Review: Beautiful, but falters at the end
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2012
In Throne, we are introduced to two very different women going through hardships. Maribel, a stunning, wealthy ex-model, watches in shock as her premature baby is taken away from the NICU by a mysterious creature; and Maya, a teenage illegal immigrant, is being used by her aunt as slave labor, loses both her jobs and is on the verge of being sold into prostitution. Both are suffering; and both are approached by mystical creatures offering help. But they are both about to learn that everything has a price. This is a novel about choices; about darkness and light, and about the fae world that lies right beneath ours.I enjoyed this book tremendously until the very end. The imagery is just lovely, and the two main characters are relatable - you feel for them instantly and deeply. The fae are also extremely vivid; one can almost picture the monstrous and beautiful creatures. The mythology was just beautiful.SPOILERS from here on:However, after being introduced to and bonding with so many characters, we are never told of their fate at the end - they are either just never mentioned again, or killed off for no reason. And oh, the ending. How terribly unfair that ending is. The villainess gets to go back to her privileged life and handsome loving husband. Poor Maya gets... Kevin. Druggie, girlfriend juggling, ready-to-loot, ugly Kevin. So she's basically still homeless, illegal and broke, AND the only person she has in the world is scum. Sure he did some nice things... but he's still scummy. Very depressing.