Lament
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / General
3.5
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Maggie Stiefvater
Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. She's about to find out she's also a cloverhand—one who can see faeries. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of thin air. Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke turns out to be a gallowglass—a soulless faerie assassin. An equally hunky—and equally dangerous—dark faerie soldier named Aodhan is also stalking Deirdre. Sworn enemies, Luke and Aodhan each have a deadly assignment from the Faerie Queen. Namely, kill Deirdre before her music captures the attention of the Fae and threatens the Queen's sovereignty. Caught in the crossfire with Deirdre is James, her wisecracking but loyal best friend. Deirdre had been wishing her life weren't so dull, but getting trapped in the middle of a centuries-old faerie war isn't exactly what she had in mind . . . Lament is a dark faerie fantasy that features authentic Celtic faerie lore, plus cover art and interior illustrations by acclaimed faerie artist Julia Jeffrey. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL SHIVER
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Author
Maggie Stiefvater
Pages
336
Publisher
North Star Editions, Inc.
Published Date
2010-09-08
ISBN
0738722294 9780738722290
Ratings
Google: 4
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"Duology but can be read alone"
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Laura Till
"Good"
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"She's my favorite author right now. I haven't read her most recent yet but I plan to soon!"
Hayley Souza
"I loved the Shiver series that Maggie Stiefvater wrote and when I saw she had another series I was so excited. I think this was a very very different feel from the last series which is good, but just wasn't for me even with how much I love my fae stories. It ended up feeling rushed in the relationship between Dee and Luke without much interaction. The other relationships weren't built on very well and felt loose and vague. Dee's personality at times felt very superficial in a way. She has no inner depths. I think the writing is well done I just expected more from the book I guess."
Renee Delcourt
"This book was a refreshing read. I picked it up on a whim, and found myself unable to put it down. I was particularly appreciate that the author at least has a working knowledge of music - her explanations and usage of musical terms was correct, and didn't make me cringe as some works of fiction do. The characters were easily lovable and the Celtic theme of Faeries was exciting. I look forward to continuing this series and reading more of Stiefvater's works."
Amanda Wampler