My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Title: Where There Be Humans
Author: Rebekah L. Purdy
Format: eBook (NetGalley)
Pages: 1488 KB (digital file size)
Publication Date: June 1, 2020
Categories: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance
Disclaimer: **I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**
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, with no idea what the other half is. She’s always suspected it might be human.
But humans, she’s been told, aren’t real. They’re only creatures of myth.
When the prince of their kingdom is taken for ransom, it’s Ivy’s big 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, as well. If she survives…
With a small band of warriors at her command, including her best friend turned crush that’s getting harder to hide, Ivy sets out to find the prince and her human family. But the answers lie within secrets and conspiracies that run far deeper than she ever imagined.
Thank you to Entangled Teen and NetGalley for giving me a chance to read this eARC.
My Reactions:
Had My Attention: for the most part
World Building: fairly solid on the goblin world, but some holes with the human being fairy tales bit 🤔
Writing Style: Easy to follow, quick read 🙂, more young teen than young adult
Bringing the Heat: a sweet kiss 🔥
Crazy in LOVE: 💚💚 (mild, best-friend crush)
Creativity: Goblins 👍🏼
Mood: adventurous
Triggers: mild violence
My Takeaway: half goblin girl shows her goblin family and friends that she’s better than the boys and worthy
- Goblin stories always entertain me because not a lot of books are written about them. They are not as gorgeous as their fae or elf counterparts so I like how we have a handsome goblin prince with razor sharp teeth and green skin in this book.
- Ivy can hold her own against the bullies and she trains with the guys so that’s always fun to see a girl who can fight.
- I thought her crush on her best friend Pudge is cute and sweet. Their relationship is solid, not much challenges there except how they both don’t know how the other feels.
- Love the book cover!
- The twist with Ivy and Dorian (goblin prince) – ha! Didn’t see that coming and it was a bit awkward but it worked out in the end.
- It’s a quick read and though Ivy encounters some challenges, she meets them pretty easily. Personally I wanted more, even the betrayal felt a bit weak, it felt like a light fantasy – which is fine for some. For me, I just wanted more.
I like stories about goblins because they have a rich culture even though they don’t seem the most glamorous of creatures. This story held my attention for the most part with a goblin kingdom, adventure, a girl trying to prove herself and a happy ending.
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