Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Oct 03, 2009 Sandra rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: witch-magic-fae, pnr-uf, ya, paperback

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Jun 05, 2010 is mee... kissa rated it liked it

this book was pretty good i have to admit but i kinda thought it would have more of a plot. Basically it's just about Aislinn making a choice. I admire the creativity in the book though, or maybe it isn't so original but i don't know it. For a faery book it's pretty good and for me, that's saying something cos for some reason, I really don't like faeries...
I actually didn't like Keenan so much; too formal. And Seth, from the way he's described, you'd expect him to have a little more attitude. He ...more

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Nov 14, 2010 Ruby Hollyberry rated it did not like it

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, not-owned

Some very interesting ideas here about the fae, but they didn't translate well to print. Very poor writing. Bad atmospheric effects, limp characterization, and above all some of the worst dialogue I have ever read. After I read this I went on to read the other one by this author our roommate had and could lend me:Radiant Shadows. It is much, much better, so my general impression is that after this book was published someone bothered to take the author in hand and teach her some things. I wouldn' ...more

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Feb 16, 2010 Kay rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, series-dnf, ya-fantasy-paranormal

Wicked Lovely was, without a doubt, one of the most unique YA books I have read. First of all, there's the universe. I was a bit nervous about the idea of faeries and was pleasantly surprised. Marr does not gloss over any of the horrors commited by faeries in traditional texts, and even encourages them by beginning each chapter with a quote about faery exploits. It was all appropriately horrific and enchanting.

Then there is the romance. Marr breaks the soul-mate stereotype I usually read in YA, ...more

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