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cosymilko's review against another edition
3.0
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.
j_yoon's review against another edition
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
2.0
byp's review against another edition
2.0
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.
mellomorissa's review against another edition
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
4.5
anethamroziova's review against another edition
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
4.0
x_librarian's review against another edition
3.0
Not the title I would have chosen for the book, but definitely a page turner.
jenny_hedberg's review against another edition
1.0
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.
razzledazzle24's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
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.
maddy4prezident's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
5.0
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: Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual assault
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Now this is a YA romance I can get behind. Except that I wouldn't recommend it for young adults at all. In fact, besides the main character being in high school, I can't see what's young adult about this novel. If I could tell authors anything, it would be that just because your character is a young adult, doesn't mean the book has to be marketed as young adult. I don't know, maybe I'm just a prude, but I think some things should stay out of YA books. But back to the romance. I really felt the connection between Aislinn and Seth. It wasn't stalkery and scary, and it did make me want to give my husband some love.
As I read this book, I wasn't sure I loved it. I did like it--I thought it was interesting and well written, but there was something holding me back. I didn't care at all for the character Keenan (a fairy who is the summer king), and I felt like I was supposed to. He just didn't seem a likeable character, especially compared to Seth. But as the book progressed, I realized it's okay if I didn't like him. I don't have to always like every character, whether I'm supposed to or not.
I'm not sure what it was about this book that made me really like it. I don't seem to like most of the YA fantasy romances that are out there right now, but there was something different about this one, for me. Something highly enjoyable about it. I would recommend this one, but possibly reservedly.
As I read this book, I wasn't sure I loved it. I did like it--I thought it was interesting and well written, but there was something holding me back. I didn't care at all for the character Keenan (a fairy who is the summer king), and I felt like I was supposed to. He just didn't seem a likeable character, especially compared to Seth. But as the book progressed, I realized it's okay if I didn't like him. I don't have to always like every character, whether I'm supposed to or not.
I'm not sure what it was about this book that made me really like it. I don't seem to like most of the YA fantasy romances that are out there right now, but there was something different about this one, for me. Something highly enjoyable about it. I would recommend this one, but possibly reservedly.