ABANDONED. YA with faeries

[Natalie]

This is going to be pretty vague--
It was a YA fantasy/sci-fi book that was published probably in the last 20 years, um...not sure of the author. It wasn't like a comedy-chicklit type of thing.

Set modern-day, (no medieval) and the main character was a girl.

Sorry, I'm not much help.

[Miriam]

Perhaps Tithe? I've never read it but it sounds like it would match your description.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46...

[Natalie]

No, I don't think that's it...

Thanks though.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

What made it Fantasy/sci-fi ish? And what did the girl do? Was it something to do with her schoo? Family? Friends? Something going on generally in the world?

[A. J.]

Wicked Lovely? The Faerie Path? Both are pretty dark, iirc.

[Natalie]

It might've been the Faerie Path, I'm not sure. Definitely not Wicked Lovely.

Also, it might not have been "faerie" it could have been "fairy."

Well it was fantasy sci-fi ish because, well, she was a fairy. More general, I guess?

I haven't actually read the book - it was a book that I found at a bookstore that I didn't buy and now I want to find.

[A. J.]

You're not thinking of Artemis Fowl by any chance? Main character's a boy, but the name might have thrown you off.

[Natalie]

A. J. wrote: "You're not thinking of Artemis Fowl by any chance? Main character's a boy, but the name might have thrown you off."
No, Artemis Fowl's one of my favorite series. I'd never have forgotten it. :D

[Gerriane]

do you remember the story line or blurb or cover picture?

[Emily]

How to Ditch Your Fairy comes to mind.

Do you remember approximately what year you saw it in the bookstore?

[Natalie]

It was more YA, and it wasn't like realistic fic or anything. It was like a pretty, elegant sort of cover. I'm not sure what color...pastel, though.

[Clare K. R.]

Are you really sure it wasn't Tithe?

This is the cover I have:

[Charlotte]

Could it be The Iron King?

[Valerie]

I think maybe the Iron king too. But if not maybe , , , , or .

[Natalie]

Possibly the first Fairy Tale you listed? Not the others, though...too chick-lit.

[NocturnalRavings(Jodie)]

Maybe ?

[K.V.]

I was going to suggest, like the person above, that it might have been something from O.R. Melling's Chronicles of Faerie series.( O.R. Melling ) There are four books, and the first ones were published in two different editions, the second quite revised and expanded, and with very different covers from the earlier versions, so depending which one you saw, you might not recognize it now from the cover alone. The first three are set in modern Ireland and the fourth in Canada; the heroes are all modern girls who get involved with the hidden world of Irish faerie.

[Natalie]

K.V. wrote: "I was going to suggest, like the person above, that it might have been something from O.R. Melling's Chronicles of Faerie series.( O.R. Melling ) There are four books, and the first..."

No, that's not it. I've never heard of that. If I see it, it'll ring a bell.

[Charlotte]

Can you remember anything else about the plot? Do you remember the cover?

[Valerie]

Oh, it's not chicklit. Sorry misread there. Perhaps ?

There is a 'YA Faerie' list. Maybe you can find something there if you haven't looked already. Usually it's not successful but it might be worth a try.

[Darcy]

Maggie L. Wood has a series that start with The Princess Pawn which is now called Captured and the second book The Princess Mage which is now called The Darkening

[drowningmermaid]

Might check out "The Fairy Rebel"...

[MB (What she read)]

Suggestion: Take a look at Francesca Lia Block and see if anything by her looks familiar.

[D.M.]

Maybe something by Charles Delint? He writes both YA and adult fantasy.

The Blue Girl
Little (Grrl) Lost

[Natalie]

Dmdutcher wrote: "Maybe something by Charles Delint? He writes both YA and adult fantasy.

The Blue Girl
Little (Grrl) Lost"

No...

[Natalie]

MB wrote: "Suggestion: Take a look at Francesca Lia Block and see if anything by her looks familiar."

Looks like a cool author, but not the one I'm looking for.

[Kelly]

it's not Wings but Aprilynne Pike. it's a pastel themed cover and the girl finds out she's actually Fae/Fairy.

[Natalie]

Kelle wrote: "it's not Wings but Aprilynne Pike. it's a pastel themed cover and the girl finds out she's actually Fae/Fairy."

No, sorry...thanks.

[Kagama-the Literaturevixen]

Here are some lesser known faerie books,maybe one of them rings a bell.

Steel Rose

Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception

Eccentric Circles
The Autumn Castle

[Lauren]

What about Wings by ED Baker?

[Gabs]

The Steward this perhaps?

[[deleted user]]

Could it be "I was a Teenage Fairy" by Francesca Lia Block?

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44...

[Jai]

How about Glimmerglass by Jenna Black?

[Meagan]

maybe Ironside Valiant or Glamour

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Natalie, are you still looking for this book? Was it anything mentioned from post 29 on?

[SparksofEmber]

While we wait for Natalie to reply, I have another suggestion. Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston?

[Bobbi]

I think her name was Melissa Marr, and she did one about a girl, who met the fae king. His mother was Winter Queen or something like that. He had to marry, though he loved another, to defeat his mother. I remember she had to grab a branch and not be killed to prove she was new queen.

Can't remember the name.

Also, Anya Bast I think had a series surrounding fae that centered around a girl.

[Jaimee]

Fairy realm by Emily rodda?