitely recommend this one to anyone wanting to try something new and intriguing.

I went into this book really excited to see how the premise would work out. Unfortunately I struggled through the last half of the book. I found the build up fun but once we began to get to the meat of the story of investigating and trying to move the story along it began to fall flat, with me forcing myself to push forward and ask why was this information/scene included. I do wish we would've gotten more scenes either exploring the fae lands or with Angie's family, the rest just kinda felt like filler.

Thank you to Netgalley and Sterling & Stone for this e-arc. All reviews are my own opinion

Cute and light urban fantasy - an unlikely housewife is thrown into a world of witches, elves, and fairies - as the warrior to save them from the wicked warlock. Many slapstick moments and a lot of action. Entertaining for any age, will appeal to YA, no graphic gore or spice.

I really enjoyed the older main character and the humorous elements that enriched the plot. There were moments, though, where things felt a bit confusing—perhaps intentionally so, given that the main character was also grappling with a lot of uncertainty.

This was a strong start to the Forty Something Fury series, it had that element that I wanted from the urban fantasy genre. I enjoyed the overall story going on and how the characters worked in this story going on. I was glad I got to read this and am excited to read more from Paige Andrews and Bryon Cahill.

Thank you Paige Andrews, Bryon Cahill, Netgalley and Sterling & Stone for this free ARC in exchange for a review.

It's rare to find new novels these days which have distinct characters and a story-line which holds attention, but this book does that, and does it well.

I hope this will turn into a series, cause I'd keep reading even if I didn't get an ARC.

This started out ok with an interesting premise. Then I struggled to finish the last 2/3 of the book. I wasn’t invested in any of the characters and wasn’t sure if it was meant to be funny or not. There were inconsistencies throughout (an example is in Chapter 14 where she hears the footsteps and door close after a loud gunshot that has her ears ringing). The banter was kind of strange.

I was given a copy by the publisher via NetGalley (thank you!) and all opinions are my own.

I was really looking forward to an entertaining story. This started out nicely enough, with good character development. Sadly, once Angie accepted the premise of coexisting otherworldly characters, it did not carry through very well. It is a very interesting premise, but the writing just felt hurried and lacking. I did not finish the book. I don’t know if I just had too high expectations or not. I found myself gradually forcing myself to continue reading, and eventually gave up. Again, it is an interesting story, just needs a little more development. Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review.