Review: Perfectly Imperfect Pixie by MJ May
SYNOPSIS:
Size matters. Pixies are supposed to be petite, beautifully lithe creatures with gossamer wings. Sporting luscious, ombre pink hair and fluttering pink wings, Phil meets two out of three of those criteria. At over six feet tall, no one would dare call Phil petite. As a home-and-hearth pixie, Phil yearns to find a home and family he can bond to. When no one’s willing to hire a pixie of his stature, Phil is forced to find work elsewhere. Turns out, pixies make terrible bouncers.
The sudden death of Sedrick’s brother and sister-in-law left Sedrick Voss a pack of one—plus two young, traumatized were children. Sedrick needs help. He needs a home-and-hearth pixie. But pixies are small, delicate creatures nowhere near sturdy enough to stand up to a couple of growing werewolves. Phil seems like the perfect answer—a pixie that might be able to physically withstand small werewolf teeth and claws.
Phil is overjoyed, finally able to do a job that speaks to his heart and soul. But peace is a hard-won commodity. Sedrick is in the middle of a nasty custody battle with his niece and nephew’s maternal grandfather—one of the most arrogantly deceitful werewolf alphas to ever lead a pack. If their grandfather gets custody, Sedrick’s niece and nephew are in for a lifetime of manipulation.
Between the custody battle, noxiously invasive garden gnomes, and fairy lawyers, Phil and Sedrick struggle to keep their home and family safe. Werewolves and pixies don’t mate. Phil and Sedrick are about to challenge that misconception.
REVIEW:
This story was my first read by MJ May and it was a delightful surprise. The story itself wasn’t what I was expecting but I quickly found myself immersed in the world and I didn’t want to put the book down. The storytelling is enough to carry the book and keep you turning the pages. The romance was sweet and tender, by the end of the book I was honestly I shocked I just read a whole story with no sex scenes. (It’s been a while since that happened).
So I have to start with my love of outcast Phil and how his uniqueness makes him stand out amongst pixies. I adored the diversity of species in this book; pixies, fairies, shifters of all sorts, zombies, dwarves, gnomes, the list is endless! Add in poor, jaded Sedrick and these two halves make a whole. Usually I am not a big fan of kids in stories, but Dillion and Ruthie stole the show. They not only helped move the plot along, they helped Phil grow as a character. I really adored the playful banter and how protective Phil was of the children.
The plot with external dangers adds an element of tension. It kept me on my toes and I constantly was wondering what could possibly happen next. I adored Phil’s best friend, Peaches, who was a literal ray of sunshine. And don’t even get me started on Ray, Sedrick’s lawyer, the man was so unpredictable that I could help but be intrigued. Overall, Perfectly Imperfect Pixie, was a delight and I think I’ll pick up the next book in the series.
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