
Unshapely Things by Mark Del Franco
Mark Del Franco's Unshapely Things is another addition to the urban fantasy universe. I bought it for a break from all the female authors and their super powerful sassy female characters. That's not criticism of those authors or their characters — just my desire to read something different.
Del Franco's main character, Connor Grey, is a formerly powerful investigator for the Guild, a sort of FBI for fey. Elves, fey, and many other permutations of non-humans have become part of the world we live in due to a magic cataclysm. There are many different factions and Del Franco is adept at creating a feeling of normality; the normal populace simply sees the fey as another special interest group.
Grey is no longer a member of the Guild due to an attack by a fey terrorist that has left his magical powers severely impaired. Now he is caught between the normal wor... Read More