I have had this book on my âto be readâ pile for a long time and was excited to finally read it. I have always love the cover of this book and was been drawn to the synopsis. This ended up being an okay read; I like a lot of the story elements but thought the writing could have flowed better.
This book is a young adult book about the faerie that inhabit the woods near Jenny's house. Although these woods and creatures at first seem to be beautiful and wondrous, Jenny quickly finds that they hide danger and cruelty beneath their fair skin. Jenny must fight through these evil beings to find and save her brother.
I am a huge fan of dark faerie themed books like this. I loved some of the interesting fae in here and enjoyed the dark overtone to the story. However I had some trouble engaging with both the story and the characters. The story just didn't flow well and I really struggled to stay interested.
The above being said I did really enjoy the last quarter of the book; things picked up pace and I was much more into the story. However, this didn't quite make up for the fact that I had to struggle through the beginning portions.
Overall this was an okay book about dark faerie and a sister striving to rescue her brother from their clutches. There is some action and adventure in here and also some romance. I enjoyed the fae creatures and their world, but struggled with the writing. The story just didn't flow that well and I really had to work to get through this book. There are much better YA books out there about dark fae; make sure to check out the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa if you are interested in this topic and haven't read it.
This book is a young adult book about the faerie that inhabit the woods near Jenny's house. Although these woods and creatures at first seem to be beautiful and wondrous, Jenny quickly finds that they hide danger and cruelty beneath their fair skin. Jenny must fight through these evil beings to find and save her brother.
I am a huge fan of dark faerie themed books like this. I loved some of the interesting fae in here and enjoyed the dark overtone to the story. However I had some trouble engaging with both the story and the characters. The story just didn't flow well and I really struggled to stay interested.
The above being said I did really enjoy the last quarter of the book; things picked up pace and I was much more into the story. However, this didn't quite make up for the fact that I had to struggle through the beginning portions.
Overall this was an okay book about dark faerie and a sister striving to rescue her brother from their clutches. There is some action and adventure in here and also some romance. I enjoyed the fae creatures and their world, but struggled with the writing. The story just didn't flow that well and I really had to work to get through this book. There are much better YA books out there about dark fae; make sure to check out the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa if you are interested in this topic and haven't read it.
Richard C. (Richard-luvs-Reading) -
I enjoyed and recommend this Book (it's both a little different and a quality written dark fantasy).
