Age wise, I think this is New Adult material and should appeal to anybody who enjoys paranormal romances. Instead, there is a totally enthralling budding romance with a lot of sexual tension. There is no insta-love in this and no love triangle. I loved Sprig, the talking, narcoleptic monkey fae! His obsession with honey, his love for his cuddly toy, and some of his remarks were just absolutely adorable and so funny.
I became so enthralled with the characters, the dystopian setting (cleverly linked to the author's Darkness series), and the mystery surrounding the DMG, Daniel and Zoey. I knew I had to listen to the second book long before finishing this one. It sort of threw you into the action and then took a step back, which was confusing at first, but in hindsight, actually worked well with regards to the plot development.
City in Embers started out a bit strange in the way the characters, their backgrounds, and the world around them were introduced. Not a promising basis for a functioning relationship that both of them suddenly have to rely on. However, when Seattle is devastated by a powerful, magical electrical storm, Zoey's entire life changes, as she finds herself thrown together with Ryker, who is a Wanderer, a merciless and intimidating fae. Together with her co-worker Daniel, with whom Zoey is desperately in love although he is considerably older and hasn't been reciprocating her advances, they track and collect fae. Zoey, a tough and independent young woman, who has learned to fight for herself growing up in various foster homes, is a Collector working for a secret part of the government called the Department of Molecular Genetics (DMG). They embark on a journey, running and hiding from both the government and fae, both of which threaten their lives and those they love. The electric storm connects her to a ruthless fae, a Wanderer named Ryker, whose dealings expose them to even more trouble and danger. When devastation hits Seattle, Zoey's whole world is turned upside down. She was raised to think of fae as beasts that feed on humans and want to destroy them. The work never registers on her sympathy radar. Because of this, the DMG hires her to work as a Collector: catching, researching, testing, and using the fae to save human lives. But there is something unique about Zoey. When she is placed in her "last chance" home, she finds a reason to stay and turn her life around: her foster sister, Lexie, who is paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.Īfter high school, Zoey is hired by a special government agency, the Department of Molecular Genetics (DMG), where she meets the other reason to remain: Daniel, her coworker. Zoey Daniels has been tossed from foster home to foster home, where she grows up fast and tough.
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