Wow, it's taken me a VERY long time to get this review out here and I'm really sorry about that. Unfortunately, it's been so long that my memories of this book are somewhat foggy, so let's see if I can get out a decent review, shall we? Anyway, I definitely enjoyed this book A LOT (and I'll be reading the next book when I get the chance!), but I had a few problems with it. First off, it was really cliché. Girl is really unpopular. Girl's brother goes missing. Girl's friend has a completely different identity. Girl isn't surprised at all that faeries exist. Girl goes searching for brother. Girl is snarky to people she most certainly shouldn't be snarky to because they'll kill her. Brutally. Girl finds out she's special. Girl is royalty. Insert my unimpressed yawn over here and you have yourself one of many young adult fantasies.

Anyway, I still enjoyed it because the rest of the plot--the more detailed parts--were really interesting and I actually did like a lot of the characters. Though, I still can't really see all the hype with Ash; he just seems like a jerk. I did like Puck though, he seems really sweet and adorably protective. However, Meghan was a little annoying, especially since she didn't seem to have any judgement or brains, but I grew to root for her as well.

The writing wasn't all that special and unfortunately, it was devoid of any quotable material, but it pulled me in and kept me captivated. Despite writing something extremely cliché, Julie Kagawa had the ability to hook me and keep me reading. I know it sounds like all I'm doing is criticizing this book, but underneath it all, I really did love it. It was exciting, interesting, and PUCK. The world was really inventive and I desperately want to read A Midsummer Night's Dream now with all the references. Just a note, it would probably be helpful to know something about the plot of that Shakespeare play beforehand because this is almost a retelling of it. I thought that was really creative. Also, if you've read The Mortal Instruments and loved them then you'd probably love this book. The world is akin to that of the Seelie Court in Cassandra Clare's creations.

I'd definitely recommend giving this book a try, but if you're looking for something more mature and original, turn another way.

-Book Hugger

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