Review: Great Urban Fantasy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2012
The Dryad's Kiss was an awesome urban fantasy.  I really enjoyed reading this one and I literally cannot get it out of my head.  In fact, I am probably going to go get the second book in the series because I have to know what else is going to happen!Our main character, Finn, is an 18 year old guy who has a pretty good life.  He has wonderful parents, great friends, and he is really incredibly smart.  He designed his own game, similar to World or Warcraft, that he and his friends play in their spare time.  And besides all this, he has an oak tree in his backyard that he practically grew up with.  He feels it is his tree.  So much so that he refuses to let his dad cut the old tree down in the beginning of the story.  This is where most of Finn's problems lay.He begins having erotic dreams about a nymph that lives in his tree, called Spring, who entices him to her arms.  Remember, our character is a somewhat shy young man who doesn't have a lot of play with the women, so he tends to go into details about the curvy features of the females of the books. This didn't offend me, though, because this book could be more directed to teenage boys, though anyone who is a lover of fantasy novels, could like this story.There were some things that I couldn't figure out how they tie into the story but I have feeling everything will be revealed more in the upcoming sequels.  There is an Native American aspect to it that I loved and also some lore with dryads and such that makes me think of Celtic myths.The story is very interesting and has a lot of aspects to it, including, bullying and the effects of it, good and evil and sometimes the gray areas, and learning to stand up for yourself.This story will leave you cheering for Finn, gasping at what happens, and scratching your head trying to figure out what side Spring is on.  But I know this novel will definitely leave you satisfied and craving more all at the same time.