The clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in this cool, urban 21st century faery tale. Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world, and would blind her if they knew of her Sight. Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries. Now faeries are stalking her. 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 #1: Don't ever attract their attention. But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King and has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost! Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working any more, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.
As with so many other young adult paranormal books I expected it to be on the shallow end but it really wasn't. I really like the change in pace with the use of the Fae court, it's fairly original in storyline. I was a little surprised with the level of sexual content at first though, not entirely use to that in "young adult" novels. Rating aside it is an interesting storyline with a likable and strong female lead. I was also pleased with the way that it ended, a little surprised at the lack of a cliff hanger since series typically thrive on them but I'm kind of glad she didn't add one because I have enough to read at the moment without feeling like I'm missing out on something. Some parts were a little see through in the plot but it didn't really detract from the interest level. I did find it a bit stereotypical that with the type of the school she was in that her and her friends were the typical "bad" girls. Overall really good book though and I look forward to reading the next one.
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