Author: Melissa
Marr
Publisher: HarperTeen
Published: January
2007
Pages: 340
Format: borrowed
(library e-book)
Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.
Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty - especially if they learn of her Sight - and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.
Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.
Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.
Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.
But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King, who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost — regardless of her plans or desires.
Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.
Faery intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning twenty-first-century faery tale.
I must say
that I have never really been a huge fan of fairies but I wanted to step out of
the box and read about them anyway. Wicked Lovey was a great choice. The mythology
around the fairies is well developed and explained. One of my favorite things
about fiction creatures is how the author is able to make the creatures their
own, it’s like learning about a new culture!
In Wicked
Lovely the fray have a cast system with the court fray being at towards the
top. Keenan is the Summer King searching for his Queen in order to stop his
mother’s malevolent reign. His mother Beria, the Winter Queen, has bound
Keenan’s full powers and killed his father slowing ending summer in the world
until such time the new Summer Queen is found.
After
decades of searching for girls to become the Summer Queen; and the girls
refusing or failing the test and becoming a winter girl like Donia. Keenan is
sure that Aislinn is the one he has been searching for but she is even more
special than he knows.
Aislinn can
see fairies, like her mother and her grandmother before her. Aislinn has seen
what fairies are like and knows what they are capable of and is sure of one
thing, that she can never trust them. There is also Seth, Aislinn’s very best
friend who will do anything for her.
Although I
still don’t care for fairies, I enjoyed reading Wicked Lovely and I think I
will continue with the series. I had to read it slow to keep up with all of the
fairy background but it’s so well written that it was enjoyable to try and understand
the fray world and Aislinn’s view of them.
Aislinn is
going my list of favorite protagonist! She is so strong and even fierce when
she needs to be. She’s not a girly teenager that fails for the first pretty
thing that bats his eyes at her, which makes her a challenge. I love how she
stands up for what she thinks is right throughout the whole book, never caving-in
to what others feel is best for her.
Seth is
amazing! He’s the guy of our dreams without being stereotypical. He is my new
book crush!
Keenan was
probably that hardest for me to relate to. I don’t feel like I ever totally
made a connection to him and, since he is a large part of the story that was a
little disconcerting. I felt for Keenan but I found myself glazing over his
parts of the story. I don’t feel like he was as compelling of a main character
as he should have been.
Then there
is sweet Donia, I was honestly taken aback by some of her part in this story. I
wish there had been a little less focus on Keenan and Aislinn and a little more
background on Keenan and Donia.
For these
reasons I am giving this story 3/5. It’s a great book, especially if you like
fairies, but I felt it was lacking in a few major ways. I still enjoyed the
writing and will continue with the series, maybe I will feel more connected the
Keenan and Donia if I do!
 |
| 3/5 |
My Favorite Quotes:
- “Seth slid a hand around her waist and kissed her like she was the air, and he was suffocating”
- “And he smiled for her, truly smiled – wicked and lovely and so tempting”
- “If we could love and hate with as good heart as the faeries do, we might grow to be long-lived like them”
- “And even if she could somehow stop seeing fey, a person can’t un-know the truth.”
Melissa
Marr: Although I was voted “most likely to end up in jail” in high school, I
decided to get an MA and teach Lit and Gender Studies to college students across
the country. Along the way, I’ve been unable to resist trying new things-
including working in an archaeological dig, slinging drinks at a biker bar, and
getting fabulous tattoos.
I call all of this research for my
writing. To fill my craving for new experiences, I’ve lived in Pennsylvania,
North Carolina, and southern California, and I plan to keep roaming with my
family as widely and as often as possible. This year, I think, I’m living in Virginia.
Please help feed my addiction to meeting
interesting new people by visiting me on the web at www.melissa-marr.com.
~From
“About the Author” in Wicked Lovely
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