Skylar Dorset

On her seventeenth birthday, Selkie discovers that she is a half-faerie princess and that the mother she never knew wants to kill her.

Girl Who Never Was

Cindy Lee

*A copy was provided by the publisher for review*

The Girl Who Never Was is a book about a girl named Selkie who is a faerie. She is a changeling (half faerie half ogre) that lived through a normal until one day she started questioning everything.

It's been a long time since I've read anything about fairies so I was really excited to pick up this book. It's filled with adventures and the romance was pretty good as well. Selkie is a determined girl that will do everything to find out the truth about herself and her family. It was really enjoyable to read about how the Seelie court is in this book. It's different from the other faerie books I've read and there's also this thing the Seelies can do called naming. It was fun to follow Selkie as she learned about herself and started to use her abilities (from both the Seelie side and ogre side of the family).

Another part to this story is the romance. It's light and it's just a side thing but I've found myself cheering for the couple. The love interest is Ben Le Fay who has protected Selkie from the Seelies her whole life. They started out with friendship and their relationship is full of trust for each other. Throughout the book, they've been in many close calls together and it strengthened their relationship. I really loved Ben. He's quirky with his allergy to water (he also hates being wet and covers himself with layers of clothes) and he has the most unusual and beautiful eyes. He's a really great guy for the love interest and I really enjoyed reading about Ben.

The Girl Who Never Was reminded of why I love books about faeries so much. Filled with action and romance, it's a book I'd recommend to people who loved the Iron Fay series. I can't wait for the next book, especially with that ending!

Rating: B

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"Romantic, suspenseful, and witty all at once—Alice in Wonderland meets Neverwhere."—Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Evernight series "Today is my birthday." In Selkie's family, you don't celebrate birthdays. You don't talk about birthdays. And you never, ever reveal your birth date." Until now. The instant Selkie blurts out the truth to Ben in the middle of Boston Common, her whole world shatters. Because her life has been nothing but a lie—an elaborate enchantment meant to conceal the truth: Selkie is a half-faerie princess. And her mother wants her dead. Otherworld Series: The Girl Who Never Was (Book 1) The Boy With The Hidden Name (Book 2)

Girl Who Never Was

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