#BookTalk- The Girl Who Never Was By Skylar Dorest

 The Girl Who Never Was By Skylar Dorest

 First Line: One day, my father walked into his Back Bay apartment to find a blond woman asleep on his couch.

This is one of the books I got from BookCon! So yeah! I really didn't know what I was getting into when I read it, but boy it was very good and interesting. I never read a Faerie book before.

Summary: Selkie never knew her mother and after her seventeenth birthday she was determined to find her. But she soon realized she should of listened to her aunts when they said stop asking questions. But now it is too late the truth is out: she is half-faerie princess and her mother wants her died.

Last Line:"And then he will die."

 
Characters

Ben. Selkie's friend in the Boston Common, also Selkie's love interest. She doesn't know much about him, but he is always there when she is sitting by herself in the Boston Common. The jury is still out on him for me. Yes, he is a looker! But then again he a faerie. And you can never trust a faerie. But I do love how he cares about Selkie, and puts her above himself. He is pretty honorable. But then again....

Selkie. The funny thing is she acts so human (which is ironic considering). When she is told the truth about her mother and herself. She acts like any normal person would, confused and not trusting. Even after the truth was told to her, she was trying not to be involved. But she was born into that mess, there is no getting out. Selkie is also too strong for her own good. She has all this power that she has not mastered yet. I can't wait until the next books when that can be relieved more.

Kelsey. Selkie's best friend. She has no clue what is happening. Like zero. She just runs head on into helping Selkie. Like a true friend right there. She doesn't really need to know the why, or what, she just knows the who and the how and runs into save Selkie, with limited knowledge. Just plain brave. She is always up for an adventure, and doesn't care the risk she has to take to protect her friend.

Plot

I loved how the book flowed. You were truly just as clueless as Selkie, but you were given all the information, in a timely manner. It sounds weird to say, but it is true. Everything was written very well and everything happened so fast it was like how is this going to end. It was going at a nice pace, and I was reading like a manic. But then I was like what is going to happen in the next two pages to make it end. AHH ohh I wish it didn't end! December is just too far away (2nd book comes out Dec 4, 2014).

Setting

I love world building. The idea of Thisworld and Otherworld is confusing at first. But Dorest does a great job explaining it all. Creating these two worlds that parallel each other, but exist separately is so very interesting. Like you can take the subway to the Otherworld. Something so mundane became so magically. This book was a great introduction to the series. I can't wait to see more parts of the different worlds.

All In All

I never read a faerie book, so I really didn't know what to aspect. But I really did love it. I was sad that it ended. I was really getting into it. Now I have to wait for the next book. Heartbreaking. And I loved the idea of the power of a name. I think that is such a strong theme. How someone's name can be so powerful. It is truly something to think about. I love books that make me think about such mundane this like names. Truly wonderful. This book was an excellent starter to the series. I can't wait to read more, this is going to be great!