Shadowspell (Faeriewalker, #2)

by Jenna Black

On top of spending most of her time in a bunker-like safe house and having her dates hijacked by a formidable Fae bodyguard, Faeriewalker Dana Hathaway is in for some more bad news: the devastatingly handsome Erlking and his followers known as the Wild Hunt have descended upon Avalon. With his homicidal appetite, immortal powers, and striking good looks the Erlking has been long been the nightmare of Faerie, the Fae realm. A fragile treaty, sealed with a mysterious spell, is the only thing that keeps him from hunting unchecked in Avalon, the only place on Earth where humans and Fae live together. He can only hunt there with a Faerie Queen's permission. Which means Dana's in trouble, since it's common knowledge that the Faerie Queens want her, and her rare Faeriewalker powers, dead. The smouldering and sexy Erlking's got his sights set on Dana, but does he seek to kill her, or is there something else he has in mind?

• ISBN10: 1429974982
• ISBN13: 9781429974981
• Publish Date: 4 January 2011 (first published 1 January 2011)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 304
• Language: English

Reviews

[Linda]

This and other reviews can also be found on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews.

Oh Dana, how naive you were in your bargain! I was sure the way it was worded meant exactly what it meant, but I had no idea just how bad things would be, even if she decides later herself to actually go through with it.

This had a lot more action, and apart from being to naive in one instance, Dana was great! She already grew a lot in the first book, and in this, that growth continued. I love that she has a girlfriend, although Kimber was less present than in Glimmerglass.

[lizarodz]

Love this book! I liked Glimmerglass, and I was eagerly waiting for book #2. Many unexpected twists and turns in this one, and it was action packed. I like that Dana is a strong female character, her upbringing and the fact that she had to be responsible at at very young age makes her strong minded and able to make her own decisions (even if she doesn't make the right ones all the time, after all she is only 16!) The dinamics of her family and the way the handle pressure and the threat on Dana's life is interesting.
I am still debating if I am in team Ethan, Keane and now the there is a new fairy in play here (they are all fairy and therefore all movie star handsome). We also learned more about Dana's powers, even if she is not able to understand or control them.
I will definetly pick up book #3, due out this July.

[Melanie]

I think this might be the best YA paranormal series I have read (though, I will admit that I have not read a large amount of them, but I have read a few).

Dana is a great, no holds barred kind of girl. Very indepentant and doesn't take no for an answer. We see a different side to Ethan and Keane. There is also a new character in the Erlking (who leads the Wild Hunt). He gives new meaning to the being a very bad person. Everyone is petrofied of him, including both of the Faerie queens.

There are several plot twists in this story, which makes waiting for Sirensong a long wait. Luckly it is only a few months away.