false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1225046931m/3064985.jpg 3064985 7 17 year-old Kelly Winslow doesn’t believe in Faeries. Not unless they’re the kind that you find in a theatre, spouting Shakespeare—the kind that Kelley so desperately wishes she could be: onstage, under lights, with a pair of sparkly wings strapped to her shoulders. But as the understudy in a two-bit, hopelessly off-off-Broadway production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, wishing is probably the closest she’s going to get to becoming a Faerie Queen. At least, that’s what shethinks... In this fun, urban fantasy, Kelly's off-stage life suddenly becomes as complicated as one of Shakespeare’s plot twists when a nighttime trip to Central Park holds more than meets the mortal eye. 3095990 book 2008 Wondrous Strange total:645|5:11|4:34|3:22|2:1|1:1| 645 2430 1468 192 5 8 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 20:19:05 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 00:51:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 16 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 13:30:33 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 22:46:26 -0800 2009
1. There is a character named Tyffanwy. No, my typing has not, in fact, developed a lisp, it is the truth.

2. During a scene in which a full-grown man is sitting on a little wooden painted pony on a carousel, the following description a...more...]]> 5 2 false true Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 21:45:12 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 15:31:16 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 4 true false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 16:56:11 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 13:39:21 -0800 2009 1
First, a disclaimer! I liked this book. Despite what I am about to say next.

Definitely better written and far less angsty than Wicked Lovely, somewhat lacking in the descriptive area (esp. in comparison to the Marillier I just read--...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 06 20:16:36 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 27 18:14:19 -0800 2008
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Once I got past the rather...more...]]> 2 1 false true Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 06:24:04 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 06:36:06 -0700 2009 Wondrous Strange is another YA fantasy take on the 'normal girl becomes a fairy princess' theme. The setting is New York City, and the scene opens with a 17 year-old living on her own, with a job as an understudy in a way-off Broadway production. Predictably, the star twists her ankle, and the her...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Dec 03 17:51:56 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 17:54:51 -0800 2008
I loved it, I LOVED it. I love it so much I want to marry it. If you are a fan of faerie books, you'll want to read this one. If you've tried faerie books before, but didn't like them, you'll want to read this. If you aren't a fan of faerie...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 13:00:25 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 13:01:14 -0800 2008
This is a YA novel rated for ages 12...more...]]> 3 0 true false Sun Oct 18 23:33:59 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 23:33:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 20:09:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 20:09:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 12:58:04 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:03:11 -0700 2009
faeries? check
Shakespeare? check
shiny, sparkly wings? check, check

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-I chose it purely based on its cover, which is clearly playing on the success of Melissa Marr's books (Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange). I bet the publishing company timed the release of Wondrous Strange to be right when fans are getting anxious for ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 18:13:47 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 16:21:11 -0800 2008
I connected with the Kelley & Sonny. I enjoyed their interactio...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 17:40:18 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 18:30:15 -0700 2009 First off, what a beautiful cover! The redheaded firecracker is who I pictured through out the book as I read it.

I was actually nervous about reading a book about Faeries, since this was the first one I've ever read that just had them in it.
I'm so happy to say that Lesley Liv...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 12:37:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 16:23:36 -0700 2009 I am in love with this book!!! Kelley is an aspiring actress living in New York, when she meets a mysterious, not quite human, named Sonny Flannery. Sonny is a Changeling which means he was a human baby who was stolen by the Faeries and taught magic. The...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3064985