Book Description
When she was
seven, a horrific fey attack killed Donna Underwood’s father and drove
her mother mad. Her own nearly fatal injuries were fixed by alchemy—the
iron tattoos branding her hands and arms. Now seventeen, Donna feels
like a freak, doomed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents
and any chance she had for a normal life. Only her relationship with her
best friend, Navin, is keeping her sane.
But
when vicious wood elves abduct Navin, Donna is forced to accept her
role in the centuries-old war between human alchemists and these darkest
outcasts of Faerie. Assisted by Xan, a gorgeous guy with faery blood
running through his veins and secrets of his own, Donna races to save
Navin—even if it means betraying everything her parents fought to the
death to protect.
My Review
This book was pretty forgettable. I'm sure if you ask me about this book
after this weekend I won't even be able to tell you the characters
names or the basic premise.
I didn't care about any of main characters.
Their back stories were very glossed over, so I didn't give a rip about
their "pain and anguish." Plus the stuff they were whining about was
soooooo stupid. "I have these awful iron tattoo's and everyone thinks I'm a
freak!" and "Oh, me too! You feel my pain." Blech! I don't pretend to
be a writer (actually I am pretty horrible), nor do I fancy myself a
literary critic. Thus, I won't go into a huge diatribe about how this
book failed. You just have to take my word for it. If you MUST read this
book, do what I did and get it from your local public library.
Grade: C
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