Trailer park fae - bookrastinating.com

340 pages

English language

Published Jan. 4, 2015

ISBN:: 978-0-316-27785-3
OCLC Number:: 897946402

"Jeremy Gallow is just another construction worker, and that's the way he likes it. He's left his past behind, but some things cannot be erased. Like the tattoos on his arms that transform into a weapon, or that he was once closer to the Queen of Summer than any half-human should be. Now the half-sidhe all in Summer once feared is dragged back into the world of enchantment, danger, and fickle fae - by a woman who looks uncannily like his dead wife. Her name is Robin, and her secrets are more than enough to get them both killed. A plague has come, the fullborn-fae are dying, and the dark answer to Summer's Court is breaking loose. Be afraid, for Unwinter is riding" --

1 edition

Todd reviewed Trailer park fae by Lilith Saintcrow (Gallow and Ragged, #1)

Review of 'Trailer park fae' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Looking for another urban fantasy author to add to my roster alongside Charles de Lint, I somehow discovered this book. (Maybe Amazon's suggestions?) This book was almost, but not quite, what I was looking for.

The author has introduced me to an intriguing and exciting universe. The story switches back and forth between the fae world and the "real" world (but still with fae characters), and the real world greatly succeeds in being the novel I wanted to read. However, the fae world suffers some from clumsily overwrought writing. It's not simply the dialogue between fae characters--usually royalty--but even the narrator's voice alters to a more ornate tone that, in my opinion, gets in the way. This, by itself, is the factor that takes this novel from an "amazing" to a "really liked it". The plot and the characters are what make me want to stick around and explore this …

Looking for another urban fantasy author to add to my roster alongside Charles de Lint, I somehow discovered this book. (Maybe Amazon's suggestions?) This book was almost, but not quite, what I was looking for.

The author has introduced me to an intriguing and exciting universe. The story switches back and forth between the fae world and the "real" world (but still with fae characters), and the real world greatly succeeds in being the novel I wanted to read. However, the fae world suffers some from clumsily overwrought writing. It's not simply the dialogue between fae characters--usually royalty--but even the narrator's voice alters to a more ornate tone that, in my opinion, gets in the way. This, by itself, is the factor that takes this novel from an "amazing" to a "really liked it". The plot and the characters are what make me want to stick around and explore this world more, making this a solid 4-star read.

Subjects

Fairies
Fiction