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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
An utter disappointment, partially because I haaated the ending, and partially because the sequel doesn't even follow the same characters. Eh.
Oh...wow.
I really need to collect my thoughts on this i feel happy and heart broken at the same time!!!
I really need to collect my thoughts on this i feel happy and heart broken at the same time!!!
Loved this series. The story really draws you in. Marr is a great writer.
nothing special but i didnt expect that from this either. im a sucker for fey stories tho, like somehow thats always fun to read. and even tho this book wasnt anything that special i still had a good time reading it.
The book was so-so, but let's talk about the cover. Favorite book cover of all time. Look at it! It's so darn pretty! I love the blue frost on her fingers. Winter is beautiful.
The book was just a little one note. Hopefully the rest of the series will get the story moving
Interesting. It was by no means, the best book I have read, nor the best about magical creatures. But it is the most honest. The beginning was confusing, It took me a while to figure out how old Aislinn was. I still don't know how to pronounce her name. I did like how kids did drugs, had sex, or smoked, but off scenes. Real kids do that stuff. Real kids get in trouble. Real kids make stupid mistakes. Not all, but some. This book was not a lecture on relationships, or abstinence, It was about responsibility, to family, to friends, to loved ones, to ones self. It was about owning up to what is inside you, whether it be your glowing inner-fairy self or your feelings for someone.
As much as I like books with a romantic element, I would love to see what this would have been If Aislinn did not have a romantic interest. I do like all the themes of women's rights, and women's equality. Sometimes I think people take our modern world and all its liberties for granted. I'd like to see the question of race or Queer identity tackled in the next books.
As much as I like books with a romantic element, I would love to see what this would have been If Aislinn did not have a romantic interest. I do like all the themes of women's rights, and women's equality. Sometimes I think people take our modern world and all its liberties for granted. I'd like to see the question of race or Queer identity tackled in the next books.
I'm really torn on this one as there are both things to like and things to detest about this book. I'm unsure if I would recommend it or not. I probably won't read the second and third books in the series.
In the "like" camp: It's nicely dark and has, like other recent modern faerie tales, gone back to the capricious non-human fae of old. The "game" is so appropriate. It's nice that the main character doesn't immediately fall for prince charming. The setting is interesting and well developed. There are complicated characters with complicated issues. The sex and sexuality were nicely handled and responsibly presented. It was nice to have a human male who was considerate and responsible because such people do exist and young women need to know that.
In the "detest" camp: Ash waffles. Her motivation for keeping her freedom is centered around a guy. She makes stupid decisions, which would be fine if we could understand why she would make these decisions (other than to move the plot forward). In the end she is a relatively strong female character, and perhaps more realistic than the superhero archetype, but the whining got old. I wanted more rage over the change that is inflicted upon her (it's not too unlike rape, after all). The last couple of chapters felt more like drafts than polished chapters. Things were unclear or left out making it hard to follow the action in the big action ending.
In the "like" camp: It's nicely dark and has, like other recent modern faerie tales, gone back to the capricious non-human fae of old. The "game" is so appropriate. It's nice that the main character doesn't immediately fall for prince charming. The setting is interesting and well developed. There are complicated characters with complicated issues. The sex and sexuality were nicely handled and responsibly presented. It was nice to have a human male who was considerate and responsible because such people do exist and young women need to know that.
In the "detest" camp: Ash waffles. Her motivation for keeping her freedom is centered around a guy. She makes stupid decisions, which would be fine if we could understand why she would make these decisions (other than to move the plot forward). In the end she is a relatively strong female character, and perhaps more realistic than the superhero archetype, but the whining got old. I wanted more rage over the change that is inflicted upon her (it's not too unlike rape, after all). The last couple of chapters felt more like drafts than polished chapters. Things were unclear or left out making it hard to follow the action in the big action ending.
My new favorite sub-genre is now faerie-fiction. Can't get enough. That said, this one was a little disappointing. Lots of skulking about in corners and angst-ridden teens. A little much for me.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced