Clever, enjoyable book
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The character development in this book is extremely good, and the storyline well thought out. The author gives readers a chance to empathise with the situation of each individual; for the Summer King's ex-summer-queen contender, Donia - who due to her love for the Summer King, is painfully subjected to an eternity of icy torment until another takes her place. For Aislin who loves Seth, her Gran and both fears and hates the faeries that only she (and other humans with "the sight" can see.) For Keenan, the Summer King, who has a really horrible mother (killed his father) and although Keenan cares for all the poor human girls (but in particular, loves Donia) he must lure human girls into faery life to finally find his Summer Queen (which will save all his fey subjects and dispose his cruel mother from her Winter Queen reign.) For Seth who believes the impossible to believe out of love for Aislin (a guy with incredible faith and patience as well as quite a few body piercings / tattoos). The book winds its way through good Vs evil and even finds a way for all the main characters to be with the one they love. A satisfying book that left me hoping for a sequel - it is worth your time and money.
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Faery tale
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Aislinn has always seen faeries. Not sweet, pretty, delicate little things, but dark, menacing and dangerous creatures. They walk about the streets unseen to all except Aislinn and her grandmother. Aislinn has been brought up to conceal her the fact that she can see the faeries. Her grandmother has never fully disclosed what happened to cause her mother's death but Aislinn knows the faeries had a part in it. What she doesn't know is that the faery king has his heart set on making her his queen and will stop at nothing to win. Can Aislin defeat him and his court? Read the book to find out - you won't be sorry.
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Dark Faery Tale
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Aislinn has always seen faeries. Not sweet, pretty, delicate little things, but dark, menacing and dangerous creatures. They walk about the streets unseen to all except Aislinn and her grandmother. Aislinn has been brought up to conceal her the fact that she can see the faeries. Her grandmother has never fully disclosed what happened to cause her mother's death but Aislinn knows the faeries had a part in it. What she doesn't know is that the faery king has his heart set on making her his queen and will stop at nothing to win. Can Aislin defeat him and his court? Read the book to find out - you won't be sorry.
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Interesting debut
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Melissa Marr writes well and maintains pace. I was interested in her main characters and in particular, the love triangle element that is drawn out in the story. The story itself is slighter than I'd hoped and as a reader, I would have really liked to see more time given to setting up the background history relating to Beria and what her motivations are as the lack of this left her a little flatter than the author perhaps intended. However, there are some very good set-pieces within the text (the carnival being a particular favourite) and the ending showed that Marr is not interested in conventional endings. I am interested in reading more of this author and look forward to the next book in this series.
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Great descriptions
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What I found fabulous about this book is the description. The faeries seem bizarre in their appearance and yet were portrayed in a way that made the reader feel that this is totally normal (horns, metalic hair and all!). I found the juxaposition of the real world and faeryland superbly done, so much so it can almost make you wonder if the slighly odd person in the next apartment may be more than they appear. Great book for faery lovers (especially if you like Brian Froud's artwork) as well as general sci-fi and adventure readers. Highly recommended.
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