I have always had a thing for fairies, gnomes and other mystical creatures.
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| My favorite book as a kid (Thank You, Aunt Kathy!) |
As a kid I read all I could on Irish, English and Norse Mythology. (Yes, I was a little different.) I'd make little chairs and tables out of moss and sticks hoping to catch a glimpse of a fairy. I would make my family wave to a whirlwind, just in case. Must be my Irish or English blood shining through.
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| Arthur Rackham's "Faeries Sing" |
Maggie Stiefvater has done it again with:
and the sequel,
. The first novel introduces Dierdre, a sixteen year old musical prodigy (harp) who excels at traditional Irish harp music. She has a best buddy, James, who is also a musical genius (bagpiper.) Dierdre falls for the mysterious Luke, who it ends up is a hitman for the fairy queen. (The plot thickens...)
In the second novel Dierdre and Luke have gone to a special music conservatory. It ends up that this is no ordinary college, with some of the other students and teachers possessing some of the special gifts of fairy sight that they do. Nuala, a mysterious lone fairy of death is introduced. I won't tell you more- just read them. And as an added bonus- on her website the author has music that goes along with the novel (some of which she wrote herself!) Very cool.
*These books aren't as steamy as the Wolves of Mercy Falls books so probably okay for younger teens and older tweens. There was some kissing and some scary bits, but nothing horrible.
Hoping she makes it a trilogy!
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