By the time I finished, I was in love! I normally am not too into fairies, but by the end I found myself tempted to leave out sugar cubes on my window.
The characters feel real, the fairies are slightly familiar, yet very fresh, and I found myself invested to the end.

This was a great story. I'm not usually a fan of the First Person narrative but the story made me forget and I didn't find myself continuously thinking about it as I tend to. I find this story empowering to women. The lead is a squire and becomes a knight as was her mother. The leader of the small guild is a woman and it's written as if that is just how it is which I enjoyed. It's an epic journey filled with excitement and fantastical creatures that leaves you waiting for the next installment of the series.

I had one reservation before I started reading this book - it's written in present tense. I have tried reading a few other novels in present tense and have not been able to finish them. Before the end of the first chapter, I knew that wasn't going to be a problem with Call of Kythshire. The prose is smooth, the descriptions are vivid without being overwhelming, and the story drew me in completely. I also enjoyed the magical system introduced. It has some unique origins, rules, restrictions, and consequences. The author seems to have put some real thought into it and how it works within her world.

The first half (or so) of the book is well paced with some action, a little backstory, and good character development. It kept me interested and coming back to the story when I had some free time. At this point it was a solid 4 star read. That changed somewhere past the halfway point, when Azi started to figure things out and the action part of the story picked up. That's when it became hard to put down and I started neglecting other things in order to read "one more chapter". Obviously, that's when it became a five star book.

Even though this is part of a series, the story is complete with a satisfying ending.