After everything Trish has done to get to Sanctuary, nothing on earth could get her to leave. But when Trish’s ex shows up with news that Starren’s life is in danger, her conscience refuses to let her sit idly by, even though that means abandoning her family, security, and everything she’s worked so hard to earn. Luckily, those who love her won’t let her go alone.Leaving Sanctuary requires a trip … requires a trip to Faerie, a vicious and dangerous place where humans are hated and her people are most vulnerable. There she meets a dark and sinister relative.
As trouble escalates and the mission becomes deadly, can Trish draw enough power from her abilities to save her team and herself, or was this mission doomed to fail from the start?
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Cassie, you are killing me! Dan and Nina are the heart of this series. Do not let anything happen to them!
Upon learning she has a sister, Ecokinesis takes Trish back to Faerie along with Wade and Jaden…and her human foster parents, Dan and Nina. Wade wants Trish to love Faerie and stay. Jaden wants nothing to do with the place. Dan and Nina want to protect their daughter, even though that’s not actually possible or even helpful – after all, Trish’s body heals quickly and the trees help her. But that’s not the whole story. Faerie is different than she had imagined; everything is different than she had imagined. She also finally finds out who her father is and gets a hint about why her mother brought her to earth, although she still doesn’t understand the reason her mother abandoned her there. Maybe it doesn’t matter. She has a human family now, Dan and Nina. And Jaden is beginning to be someone important to her. The choice of returning to earth should be easy. Who will Trish choose? And what will the cost of her choice be? Humans don’t belong in Faerie, and there is great danger facing all of them, but will Dan and Nina be allowed to leave unscathed? And will Trish be allowed to leave at all?
I loved this as much as I loved the first book of the series. The setting was different, but it worked. If anything, the journey in book two was much more streamlined and direct – there and back – whereas in book one, Trish was navigating all over the globe. The land of Faerie was described beautifully. The nature and schemes of the fae fit in the overall lore of other popular faerie chronicles, making Jaden seem like a complete exception. Trish, well, she fits somewhere between the two worlds. It was fun to learn that mermaids existed.
It was also beautiful to watch the lengths at which Dan and Nina would go to for their foster daughter. I mentioned this in my review of the previous book – they are not your typical fairy tale foster parents. And I love the way they are portrayed. Regen ended with Dan and Nina willingly relocated to a different state just so their daughter would be safe. They also took in one of her friends who had risked a great deal to help her. These are incredible people. And while I understand the danger Faerie poses to them, I badly want them to survive and be stronger (or maybe a little more afraid, which in these circumstances would be wiser) and better because of their experiences. If they die to make Trish a stronger person, I will not be a happy person and will probably take a day off to grieve. I don’t usually put this in my reviews, but Cassie, if you’re reading this, please, oh please, oh please, give them the happy ending they deserve.
I am hopeful, because so far, while I have been repeatedly shocked by the turns of events, they have all been good. I’m not sure how long this series will continue, but I am eagerly anticipating the next part of Trish’s saga.