The Girl Who Never Was

The Girl Who Never Was by debut author Skylar Dorset is the first book in her Otherworld series.

In Selkie's family, you don't celebrate birthdays.  You don't talk about birthdays.  And you never, ever revale your birth date.  Until Now.
The instant Selkie blurts out the the truth to Ben in the middle Boston Common, her whole world shatters.  Because her life has been nothing but a lie- an elaborate enchantment meant to conceal the truth: Selkie is a half-faerie princess.
And  her mother wants her dead.

The Breakdown:
1. Dorset does a fantastic job in her debut book creating both the Otherworld and Thisworld.  She weaves in wonderfully interesting characters in orges, wizards, Seelie, faeries, and even humans. Her characters are unique, and each one is, even the minor ones, stands out during their role in the story.

2. The plot was engaging, and with all the different interpretations of the prophecy going around,  it kept me guessing on how exactly Selkie's story would play out in this book. Plus, Dorset keeps reminding the reader of my favorite rule, never trust a faerie, even when the faerie in question is your mother.

3. I loved Selkie from the very beginning.  She is a bit of a introvert, and her own way of looking at the world around her.  I like that Dorset shows that Selkie has a human side to her before bringing in her heritage, half-orge, half-Seelie, I think it really allows the reader to connect more with Selkie before her magic enters the picture.

4. Kesley, Selkie's human best-friend, is probably my favorite supporting character. She is loyal and funny. Despite having no idea about what Selkie's world is really like, she whole-heartedly  jumps in to help Selkie in her time of need.

5. So I liked Ben, but I still don't trust Ben.  He is definitely an interesting faerie, and there are times he seems very genuine, but there are times I really feel he is holding back the truth.  Plus his tract record is not always stellar.  I am very interested to see how he will continue to develop as the series progresses.

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