Author: Karen MahoneyPages: 289
Format: Paperback
Rating: 3/5
Summery:
Freak. That's what her classmates call seventeen-year-old Donna Underwood. When she was seven, a horrific fey attack killed her father and drove her mother mad. Donna's own nearly fatal injuries from the assault were fixed by magic—the iron tattoos branding her hands and arms. The child of alchemists, Donna feels cursed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents and any chance she had for a normal life. The only thing that keeps her sane and grounded is her relationship with her best friend, Navin Sharma.
When the darkest outcasts of Faerie—the vicious wood elves—abduct Navin, Donna finally has to accept her role in the centuries old war between the humans and the fey. Assisted by Xan, a gorgeous half-fey dropout with secrets of his own, Donna races to save her friend—even if it means betraying everything her parents and the alchemist community fought to the death to protect.
Review:
It's really weird, but I don't usually like faery books. I've read some of the Iron Fey series and I really like that, but I'm just not really into faeries. And this book was just okay for me.
When I first started it I was like Ok, this has a great story line and is going to be super exciting! but then I kept reading and although it did have a good story line, it wasn't very complicated. It was actually a really easy read and not really young adult. There is only one task that has to be completed and that was done in twenty pages. There weren't any climaxes, and the staging was obvious. However, I do think it was really good writing, I just wish there was more going on. And the ending wasn't as exciting or complex as I think it should have been. In my opinion, the ending should have the reader on the edge of her seat, and that just wasn't an element in the book for me.
I really like Xan. He sounds really sweet and nice and totally swoon-worthy. And I like him better than Navin.
I also like Donna. She's a strong female character and I really like that Mahoney wrote her like that.
All in all, kind of disappointing but a good read none the less.
P.S. I apologize for the short review. I'm feeling spacey today and this is the best I can throw together. :P
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