Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

Lament (Books of Faerie, #1)

by Maggie Stiefvater

Deirdre, a gifted musician, finds herself infatuated with Luke, a
mysterious boy who enters her life, at the same time she discovers
she's a Cloverhand-one who can see faeries. Trouble is, Luke is
a faerie assassin-and Deirdre is meant to be his next mark. Another
haunting, romantic fantasy from the New York Times best-selling
author Maggie Stiefvater.

Reviewed by Silvara on

3 of 5 stars

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So I picked up this book at the library, because Cait is always going on and on about how wonderful the author is. I love fae books, so thought I'd give this one a try as my first introduction to the author. It was not-so-surprisingly good!

I loved all the fae lore and mythology that popped up in the book. Everything from four leaf clovers helping you to see the fae, to Thomas the Rhymer.

From the synopsis, it makes it sound like there are two bad fae out to kill Deirdre. But it doesn't actually unfold that way. I really liked Luke. He was funny and mysterious. You could see he was trying to help Deirdre figure things out, without going against the geias he was under. He was conflicted, but also firm in his decisions. I also liked Deirdre. Her actions made a lot of sense in the context of the story, and were believable for a girl her age.

The ending was both sweet and sad, you saw some of it coming, but that didn't make it any less sad once it was over. I wished there was a little more to it, but I always wish for more when I really like the book.

My main issue was some of the things left totally unresolved. What happens with Deirdre's Aunt? Is Deirdre actually able to go home? How do they explain finding James completely unhurt?

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