Darklight by Lesley Livingston

Darklight by Lesley Livingston

Synopsis (from the author's website):

In this sequel to Wondrous Strange, Kelley Winslow finds her NYC acting career blossoming as she takes the lead in Romeo and Juliet. But she also finds herself desperately missing Sonny Flannery---who was forced back to the Faerie Otherworld, charged with a dangerous mission by Kelley's father, King Auberon.

When Kelley finds herself thrown in the Otherworld following a deadly chase in Central Park, her passionate reunion with Sonny is cut short. Ancient magick is stirring and a dangerous enemy has Sonny and Kelley caught in a web of Faerie deception that could tear their love apart.

Excerpt:

"Sonny!" she cried, sprinting toward him. He held his arms open for what he meant to be a good-bye embrace. But Kelley dodged past him, scooped up a fallen tree branch that lay on the strand, and clobbered one of the redcaps. The branch shattered in two over the creature's ugly, lumpy head just before the vicious little troll would have plunged a long-bladed knife into Sonny's unprotected back. The creature slumped back into a heap onto the ground.
"Thank you," Sonny said in astonishment.
"I'm sorry I left without saying good-bye," Kelley said, the broken makeshift club gripped in her white-knuckled fist. 
"I'm sorry I let you," Sonny said, and opened his arms again.

My thoughts:

Remember when I said I hated faeries?

Well, I still hate faeries.

You might wonder why I would read yet another book about faeries. Well, I'm taking a class for grad school and I have to read 55 young adult books in 9 weeks. So, I'll read just about anything to fill the quota.

This book was not as thrilling as the first book. I'm sure it's the set up before the final book. However, I still don't really relate to Kelley. I just don't really like her. She seems to be somewhat content with being clueless and when people don't fill her in, she throws a tantrum. 

I'm not sure how I feel about Sonny. He didn't have a huge presence in this book. This book tended to show his other nature--the ruthlessness, the changed nature of Sonny because he had been a part of the Hunt in the first book. 

There are too many candidates now for conspirators against Auberon and Kelley. But I was curious about why Auberon requested to see Kelley. Didn't she give up her lineage to him in the first book? She can no longer inherit the throne. Does he now regret that choice? And who really called the Hunt?

It'll be interesting to see where the next book takes us.

Recommendation:  If you love faeries—go for it. Buy it. Otherwise, hit up your local library

Rating: 2.5/5 stars