Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Gathering of Faerie)
by Maggie Stiefvater
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Author: Maggie StiefvaterBrand: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-08
ISBN: 0738713708
Number of pages: 325
Publisher: Flux
Book Reviews of Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Gathering of Faerie)
Book Review: Cute YA Love Story w/ Faeries!
Summary: 5 Stars
See my blog for the actual review w/ live links!
http://bookreviewsbyjess.blogspot.com/2009/08/lament-by-maggie-stiefvater.html
Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater
Flux (Oct. 1, 2008)
325 pages (paperback)
$9.95 (Amazon.com 08/21/09)
Plot: 4
Setting: 5
Writing: 5
Originality: 5
Characters: 5
Passion: 4
Overall: 28/30 = 93%
Cover/Title Bonus: 5
I decided to read this because the publisher sent out an email about the second installment of this series, Ballad. I went ahead and ordered it through Amazon.com and started it a few days later. It took me 2 days to finish it.
Summary (Maggie's Website):
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. When a mysterious boy enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of nowhere, Deirdre finds herself infatuated. Trouble is, the enigmatic and conflicted Luke turns out to be a gallowglass--a soulless faerie assassin--and Deirdre is meant to be his next mark. Deirdre has to decide if Luke's feelings towards her are real, or only a way to lure her deeper into the world of Faerie.
Read an excerpt.
Plot:
Deirdre befriends Luke in quite the experience: puking in the bathroom before a recital. She's then thrust into the land of the faeries. Finding young love, overcoming family and authority issues, and even death are all obstacles that Deidre experiences all within a very short amount of time. A week maybe? Music plays a huge role in the story.
Setting:
A small town in Virginia with a Dave's Ice store, Deirdre's home, school, a Sticky Pig restaurant, and there's even a trip to Richmond. There are some dreams that take the reader away from reality just a bit and of course the glimpses into the Faerie people. My favorite setting is the ring of mushrooms. It was a very important scene too. Any scene with music was enthralling. I would have loved to listen to each song as it was meant to be heard in the story.
Writing:
This is the second book of Maggie's that I've read. This, however, was her debut novel. I previously read Shiver, which differs drastically from Lament on many levels. Lament is written in first person and it's full of detail, passion, and extensive knowledge. There's an abundance of reference to music, harp and flute, but it's not above the readers head or anything, just them playing. And there are several song lyrics. All of which are truly beautiful. I did take a few minutes to YouTube a video of someone playing a Celtic harp because I was having a hard time visualizing one. I thought they were HUGE but they aren't that big. The writing is light, easy to follow and genuine to the personality of the characters.
Originality:
I've read other books containing faeries so this general topic wasn't new to me. I enjoyed Maggie's version very much. Her faeries are perceived as beings that love music, relish the chance to stir up trouble, love picking on humans or faerie seers, and are curious creatures. There were a few that were very menacing and rude but they were also necessary. I wish we would have been introduced to a few more faerie.
Characters:
The main character is obviously Deirdre. She comes from a family of long time faerie seers. Her mother and her both are able to perfect any talent. She plays the harp and sings like an angel. She has terrible stage fright that requires her to puke before performing. She's 16 and by the middle of this book has had it with the old her and is grasping the new her that doesn't want to be confined or trapped by her mother. She meets Luke in the oddest of places and instantly becomes infatuated with him. And he to her as well.
Luke. Poor Luke. His story is a bit more complex. He's dangerous but so easy to be around. He is captivated by Deirdre.
James is Deirdre's best friend. He helps defend Deirdre against the faeries. I believe he's the main character in the follow up book, Ballad.
I liked all the characters in this book. They were all original and stayed true throughout the story.
Passion:
Deirdre's and Luke's relationship is ever blossoming. It's a true teen romance. It was know pretty early in the book that they would both fall head over heels for each other. It was pure and it was cute.
Overall:
A very cool book indeed. I enjoyed every aspect of this book. I liked how it kept me guessing all the way until the end. I'm really looking forward to reading Ballad. I hope there is some sort of wrap up to Lament in Ballad. It ended not very tightly but well enough to be at peace for now.
Title/Cover:
I love both!
BALLAD (Flux, Oct 09)
Here's the trailer Maggie made for Ballad. Ballad releases October 1, 2009.
What do you think? Have you read Lament? Did you enjoy it? Planning to read Ballad?
Summary of Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception (Gathering of Faerie)
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL SHIVER
"Vibrant and potent, YA readers searching for faerie stories will be happy to find this accomplished debut novel."
?Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
"This beautiful and out-of-the-ordinary debut novel, with its authentic depiction of Celtic Faerie lore and dangerous forbidden love in a contemporary American setting, will appeal to readers of Nancy Werlin's Impossible and Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series."
?Booklist
(starred review)
"Part adventure, part fantasy, and wholly riveting love story, Lament will delight nearly all audiences with its skillful blend of magic and ordinary life."
?KLIATT (starred review)
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.
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