The Courting of Bristol Keats: [Limited Stenciled Edge Edition]

I did like this first book overall. Yes, I did get frustrated at the way Bristol and Tyghan's relationship bloom so quickly, mostly because I knew it was built like a house of cards, with a bomb at the bottom that would definitely explode by the end of the book and everything would come crumbling down and their love would take a major hit. Too many secrets and with the time differences between the mortal world and fae realm, caused so many problems (especially with how Tyghan felt about Bristol's dad) That was pretty obvious. What I did like was the training and Bristol making friends with the other recruits. That was a much better made relationship. So, putting aside disastrous loves doomed to fail (at least till the second book I am sure). I did like the mystery of hunting down Bristol's father, learning about her heritage, and the discovery of her magical fae side (though the tick is so gross!). Plus the training and her fellow recruits who have awesome abilities too and are always ready to spring together and help each other out. And there was a nice buildup of trying to find the door to the abyss and stop the restless dead from consuming everything. Though as this is the first book, do not expect anything to be resolved ( a bit disappointing, I wish something could have been fixed). Quite the cliffhanger. I will say, I am glad I got the chance to listen to this book, rather than read it. The narrator did a great job with voices and building up the scene for the listener to see. It would have been harder to read it, especially when I was yelling at the characters to stop keeping all the secrets, and also get over themselves (mostly Tyghan) and see things from other people's points of view because that makes a big difference. I will be interested to see what happens in the next book and the final transformation of Bristol.