The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break the treaty with dark magic and blood - Tiki's blood. Unbeknownst to Tiki, she is being watched - and protected - by Rieker, a fellow thief who suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. Rieker has secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Her very existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen's son, who is driven to know more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist. Prince, pauper, and thief - all must work together to secure the treaty...
I really liked the setting of this book you can really see all the places that tiki and the other characters visit in London. Their are some great one liners that make you chuckle like right at the start when tiki steals the ring and escapes out of the huge house only to find out it was Buckingham Palace and she stolen the Queens ring. The love interest was nicely done not taking over the whole story and keeping it flowing along nicely. I was a bit disappointed that end did not have some huge climax that made me want to dive in to the next book right off i really like when the author leaves me gasping and like wanted to dive head first into the rest of the series. I am intrigued to find out more about tiki connection with the fae world and this ring that is holding the war at bay.
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