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The Faerie Path #2: The Lost Queen: Book Two of The Faerie Path

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Princess Tania and her true love, Edric, have returned from the Faerie Realm to find the missing queen Titania, but first must face Tania's mortal parents and the consequences of their three-day absence.

Forbidden from seeing Edric outside of school and play rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet, they prowl the streets of London seeking clues to her long-lost mother's whereabouts.

The threat of Tania's former betrothed haunts her nightmares, a pervading sense of unease plagues those she left behind in Faerie, and the shadows of her previous mortal lives begins to intrude regularly on everyday life. In a race against the clock, Tania and Edric may soon find their time has run out.

With clever details from classic English literature (i.e., a key character's business being located on Spenser Street - no doubt an allusion to Edmund Spenser, author of The Faerie Queene), mirroring the central romance of famed star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, and drawing from a variety of mythologies, Frewin Jones weaves a tale that
draws the reader in and jumps off the page.

THE LOST QUEEN is all at once sparkling and enchanting, yet darkly addictive. A great follow-up to THE FAERIE PATH that will definitely leave readers craving more.

Reviewed by: Cat

Tania and Edric have entered the Mortal World (specifically London) in search of Tania's mother; Titania, Queen of the Faerie Realm. They are challenged with a series of obstacles to prevent them In their search. First off, news comes from the world of Faerie that the throne has been seized by the Sorcerer King, who has usurped the throne with the help of Gabriel Drake, Tania's erstwhile suitor, and her sister, Rathina, the woman who loves Drake. Secondly, the King has released the Gray Knights, a vicious and deadly band of assassins bent on killing Tania and anyone who could stand in the Sorcerer King's way. Third is almost more destructive and terrible, and that is Tania's mortal parents, who have forbade her from seeing Edric at all!

This series is getting better and better. It's still fluff, don't get me wrong, but I am so wrapped up in the story that I don't even mind it that much. It's a very quick read, and one that is surprisingly compelling. I do have to knock points off in parts for cheese factor, but overall the story is very engaging and readable. I like it much more than I thought I would and do intend to finish reading the next one.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS
The Lost Queen by Frewin Jones is the second book in the Faerie Path series, following Tania/Anita and her sisters as they try to find their mother, the lost queen. To do so, they must journey to the mortal world and leave the world of faerie, which happens to becoming overrun by Lord Drake and the Sorcerer King.

I'm not saying that I don't entirely like or dislike this book. I read it before I bought it and decided to purchase it because I think it's a cute series and cute story. But this story... eh, I'm iffy about it.

On the one hand, the plot was a bit more original than the predictable clichéd plot in the first book. It's still that sweet, sugar coated, bubblegum read like the first one. And it even seemed like more development for the characters than the first one.(Not a huge amount, but a small amount to make a slight difference.) Even Tania and Edric (Ethan) have a bit more "real" relationship where they don't agree with everything and they're not all "Oh, my, you look pretty! I love you!" type of relationship like so many others have. They fought and argued at times.

But then, it was covered up as if it never happened. That I didn't like.

Some of the sisters even came to the mortal world and I'm thinking it'll be interesting to read, but all they did was complain how it wasn't good and the faerie world was so much better.

Eh, I'm still iffy about it. I think I like it and I don't like it. I think it's a cute, sweet read and it's a quick read. They're easy to read on a lazy day. I think I'd still recommend them.

I really liked the Lost Queen. I was very happy to see that the same characters from the first book were brought back, along with a few new faces. Its definately a good read for anybody who likes to rad about fairies

The second book in the Faerie Path series, The Lost Queen, finds Anita/Tania back in London trying to explain to her Mortal parents where she has been during the days that she was missing/reuniting with her family in Faerie. As punishment, the Palmers forbid her from seeing her boyfriend Evan/Edric, who is also Faerie-born and had only come to London in the first place to find Tania. But Tania and Edric have returned to London on a quest to find Queen Titania, who has also been missing from Faerie for 500 years, so obeying the Palmers is not really an option for them.

I like this series, but readers should know that book 2 feeds right into book 3, so you'll definitely want to read both.

I loved the Faerie Path and this book takes the cake as well. It is absolutely no disappointment to the first book.

This is a wonderful book for young girls. How wonderful to have a new series of books for this generation of young girls. (Nancy Drew was the series when I was a girl, I wish this series had been around then too!)

The Fairy Path Books 1 2 & 3 were awesome. I couldn't stop reading and couldn't wait to get to the next book. I was so sad when I completed all three.

I bought this book for my niece. She's at the age where princes and princesses and what they do are immensly important to her. It's a book. Any book you can get a child to read is a very good thing. I always see to it she has something she wants to read and several in line waiting. Instead of watching mind killing television, she is reading. This is a book she wanted so as far as I'm concerned, it's a good one.

Stephen Richey Author of The Galley

Now I'm not saying this is a horrible book. Like the first book, it's good in a guilty pleasure, sugar-coated, sparkly sort of way. It really disappointed me, though.

Firstly, the plot? Slightly more original than the first to give credit where credit is due. However, the plot seemed to be built on coincidences, so much that by the end, I began to wonder if the forces of the universe were bending over, so the characters could succeed. Maybe not, but that's what it felt like. Also, *spoiler ahead* at one point the other Faerie princesses come to the mortal realm, which would've been a great chance for intermingling of two entirely different worlds. Instead, it was all glossed over with a few comments here and there about how much the Faerie world was better. By the end, it felt almost like an ecoterrorist ranting on a soapbox.

Secondly, there wasn't much character development. We see Anita/Tania and her boyfriend get in an argument, which is actually pretty refreshing, but it leads to nothing and is almost immediately dropped.

There is a lot of action towards the end, but there's no real tension or sense of danger.

On the good side, the description is still cool. Some of the ideas are cool, such as the magic of the black amber. But that's about it.