Caught in the crossfire with Deirdre is James, her wisecracking but loyal best friend. Namely, kill Deirdre before her music captures the attention of the Fae and threatens the Queen’s sovereignty. Sworn enemies, Luke and Aodhan each have a deadly assignment from the Faerie Queen. An equally hunky-and equally dangerous-dark faerie soldier named Aodhan is also stalking Deirdre. Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke turns out to be a gallowglass-a soulless faerie assassin. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of thin air. She’s about to find out she’s also a cloverhand-one who can see faeries. Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. We love Melissa Marr, we love dark fairy tales, so we really couldn’t resist. Ever since we saw Angie’s review last year, we both decided that we wanted to give Lament a joint review. Why did we read this book: This book has garnered rave reviews across blogland. Stand alone or series: First book in a new fantasy series by debut author Maggie Steifvater. It did not send shivers racing through my bones as The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy did, but it was definitely worth the read.Title: Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception This being Stiefvater’s first young adult novel, I was duly impressed by the dialogue as well as the general way the characters were written. Additionally, the characters in Stiefvater’s novel are stronger and deeper than those in Meyer’s. Maggie Stiefvater’s writing is at least tenfold of Stephenie Meyer’s, or at least what Meyer displayed in her Twilight series.

However, there is no competition to which one is the better book.

Is their love for one another enough to keep them together, or will it be the factor that costs them their lives? Yet, she cannot stymie her growing attraction to him. As unappealing as that first date may seem, things get even stranger when Deirdre discovers that Luke is a faerie assassin. A gifted musician, she goes through the everyday notions of practicing for performances and satisfying her callous mother – until she meets the mysterious Luke Dillon while throwing up in the girl’s bathroom. Despite Lament‘s shortcomings when compared to her series starting with Shiver, I still enjoyed it.ĭeirdre Monaghan is the average above-average sixteen-year-old. By now, my blatant bias for her work should be apparent.

I think I post this in almost every review of her books, but the way she uses words inspires me to improve my own writing. “I adore and admire Maggie Stiefvater’s writing.

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