Enchanted No More by Robin D. Owens

I was drawn to Enchanted No More by the vibrant hues of the cover art and because the plot summary — centering on a half-faerie woman sucked back grudgingly into court affairs — reminded me of one of my favorite urban fantasy series, Seanan McGuire’s October Daye… For me, it was a bumpy read. The trouble starts with Jenni. I had trouble warming to her. At the beginning of the book, she’s immature, lashing out in anger at the most inopportune moments… Later, as she deals with her past, she becomes more sympathetic but still has annoying traits such as a tendency to meddle… The magic system and the scenes of magic use are often confusing to follow, while other aspects of the story are over-explained… Finally, there are a huge number of comma splices. I hate to nitpick about grammar/editing, but when there are enough of these errors, it becomes distracting. Enchanted No More will be appealing to some readers but fell flat with me, I’m sad to say. I’d rather be reading October Daye. Read the rest.