Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely #1)

Reader reviewed by GRgenius

Aislinn is your normal teenage girl.  She hangs with her friends, goes to school, lives with her grandmother....oh yeah, and she has the Sight.  What is that you may ask?  The Sight allows her to see the faeries that live among us.  She has been told all of her life to pretend that she doesn't see them, but not the reason as to why.  Never did she inquire as she witnessed the horrible tricks they would play on unsuspecting humans, but perhaps curiousity in this case would be best.  Successfully managing her abilities has kept her out of their focus thus far, but now the Summer King, Keenan, has his sights set on her.  Believing her to be his long-lost Summer Queen, he steals her mortality giving her one of two choices.  Believe in the fate he sees for her and challenge the Snow Queen to become an equal ruler of fey, or accept defeat and linger as a Summer girl....  What a decision to make!  Let's not forget her recent love life development with her long time friend Seth!  Can she leave her world behind?

The first in a series of books dealing with the fey, it will captivate your heart and steal you away to their world.  Happy reading!

Reader reviewed by Crimin

Melissa Marrs Wicked Lovely is a perfect example of why the world of
Fey is hidden from our eyes. With a beautiful writing style, life-like
characters (even with their other-worldly birth or abilities), and
excellent plot, I did more than love this book -- I wished I was there.

Reader reviewed by Lizzy

I had
been meaning to read this series by Melissa Marr for quite some time
before I actually picked up the book. I'd been seeing the series pop up
numerous times on various different review blogs/sites. Plus, they had
cool cover art, which, of course, totally drew me in. I picked up the
first book, Wicked Lovely, while I was house-sitting, and finished within a few hours (usually a sign that I enjoy it).

I enjoyed the book, and have since finished the sequel (Ink Exchange). I
guess what I enjoyed most was the simple fact that the relationships
weren't cliché. I can't really go in-depth with that comment without
giving away any spoilers, but I'll just say that the relationships
seemed very natural/realistic, which is rare in stories involving
magic/faeries. In my opinion, the only thing that could have made the
book better would have been a little more background on Aislinn's
parents. We do get some small tidbits of information, but I was left
wondering more about them, and how her grandmother knew about faeries.
I'm hoping more will be revealed in the third installment (Fragile Eternity) that can answer that question.

Reader reviewed by Kaycee Joy

  Aislinn has lived by strict rules all her life, as did her grandmother
and mother... ignore the faeries, do not attract them and do not speak
to them. All of a sudden, after following them so well, they are
becoming harder to follow. Aislinn is Sighted and notices she is being
followed by two faeries. Just as things were going well with her beau
Seth, her world is ripped from her. She has three options once the
faerie Summer King, Keenan, has chosen her and none of them include
going back to her normal, mortal life.

  Anyone who enjoys the battle between dark and good faeries, this was a
good read. Those who love Holly Blacks books as much as I do will also
enjoy Melissa Marr's books, it reminded me VERY much of Tithe and Ironside (especially
when comparing Keenan and Aislinn to Kaye and Roiben and their
struggles with the two courts). I really enjoyed this book, but
surprisingly it took my a couple chapters to get me going or interested.

Reader reviewed by lexy

Wicked Lovely  a story on how a prince needs to find his princess and deafeat the witch of a mother he has. To me this book was amazing. A girl who sees this prince when no one else can, hates them for making her life hell. She has one person who makes it better. He lives by himself and she absoulty loves him. But is that her destiny. the prince chosses her in hopes that she is his princess. but who will she have? that is up to you to find out.

Reader reviewed by Carly Morrison

I picked up this book when they got it in at my library. To be truthful the pretty cover was what drew me in at first but then I read the back and was pretty intrigued. I liked this book but not as much as I had hoped. It had a very good start but the middle was kind of boring. The end was what I had expected with not really many surprises. I still liked the ending but had hoped for something more exciting. Even though this book was not all it had lived up to be I still want to read the next one in the series.

Reader reviewed by Kristen

Well, i read Wicked Lovely after hearing from a friend that it was a good book.  I was however deeply dissapointed in it.  It was terribly unoriginal with a witch that a girl who turned into somthing she's not used to had to defeat.  The plot was quite inapropriate as well. 

Reader reviewed by fayeflame

SYNOPSIS
Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.

Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk
hidden in the mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty-especially if
they learn of her Sight-and wishes she were as blind to their presence
as other teens.



Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.

Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal
parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking
questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.



Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.

But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King, who has sought his
queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. His
is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any
cost-regardless of her plans or desires.



Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working
anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend,
Seth; everything.

Faery intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and
modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning
twenty-first-century faery tale.

REVIEW
I love fairies, it was dark and fun. It was a great book but my heart
was torn between Seth and Keenan. I'm not gonna lie i wanted Ash with
Keenan. But i don't know if he just wants a stronger court or if he
really loves Ash. I can't see how Seth will fit in the Fairy realm. But
i'll have to wait and see.

I always thought fairies were like
Tinker bell, but Melissa Marr's fairies are the total opposite, dark
and unpredictable. I love her fairies And this book.

Reader reviewed by Sarah

I enjoyed this book. It was different but captivating all the same.
I liked how Marr had somebody for everyone to love and no one was left alone.
There was some fighting scenes in the latter part of the book that was hard for me to read. They weren't hardly graphic at all but I had already fell in love with the characters and so it was hard for me to read about them getting hurt.
I am glad I read this book and I eagerly await reading Ink Exchange.
It is a modern fairytale and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys science fiction.

Reader reviewed by Debbie

Im not normally too into the whole fairie idea so I was surprised
how much I enjoyed this book.  The story draws you in almost
immediately and I did not want to put the book down until I found out
how things would end up between Aislinn, Seth, Keenan and Donia.  The
best part of this book for me was I did not predict the ending.  I know
what I wanted to happen but I was surprised by what actually took place.

I hate to compare this book to Twilight because its totally
unrelated but I did prefer Aislinn as the heroine over Bella in
Twilight.  Bella was a little to clingy and overly dependent on
Edward.  Aislinn has a nice balance of a slightly vulnerable yet strong
heroine.  So you have to admire her and hope she ends up with a happy
story.  I cannot wait to start Marrs next book.

Reprinted here with author's permission.