The Halfling (The Aria Fae, #1)

by H D Gordon

[Angie]

The Halfing is a fun start to what I expect to be a super exciting series! Aria Fae has just been exiled from her home world. She's half-fae and was trained as a warrior, but now she's just a normalish teenage girl trying to scrape by. Lucky for her, she meets tech genius Sam on her first day of school, and finds someone who she can be honest with, so she won't be so alone in this new world. Together the girls decide to use their talents to find out what happened to Sam's mom, while also stopping a deadly drug known as Black Magic from taking over their city.

Fairy vigilante! How can you not want to read about a fairy vigilante, which is exactly what The Halfling is about. Aria uses her super speed, strength, and other fae abilities to stop drug addicts and criminals from committing more crimes. Meanwhile, Sam creates gadgets and runs their lair. I know it seems really improbable, but it was so fun. And it does make perfect sense once you get to know these girls. Sam is lonely and just wants to know what happened the night her mother died. Aria is depressed because she lost her sense of purpose and self when she was cut off from her kind. Teaming up gives both girls the connection that they need. And it's just action packed, exciting, and fun!

Really, the best word for The Hafling was fun. It was a feel good read and just made me happy. I loved this mashup of fae and superhero. And the relationship between Sam and Aria gave me all of the squishy feelings! Plus, their friendship is front and center over any blossoming romance that may be there. Yes, there are boys that Aria has her eyes on, but who has time for kissing when there's bad guys to stop and best friends to hang out with? Although I do expect (and hope) there will be kissing later.

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