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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
I was not expecting to enjoy this story but I really did. I thought I would find the same ole YA fairy story, ah but it was so much more. First the characters are interesting, deep and have so many twists to them, making them riveting to read. Second, There is a deep friendship and romance, covered in a realistic manner. Not sickening sweet, but with thorns. Third, the fairy story had a nice fresh modern twist on an old tale. It was not the best but better than most. 3.6 stars
Aislinn is a girl who is normal in most aspects of her life except that she can see faeries. Not the cute little things that little girls dress up as but rather the human size, often cruel, dangerous yet beautiful creatures that wander around invisible to the normal human.
The Summer King has been following Aislinn with the intent of making her his Summer Queen. The Winter Queen will cheat to stop this using the Winter Girl as her pawn.
I enjoyed this book as a breath of fresh air from all the vampire romance novels around at the moment. The concept of the fey and people with the sight was rather unique although the execution of the plot not as unique as it could be.
I found myself hooked from start to end but where I'd anticipated that the dark lust, seduction and deception would continue... I was wrong. Towards the middle and end of the book the flat characters (there wasn't much development amongst them and they responded pretty predictably once you'd met them) and the plot lightened up. I'd expected a much more climatic ending and would have liked it better if there'd at least been some sacrifice on each of the Summer King and Queen's part. It was essentially a happy ending book and would make a great movie to rival anything from Disney.
I wanted to give it 4 stars and if the ending had been more dramatic I'd be more inclined to read the next in the series. For now, I'll only consider it if the books are on sale.
The Summer King has been following Aislinn with the intent of making her his Summer Queen. The Winter Queen will cheat to stop this using the Winter Girl as her pawn.
I enjoyed this book as a breath of fresh air from all the vampire romance novels around at the moment. The concept of the fey and people with the sight was rather unique although the execution of the plot not as unique as it could be.
I found myself hooked from start to end but where I'd anticipated that the dark lust, seduction and deception would continue... I was wrong. Towards the middle and end of the book the flat characters (there wasn't much development amongst them and they responded pretty predictably once you'd met them) and the plot lightened up. I'd expected a much more climatic ending and would have liked it better if there'd at least been some sacrifice on each of the Summer King and Queen's part. It was essentially a happy ending book and would make a great movie to rival anything from Disney.
I wanted to give it 4 stars and if the ending had been more dramatic I'd be more inclined to read the next in the series. For now, I'll only consider it if the books are on sale.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Meh. There's a real lack if tension in this book. Because we know the story immediately, and from multiple points of view, I was never in a hurry to know anything.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not the title I would have chosen for the book, but definitely a page turner.
Excuse me, but what even was this? More tropes than I could have ever imagined. To be fair, it's got everything you could ever ask for from the YA genre, the good and the bad. It follows the theme of its contemporary fae novels: teenage Girl has fae heritage, dark and handsome stranger appears, love happens, but what about Girl's human Friend-who-wants-to-be-more-than-friends? I really didn't like this novel, especially not when there are so many other novels in this genre doing a better job of telling an interesting story without off-putting messages and ideas of what relationships are.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed the fact that the FMC did not give up what was important to her for some guy. She was strong and level headed and didn’t lessen herself when it came to the main character men.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
One of my all-time favorites, a go-to comfort book. The world is so special, the characters are all so strong and perfectly flawed, and the atmosphere is magical and dark and lovely.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent