This is not the first book by this author that I have read. She also wrote The Mercy Falls Series, Shiver, Linger, & Forever. That series was a different version about werewolves. Lament is the total other end of the spectrum! Right now there are two books in the Books of Faeries Series. Ballad is the sequel to Lament. This book was another amazing retelling of a modern version of The Fair Folk, or The Fey. It had a lot of Irish culture and Fey culture mixed in with the story. Ultimately it was a love story. ( A REALLY good one!) There's was a few choice words that dealt with bad language, but nothing no one's every heard before and it was in context. Dierdre is an amazing girl that is perfect in her role. Maggie chose to describe her characters perfectly and I absolutely love them! Dierdre has a huge talent for playing the harp and has a beautiful voice. Once she performs at a competition things start to pick up. She finds out that the women in her family are tied to The Fey in that The Fey have always wanted to carry them away because of their talents. Luke shows up and its a mystery as to who or what he is until about halfway through. His "job" is to kill Dierdre for the Queen but you'll see how that ends up! The ending was bad per say but I didn't like how it ended! I'm hoping it will amend itself in Ballad. Luke and Dierdre are perfect for each other. Who wouldn't like to be called "my pretty girl"??? Boys need to read this and take notes!!!! Happy Reading!
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