by Marie Brennan
A solid three stars for the majority of the book, reduced to two stars for its irritatingly overblown, happily-ever-after ending. Midnight Never Come is a tale of two courts: the mortal court of Queen Elizabeth I in London and the faerie court below, ruled by the brutal Invidiana. Lady Lune, a dis...
The characters were compelling, the mythology intriguing and I very much look forward to reading more in the series. This book was on my too read list for a long time before I finally got around to reading it. The good news is that it was on my to read list long enough that there are now at least 3...
Finally, after spending time trying to conceptualize my review of Midnight Never Come, I have come up with the perfect metaphor for how I feel about this book. Essentially, I feel like a Chopped judge (I’m sorry for anyone who hasn’t stumbled upon the food network and watched the show). Not just any...
The ending was quite the emotion roller coaster that I wasn't expecting. This was such a unique book, and I really didn't have any expectations when I started it. There were a few times in the book that I thought it might be losing momentum, but it then quickly picked back up.And I love stories wher...
And now for a change of pace.
Ok, so this might be the best book about fairies I've ever read. You can't go wrong with Elizabeth I and fairies. Also, I'm not good at writing reviews for books I really love.
Let me start by praising this book as a physical object. The composition, the subtle blue tones, the spot-gloss filigree, the typography: there is nothing about the cover I do not love. It caught my eye on the shelf time and time again. A good cover won't make me buy a book, but it'll certainly make...
It was not only my blahness that made it a bit difficult to get into this at the beginning. It was also due to the fact that the first 60 pages or so of the book was really just building up to the action and providing exposition on fae. The author obviously did lot of researching into fae legends an...
Elizabethan England and the fae? Count me in. This book had a very interesting premise - that a fae court existed as a mirror to Elizabeth's court. Except in this case, the mirror is a dark one. The cruel fairy queen rules with an iron fist and becomes the villain of the tale (a very well-done v...
A dark and intriguing read, Midnight Never Come takes some of the traditional fey and moves them to the Elizabethan court. I found this originally at work and fell in love with the book. I love how Brennan brings Elizabethan England to life, from the court life to the outskirts of London at the Ange...
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