Wicked lovely Melissa Marr

Nicole-in-wonderland · Post by **Nicole-in-wonderland** » 18 Jul 2013, 21:37

Every rule that Aislinn has been taught over her whole 17 years she has to throw out the window because not only have the faeries noticed her two have been following her around and one even went visible human on her. Turns out it's Keenan the summer king, just one problem Aislinn is not interested she's got her normal life and her Seth! Throw in a jealous ex Donia and a winter Queen Beira whose as cruel as and ice storm and you've got a very breath taking new world and great plot!

bethany_vanwaes · Post by **bethany_vanwaes** » 28 Jul 2013, 01:30

One thing that I really loved about Melissa Marr's novel was that she put a different and interesting spin on the world of faeries, as I have never read before. Have you read Ink Exchange? That one was fascinating too, but in a different person's point of view.

showaa_feesh · Post by **showaa_feesh** » 28 Jul 2013, 02:09

Yes...Marr is one of my "guilty pleasure" authors. This is not to say that her books are brainless--far from. I think she's one of the better YA fantasy fiction author's out there, and she's incredibly good at her craft, which is probably why I enjoyed the books so much. All her characters are adolescents, so it's not like you're thinking when you read the book so much as remembering your own teenage years right alongside the main characters. Really fond remembrance is always good for the soul, and that's what Marr's books do for me.

bethany_vanwaes · Post by **bethany_vanwaes** » 28 Jul 2013, 02:18

I graduated high school a little over a year ago and I read both Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange before I graduated. As I was a teenager myself, I connected with the characters on a deep level, such as the character Aislinn, for instance. Aislinn knows what she wants to do: she wants Seth and she doesn't want to have anything to do with the faeries that she can somehow see. I could really connect with her on a level because about halfway through high school, I decided what I wanted to do with my life. It's been about three years, and that dream is going strong and I intend to make it a reality, despite pressures from others. I think Marr gives her readers a fantastic message to do what they think is right rather than follow what people tell them they should do. Maybe that's not something you saw when you read it, but it's just something that I liked about Aislinn.

melakkari · Post by **melakkari** » 31 Aug 2013, 20:42

One of my favorite things about this book is that it's not the typical faery story. Faeries are dark and scary in this series. Some of them even look like monsters and are treacherous. They are completely lead by emotion and are very vain. Another element to this story that I really appreciated was the interesting relationships between the main characters. There are not only love triangles, but there is forbidden love which makes for a great read.

cjdyer · Post by **cjdyer** » 07 Oct 2013, 21:21

I really enjoyed Wicked Lovely. It showed the dark side of the Fey. I did grow up with the Disney Fairies so this was a change in ideas. Not to mention the names of the characters were very different from what I was used to. All in all, it was a great read. A guilty pleasure for me.

yalonde · Post by **yalonde** » 25 Feb 2014, 19:28

I enjoyed this.series, but not a whole lot. It just seemed a little dark for my usual taste.

kismoody · Post by **kismoody** » 27 Feb 2014, 11:04

This was a great book. I loved the dynamic between the main character and the other characters. I also liked how she could see the faerie not in their glamours. It added a lot of suspense to what the king really wanted.

amber200419 · Post by **amber200419** » 05 Mar 2014, 17:55

Great book awesome series just wish there were more books.

whitewing2611 · Post by **whitewing2611** » 17 Mar 2014, 02:52

I read this book awhile ago but I didn't enjoy it. I don't like Seth and the fact that the main character was in love with him irritated me.

Alexandra Bayer · Post by **Alexandra Bayer** » 19 May 2014, 20:45

Aislinn has been able to see faeries her whole life, as have her mother and grandmother. As long as she ignores them and pretends not to see the mischief they make and horrible things they do, she can survive unnoticed. And unnoticed is what she needs to be to avoid being the faeries' next target. But when two incredibly strong faeries begin stalking her every move, Aislinn is confused - and more than a little bit scared. What has she done to attract this unwelcome attention? Or is it not an action she's made, but something in her blood? The same blood that allows her to see these creatures may be the thing that brings them to her. As the intentions of these faeries continue to surprise her, she must sacrifice more than she'd anticipated in order to keep her loved ones safe... even at the cost of her freedom and beliefs.

I actually didn't even bother reading the back of this novel. I decided to just go for it. I'd seen it around quite a bit, heard about it even more, and made the choice that it was time to give it a try. I didn't really know what to expect, seeing as how I had next to no information on the storyline. However, I'm really happy I gave it a go. Wicked Lovely was a splendid read, full of twists and turns that makes the reader want to keep themselves immersed in the pages until they reach the final one. I was pulled into this story; it has the perfect balance of sinister and sweet, knowledge and innocence. It gave a whole new outlook on faeries - especially after reading Wings and Spells by Aprilynne Pike. That's one thing I love about fiction - there's no limit on imagination.

