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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Review: Wondrous Strange






















I have been reading many modern day paranormal fantasy books lately involving faeries and changelings and was pleasantly surprised that this book didn't disappoint.  Kelley is a likable main character but I must confess to being much more drawn to the supporting characters of this book.  Sonny, the solemn Janus with a past, Tyff, Kelley's roommate, Lucky (you'll just have to read WS to learn about Lucky!), and the hodgepodge of eccentric characters in Kelley's theater troupe make this an enjoyable read that you can become completely immersed in. 

Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
ISBN: 9781554682744

17 year-old Kelly Winslow doesn’t believe in Faeries. Not unless they’re the kind that you find in a theatre, spouting Shakespeare—the kind that Kelley so desperately wishes she could be: onstage, under lights, with a pair of sparkly wings strapped to her shoulders. But as the understudy in a two-bit, hopelessly off-off-Broadway production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, wishing is probably the closest she’s going to get to becoming a Faerie Queen. At least, that’s what shethinks... In this fun, urban fantasy, Kelly's off-stage life suddenly becomes as complicated as one of Shakespeare’s plot twists when a nighttime trip to Central Park holds more than meets the mortal eye.

Got fae?  If you're looking for more paranormal romance and/or urban fantasy titles involving faeries, changelings and other creatures of folklore, I've recently read and greatly enjoyed The Iron King by Julie Kagawa, Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire, and Lament by Maggie Stiefvater (review).

3 comments:

  1. This does look like a good book!

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  2. I love the cover of Wondrous Strange. I've been looking at this book for a while. I have to check it out. Thanks for coming by my blog today. I grabbed your button and posted it on my site. Your book looks like it's going to be good. I wish you much success. I'm following you now.

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  3. FOund you on the Hop, looking forward to reading more of your posts. HEre's me http://readingangel002.blogspot.com/
    I've had Wondrous Strange on my TBR for awhile now, I really need to find time to read it!

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