Ink Exchange

INK EXCHANGE

WICKED LOVELY BOOK 2

By:  Melissa Marr

FIRST SENTENCE

“Leslie slipped into her school uniform and got ready as quickly as she could.”

SUMMARY
from goodreads

Unbeknownst to the mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in the 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…

REVIEW

Wicked Lovely created a triangle between Ash, Keenan, and Seth.  Ink Exchange explores a darker side of the fey with a triangle between Leslie, Niall, and Irial.  Don’t go thinking that it is the same old story though – it is totally different and the ending will knock your socks right off your feet.

Marr did a great job of explaining the connections between the various fey courts.  By presenting the story from various points-of-view, she kept things from being confusing but she also left enough to the reader’s imagination.  I like when a writer can do that.  Paint a glorious picture, but let me come to my own assumptions too.

The characters were so compelling.  Leslie remained strong, even when faced with situations she could have never even imagined.  Niall went against the grain and was not afraid to follow his heart.  Irial was a capable leader who wasn’t afraid to make the tough decisions when he needed to.

Plain and simple, this series is fantastic.   

RATING

4        Plot

5        Characters

5        Attention Grabbing

4        Girlie Meter

5        Ending

23      TOTAL

5        STARS