Review: MUST READ IF YOU LOVE REAL FEARY TALES & NORSE MYTHOLOGY !
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
I was very excited to take part in the tour for "Fae- The Wild Hunt" by Graham Austin King. Anyone who reads my blog knows I'm an avid lover if faery tales. I'm NOT talking about the Disney versions that make you think of the pixie Tinkerbell & pixie dust. There is nothing nice about a Fae regardless of wether they are part of the light or dark court. True faery tales are scary, violent, full of inhumane manipulative , arrogant creatures.WARNING! DANGEROUS! Stamped all over them since the beginning of tales being told around Irish and Scottish fires.. The only thing pleasant about these tales is the fragrant heather or peat put atop the fire emitting a fragrance that with the outdoors backdrop gave a community a reason to gather & keep their numbers aware and safe if all things that creep into the forest.Fae - the Wild Hunt followed along right in the footsteps of many grand bards telling a tale through multiple points of view .first you meet Devin @ just a wee ten years of age. Living in an abusive environment with an alcoholic father who beats his mother and eventually Devin himself. When Devin's Da takes the abuse farther than Devin's Mother will tolerate any longer she protects herself & Devin & runs to a childhood friends inn to stay for the night and prepare to flee town.The adventure takes off right from those first couple chapters. When Devin's "adventure" to go find his estranged grandparents in a neighboring town go violently astray. Mother is injured, cured, and than taken by a amber eyed creature in the woods as payment for aid and Devin is left at the base of a tree.When a farmer who lost his own son comes across Devin he takes him home to his wife Hannah. Devin has no clue where to go so he stays with Hannah and her Husband .The story goes on over a period of years. Many characters are introduced . The book is action packed when the Fae decide they've been banned from our realm to long & plan to fight to walk amongst humans again .This is the point where we're introduced to Klöss. He's an Oarsman & being trained as a soldier to fight against the Droo's. With several castes of Fae the battle with this one is going to be violent.As a lover of fantasy books that paint a vivid image if it's characters . Realistically show that no side is 100% good or bad. I found myself drawn into this book and turning pages as time flew by. Though I dread a cliff-hanger when I've come to think of the characters as friends this book does leave you dangling quite precariously !I would absolutely recommend this book to a wide variety if readers. It's enjoyable for both woman and men alike. There's adventure, suspense, violence, bits of romance all wound up in a fantastical world that is described to a point that's vivid .Mousehead & Tales gives this book an excited 4 stars and will absolutely be keeping my eye out for more stories by Grahm Austin- King!