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A review by jeckehecke
The Falconer by Elizabeth May
4.0
Wanted something light to read on my daily commute. "The Falconer" was Jane Austen meets Scotland meets Fairies meets Action Movie. It was fun!
Even though I was a bit annoyed because Scottish-Gaelic was used as the language of the fairies, and it's really not mysterious at all if you understand that one person calls the other person "my love" and you've basically spoilered yourself, but at least most sentences make sense. It's not the pseudo-Irish gibberish you often find in fantasy novels. But hey, I'm a nerd and want my sweet Celtic languages to be respected and used correctly.
Anyhow. Our gurrrl from Edinburgh has watched her mother being murdered by a fairy and now kills them. A lot. Like 100 down, 50 to go a lot. Her sexy Fairy sidekick Kiaran has to compete with her father's efforts to marry her disreputable daughter off while they are trying to keep Edinburgh save from all the monsters.
Fun. Bit predictable but dang I read it in a day and if the next two books are cheap, I'll get them too. Also tweeted Elizabeth May to find out if she's really speaking the Gàidglig, and she's a learner like me. Cool.
4 Stars, not very deep but entertaining.
Even though I was a bit annoyed because Scottish-Gaelic was used as the language of the fairies, and it's really not mysterious at all if you understand that one person calls the other person "my love" and you've basically spoilered yourself, but at least most sentences make sense. It's not the pseudo-Irish gibberish you often find in fantasy novels. But hey, I'm a nerd and want my sweet Celtic languages to be respected and used correctly.
Anyhow. Our gurrrl from Edinburgh has watched her mother being murdered by a fairy and now kills them. A lot. Like 100 down, 50 to go a lot. Her sexy Fairy sidekick Kiaran has to compete with her father's efforts to marry her disreputable daughter off while they are trying to keep Edinburgh save from all the monsters.
Fun. Bit predictable but dang I read it in a day and if the next two books are cheap, I'll get them too. Also tweeted Elizabeth May to find out if she's really speaking the Gàidglig, and she's a learner like me. Cool.
4 Stars, not very deep but entertaining.