Chasing Circe
by MarytheGorgon
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Born to two changelings in rural America, Aiden has had a whirlwind of a life. Through it all, he's surprisingly been able to maintain a loving relationship with his high school sweetheart, Cassandra. She accepted his human and mythical quirks. This all changes when she goes missing after an argument that nearly led to a breakup as she prepared to head off to college. With the rural community turning their attention to his involvement, the young fey feels lost.
Desperately, he wonders if the love of his life has been taken to the fey realm. Before he can verify his theory, things turn even worse when not only does Cassandra disappear but his parents. With his sisters by his side and their combined fey and human gifts, he plunges into the fey realm. Selkies, Sirens, Guilds, Magical Academies and more await them. Looking for Cassandra may take an eternity along with finding the culprit behind his parents' demise, but he's willing to wait.
Chasing Circe is a fantasy novel geared towards an audience in the age range of 13 to 18. Being a modern YA novel with inspiration from the 2000s to 2010s fairy novels in the same range, dive headfirst into a world of wonder and betrayal. Due to major rewrites, lots of tags have been changed!
Note: Is both Low and High Fantasy due to taking place back and forth between the fey realm and rural America.
[participant in the 2021 Royal Road Writathon challenge]
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Reviewed at: Chapter Two: A troublesome law
The only problem with this fiction... is that there are not enough chapters! The quality is so good that it makes me want to read the author's other fiction.
- Style & Grammar
This is well written, no grammar, syntax nor style issues. The layout is good which makes the text pleasant to read. English is not my native language, so I may have missed some things...
- Story
At first it seems like a classic breakup story, and it's so well written that it almost doesn't need more. However, there is more! A mysterious disappearance, family secrets, a magical world... everything is exciting and makes you want to keep reading.
- Character
A real dive into the psychology and emotions of the MCs. Their thoughts are so well detailed, and flow so easily, that makes the story. I instantly put myself in Cassandra and Aiden's shoes and didn't get out of their heads until the end of the available chapters. A tour de force given their emotionnal opposition. I may be a little biased as I really enjoy following the psychology of characters, and even more so when they are complex, but in any case this is perfect for me!