Things Unseen begins with a mundane account of a college student struggling to do research and write her papers. Then it gets weird from there. She sees a young man that few others can see. A monster attacks that no one has heard of. Fae are real. And the government has placed trackers in...everyone?

Initially due to curiosity and later conviction, Aria follows the young man and learns there's more to everything going on around her than she could have ever imagined. Like many heroines, she is with a choice. Will she choose to go back to life as usual, or will she risk everything for truth and love?

I said earlier that this was nothing at all what I expected. The character types and archetypes in this book aren't typical of a dystopian story. The fae almost seem like angels, the way their powers work and don't. And I have no idea what Petro is. The book also delves into the human need to know everything but questions is that good for us? I struggled with that. Because as a human, and probably as an American, I want to know things, I think I have the right to know things, to be able to make decisions for myself after being given all the information. And yet, I know that knowledge can be used to enact great evil, so perhaps there is a point where we need to relinquish our insatiable need to know and choose who we will trust. I may change my mind tomorrow, though. I'm still processing this.

There is also much of good versus evil. You may detest someone, or you may find their methods incongruent with your worldview, but they still might not be evil...possibly, even good. It's a lot to wrestle with. And I'm looking forward to mysteries that will unfold in book two and, probably, a lot more questions.

Note: This book ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, and the author has said the story doesn't resolve until book four. I think it's still worth the read for the questions that begin to be asked in this book. ( )

Things Unseen (A Long-Forgotten Song #1) by C.J. Brightley is a dark world where humans are controlled by the government but don't know it. There are Fae, and other creatures of the night, and one girl finds one fae man injured and becomes involved in something far greater than she ever thought possible. It is a dark fantasy that is exciting, full of emotion, suspense, and very captivating. I loved it! I have to save up to get the next book because it is not on KU. ugh! ( )