This book was written from the third person, so that the reader can see out of many different pairs of eyes. This can be viewed in one of two ways. I liked the fact that the storyline was complicated but easy to keep up with because the reader could know these different characters' views. However, it also took away what could have been much-anticipated surprising answers to mysteries. Aislinn knows not very much about faeries at the beginning of this story - just what she's witnessed and the little that her grandmother has told her. If this had been written in first person - or third person, but just focusing on Aislinn - the suspense could have built to a much more satisfying degree.

One thing I really did enjoy about this book was the love triangle - or, love quadrilateral, really. It was a tangled web of different feelings for different people. It was the one thing in this book that I eagerly anticipated: finding how it would turn out. Melissa Marr also touched on more adult topics without breaching the young adult code and getting too dirty or crude. I enjoy this - focus on the relationship, not the physical parts. Physical interactions don't define love. Marr wrote Wicked Lovely elegantly and with precision, never missing a detail or leaving anything big or important out. These are all reasons I enjoyed this novel.

I found Wicked Lovely to be a very good read. I would definitely look for more in this series, or more by Melissa Marr. Overall, I found this to be one of those rare books that touch on evil with an air of innocence that provides just the right amount of happiness not to stress the reader out, therefore letting them enjoy the story even more. I would rate this book four stars. Definitely enjoyable. I would suggest this book to a reader looking for faeries, curses, moral dilemmas, and young love.

GeonnaMarie · Post by **GeonnaMarie** » 22 May 2014, 14:59

I absolutely loved the Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr. She creates such a dark twist on love, fate, and life, and paints such a beautiful world in which magic and faeries are real. It was actually one of my first books involving faeries...wasn't really my thing, but she puts such a twist on everything I thought I knew about faerie books!

kio · Post by **kio** » 24 May 2014, 11:48

I loved this series. Her handling of the main character's ability to see through glamour was fantastic. The characters were entertaining and realistic and the plot was complex to book. Great review

JessiAnne26 · Post by **JessiAnne26** » 22 Jun 2014, 21:34

It is certainly not often that i read books involving the Fae. As much as I appreciate all young adult supernatural works, i don't particularily care for the topic of faeries, and if i'm being completely honest it is because everything i ever have read or seen regarding this species of the paranormal is terrifying. This book is as it is so entitled "Wicked Lovely", and i would be happy to reccomend it to anyone with some spare time and an appreciation for knowledge of scary supernatural things. I will say i would not reccomend this book however to children under the age of twelve as the imagination easily gets away from small children and this book is the sort that would encouarge unpleasant dreams i would imagine.

The story follows the trials and tribulations of young Aislinn (or Ash as her counterparts call her) and alternately follows a young Fairy king named Keenan. Ash is gited and able to see fairies, and all of her life has ben warned to pretned otherwise. Faeries are spitefull little brats, and not to be tempered with, it is extrodinarily dangerous for them to know you are able to see them. Ash has spent her entire life avoiding them at all costs, using protective measures against any chance encounters and pretending as best as she can that she doesn't see them at all. It is only when the fairy king starts to pursue her, acting as a mortal, that the story gets interesting and she can no longer admit that they are not a part of her existance.

This book has a lot of great things going for it. It is imaginative, well thought out and constructed, and to the credit of the author it seems very well researched. Because i believe in the paranormal i would certainly advise that Melissa Marr take the precautions set sets out in this book to avoid the fae, but that is my own personal caveat. There is patient romance familial conflict, power struggles, and even a murder or two in this book. I feel if you enjoy historical fiction paired with the supernatural this book would be for you. It is roughly a 450 page commitment however, so i don't reccommend trying to consume it all in one night.

If i were forced to write something in the hopes of being constructive i would say that the quotes that begin each chapter don't seem to neccessarily tie in with the chapter and i find that distracting. While it's commendable that Marr did her research regarding the fae species in books written centuries ago, i do wish i could see the point in the quotes she had chosen-other that to be helpful hints to the common reader i suppose. Other than this i found this book to be very agreeable.

While i do not often read books regarding that which makes me uncomftorable i am glad for having read this one. I do believe i will read the next book as well, not so much as to find out what happens next but more because it was on the shelf next to the first book when i checked these out at the library, and i have yet to not read a book i've checked out. This does not make my top ten hghly reccommended list, but if you were to ask for a supernatural book that was maybe a little on the dark side i would certainly think to bring Wicked Lovely to mind. i believe overall i would give the book a 3 out of 4 rating but would be happy to discuss this with anyone who suggested that this book hit it out of the park.

Thank you for reading this review!

Chic and Nerdy · Post by **Chic and Nerdy** » 18 Jul 2014, 16:47

I absolutely loved loved loved this series! The books had bits of everything with them sometimes even treading on hard to read subjects (drugs) but it was done beautifully! Great review!