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

Maggie Stiefvater

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Aug 30, 2017 Priscila Patatas rated it did not like it

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Worst book I read this year so far. Amazing how she met him like three days ago and already forgives and accepts that he is a murderer, and is, of course, hopelessly in love to the point where she forgets her grandma, and life-long best friend dying.

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Mar 28, 2010 Nicole rated it really liked it

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I really loved this book. The reason I gave it 4 stars, though, is because I thought it started off a little too quickly with little to no build up and some parts of the ending sort of confused me for some reason. Other than that it was perfect and I loved every bit of it. It was a pretty quick read, but as Nathaniel Hawthorne said: "Easy reading is damn hard writing", and this was some damn good (and I assume hard as well) writing. Team Luke!

Ok, not going to lie, I've kind of forgotten this one ...more

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May 21, 2009 A rated it really liked it

so good! (marks Oct. 1 on calendar / Ballad The Gathering of Faerie)

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Most of the faerie books I've read in the last couple of years have been *eh* at best. This one stabs *eh* in the heart, throws it off a cliff and then writes a folk song about it. Love all of the characters (yep, even Delia, Sara, and Eleanor!) and like Jane says, best to start moderately and finish strong than the reverse. ...more

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