Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Genre: Urban
Fantasy/ Contemporary
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Author:
“Chelsey Butler was born and raised near Fort Worth,
Texas. She still lives in north Texas with her husband and four daughters, but
she rebels against the Texan stereotype. She loves God, her family, and all
things involving books, and is a self-proclaimed nerd, a history buff, and
vintage enthusiast. She also writes young adult fantasy under the name S.G.
Tillery. Chelsey loves hearing from her fans and encourages them to find her on Facebook.”
Description:
“Cari Harris lives what should be a charmed life. She owns
a quaint bed and breakfast in a charming southern town, is surrounded by loving
friends and family, and possesses magical powers. Most of the residents in
Fable, GA, are descended from mythical creatures straight out of fairy tales,
and Cari is no exception. As a descendent of Cupid, she has the ability to see
when two people are soul mates and the power to make sure they fall in love.
However, this power is sometimes more of a curse than a blessing, because Cari
is also the town screw up.
While hosting a murder mystery weekend at her inn, she
tries to match a young couple and makes a huge mistake. Now she must fix her
mistake before the guests leave at the end of the weekend, all while making a
bigger mess of things along the way, in her typical fashion.
As if Cari didn’t have enough to worry about already, her
old boyfriend just moved back to town. Years ago, she forced herself to stop
thinking about Mike, but now that he’s back, there is no avoiding him. It’s a
small town and she keeps running in to him, no matter how much she hopes to
avoid it. When she stumbles across some unexpected secrets, and Mike helps her
with her current matchmaking dilemma, all of her feelings from the past come
flooding back.”
Appraisal:
This first book centers on The Broken Arrow Inn, which is owned and
run by Cari. To increase business she decides to host a Murder Mystery weekend
event. The escapades that ensue are comical and entertaining in the character
driven plot as she tries to stay ahead of mishaps. Cari is an interesting
character and her misfortunes were not all her own making. Best friends Roxy
and Hope were fun additions who helped round Cari’s character out. When Cari’s
old high school boyfriend, Mike, returns to town there is an adequate amount of
sexual tension added to the story for another layer of fun.
On the outside Fable, Georgia looks like any small southern town but
its residents are far from typical even though they look like regular people.
When Mike went away to college and didn’t return, his latent powers failed to
develop. After his marriage failed he was drawn back to Fable and his powers
are now starting to awaken. However, he has no clue about Fable’s secret community.
The problem is it is his mother’s job to enlighten him and she won’t until she
is sure he is going to stay in Fable for good this time. I was a bit frustrated
at the end, the story just stops. I am not sure whether I am missing the last
chapter or what. I found it disappointing.
This is a cute story that has potential, though I found it plagued
with small proofing errors and repetition. It would be nice to see this story
go through a better editing process.
Format/Typo
Issues:
Several small proofing errors, which exceeded an acceptable limit,
that consisted of missing or extra words. As well as missing letters that
change words into the wrong word. Repetition was also a problem that needs further
attention.
Rating:
*** Three stars
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