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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
This book would only get a 3 star rating....but Seth bumped it up to 4.
I'm only going to write about the characters because I don't want to give any of the story away.
First there is Aislinn...the main character. It took sometime for her to grow on me. Hell, maybe because I was jealous of her relationship with Seth. Lol honestly, I can't knock her though. She is very confused and doesn't know who or what life to pick.
Seth, Seth, Seth. He's sexy, tatted, pierced, and emo!!!! Yes please! He is totally in love with Aislinn and was willing to give up his playboy ways for her. They had so much chemistry... I loved it!
Then there's Keenan...meh! He's the summer king looking for his queen. Keenan needs a queen to help him save his court. I didn't like his "entitled" mentality. He met his match with Aislinn.
Donia is one of Keenan's old girlfriend... I guess. She's been cursed to a miserable life of pain by the Winter Queen. Donia is obviously still in love with Keenan and can't bare to see him search for his Queen that is not her :(
The Winter Queen, Beira, is Keenan's mother. She's evil and fabulous while wreaking havoc on any and every person that gets in her way. I'm obsessed with her character.
Wicked Lovely is the perfect title for this book. The first half of it was so hard to get into; I kept falling asleep every time I tried to read it. But after the first 100 pages it got better and better. Can't wait to start Ink Exchange!!!
I'm only going to write about the characters because I don't want to give any of the story away.
First there is Aislinn...the main character. It took sometime for her to grow on me. Hell, maybe because I was jealous of her relationship with Seth. Lol honestly, I can't knock her though. She is very confused and doesn't know who or what life to pick.
Seth, Seth, Seth. He's sexy, tatted, pierced, and emo!!!! Yes please! He is totally in love with Aislinn and was willing to give up his playboy ways for her. They had so much chemistry... I loved it!
Then there's Keenan...meh! He's the summer king looking for his queen. Keenan needs a queen to help him save his court. I didn't like his "entitled" mentality. He met his match with Aislinn.
Donia is one of Keenan's old girlfriend... I guess. She's been cursed to a miserable life of pain by the Winter Queen. Donia is obviously still in love with Keenan and can't bare to see him search for his Queen that is not her :(
The Winter Queen, Beira, is Keenan's mother. She's evil and fabulous while wreaking havoc on any and every person that gets in her way. I'm obsessed with her character.
Wicked Lovely is the perfect title for this book. The first half of it was so hard to get into; I kept falling asleep every time I tried to read it. But after the first 100 pages it got better and better. Can't wait to start Ink Exchange!!!
I liked the characters enough that as soon as I finished it I picked up the next in the series.
Wicked Lovely is one of those novels I need to re-read ASAP and continue with the series, because I read this one back in 2012, and has owned it for years before that, and while I remember really enjoying this dark fairy-tale I don't remember enough to be able to move on to book two without the re-read.
It's interesting how strongly I remember liking it, when I had an extremely hard time getting into it at first. I started this book three times before finally moving past chapter three. There was just... something there that wasn't clicking at first. This book is lucky that back then I was far more stubborn about leaving books unfinished, because had it happened today I would've never went back to it. Three strikes and you're out and all that jazz. But, that wasn't the case, and I did go back to it. And then scratched my head wondering why on earth did I have so much trouble with it to begin with?
The world Marr creates in Wicked Lovely was breathtaking and beautiful... despite the ugliness of it, if that makes any sense. It's unique and extraordinary. When I think of that looming re-read (I am going to do that sometime in 2018), the thing I am most excited about is re-familiarizing myself with this world.
And in that world exists Aislinn. No idea if I'm pronouncing that one correctly. Aislinn is a normal teenage girl with slightly... unusual... worries. And by "unusual", I mean of the supernatural verity. Specifically, faeries. Even more specifically; seeing faeries. That's not supposed to happen. Honestly, I don't remember much of this character, and my old review speaks of the fact nothing of her really caught my attention since I just said: "I liked her". That doesn't mean I didn't like her, only that I really need that re-read if I want to recall anything about this main character lol.
