Constance Verity

"Reading this novel is probably the most fun I've had with a book so far this year. I think anybody will enjoy it because it's fast-paced, inventive, and completely irreverent. Highly recommended."--- Charles de Lint, "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction " Constance Verity--blessed (or cursed) three hours after her birth by a fairy godmother who granted her a life of adventure and wonder--has been saving the world since her seventh birthday. It's been 20 years, and it's time for a vacation. She dreams of being normal, and she wants to be bored. To this end, she resolves to go kill her fairy godmother. Tia, who has been Constance's best friend since before that fateful birthday, accompanies her--after all, a good sidekick is important. After a dramatic fight in, well, fairyland, where they track the fairy godmother down, and a showdown with the disgraced fairy herself in a rundown Florida rental, Constance finds what seems to be the solution. Finally ordinary, she's having the time of her life: dating a nice, normal young man (whom she met at a poetry slam, but nobody's perfect); spending time with her parents; doing everything that she never had time for before. But, of course, the cogs of fate and ancient cultish conspiracy are moving, and they drag her back into adventure--and the true meat of the story, in which she saves the world yet again and finally finds that most elusive of prizes: work-life balance. An ethnically diverse heroine, great adventure pacing, a witty sense of humor, and some quality banter make this a delightful subversion of superhero tropes. -- Regina Schroeder--Booklist (STARRED) "July 1, 2016 "