Review: A must read for fans of Fae fiction!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2012
In AfterShock, the focus is now on Jhaer--the head of the UnSeelie Elite--and what happens to him after the Mounds' collapse. Jhaer manages to escape to Earth. He wants to try to rebuild but quickly discovers that things are different for the fey living amongst humans. Jhaer learns about fey that are earthbound and were outcast from the Mounds. He rescues many of them from vampires, wizards, and other creatures that enjoy the taste of fey blood and the power of their magic a little too much.Only time will tell what Jhaer's intentions are and if faerie has managed to avoid a war.I read Aftershock and End of the World (part of the Champion of the Sidhe series). Aftershock was a little longer but still short enough to read in one sitting. The events in the beginning of Aftershock mirrored the story in the End of the World. But the stories in this series are told from Jhaer's point of view, and honestly I think this series is going to be my favorite. Unlike Lugh, Jhaer seems less privileged golden child and more tortured bad boy--like you know he had to struggle for everything in life. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) those are the types of characters I connect with more and so I tend to gravitate towards Jhaer more than Lugh.The world building and Archer's writing style really resonated with me. There is a real sense of what the fey will have to encounter in their new home and it isn't as welcoming as the Mounds were. The story feels a lot more underground in that gritty, dirty and dangerous sort of way.