Lament is an engaging story of family, friendship, love and self discovery that griped me from the very first pages and swept me along to the very end.
The descriptions of Deirdre Monaghan's world and the curious, beautiful and frightening world of the fae into which she gets thrown come to life right off the pages of the book, immersing the reader full force into the story. The story is beautifully written, simultaneously elegant and down to earth. Lament is author Maggie Stiefvater's debut novel and is simply phenomenal. Caught in the crossfire with Deirdre is James, her wisecracking but loyal best friend.ĭeirdre had been wishing her summer weren't so dull, but taking on a centuries-old Faerie Queen isn't exactly what she had in mind. When a sinister faerie named Aodhan shows up with deadly orders from the Faerie Queen, it forces Dee right into the midst of Faerie. But his interest in her might be something darker than a summer romance. Unexpectedly, Deirdre finds herself infatuated with mysterious boy named Luke who enters her ordinary life, seemingly out of thin air. She's about to find out she's a cloverhand-one who can see faeries. Sixteen year old Deirdre Monaghan is a prodigiously gifted musician. A few heated making-out scenes, but no sex.Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception is a young adult urban fantasy novel written by the very talented, Maggie Stiefvater.
Rated: Moderate for language. Two uses of strong language and multiple uses of moderate language. But it’s kudos to the author that I still had a great time reading it. I loved how much music was a part of the story, and while following the age-old formula of regular-girl-loved-by-amazing-guy, the romance was still enjoyable to read. I’d try another book by this author.
Deidre is wicked talented - she sings and plays the harp like an angel. But on the day of just another competition, she meets Luke, who is as talented as she is and takes a wonderfully uncanny interest in what Deidre is capable of doing. Happy enough to not ask too many questions, Deidre soon realizes that Luke is much more that he seems and that the shadowy figures that dart in and out of her consciousness are part of the same mystery. In a world where Faeries are NOT your friend and special powers make you a threat of the worst kind, Deidre has to skirt a fine line between what she really wants and what is good for her.Īs my first Celtic-urban-fantasy novel, Lament was great fun. The Faerie world was actually a bit more complicated than I would’ve liked even at the end I felt a little bit like, “huh?” and not all plots were actually tied up as well as I would’ve liked.
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