KindleObsessedJust another random rambling!!

Faeries and Demons and Kittens… Oh My!!

My husband is NOT a reader, so it amuses me on those rare occasions when he calls me during the day insisting that I look up a book.  More importantly? To date, he has yet to let me down.

His latest find was “Faerie Wars” which again… (congrats to him) is a winner, and a very promising start to the “Faerie War Chronicles.”  It has solid character development, a fluid plot, and several twists, sure to keep even skeptical readers engrossed and seeking the final “answer.”

The book was well written, and (sucessfully) from several variaying perspectives, each eventually emerging into one main plot line.

First you have Henry…average boy, average life, mundane existence…that is of course until he tries to rescue a butterfly from a cats mouth.  Turns out the butterfly was less insect and more little boy with wings who… has a thing for potato chips.

Second you have Pyrgus…the “Not quiet a butterfly” who SURPRISE! is actually the crown prince of the Faerie realm. He should practically be a member of PETA, and tends to jump before looking over the edge, but that of course is what makes a story good.

There are the evil cat killers…Brimstone and Chalkhill, There’s Blue…Pyrgus’s hot younger sister whole is a better spy than the royal guard, there’s Fogerty, the crotchety ex-bank robber who think aliens are taking over the world, and last but certainly not least…there is the Purple Emperor himself, who well…has a very unfortunate moment with an “Analog World” weapon.

“Faerie Wars” is a plethora of the unexpected.  There is a pissed off demon with a whistle in his head, a  lesbian mommy, a Princess who should learn to close the door, flamboyant leaders of a glue empire, and 1 very clumsy assassination plot.

It was…Narnia meets Harry Potter meets Lord of The Rings, and I LIKED it.

“Herbie Brennan” set us up for a world of endless possibilities and to be perfectly honest…I can’t wait.

Happy reading my fellow Analogers and remember…if you insist on having a journal cataloging all of your evil plans…give everyone fake names.

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(4/5)

“Wicked Lovely”…

What in the world can I say about this this? Oh how mundane.

I don’t know what it was about this book, but it was both interesting and horribly boring all at the same time.  The first couple chapters were sloppy and once “Melissa Marr” finally got around to saying what she wanted I almost didn’t care anymore.

The story line was promising… a great concept… it just lacked that certain something that keeps you wanting more. That something that makes you run right out and grab the second book.

The characters were lacking…ok maybe not all of them, I think I actually learned something about Seth, (who I adored) but as for the rest of them? Nothing but superficial hub drub. I need substance to keep me going.  Give me even an illusion of depth and I’m happy, but here…nada, zilch, zero.

Who knows, maybe we can just chalk my negative attitude up to coming off of a book high, maybe I’m just cranky cause I have a cold, but the fact remains that I just wasn’t all that impressed.

There were Faeries and Mortals,  an uber evil Ice Queen and a flock of really annoying cheerleader like Summer Fey. Throw in a over zealous egotistical King and a magical staff and you have a half cocked attempt at a readable book.

And last but not least…to put a little cream cheese icing on top of the crumbling cake… I hated the epilogue! I was hoping for a little more than I got, only to be again..disappointed.

Maybe if I sleep on it I’ll wake up tomorrow and have changed my mind. Until then. Read if you dare…or if you have nothing else handy.

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(3/5)