A Fae in Finance by Juliet Brookes

TL;DR: Absolutely hilarious, think Kimberly Lemming without the smut.
Source: NetGalley – Thank you to the publisher!!

Plot: Miri is tricked and trapped in Faerie and has to figure out a way to get free and keep her job. A harder mix than you might think!
Characters: While they were the deepest waters, I still found them fun and at times downright hilarious to follow.
Setting: Again not perfect, but so fun and very interesting.
Fantasy: This is definitely not a romance, don’t go in expecting it. But the fantasy is here, though not fully explained and adds color to the story.

Summary:

When investment banker Miri is purposely trapped in Faerie by her client, the Princeling of the Faerie realm, she does what any 20-something would: cries, eats cake, and worries loudly about her cat, Doctor Kitten. Instead of rescuing her, her boss simply confirms that she has solid internet access, leaving Miri stranded in a strange land with only a warning that the quality of her work should not decrease because of a change of address. 

But Miri grew up reading fantasy, and she knows there are always ways to work around magic—she just needs to find them. To affect a daring escape, Miri must navigate Faerie political drama, lies by omission, deteriorating mental health, and a mother who never hangs up the phone.

Thoughts:

I genuinely love Orbit books and they do have some of the most fantastic covers. Covers that make me pick up books without even reading the description! But this one – it doesn’t match this book at all, and frankly I think it’s going to do a disservice to this.

A Fae in Finance is a comedic book about Miri who is trapped in Faerie. While the cover might lead you to think there is going to be a big emphasis on romance, there really is not. There are teases, hints, and little drops of romance here and there but the book is primarily Miri balancing work and and the quest to get free of faerie. The new friends she meets along the way are an absolute delight, and some of the hijinks these folks get up to made me laugh out loud.

I also really appreciated Miri and her journey as she could have so easily fallen into the disaster character territory. But instead we see her act responsibly, if not a bit depressed, to help herself and try to get herself out of where she is. The rest of the characters definitely needed a bit more depth to them but I had a ton of fun with what we had.

Overall I was very impressed with this. I’d recommend it for fans of Kimberly Lemming’s humor without the spice. Go in ready to laugh and have a great time and you you won’t be disappointed.