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by Kathleen S. Allen
Young Adult Fantasy
Published April 27th 2012
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Blurb:
Ariela is a mutant faerie, born without wings. No wings, means no magic. The Veil of Enclosure that separates the faerie land of Fei from the human land of Hege begins to dissolve. The humans go through the Veil in order to steal the faerie children and enslave them. They clip their wings to the faerie children lose their magic and die soon afterwards. The Faerie Council asks Ariela to go to Hege as a spy to ascertain the human's plans for Fei. She has to stop the warmongering humans before the faerie children are lost forever and repair the Veil. But, only a silver-winged faerie can repair it and no silver-winged faerie has been born. It is up to Ariela. But, Ariela has no magic, or does she?
My Review:
**3.5 Stars**
I received a copy of this book for an honest review as part of this blog tour.
MY OVERVIEW: Ariela is a faery without wings. Cool! Humans are trying to take over Fei (land where faeries live), ok, not too original, but still cool. You will need to reference the glossary at the end of the book a few times. The author has created different words for different things (ie. snow is now snwain).
PROS: *Down on my knees begging* ... Can I please have Tashie appear outside??? I will love her and take care of her... oh, and love her! : ) Tashie was fantastic and I love the connection she and Ariela had.
CONS: I felt like there were parts where Ariela was dreaming, and had to go back and re-read to see that she wasn't. She would get captured or in trouble, and "poof", suddenly escaped. It was just too convenient. Also, for creatures with magic, the faeries seemed very weak. They couldn't really stand up for themselves at all.
MY FINAL THOUGHTS: I look forward to reading the next book to find out what happens to Ariela and Rion.
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by Kathleen S. Allen
Young Adult Fantasy
Published February 6th 2013
Goodreads Link
Blurb:
The faeries are ready to declare war on the humans who threaten to take away Fei, the land of the faeries. They enlist the help of the elves who do not trust either the faeries or the humans. The cost of war almost proves too much for the faeries as more and more of them are lost in battle. Will it be enough to win their hard-earned freedom, or will the battle be lost forever?
My Review:
**3.5 Stars**
I received a copy of this book for an honest review as part of this blog tour.
MY OVERVIEW: The second installment in the Lore of Fei trilogy is just as exciting as the first. It is, for the most part, non-stop. There is a lot that happens in this book, both good and bad.
PROS: Oh Tashie. You know I love you, so I won't continue on. Loved Mire in this book. She was good in the last one, but just became so much more in this one. I loved all the landscapes the author described. You felt like you were right in them.
CONS: Ok, so I almost put the book down at the end of chapter 3. In the last book Ariela was always quickly getting out of trouble, but this book seemed to be the complete opposite. Don't get me wrong, some discomfort for the characters is good, but it felt too overdone. Almost like the author was compensating for the last book. I also could not stand Rion in this book. For someone who said he was really in love, he sure did give up on Ariela quickly.
MY FINAL THOUGHTS: I just don't understand the timeline. It seemed to move very fast, then all of a sudden it seemed like it was only a couple days instead of the months it seemed like previously. I can't believe the book ended where it did. But it does make you ready for the next one.
About the Author:
Kathleen has been writing since she was eight years old in one fashion or the other. She has had poems, short stories, and novels published. She writes in different genres but YA is her favorite.
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