Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr

Author: Melissa Marr

Reading level: Young Adult

Publisher: HarperCollins

Rated 9/10

Hunger for nourishment.

Hunger for touch.

Hunger to belong.

Half-human and half-faery, Ani is driven by her hungers.

Those same appetites also attract powerful enemies and uncertain allies, including Devlin. He was created as an assassin and is brother to the faeries' coolly logical High Queen and to her chaotic twin, the embodiment of War. Devlin wants to keep Ani safe from his sisters, knowing that if he fails, he will be the instrument of Ani's death.

Ani isn't one to be guarded while others fight battles for her, though. She has the courage to protect herself and the ability to alter Devlin's plans - and his life. The two are drawn together, each with reason to fear the other and to fear for one another. But as they grow closer, a larger threat imperils the whole of Faerie. Will saving the faery realm mean losing each other?

Alluring romance, heart-stopping danger, and sinister intrigue combine in the penultimate volume of Melissa Marr's New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series.

MY REVIEW 
I liked this book, although it isn't my favorite by Melissa Marr, I really loved Ink Exchange the best(Irial is my favorite character and we get to see inside his mind there). Now don't get me wrong, this isn't a bad book and it does take place in the fairy world we all love so much that Melissa Marr has created for our enjoyment. I will admit I'm not a big fan of the cover, the girl on the cover looks kind of like a tranny LOL(no offense against trannies). This book is filled with the action and romance you can come to expect when you pick up a book by Melissa Marr. The story takes place through the eyes of Devlin, brother and advisor to the High Queen, assassin, and keeper of order. Ani, half mortal half fey, daughter of the leader of the hounds Gabriel. And Rae, used to be mortal, now dreamweaver(can go in peoples' dreams and also connect the dreamers). When Ani was but a lil girl Devlin was ordered to kill her by the High Queen Sorcha. Now 14 years later Sorcha misses her Son Seth(adopted son) and orders Devlin to go check up on him. Meanwhile Ani is trying to feed her constant hunger for touch and emotion, which only she has and is unheard of in the fairy world(she can feed from both fey and mortal), while giving samples of her blood to Irial so he can have them tested. While out looking for Seth Devlin encounters Ani and starts to fall for her. Bananach(Sorcha's twin, War) has given orders to Ani to kill Seth, Irial, and Niall(the Dark King). Ani refuses and runs away with Devlin, soon they develop feelings for each other. At Sorcha's kingdom she runs into Rae in her dreams and realizes she can see Seth in her dreams when she couldn't in real life. While Sorcha spends all her time dreaming and looking at Seth her kindom soon starts to fall apart and Bananach soon starts killing everyone fey and mortal in her path of destruction.

here's the trailer from youtube to the book

Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr

Author: Melissa Marr

Reading level: Young Adult

Publisher: HarperCollins

Rated 9/10

Seth never expected he would want to settle down with anyone—but that was before Aislinn. She is everything he'd ever dreamed of, and he wants to be with her forever. Forever takes on new meaning, though, when your girlfriend is an immortal faery queen.

Aislinn never expected to rule the very creatures who'd always terrified her—but that was before Keenan. He stole her mortality to make her a monarch, and now she faces challenges and enticements beyond any she'd ever imagined.

In Melissa Marr's third mesmerizing tale of Faerie, Seth and Aislinn struggle to stay true to themselves and each other in a milieu of shadowy rules and shifting allegiances, where old friends become new enemies and one wrong move could plunge the Earth into chaos.

MY REVIEW
I loved this book.That's prolly gonna be said about any book written by Mrs.Marr here,she's an amazing author.This is the sequel to Wicked Lovely and we learn what happens to the relationship that were formed and broken in Wicked Lovely and the companion novel Ink Excahnge.Aislinn(the summer queen) is in love with Seth and fears the day he will die because he is mortal.Seth wants to become a fey to be with Aislinn forever and protect her(he's really breakable around the strong fey)Donia(the winter queen) is still in love with Keenan(the summer king) and Keenan loves Donia but wants Aislinn (queen/partner) too.We find out what happens when Seth seeks immortality from the High Court queen Sorcha and what relationships will hold and break.I really hope if you haven't read anything by Melissa Marr you will go and get a book by her now. She's up there now as one of my favorite authors,the three books I have read of hers so far are amazingly good and entertaining. And we get these books from the woman who was voted most likely to end up in jail in high school lol!

Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr

Author: Melissa Marr

Reading level: Young Adult

Publisher: HarperCollins

Rated 9/10

                                                                                    

Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger. After centuries of stability, the balance among the Faery Courts has altered, and Irial, ruler of the Dark Court, is battling to hold his rebellious and newly vulnerable fey together. If he fails, bloodshed and brutality will follow.

Seventeen-year-old Leslie knows nothing of faeries or their intrigues. When she is attracted to an eerily beautiful tattoo of eyes and wings, all she knows is that she has to have it, convinced it is a tangible symbol of changes she desperately craves for her own life.

The tattoo does bring changes —not the kind Leslie has dreamed of, but sinister, compelling changes that are more than symbolic. Those changes will bind Leslie and Irial together, drawing Leslie deeper and deeper into the faery world, unable to resist its allures, and helpless to withstand its perils...

MY REVIEW
I absolutely loved this book. This is the companion to Wicked Lovely and I think it's better than Wicked Lovely in so many different ways(even though I still love Wicked Lovely).This tells the story through a different set of people this time and we learn about the Dark Court.Leslie decides she wants a tattoo to move forward with her life after having a shitty messed up life. Little does she know the tattoo she chose ties her to the king of the Dark Court Irial,her life will be forever changed and not in a good way either. If you loved Wicked Lovely and Melissa Marr then you will defiantly love this.

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Author: Melissa Marr

Reading level: Young Adult

Publisher: HarperCollins

Rated 9/10

Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.

Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty—especially if they learn of her Sight—and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.


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 who 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—regardless of her plans or desires.

Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.

Faerie intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning 21st century faery tale

MY REVIEW
I really liked this book. I give it an A.I'm kinda worn out on the whole vampire and werewolve thing and it's really refreshing to read a book using a different mythical creature. Not your average love story at all and that's another reason why I liked it. I couldn't put it down once I began and read it all in one night.Great characters,great plot,well written,nicely paced and great at explaining things and why they happen. My favorite character(Donia) wasn't the main but still had a great part in the story,so I was pretty content while reading it and never found a boring moment. Not all that boy crazy stuff either(which is always nice)