A review by alewo27
Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie by Maggie Stiefvater

2.0

Ballad was a decent fantasy read about the realm of Faerie. I did much prefer Ballad to the first book, Lament. I love James and Nuala as characters and found their interactions funny and realistic. I hated everything having to do with Dee. You like her in Lament and understand her actions but you get very little info about what she's doing in Ballad. The unsent texts gave you no real idea what was happening with her and it was important for the climax, I thought. You end still having questions unanswered (What was up with Luke?) and wondering if there will be more followups. There were big holes in both of Maggie's faerie tales that only made them okay for me.