I read it at a slightly unfortunate time, having just made a list of love story fails for the Eleanor and Park podcast, and Lament fell into a lot of those traps. The whole: I love and trust y’all so I am giving Lament the benefit of the doubt, and I’m going to read Ballad to see if things improve from here. I like James because the faerie all call him “the piper”, which makes me think of Fire and Hemlock and have consequent warm fuzzy feelings. (I don’t know, I was bored with Luke’s whole quest to regain his soul.) And James doesn’t die. The end (here there be spoilers so skip them if you don’t want them): The faerie queen who is so awful gets deposed, and Luke something soul something something. I’m giving it to the American cover in a squeaker. Aesthetically I think the British cover is better, but I hate the tagline, and I think the American cover says more about the contents of the book. American cover British coverĬover report: Ooo, this one’s tough. There is some mysterious magical stuff going on, and then Dee and Luke are madly in love forever. A teenager called Deirdre (Dee) meets a mysterious and handsome boy called Luke at a music festival, and they play a stunning duet together. The beginning: The beginning of Lament (affiliate links: Amazon, B&N, Book Depository) is not promising, dear friends.
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