Review: Intrigue, Sex and Faerie Politics
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2012
There's a lot going for this book! There are some very strong structural elements, but also a few weak ones. I was instantly intrigued by the neoroscientist being thrown into Faery and I knew I had to read it for that alone. Great concept. Great lead.My inner geak was really happy with her neroscientist lists. LOL! Jennifer/Gwynn has me laughing a few times as she tripped into Faery. However, things got really dark really fast, which makes sense because this is Faery! Wow! They're...kinda creepy and evil! I loved that Ms. Kennedy stayed true to that.The setting was quite good! I loved the little snippets, the photographs, if you will, that were really exciting. It felt like taking a trip, first to Wyoming and then to Faery.Rogue was hot, but seriously rode my last nerve. I don't know how one man-okay, yes. I do. I might have met one or two of them, but I digress!-can be that hot and be that annoying at the same time. He was just so...condescending.Gwynn's character arc was the real plot of the story, though there was lots of intrigue and secondary characters that were little gems! The things that Gwynn had to go through were pretty horrific. I couldn't take my eyes off the page, though. I devoured every scene - well, after Gwynn meets Rogue for the first time. I nearly threw my phone through those scenes.If you like dark faery stories, this one is for you. It has intrigue, sex, faery politics, and so-SO much more! It's well-written and the prose are strong! The only thing I wish is that Gwynn would have been a stronger main character and that Rogue would have been a little...I don't know, I would have liked to have seen a little something more to make me think he was salvagable. It was hinted at. I just didn't quite get it. It was a very unique story!