Book 4 of 50: Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale
Book 4 of 50
Title: Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale
Author: Holly Black
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Summary (from amazon.com): Finding your place in the world is no picnic at the best of times, but pixie changeling Kaye finds it tougher than most.
And no wonder: her boyfriend has been crowned king of the Unseelie Court and her best friend suffers from a faery's curse. In this follow-up to Black's previous two books about the urban fey, Kaye and her gay friend Corny (from Tithe, 2003) meet brothers Luis and Dave (from Valiant, 2005), and the teens are caught in the middle of a clash between the rival faery courts. As characters struggle to shape their identities, quintessential coming-of-age themes are as skillfully interwoven as in the earlier adventures, as are seductive contradictions: faeries who cannot lie nonetheless find ways to connive and betray, loyalty and love are wielded as weapons, and ethereal beauty often masks cruelty of the ugliest sort. The chilling game of wits culminates in a satisfying conclusion to this dark, edgy fantasy, a must-purchase for Black's many devoted fans. Rutan, Lynn
Comments: I can't lie... I'm not sad to be done with this series. Maybe it would have been better if there had been less time between the time I read Tithe and the reading of the subsequent two books. I did like this book a little better than Valiant because there wasn't gratuitous drug use. I just really think urban fantasy isn't my thing. The books were quick reads, but I really didn't care about them after I finished them. The whole idea of faeries living among us, unnoticed, is interesting, but I guess I want the prose to be more... archaic. And less teen-ish. Of course this is a young adult book, but it seemed MORE young adult than many. This is definitely a series I won't be rereading.
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Title: Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale
Author: Holly Black
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Summary (from amazon.com): Finding your place in the world is no picnic at the best of times, but pixie changeling Kaye finds it tougher than most.
And no wonder: her boyfriend has been crowned king of the Unseelie Court and her best friend suffers from a faery's curse. In this follow-up to Black's previous two books about the urban fey, Kaye and her gay friend Corny (from Tithe, 2003) meet brothers Luis and Dave (from Valiant, 2005), and the teens are caught in the middle of a clash between the rival faery courts. As characters struggle to shape their identities, quintessential coming-of-age themes are as skillfully interwoven as in the earlier adventures, as are seductive contradictions: faeries who cannot lie nonetheless find ways to connive and betray, loyalty and love are wielded as weapons, and ethereal beauty often masks cruelty of the ugliest sort. The chilling game of wits culminates in a satisfying conclusion to this dark, edgy fantasy, a must-purchase for Black's many devoted fans. Rutan, Lynn
Comments: I can't lie... I'm not sad to be done with this series. Maybe it would have been better if there had been less time between the time I read Tithe and the reading of the subsequent two books. I did like this book a little better than Valiant because there wasn't gratuitous drug use. I just really think urban fantasy isn't my thing. The books were quick reads, but I really didn't care about them after I finished them. The whole idea of faeries living among us, unnoticed, is interesting, but I guess I want the prose to be more... archaic. And less teen-ish. Of course this is a young adult book, but it seemed MORE young adult than many. This is definitely a series I won't be rereading.
x-posted to 50bookchallenge