I wonder if she knows any faeries personally? (a struggling actress to be more specific) The theater scenes within the novel were marvelous (notice no ‘f’ here!) so I wasn’t surprised to learn that the lovely Lesley Livingston herself is at home on the stage.

what movie is that from? Never Been Kissed! I think that statement definitely has some truth to it. freaking fantastic fascinating fabulous faeries! I promise I did NOT do that on purpose! don’t you just love the plethora of “f” adj.!? Do you think I’m subconsciously doing it because of the whole faerie thing. And I don’t mean that in the quality of writing, because they are both fabulous writers. Not that I’d even compare this book to Marr’s because they are at totally two different ends of the spectrum.

I’ve read other faerie books about the faerie “royalty” if you’ve read Melissa Marr you know what I’m talking about here. but I don’t want to give all the goods away.Ĭompletely original plot! I figured a few things out, but other things I was oblivious to, until they were revealed. Like Chloe, she is a siren, a very minor role and yet she is very memorable. Even the minor characters stood out to me, and they were fascinating. The key to my heart is great characters and story line, and this book had it all and then some. I never in a million years would have guessed this was a debut novel.

It was really just so fricking fantastic, it’s hard to find the words to describe it. Incredible characters, incredible writing, incredible plot. If you aren’t a fan of faerie books, you’ll still want to read it. If you’ve tried faerie books before, but didn’t like them, you’ll want to read this. If you are a fan of faerie books, you’ll want to read this one. I think I’ve written and then rewritten this review about a hundred times now! And I know it’s going to come across one way, and that’s just how it’s going to have to be, because I simply cannot write it any other way.

Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston