Midsummer Sky by T.J. Land

midsummersky500Title: Midsummer Sky

Series: Faeries, #2

Author: TJ Land

Genre: Fantasy

Length: 56 pages

Publisher: NineStar Press (28 Mar 2016)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3.5 Hearts

Blurb: No one knows why Oberon, king of the greatest fairy court in the world, doesn’t have wings. Not even his crafty lover, Puck, who prides himself on being privy to all Oberon’s secrets. But that’s about to change, for Oberon’s mother has revealed to her son that there may be a way to regain his lost wings—provided Oberon is willing to risk losing Puck…

ISBN: 978-1-911153-39-9

Product Link: http://ninestarpress.com/product/midsummer-sky/

Reviewer: Prime

Review: This is a nice and quick read and very enjoyable. This is the second book in TJ Land’s series, Faeries. If you haven’t read the first book, Midsummer Nights, you need to go back to book 1 because that is the short story where everything is set up.

In Midsummer Sky we pick up with lovers, King Oberon and his most trusted advisor, Puck. Yes – just like in Shakespeare. The lovers face a new challenge when King Oberon’s parents visit and we find out two things – 1) how Oberon lost his wings and 2) that Oberon’s father has the ability to reduce the centuries old king to act/feel like a child.

I have to admit that I am getting more interested in Queen Tatiana, whose marriage with Oberon was an arrangement between their families. She seems to have some hidden depths that I would like to see – she definitely has the potential to become a powerful ally for Oberon and Puck. Heck, she could even be a lesbian. I don’t know, I just think that there is more there.

I’m really loathed to do so, but the only reason why I rated the book as low as I have was that despite the fact that I enjoyed the characters and the story, I just feel there is a lot of unexplored depth that could give these stories a little more substance, even if they are only short stories.

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