One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer. Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries. Aislinn fears their cruelty - especially if they learn of her Sight - and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.Īislinn has always seen faeries. NOTE: This one is the first Wicked Lovely book, published as a YA novel. To protect her, Irial must risk a war he can’t win-or surrender the first mortal woman he's loved. Unbeknownst to Tam, she is the prize in a centuries-old fight between Summer Court and Winter Court. Too soon, New Orleans is filling with faeries who are looking for her, and Irial is the only one who can keep her safe. So, Tam doesn’t respond when they trail thorn-crusted fingertips through her hair at the French Market or when the Dark King sings along with her in the bayou.īut when the Dark King, Irial, rescues her, Tam must confront everything she thought she knew about faeries, men, and love. Tam can see through the glamours faeries wear to hide themselves from mortals, but if her secret were revealed, the fey would steal her eyes, her life, or her freedom.
Thelma Foy, a jeweler with the Second Sight in iron-bedecked 1890s New Orleans, wasn’t expecting to be caught in a faery conflict. In this prequel to the international bestselling WICKED LOVELY series (over a million copies sold), the Faery Courts collide a century before the mortals in Wicked Lovely are born. NOTE: This one is a Wicked Lovely ADULT book. Good Morning America Summer Pick for Teens, 2009 (FE) Romance Writers of America, RITA for Best Young Adult Novel, 2008 (WL) International Reading Association Notable Book for 2008 (WL) Summer 2009 Book Sense Children's Pick (FE)
Summer 2008 Book Sense Children's Pick (Ink) Summer 2007 Book Sense Children's Pick (WL) Starred review School Library Journal (INK)
Some of the Accolades for the WICKED LOVELY series :īookseller+Publisher Bestseller (Australian Bestseller). "The unusual combination of past legends and modern-day life gives a unique twist to this "fairy" (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books ) “Many fantasy readers will find themselves happily at home here. "Melissa Marr adds elegantly to the sub-genre of Urban Faery with this enticing, well-researched fantasy for teens." (Washington Post) “Complex and involving.” (New York Times) A fully imagined faery world that even non-fantasy (or faerie) lovers will want to delve into.” (Publishers Weekly starred review)
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