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The Fairy
Godfather's Agency solves magical problems, and Armageddon
Rules opens with Marissa Locks getting used to her new
promotion to partner in the agency. This is another book where
I didn't read the first novel first, and I suspect that hindered
my appreciation a bit. I had trouble adjusting quickly to
Marissa's rapid fire exposition, especially with so much of
it being stray world-building details and snark. With such
a flood of information pouring out of the first person narration,
I couldn't easily sort out what was important and what was
chatter, which slowed the first quarter of the book a bit
for me. I would definitely suggest reading Free Agent before
jumping into this one. Once past that opening barrage, I found
the book a rollicking adventure. Marissa's choices for thwarting
the apocalypse were funny and clever. The other characters
began to feel more real, and I especially loved Ari and the
poor, frequently shot intern. The author does some interesting
things in blending fairy tale tropes with the more expected
urban fantasy elements. Altogether an enjoyable book with
plenty of thrills and giggles.
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