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Wicked Lovely
written by Melissa Marr
Studio : HarperTeen
by HarperTeen
Release Date : 2007-06-12
Publisher : HarperTeen
Released : 2007-06-01
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Number of Items : 1
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 117 reviews)
List Price : $16.99
Our Price : $10.93
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Product Description |
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Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in 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. Faerie intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning 21st century faery tale. |
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Disappointing. |
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It had potential, but flopped at the end. Also, it started slow and lame. There's little to no character development. It's not very well written. I would be really bothered if I knew my teenager was reading this book. There is good deal of inappropriate content that doesn't add to the story in any way and is not romantic despite its intention. |
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A huge relief after the horror of reading Twilight |
Although not perfect, Wicked Lovely was everything I ever wanted from Twilight and never got. Deliciously dark, it makes use of fairies as they exist in folklore. I was in love with fairies long before vampires. And we're not talking cutesy, pastel-colored, wish fulfilling tinkerbelles with wings and trailing pixie dust. We're talking fairies like Melissa Marr imagines them. Fey who use glamour to hide, seduce, torment and disguise their inhumanity.
The thing that I loved the best about Wicked Lovely is the tightening noose of inevitability. As stars align and events unfold, Aislinn, although presented with three viable options, is forced to make the only real choice that she can. I liked that Aislinn had guts and a will of her own, that she was battling her own shifting desires as well as the events that are changing her entire life.
The Winter Queen is a bit of a caricature of a bad guy and there's no where near enough Gram in the story. She has all the makings of an interesting character but gets reduced to a plot device.
Although a wonderfully engaging read, Wicked Lovely falls prey to a very pat ending in which everyone manages to live mostly happily ever after. There are hints that the shift in the power balance between the Summer and Winter courts will have ramifications in the other fairy courts but generally everything ends up right with the world.
Dark, sexy and tense, Wicked Lovely grabbed me and kept me. Definitely an enjoyable read. |
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Dark, Ugly and No Good. No stars deserved |
I picked this book up at the bookstore on the recommendation of my teen aged clerk, who said that if I liked "Twilight" I would love this. Since I enjoyed Twilight and was looking forward to a good read. There are so many flaws in this book, you just need to read the other critical reviews posted here on Dvd-books. The writing is just awful. Where was the editor to catch all the grammatical errors? Where was the editor to tell the author that her characters were awkwardly constructed, story line inconsistent and the writing unintelligible?
The heroine's monologues are fake, phony and unbelieveable. Seth is a robot, no real human boy would act, talk or live like that.
The ending was really not connected to the whole book. Grandma's speeches or all her actions in the book were completely nonsensical. I think I finished the book solely so that I could write a review to warn people from wasting their money on this book. |
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I had high expectations... |
I was recommended this book by two good friends of mine who said it was one of the best books they've ever read. So, what else did I do but go out, buy it, and read?
And... it didn't meet my expectations. Actually, I think it has to be one of the worst books I've read. I was expecting something great and breathtaking, something to keep me up at night reading into the dawn. And it didn't deliver.
How about the main character, Aislinn only-mention-her-last-name-once-so-we-forget? She was totally perfect in every way, which made me gag. Everyone loved her (Keenan, Seth... need I say more?). It made her boring to read. I felt like the author could only express Aislinn's thoughts by putting them into italics, which is the easy way out of describing emotions.
Also, Aislinn seemed to have a personality disorder when the story wasn't written her point of view. During one scene when she's talking to Keenan, she's self-assured, ordering him around, and shouting (which was totally out of character), and then in the next scene with her point of view? Poof. Attitude, loudness, everything was gone. Where'd she go?
In addition, I thought the description was weak. The author did a horrible job of describing how everyone looked. We probably only got their description once, I don't think Aislinn was even described, and when Donia and Keenan put on their human glamour, we had to use our imagination to guess what they looked like. A game, that's what it is. "Figure out the appearances for yourself" game.
I think the main character and the plot (overly clichéd - go read Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale instead, it's a lot better) really brought this book down. However, the only thing keeping this review from being a one star is Donia. There was so much potential with her, so much depth. Even though the author didn't scratch the surface of her emotions, Donia could have been turned into a beautiful character, unlike the other flat ones in this book at the point of no return.
Please don't waste your money. Go buy another better faerie book - there's tons of others that beat this one. |
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Dark and Romantic, but Young and Sweet |
The beginning of the book was slow. It took me a while to get into it, but once I did, I couldn't put it down. Marr's characters are sexy and dark, charateristics most young adult novels lack. I've gotten sick of the typical girl (who everyone supposedly can relate to) stealing the main character roles in young adult novels. Marr gives you characters with an inner freak they aren't afraid to unleash!
And its easy to fall in love with the characters, although the Summer King and Winter Girl do fall a bit flat. But the plot thickens and keeps the reader flipping pages.
I loved it. I mean, who doesn't like a boy covered in piercings and tattoos? |
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