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Of Stardust by February Grace
Release Date: 10/28/13
200 pages
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Summary from Goodreads:

“Dreams are sacred…”At the age of twenty-six single, geeky bookseller Till Nesbitt inherits the shock of a lifetime: a huge Victorian farmhouse filled with unique tenants, and the knowledge that there is a reason she’s always been different. She’s destined to become a Fairy Godmother, because the skills are written into her DNA.

Till embarks on her fairy education at Dreams Come True University with much trepidation, guided on her journey by a unique mentor: a Celtic hybrid with a secret by the name of Gus.

When Till falls head over heels for Gus, will she break the most serious law in the Fairy Code, or will the truth of what really happened to Gus’s parents keep them from repeating history?

Goodreads

Till Nesbitt is a geeky bookseller that works with her parents bookstore until one day her entire world comes crashing down when her aunt summons her. Till is a Fairy Godmother. Now that her great aunt can finally going to rest after years of serving, it is up to Till to discover what's in her own DNA and take control of her Victorian House.

What I really liked about this book...

• Not at all what I expected. I never read a book with a fairy godmother in it or parents, so I was walking into it blindly. The idea was new to me and I was eager to find out just how I would feel about it. Grace has done a great job making an interesting story out of it. I read this in a day because I found myself so engrossed.
• The magic was great, and I liked how it was used and how they can use it. Plus because Till is new she has to go to a Fairy Academy in order to earn her certificate so she can become properly a fairy godmother. 
• The plot. I wanted something light and fun and this was exactly what the doctor ordered. I followed Tilly to her great Aunt's house as she discovered her secret, and it was nice when she did not embrace it right away but fell into denial. She goes to the Academy and does struggle both with learning how to use her powers and her new life - which I guess comes close to reality of someone who just had this thrown at them and they find it unbelievable.
• Gus. He was a charming and sweet characters. Plus he was Irish/Scottish so for me that pretty much said it all ;) I could only read everything he had and imagine the swoon worthy accent.

 What made me hesitate...

•  Tilly. I was kind of expecting this to be a YA adult book so I was a bit thrown that she was 26... because her actions are that of a younger person in HS all around. I did not understand her sudden obsession with the men in the house, especially Lane. She didn't even like Gus at the beginning, and said a couple of times that Lane is more her time. I was glad that this did not turn into a triangle. But her actions towards the fact that Faeries couldn't fraternize because of grave consequences drove me nuts. Yes, it was a rule and rules can be broke but... It is also something that sounded like it cannot be helped. If Faeries got together, they could lose their magic or worse. It says nothing about the council taking it away to punish them, it sounded to me like it's in the nature of how things happen...So why is she challenging nature over and over again? I expect if I jump over a bridge I won't come out standing because of nature, not because the law did it.
• The romance. I liked the plot a lot and thought it was fun and magic. The romance did nothing for me unfortunately. I did not feel the connection between Tilly and Gus at all even at the end of the book. I kind of started to pity, she didn't listen and tried too hard. I was actually glad the way it ended in the end, that's the author stuck to her guns.

About the Author

February Grace is a writer, artist and poet who lives somewhere that is much colder than she would like most of the time.
She sings on key, plays by ear, and is more than mildly obsessed with music, clocks, colors, and meteor showers.
Her poetry, prose, and/or flash fiction have appeared in The Rusty Nail Literary Magazine, Vine Leaves Literary Journal, and Rose and Thorn Journal. Her work can also be found in the following anthologies: Poetry Pact Volume One, Anything Prose...And Poetry, Too! and Orange Karen, Tribute To A Warrior.
GODSPEED, her debut novel, is a labor of love she refers to as "Literary romance with steampunk embellishments." 

Her second novel, OF STARDUST, is a modern, romantic fantasy tale.

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