Fianna's Awakening

~Review first appeared on The Bent Bookworm!~Fianna's Awakening is the first in an urban fantasy series about the Fianna, a group of people who are chosen to be the guardians of Ireland. Aisling O'Malley is the only – perhaps first – female Fianna, and as such the demands on her are even heavier than most, because she must constantly prove to the others that she is as worthy as they.Things I Loved:“I'm fast,” she said. “And strong. And tough, and resilient.” A shrug. “I can tell when danger of the creepy kind is around, most of the time.”“Danger, but not the spear? So an invincible artifact of untold power isn't dangerous?”Well, put it like that and it does sound like I got a malfunctioning superpower...- Um, well – Ireland! I might be slightly obsessed. There is a little bit of Irish mythology worked into this book, but none that I was particularly familiar with so I'm not sure if it was made up by the author or just obscure.- The magic system is VERY intriguing and I really hope it's explained in more detail in the next books! Also I want to know more about the process of becoming a Fianna...that was never really explained.- Aisling – despite years of belittling and posturing from the rest of the Fiannas, she's still stubborn as a mule and confident in her own abilities. Hell. Yes. I love strong female characters. By contrast Ronan seems a bit hapless and awkward. I'm not sure he's the right one for her...- The humor!! Oh my gosh, the wry, sarcastic bits got me so much.Small Complaints:- Need. More. Details. I felt like most of the magic and history was only half explained! Like this Sword of Lugh...where did it come from? Why was it made? By whom? I'm aware of the traditional Celtic god Lugh, but the book never really talks about Celtic deities in detail so I'm just...up in the air. PLEASE TELL ME MORE.“You know, handing out prophecies of doom and gloom and then going skimpy on the details is not an attractive trait.”- Romance...where? So Aisling and Ronan apparently had a kind of attraction thing going on, but it was most present in their first meeting and then fizzled. I didn't feel any kind of chemistry. They're both extremely interesting characters on their own, so you don't really NEED a romantic subplot here, but...points at description and cover Doesn't that look romantic to you?3.5/5 stars. I'll definitely be giving the second one of this series a shot, because I'm intrigued by how the author is bringing Celtic legends through to the modern world.1/5 flames. Eh, I would love to see some more sizzle between Aisling and Ronan, but if not, they're still both interesting characters in and of themselves.Blog Twitter Bloglovin Instagram Google+