Seth is Ash's best friend and the only one she feels safe around. Boy, did I adore this guy. He is sweet, caring and protective. And he does all that while looking like a badass in piercings (which are not really my thing, but when a nice guy wears them I'm okay with it haha).
Donia is The Winter Girl, and parts of the story are told of her POV. She is one of the faeries stalking Ash and I remember really liking her and loving watching the story through her eyes.
Keenan is the other fairy stalking Ash, and this is one character I was just kind of... meh about. I didn't hate him, but then I didn't like him. Like Donia, parts of the story are told from his POV.
Now, the main romance in the novel is between Ash and Seth. And it is one sexy romance! I was honestly so happy both with the fact that there wasn't really a love triangle AND that Seth is the romantic interest because this book made me believe he and Ash belong together! And afraid to read the next books because what if Marr does something to my babies???
Another relationship explored in the book is the one between Keenan and Donia. That was intriguing and still full of possibilities...
All of these things accumulate to the ending, which was a mixed bag for me. Some things were darn right underwhelming, considering all the hype the story builds around them. And some things were extremely shocking and subverted any expectation I had! And that makes me very curious to read the next books, even if it seems otherwise considering the 5 years hiatus I put this series on...
It's interesting how strongly I remember liking it, when I had an extremely hard time getting into it at first. I started this book three times before finally moving past chapter three. There was just... something there that wasn't clicking at first. This book is lucky that back then I was far more stubborn about leaving books unfinished, because had it happened today I would've never went back to it. Three strikes and you're out and all that jazz. But, that wasn't the case, and I did go back to it. And then scratched my head wondering why on earth did I have so much trouble with it to begin with?
The world Marr creates in Wicked Lovely was breathtaking and beautiful... despite the ugliness of it, if that makes any sense. It's unique and extraordinary. When I think of that looming re-read (I am going to do that sometime in 2018), the thing I am most excited about is re-familiarizing myself with this world.
And in that world exists Aislinn. No idea if I'm pronouncing that one correctly. Aislinn is a normal teenage girl with slightly... unusual... worries. And by "unusual", I mean of the supernatural verity. Specifically, faeries. Even more specifically; seeing faeries. That's not supposed to happen. Honestly, I don't remember much of this character, and my old review speaks of the fact nothing of her really caught my attention since I just said: "I liked her". That doesn't mean I didn't like her, only that I really need that re-read if I want to recall anything about this main character lol.
Seth is Ash's best friend and the only one she feels safe around. Boy, did I adore this guy. He is sweet, caring and protective. And he does all that while looking like a badass in piercings (which are not really my thing, but when a nice guy wears them I'm okay with it haha).
Donia is The Winter Girl, and parts of the story are told of her POV. She is one of the faeries stalking Ash and I remember really liking her and loving watching the story through her eyes.
Keenan is the other fairy stalking Ash, and this is one character I was just kind of... meh about. I didn't hate him, but then I didn't like him. Like Donia, parts of the story are told from his POV.
Now, the main romance in the novel is between Ash and Seth. And it is one sexy romance! I was honestly so happy both with the fact that there wasn't really a love triangle AND that Seth is the romantic interest because this book made me believe he and Ash belong together! And afraid to read the next books because what if Marr does something to my babies???
Another relationship explored in the book is the one between Keenan and Donia. That was intriguing and still full of possibilities...
All of these things accumulate to the ending, which was a mixed bag for me. Some things were darn right underwhelming, considering all the hype the story builds around them. And some things were extremely shocking and subverted any expectation I had! And that makes me very curious to read the next books, even if it seems otherwise considering the 5 years hiatus I put this series on...
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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:
Complicated
There will never be a day I am not fucking obsessed with this series. My ultimate comfort read!
I loved this book! My sister let me borrow her copy and I didn't have anything to read at the time so I thought "Well this could be one of those books that i don't think I'll like until I read it and it becomes one of my all-time favorites." So i read it and it is one of my all-time favorites. So i recommend this book to everyone, well mostly girls, but anyone can read it!
dark
emotional
relaxing
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
funny
tense
slow-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:
Yes
This book was fun and interesting, very early aughts teen book but I liked it fine.