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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Aislinn, a fierce and independent girl living in the outskirts of Philadelphia, can see faeries. This is not a good thing. If the faeries find out about her Sight, she and the people she love may be in danger. So Aislinn lives cautiously, fearfully, constantly seeking refuge at her best friend Seth’s living quarters, a large steel train car.
But Aislinn’s anonymity is about to be threatened. She has been singled out by Keenan, the Summer King of the faeries, as The One, the mortal girl who has the power to bring back the full power of summer and defeat the icy grip of the Winter Queen, Beira, Keenan’s mother.
Being the object of Keenan’s attention is not a good thing, however. Just ask Donia, the last chosen girl who decided to risk mortality for her love for Keenan. Instead, she failed the test and is trapped as the Winter Girl, plagued by cold and pain constantly, until the next girl comes along and agrees to take the test.
Beira’s extra-careful attention to Aislinn seems to be a good indication of her fate, though. Aislinn wants nothing to do with the faeries. She would rather stay mortal and be with Seth, who means more than a friend to her, but she has no choice. She must use her brains and courage to accept her fate, while managing to make it as good as possible for herself.
WICKED LOVELY has its moments, but for a debut novel it’s not impressive enough. The concept of being unable to escape your fate is interesting, but I feel that not enough happened in the book. Nevertheless, I would still encourage any urban fantasy lovers to pick this up.
But Aislinn’s anonymity is about to be threatened. She has been singled out by Keenan, the Summer King of the faeries, as The One, the mortal girl who has the power to bring back the full power of summer and defeat the icy grip of the Winter Queen, Beira, Keenan’s mother.
Being the object of Keenan’s attention is not a good thing, however. Just ask Donia, the last chosen girl who decided to risk mortality for her love for Keenan. Instead, she failed the test and is trapped as the Winter Girl, plagued by cold and pain constantly, until the next girl comes along and agrees to take the test.
Beira’s extra-careful attention to Aislinn seems to be a good indication of her fate, though. Aislinn wants nothing to do with the faeries. She would rather stay mortal and be with Seth, who means more than a friend to her, but she has no choice. She must use her brains and courage to accept her fate, while managing to make it as good as possible for herself.
WICKED LOVELY has its moments, but for a debut novel it’s not impressive enough. The concept of being unable to escape your fate is interesting, but I feel that not enough happened in the book. Nevertheless, I would still encourage any urban fantasy lovers to pick this up.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It wasn't that bad and I was pleased with the ending but I hope there's more explanation later. I feel like they just shoved faeries in your face. They didn't explain Summer King, Winter Queen, and why he needs to keep getting girls. That's why I say 3 out of 5. It was paced nicely and I loved the characters but I really need more clarification on what's what.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a bit of a surprise to me. The beginning was very slow and I didn’t think I could stick with it, but it picked up a bit of a pace page after page. I didn’t even skip as many pages as I thought I would (little to none).
Also, what I didn’t expect, I actually liked the love story in this bookbecause it was not a nearly thousand year old man falling in love with a seventeen year old girl but instead them developing a friendship and she being with her “good friend” in the end. . It really made me breathe out because it wasn’t Twilight-esk, there wasn’t even a serious love triangle (like one of them didn’t have one chance, even though the author tried hard). Plus, even though the main characters were Fae, there was none inappropriate scenes for YA *cough* ACOTAR *cough* Though the possibility of Keenan being sexually involved with both the mother and the daughter really gave me the ick. Thank god that didn’t happen.
And the plot wasn’t too bad either. Pretty typical as far as 2000s YA romantasy goes but definitely one of the better ones.
All in all, I liked it a bit more than average but not much.
Also, what I didn’t expect, I actually liked the love story in this book
And the plot wasn’t too bad either. Pretty typical as far as 2000s YA romantasy goes but definitely one of the better ones.
All in all, I liked it a bit more than average but not much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy
The adult/minor love relationship didn’t happen in the end, it was thankfully just a vague possibility.
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It's an actual urban fantasy with faeries that did not annoy the crap out of me. I think previously only Elizabeth Bear and Holly Black have been able to pull this off.
It's an actual urban fantasy with faeries that did not annoy the crap out of me. I think previously only Elizabeth Bear and Holly Black have been able to pull this off.
I read this in two days flat, so obvs Wicked Lovely held my attention. I was also unprepared for how much I was going to care about the characters. I do have a fear of commitment with books (more specifically serialized books), so I don't know if I can continue, but that is mostly because I liked the ending of this first book so much I have a hard time picturing it could get much better. Unrelated, my favorite scene was when Seth made Aislinn eat (since she hadn't eaten all day) even though there was dramz to take care of. That is kind of funny and cute at the same time.
I can't wait to read Ink Exchange, even if it is starring other characters. Loved it.
This book sets up a great story. The beggining can be a little confusing. It's a good read once you get past the load of information the author provides.
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
The book is an easy read, but the characters have as much depth as a shallow pond.
Every single one of them was nearly unbearable, and Seth creeped me out with his constant need to touch Aislinn.
Every single one of them was nearly unbearable, and Seth creeped me out with his constant need to touch Aislinn.