Synopsis:
Kelley Winslow is living her dream. Seventeen years old, she has moved to New York City and started work with a theatre company. Sure, she's an understudy for the Avalon Players, a third-tier repertory company so far off-Broadway it might as well be in Hoboken, but things are looking up---the lead has broken her ankle and Kelley's about to step into the role of Titania the Fairy Queen in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Faeries are far more real than Kelley thinks, though, and a chance encounter in Central Park with a handsome young man will plunge her into an adventure she could never have imagined.
For Sonny Flannery, one of the Janus Guards charged by Auberon, the King of Winter, with watching over the gate into the lands of Faerie that lies within Central Park, the pretty young actress presents an enigma. Strong and willful, she sparks against his senses like a firecracker and he can't get her out of his mind. As Hallowe'en approaches and the Samhain Gate opens, Sonny and Kelley find themselves drawn to each other--and into a terrible plot that could spell disaster for both New York and Faerie alike.
Excerpt:
"What they hell are you staring at?"
Sonny climbed unsteadily to his feet. The girl had her mace out now and was aiming the sprayer squarely at the bridge of his nose.
"What is it---drugs or something? What's wrong with you?"
"Who are you?" he asked, rubbing his arm where it still tingled.
"Shouldn't you already know that?" she scoffed. "I mean, seeing as how you're stalking me."
My thoughts:
I never really did like fairies. Menacing, manipulative little creatures. So, I was skeptical when I picked this book up from the library. Sadly, my assumptions were correct.
I did love the description. I loved the banter back and forth between Sonny and Kelley. I just wished that they hadn't fallen in love so quickly. It felt superficial---we are the male/female leads, we must get together. The twists were kind of cool, but I wish that Emma had been able to be notified about Sonny. Maybe in the next book? Here's to hoping.
The author wrote well. I was never bored with it, I just really hate how fairies tend to be in literature. I hate manipulation and lies and that's pretty much what we have here--people manipulating the situation for their own gain. Not really my type of story, in the end.
Recommendation: Depends on how you feel about fairies.
Rating: 2.5/5 stars
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