Sixteen-year-old Ivy Archer is arguably the best warrior-in-training Gob Hollow has ever seen. Yet everyone—except her best friend she suddenly has other feelings for—looks down on her because she’s only half goblin. She’s always suspected her other half might be human. But humans, Ivy’s been told, aren’t real…When the prince of their kingdom is taken for ransom, it’s Ivy’s big chance to prove … chance to prove her worth. And when she learns his captors are human, the rescue mission becomes personal. The stories were clearly wrong, and now she has a chance to find the truth about her lineage—if she survives.
With her best-friend-turned-crush and a small band of warriors, Ivy sets out to find the prince and her human family. But the answers lie within secrets…and conspiracies run far deeper than she ever imagined.
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Where there be humans is a YA fantasy book by Rebekah L. Purdy. It was the first book from that author I was reading and I’m not disapointed. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me an arc of this book.
In a world where goblins are the main character and humans are just fairy tales we meet Ivy an half-goblins, she’s not sure what the other half is but she suspect it might be human. When Dorian, the prince, is kidnapped after a mission, it will finally be the chance for her to prove her worth. Being only half goblin she have been often look down on her by the others living in Gob Hollow. And maybe find her origins if she survives the mission.
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When I first began this story, I wasn’t sure really what to expect. The blurb sounded interesting but as cautious. Each book from Rebekah Purdy I have read, I liked but none were in this time of setting. So that made me cautious. As I started to read the book though, I really got into it.
There was some wonderful world building and you got to feel all that Ivy was thinking and seeing. She was very real with how she felt and it was portrayed in her actions and thoughts. I loved Ivy’s mischievous and curious side. I enjoyed how when she had questions, she sought out the answers. She was a very determined girl. An excellent soldier and her relationship with her dad was great.
Pudge was awesome. He was lighthearted and just sweet. I felt for him at the end because this poor guy went through a lot on the journey to save Prince Dorian and he lost alot as well. I wasn’t quite surprised with the turns in Pudge’s life but was sad to see them occur. I did love the ending and the romance aspect in Pudge’s life.
Prince Dorian: when this began I loved how he was with Ivy. He saw beyond her being half goblin. When they were setting up the mission to the land of human, I was so thrilled to see he was by Ivy’s side supporting her being on it but I didn’t like how he was manipulated at that point. He is a good character but he didn’t really let Ivy completely in and that turns out to hurt them both at different junctures.
Ivy’s aunt: great. She was understanding and sweet. She accepted Ivy and who she was unlike like her uncle. Her aunt had Ivy believing humans weren’t all that bad. That is until her uncle and the family she was looking at for kidnapping the Prince came into her world. They were malicious piece of works.
The Plot: The story between Pudge and Ivy and their romance was sweet and entertaining. Not much drama or angst there. The story of Ivy and Prince Dorian was complicated but not angsty. That played out well in the end and I love how Prince Dorian was always supportive of Ivy even when Ivy didn’t think he was. The politics in the story was very interesting. There was more than meets the eye going on behind the scenes as the kind tries to keep his place and keep the overgreedy council from overstepping. The story had twists and turns with some sad moments. You were entertained the entire book and I liked how it ended. I liked that this was not on vampires or witches but goblins for goblins aren’t really used alot in books and this one brought them to life.
Overall: fun, entertaining with twists and turns. The story is one that you just enjoy sitting and reading. Not much angst or drama but some danger, reveals and twists with a bit of romance.