Review: An Awesome Story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2011
I had the pleasure of reviewing India's last book, Ordinary Angels and was instantly a fan. Her latest effort, Blood Faerie, makes an incredible impression as well. From the very first line, Drummond had me completely hooked into Eilidh's world.I am not going to get into analyzing the story, because believe me, it is amazing. It's beyond creative; I have never read anything quite like this before. Drummond breathes new life into the tried-and-true faerie story with this adventurous and exciting story. What really stood out to me while reading Blood Fearie was the writing. In short, I thought it was beautiful. I must have flagged 20 different passages; some for humor, some for beauty and some just for the striking sentence construction. Take a look at some from the selection below, I managed to narrow it down to 12 - which took a great deal of effort.The characters and settings are also unbelievably well done. It is impossible not to connect with Eilidh; even though she technically isn't even human. She is an outsider, who has been forsaken by her people - yet she remains a caring and loving individual. When she met and formed an unconventional friendship with a local police officer (Quinton Munro), I was practically jumping for joy. As a reader, you cannot deny these two; their scenes together are pure magic. Being a faerie, Eilidh is intelligent, yet naive when it comes to human interactions. This creates a number of hilarious scenes between human and faerie, including a mishap involving a shower.Like I mentioned above, the settings that Drummond depicts are incredible. The story takes place in Scotland and features both bustling, modern cities and lush, spacious forests. I could picture each vivid detail while reading Blood Faerie, and was completely swept up in it.Blood Faerie is an incredible effort by Drummond. It is undeniably creative, interesting, exciting and unique. The writing is beautifully done and Drummond constructs an unforgettable set of characters that you will easily fall for. I for one, adored Blood Faerie and cannot wait for the sequel to come out.