Did It Have to Be Gnomes?!

Carry a Faerie, Book 1

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Did It Have to Be Gnomes?!

By: Michele Notaro

Narrated by: Zachary Zaba

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Am I afraid of gnomes? Maaaaaaaybe.

Did I take on a huge gnome job anyway? I sure did.

Am I about to ask my crush for help? Well, I have to ask someone, right?

I get called out to a huge mansion with the biggest number of invading gnomes I’ve ever seen, and I’m not sure who to call to help. And I definitely need some help.

So when Winter Montgomery just so happens to stop by, I know I have to ask him. I’ve been crushing on the handsome guy from afar for years, so now’s my chance to get close—and get some much needed support.

As long as I don’t let him see just how much I hate gnomes—okay, I’m actually terrified of them, but he doesn’t need to know that… right?

Did It Really Have to Be Gnomes?! (Carry a Faerie, Book 1) is a MM urban fantasy and the first book in Miles and Winter’s love story. Each book will have its own supernatural problem with a HFN ending for the couple, but there will be overarching plot themes throughout the series.

Dragons & Mythical Creatures

Fantasy

Romance

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Before listening to this book, I had no idea that those creepy little figurines in my step-mother’s garden were real. Or that they went around with their bits hanging out and leaving butt prints wherever they sat.

Uh…gross?

I definitely appreciated that Miles is not a fan of gnomes. Firebirds? Sure, why not? Adorable misunderstood creatures. Gnomes? Uh…no.

So when the empath who rehomes supernatural creatures is called into a home to remove the gnomes, he figures he can do the job – even if he hates the vile little creatures. The problem? There are way too many for just one guy to handle. So he hires his neighbor and secret crush, Winter, to help. Winter works for a rival extermination company. Miles doesn’t like that the other company actually kills instead of rehomes, but he really needs assistance.

Turns out Winter, who’s known Miles since high school, has a reason for working for the rival company. In fact, the guy’s got an entire backstory that makes him, he feels, out of Miles’s league.

Well, while bringing in necromancers and familiars to help, the men tackle the gnome problem and their budding feelings for each other. Aw…cute.

I liked that this book is a very slow burn and that Michele plans to continue their love story over several books. She’s done this with her other series and it always works well. Plus, I’m hoping Chaos gets a love story as well.

So…waiting impatiently for the next book to see what havoc will be wrought upon Winter and Miles.

Shout out to Zachary Zaba – I love his narrations and he did a fantastic job with this one. Again…want more!!!

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Michele Notaro pens another amazing story, and it is a wonderful start to a fascinating new series, “Carry A Faerie”, a magical urban fantasy MM romance with various paranormal beings including gnomes. Miles is in the business of removing magical pests, never exterminating them, taking them to a sanctuary instead. His next job has an infestation of his least favorite pest, gnomes, an infestation that is too much to handle by himself. He asks Winter Montgomery, the guy he not so secretly admires, to help him out, and Winter, whose admiration is mutual, is more than happy to because he will get to spend time with Miles. Miles and Winter are a perfect team, and their magical abilities jive well, with Miles being an empath and Winter a null. The job turned out to be even more complicated, gnomes that were possessed and cursed, so they had to call for more help. Winter calls in his friend Lyric, and then they add a necromancer named Chaos, who comes with a twin brother, Ace, all great side characters who add a lot to the story, Miles’ new familiar too. I loved how everything played out in this wonderfully delightful story, with the perfect balance of drama, witty dialogue and humor, heartfelt emotions and a slow burn, but so worth the wait, romance. Great writing, plot and world building, as well as character growth and development. Michele Notaro, thank you for another amazing story, wild ride and a reveal and ending leaving you wanting more.

🎧📚🎧 Zachary Zaba did a fabulous job voicing these characters and delivering a perfect portrayal of each. I loved his take on the two leads, Miles and Winter, embodying their personalities completely, and did the same performing the roles of the secondary/side characters, and was just as amazing. His pacing and tone are ideal for the story, and he conveys all the characters’ emotions in his performance, making you feel them all. Zaba is an entertaining storyteller, and his captivating performance keeps you glued to the story.

Fascinating & Magically Delightful Story & Listen🎧

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This book is very entertaining. It's fun and exciting, with a lot of action, romance and humour, not to mention some amazing found family. The world building is great and creative, and what a fascinating world it is, with different kinds of magic practitioners and magical creatures! I love how we find out facts about the MCs and the other characters bit by bit throughout the story. Miles is an empath who owns his own extermination company, except it's for faeries who are pests. He really cares about them and wants to put them in sanctuaries, not kill them, so his job is even more challenging. The big problem is that he is disgusted by and scared of gnomes, whom other people seem to find cute. He has always had a crush on Winter since high school, and now he gets a chance to befriend him.
Winter works for another extermination company that actually kills the faeries, but he hates his job. Winter has always liked Miles as well, and they are so sweet together. (Winter has a big dog named Goliath, a name I heartily approve of because I had a Newfie with that name as a kid. But his friend Lyric is right, his naming abilities are otherwise horrible, especially the nicknames he calls Miles. In this regard, the author gets to fulfill her penchant for weird nicknames, which we see in all her books!)
Winter's magic perfectly complements Miles' magic. They have a really big extermination job to do, but they have some intriguing new friends to help them out. Miles has also recently acquired an amazing firebird who just may be his familiar. We have a cliffhanger at the end that will segue into the next book, which I can't wait to read.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Zachary Zaba. It's hard to believe that it's possible, but the book was even more entertaining in this form than the ebook and kept me very engaged. I love his expression and the different voices he does. I looked forward to listening to the audiobook every chance I got.
I received an audiobook copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Fun and exciting - by Shana W

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Fantastic book! Miles and Winter were adorable together and their familiars were the sweetest.

The gnomes were something alright- they sounded cute especially, when Winter found one, in a very unusual place but at times, they were freaky.

I really enjoyed this book! The narrator’s performance was absolutely brilliant too.

Brilliant performance

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A really different PNR story where gnomes, pixies can be considered as pests, empath, pulls (can nullify magic), and other beings. I was fascinated from the word go.
Miles is such a sweetheart and Winter, so protective glad they worked out early in the book while dealing with some dark magic. Lyric is a hoot - snarky, sassy and a good friend to Winters and then Miles.
There's action, a budding romance, characters with a bit of mystery (Chaos) and gnomes! The first case is solved, but there's an overall story arc that will pick up in the next book.
Thoroughly enjoyed it!
I enjoyed listening to Zachary Zaba, he has a good range of voices and a pleasant cadence. Enjoyed his performance of the story a lot.

Unexpectedly good fun!

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