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Rose recommended these books to me, and as her birthday’s right around the corner (and of course I gave her books, and a cannoli, but really books) and because I finally got a copy of Fragile Eternity, I decided to bang this out as a thank you.
And also I wanted to express my somewhat complicated thoughts on how I felt when I finally found Fragile Eternity on a “If you like Twilight, read this” display to someone other than the poor bookstore clerk, trapped by his meager wages and forced to listen to my faint gibberings.
Aislinn spends her life pretending she can't see the faeries, because if she ever lets them know she can see them, her life, and the life of her Gran, would likely end the next day. But even when she doesn't flinch when she sees them grab at her, doesn't run when she sees them following her, she can't help catching the eye of one very dangerous faery.
Alright, I’m about to spoil and spoil thoroughly, just so you know.
( The faery king could navigate the school just fine, but he still trailed her like a particularly devoted stalker. )
Leslie wants out. She wants out of her terrible home life, out of her fear, and out of her brother's grasp, but mostly she wants to claim a little of her own back. So when she sees a new and strangely compelling tattoo design, she decides to start by claiming her own skin. But the tattoo isn't just a tattoo, and instead of getting some of her own back, she might just lose it forever.
( as if by keeping it as normal as possible maybe it would be normal. It kept her from facing the inevitable pity )
Seth is Aislinn’s rock, the strongest thread keeping her connected to the mortal world, and he's always aware that Keenan is just waiting for him to age and die to have the recalcitrant Summer Queen all to himself. But when Seth bargains away his mortality, will he lose the love of the one person he sold it for?
( So would you have him be as the Summer Girls? Would You see him die if he left you? )
For some reason (possibly the inclusion of certain thematically unimportant but entertaining details) that made the whole series feel like really good fanfic, and no that isn't an insult. I like fanfic. I mean, come on, I write the stuff. Also, I would read Aislinn/Donia. Does this make me a bad person?
Melissa Marr can be found on Livejournal at melissa_writing.
And also I wanted to express my somewhat complicated thoughts on how I felt when I finally found Fragile Eternity on a “If you like Twilight, read this” display to someone other than the poor bookstore clerk, trapped by his meager wages and forced to listen to my faint gibberings.
Aislinn spends her life pretending she can't see the faeries, because if she ever lets them know she can see them, her life, and the life of her Gran, would likely end the next day. But even when she doesn't flinch when she sees them grab at her, doesn't run when she sees them following her, she can't help catching the eye of one very dangerous faery.
Alright, I’m about to spoil and spoil thoroughly, just so you know.
( The faery king could navigate the school just fine, but he still trailed her like a particularly devoted stalker. )
Leslie wants out. She wants out of her terrible home life, out of her fear, and out of her brother's grasp, but mostly she wants to claim a little of her own back. So when she sees a new and strangely compelling tattoo design, she decides to start by claiming her own skin. But the tattoo isn't just a tattoo, and instead of getting some of her own back, she might just lose it forever.
( as if by keeping it as normal as possible maybe it would be normal. It kept her from facing the inevitable pity )
Seth is Aislinn’s rock, the strongest thread keeping her connected to the mortal world, and he's always aware that Keenan is just waiting for him to age and die to have the recalcitrant Summer Queen all to himself. But when Seth bargains away his mortality, will he lose the love of the one person he sold it for?
( So would you have him be as the Summer Girls? Would You see him die if he left you? )
For some reason (possibly the inclusion of certain thematically unimportant but entertaining details) that made the whole series feel like really good fanfic, and no that isn't an insult. I like fanfic. I mean, come on, I write the stuff. Also, I would read Aislinn/Donia. Does this make me a bad person?
Melissa Marr can be found on Livejournal at melissa_writing.
