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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Story Siren reviews, January 16, 2010
This review is from: Darklight (Wondrous Strange) (Hardcover)
Three words; Sonny is MINE! or impressive, exciting & captivating
I was even more impressed with Darklight than it's predecessor Wondrous Strange. Livingston was able to weave an unpredictable and entertaining plot, with all the characters that I had grown to love in Wondrous Strange. Not to mention characters that were re-introduced like... Fennrys. Where did this delicious dish come from! I'll have seconds please!
I loved the elements of the Otherworld, Livingston has a beautiful writing style that makes you feel like you are there with the character, just awesomely captivating descriptions without being overly detailed.
This is definitely a series that you will want to read in order. There are a lot of references to the previous novel and there are some character histories that wouldn't be clear had you not read the first novel. As with most novels in the middle of a series there are some questions left unanswered but there are some huge revelations as well.
I love Livingston's story telling ability. There is something in the way that she tells a story that is addicting. Awesome fae series. I can't wait to read the next novel!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Can you say middle book?, January 6, 2010
This review is from: Darklight (Wondrous Strange) (Hardcover)
Darklight starts six months after Wondrous Strange. Sonny is still trying to get rid of the wild hunt in Otherworld and Kelley is rehearsing for a new play (Romeo and Juliet).
This second book has amazing things working for it: a deep knowledge of some characters like Fennrys who is great until certain point in the book where things are a little dark and you don't know what to think of him, but even then you like him; the infamous parents of Kelley give you a little inside of their lives and I think they are a little more complicated than we thought in the first book; the big, big secret near the end of the book that is kind of necessary for the interspecies love story; the originality of the bad guys; Sonny keeps kicking fairy ass.
But as a second book it has many, many holes in the story, a lot of "what if's", numerous plots that are left hanging in the air, scores of jealousy (that let me tell you I think are justified, not because I doubt the love, but because of the behavior), Sonny's wit is nowhere near the first installment, and finally and most important I don't like when I read a book to end up depressed by it, of course being the middle book I knew there was no happy ending, but I didn't think it was so bad.
So, summarizing: it was good for many reasons, but being the second of (I hope just) a trilogy, the irresolution of several plots and the ending, I just couldn't give it more than two, but maybe if you know what you getting yourself into since the beginning, you will appreciate more the good parts.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Courtesy of Teens Read Too, December 22, 2009
This review is from: Darklight (Wondrous Strange) (Hardcover)
Since the frightening events of last Halloween, which ended with her beloved, Sonny, forced to leave her and return to the Faerie world, Kelley has been rehearsing for a new play, testing her powers, and trying to keep hope that she'll see Sonny again soon.
His Janus friends provide her with protection and company, but they hardly compare. And her unnerving Faerie mother keeps sending her images of Sonny on his violent quest that make Kelley wonder just how well she knows the boy she fell in love with.
But Kelley soon finds she's got far more than romance to worry about. An old enemy of her friend Bob (otherwise known as Puck) is after her, and it looks as though he won't be happy until he's murdered her. And the father Kelley no longer wants to acknowledge is sick - perhaps on the verge of dying.
As Kelley struggles to stay alive and decide who deserves her loyalty, she discovers that a danger far greater than she imagined threatens not only her and Sonny, but all of Faerie.
DARKLIGHT picks up several months after the events of WONDROUS STRANGE, and readers who enjoyed the first book will immediately get wrapped up in the story. Livingston weaves a tale full of twists and turns few will see coming, leaving major villains unknown and everyone's motives except narrators Kelley and Sonny's uncertain.
The new mythology introduced is fascinating, and this book's main villain is creepy and horrifying. The story overall is serious, but bits of humor involving a kelpie named Lucky, Kelley's roommate, Tyff, and Bob keep if from seeming too solemn.
Unfortunately, the book also suffers somewhat from middle-of-the-trilogy syndrome, in which many conflicts are introduced or hinted at and very few are resolved. Of course, this will leave readers ravenous for the final volume!
Recommended to all fans of urban fantasy for a fresh take on Faerie lore; best to read WONDROUS STRANGE first, though, to follow the story properly.
Reviewed by: Lynn Crow
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