Review Detail

4.6 12

Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Books of Faerie #1)

Young Adult Fiction 235

A Book That Will Have You Lamenting,,,The End, That Is

February 14, 2010

Overall rating

5.0

Plot

N/A

Characters

N/A

Writing Style

N/A

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

N/A

Reader reviewed by Margay Justsice

This is one of those books that will make you fall in love with the English language all over again. Maggie Stiefvater has a special way with words; they are magical and lyrical and they just flow across the page in a way that makes you forget that you are reading. Every scene made me feel that I was right there with Deirdre, feeling and experiencing everything as she felt and experienced it. This is a very intimate book in that you feel as if you are Deirdre. I felt the blossoming of love right along with her, cringed at the coldness of her aunt with her, and wondered what the heck was going on just as she did. I walked into a new world with her as she discovered her abilities to see the fey and learned everything she could about how to deal with them - and how to figure out what they wanted from her. When she was scared, I felt my heart pumping, too; when she was excited, I found myself smiling. And I learned about harp music, something I had never read about before this.

All in all, this was a very enjoyable book. One filled with enough magic and intrigued to keep you up late at night reading when you should be sleeping! I can't say much more without inadvertently giving away the plot so I will just say this: Do yourself a favor and read this book. If you love stories about magic, fairies and the humans who somehow get mixed up with them, you will love this book.

Guest #1 Reviewer

Report this review Was this review helpful? 0 0