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Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie by Maggie Stiefvater
4.0

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My Letter to Ballad


Dear Ballad,

Oh Ballad, Ballad, Ballad. You have woven me around your finger even when I was unsettled and not sure I wanted to like you as much as I do.

From your first lines, your creator's magical prose spun around in my head, weaved and sung so that I could not put you down.

I found myself flipping though your pages wanting to know what will come of James, Dee and Nuala. I found myself caught up in the life of James and the magical world of the Fae. My dear Ballad, you sister-book Lament sung to me, captured me and held me and you have done the same.

In case you did not know, I adored James in Lament but with you I found that I cared for him far greater. Dear sweet and conniving Ballad you have forever endeared James to my heart. You endeared him with his sharp wit, vulnerability, compassion and loyalty.
You showed me James for the cool teenager that he is. You showed me his smarts, talent and courage.

Dear Ballad, I am going to tell you, James is a boy that would make a fabulous friend/boyfriend. He has a great sense of self even when he has his moments of feeling out of place. James, simply put, is amazing. I thank you, Ballad, for bringing James into my fictional world.

Yes Ballad, I was riveted to your pages and I am satisfied.