Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely)
by Melissa Marr
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Author: Melissa MarrEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2009-04-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Reviews of Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely)
Book Review: Not What I Was Expecting, But Ended Up Loving It
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, when I first got Ink Exchange, I was thinking it was a sequel to Wicked Lovely. I was ready to jump in again with Keenan, Aislinn, Seth and Donia. I immediately saw that it wasn't a sequel, but another story on it's own that tied in to the first one. When I saw the story was about Leslie, my first thought was "What the hell?". She wasn't a big character and wasn't that exciting. As I started reading, I found I was very wrong about Leslie.
Her character is very complex and I quickly started caring about her outcome. I loved how Marr didn't keep us in the dark about Leslie's past. It was immediately hinted at. It bugs me sometimes when the whole book seems to be waiting for 'what happened to this character before', so I was happy Marr kept us in the loop.
This story switched point of views between Leslie (Aislinn's friend), Irial (The dark court's king) and Niall (Keenan's adviser). Marr once again did an excellent job doing the different point of views smoothly and readable.
Irial was a character who I loved, but felt bad for loving him. He really makes you see how subjective the idea of good and bad can be. While we see him doing terrible things, in his eyes, he is just keeping his people alive. He was definitely the sexy bad boy.
Niall is a character with alot going on inside. The whole time he is struggling with what he truly is. He was another character that was more complex then I first thought. With how things ended for Niall, I know we will hearing more of him in the future.
The ending showed this truly was a story of addiction. While it played out most of the time as a love triangle, it didn't end in a romantic way. I feel that this story isn't over. Leslie's story just seems incomplete to me. I know that Fragile Eternity will be the actual sequel to Wicked Lovely, but I hope we still get to see what happens to these characters.
In the end I ended up really enjoying this story. It was darker than the first one, which I liked. Marr once again painted a beautifully dark and edgy world that exists within our own. I am ready to read the next one in the series!
Summary of Ink Exchange (Wicked Lovely)
Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger. After centuries of stability, the balance among the Faery Courts has altered, and Irial, ruler of the Dark Court, is battling to hold his rebellious and newly vulnerable fey together. If he fails, bloodshed and brutality will follow.
Seventeen-year-old Leslie knows nothing of faeries or their intrigues. When she is attracted to an eerily beautiful tattoo of eyes and wings, all she knows is that she has to have it, convinced it is a tangible symbol of changes she desperately craves for her own life.
The tattoo does bring changes?not the kind Leslie has dreamed of, but sinister, compelling changes that are more than symbolic. Those changes will bind Leslie and Irial together, drawing Leslie deeper and deeper into the faery world, unable to resist its allures, and helpless to withstand its perils. . . .
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