Guardian: Creepy Hollow #1

Guardian by Rachel Morgan


1. Receive assignment.
2. Save a life. 
3. Sleep.
4. Repeat.

Protecting humans from dangerous magical creatures is all in a day’s work for a faerie training to be a guardian. Seventeen-year-old Violet Fairdale knows this better than anyone—she’s about to become the best guardian the Guild has seen in years. That is, until one of her assignments—a human boy who shouldn’t even be able to see her—follows her into the fae realm. Now she’s broken Guild Law, a crime that could lead to her expulsion. 

The last thing Vi wants to do is spend any more time with the boy who got her into this mess, but the Guild requires that she return Nate to his home and make him forget everything he’s discovered of the fae realm. Easy, right? But Nate and Vi are about to land themselves in even bigger trouble—and it’ll take all Vi’s training to get them out alive.

(A novelette) Please visit Rachel Morgan's SITE!

WHAT I THOUGHT:
I really wish this was a longer story! I was surprised to see it was only 31 pages in my Adobe Digital Editions.
However, it being a novelette does not hinder it in any way.
I rather liked being able to read a short fantasy for a change.
There was just enough of everything packed into the pages of Guardian.
The author, Rachel Morgan, did an excellent job of writing a fun and fast paced story that kept my attention the whole way through!
There are many full length books that didn't entertain me as much as this did!
The characters were real and entertaining and had me laughing several times.

"No way, Hobbits are real?!"
"Hobbits?"
"Yea, Hobbits. Halflings. Small...hairy feet...live in the Shire..."

Rachel writes with vivid detail, making the fae world easy to picture while reading.
I loved her description of the mushrooms in the forest;
"..where giant mushrooms are swelling as they soak up the silvery glow of the moon."
I also enjoyed the balance of action and romance.
The bond that forms between Vi and Nate in their short time since meeting is not over the top. Just the right amount to keep me guessing as to what is going to happen.
I will definitely go read more! The end is a great teaser into what the next installment will bring.
Besides, who wouldn't like a cute, purple eyed faerie girl who can kick some serious butt!


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