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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Angieville: STOPPING TIME,
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This review is from: Stopping Time, Part 2 (Kindle Edition)
Okay. I want you to prepare yourself for a bit of a déluge in the way of me describing to you just how ecstatically in love I am with this short story. Yes, you heard me right. Short story. What's that you say? You thought I already covered my love for Irial and Niall in my review of Radiant Shadows? Well, I thought so too. But then I stumbled across a little thing called "Stopping Time" and it became clear that this kind of love cannot be "covered" in a single review. Consider this fair warning. I've never actually reviewed a short story before. So here goes. This review will include a few unavoidable spoilers for Ink Exchange and Fragile Eternity if you haven't read them yet, but none at all for Radiant Shadows. So if you're up-to-date on the series, you're good to go as "Stopping Time" takes place in between Fragile Eternity and Radiant Shadows and is the absolutely perfect read right now if you're anxiously awaiting the fourth book's release. And I really recommend that you do read it. Having already read Radiant Shadows, I can testify that it would be extremely beneficial (read: so much more awesome) if you'd read this short story first.
It's been months since Leslie walked away from the allure and abuses of the Dark Court and the two loves of her life and went the equivalent of solitary fae. Going to college, seeing a therapist, and trying to make new friends, it hasn't been anything resembling easy. But it was the right decision. And Leslie knows that. She just wishes her heart would remember. That it didn't race every week when Irial sits across the street from her study group and watches her, silently letting her know he's there. That he loves her. He will keep her safe. Depending on the day, the hour, the slant of light passing through her empty apartment, Leslie wishes just once she could break one of the two defining rules that form the shape of her life now. No talking to Irial. No seeing Niall. With the former and the current Dark Kings, the guidelines "look but don't touch" and "listen but don't look" may be exquisitely hard to follow, but they go a long way toward keeping Leslie the kind of safe and independent she relies on these days. Meanwhile, Irial and Niall circle each other warily, quietly dancing around their loss of Leslie and the impossible chasm that is forgiveness and reconciliation. The three of them push on every day until an outside force alters their routine abruptly and it becomes clear someone who knows the intimate details of Leslie's past is intent on using her (and those who love her) for their own purposes. And Leslie realizes she may be forced to break one of her rules in order to protect herself and the two men she loves. I could not believe how brilliant this story was. I mean literally just the other day I was finishing Radiant Shadows, half-lost in love with Irial and Niall, and wondering desperately why I was spending all this time with Ani and Devlin when all I really wanted was to cozy up and watch the absolutely riveting drama that is the two Dark Kings. Just ask DH. I turned to him multiple times and said, "These characters are freaking awesome. I need a book of just them. And I need it now." It was like the literary gods were listening to me, smiling knowingly. Because the next day I find out that not only has Melissa Marr written a story featuring my three favorite characters, but it's free. And available for immediate download. DH took one look at my face, laughed, and then wisely left me alone to soak it up. And that is exactly what I did. There are so many beautiful scenes in this story. So much concentrated awesome packed into such a small package. This is exactly what I wanted. And Irial, Niall, and Leslie were exactly themselves in all their heartbreaking loyalty, love, pain, and longing. And honestly I couldn't have asked for anything more. And I haven't been precisely right since. For instance, I may have spent an inordinate amount of time haunting the Rath forum thread dedicated to discussing "Stopping Time." I may have read my favorite bits over and over late at night. (The café scene. *dies*) And I may have listened to Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" on repeat after Ms. Marr mentioned it makes her think of Niall. And, okay, I may have a problem. But the first step is admitting it, right? My name is Angie. I have an obsession with a couple of fictional characters. It's not the first time. But I absolutely cannot wait for DARKEST MERCY--the final installment in the Wicked Lovely series--to find out what happens to my beloved boys. I, for one, am hoping happiness is in the cards if they're strong enough to choose it. In the meantime, I simply cannot recommend "Stopping Time" highly enough. I am all kinds of in love with it and it has won an instant spot on my Best of 2010 list--a first for a short story. So. What are you waiting for? Go! Soak it up! And don't worry about me. I'll just be over here reading the café scene again...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
incredibly unfulfilled,
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This review is from: Stopping Time, Part 2 (Kindle Edition)
Stopping Time part 2 begins immediately where part one left off. Leslie is being drug by her brother who is extorting her for money either from the Fae or from one of his many `bosses'. Leslie is still struggling with her feelings for both Niall and Irial. She is afraid of who she will become if she enters the Dark Court. She isn't afraid of the monsters, but that she'll become one of the monsters. She knows herself and knows there's a reason why Irial chose her and why she chose his tattoo.
This 2nd part is incredibly unfulfilling. I am starting to really get angry at Leslie for having two powerful (and caring despite their court) men falling all over her and her safety, and she is squeamish. I know though at the same time that if she wants to be a different person then she can't do that in the Dark Court. This installment left me with a sour taste in my mouth at the ending. It's as if nothing is ever going to be complete. Why can't she become a Fae and part of another Court... Like the Winter Court that has ties with the Dark Court, but is not a part of it. Look at Seth, he's part of the High Court but is with Ash who is Summer. I mean there seems to be ways of her being Fae and around Niall and Irial (becoming Fae would also mean she won't be addicted to Irial) without becoming Dark. Bleck.... I'm unsatisfied, but who knows hopefully she'll release a longer book with a better ending then the last.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
We want more, more, more.,
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This review is from: Stopping Time, Part 2 (Kindle Edition)
My mouth is parched because I wanted so much to read a little more. I loved getting to revisit these characters once again. I hope that Ms. Marr continues to delight us with the tales of the faerie world. Far too short, but worth it.
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