Reviewed by Julie M. Prince for TeensReadToo.com
Liza knows the rules. After all, it is only the strict rules of her small town that keep everyone safe now that the War with the faeries has ended. No strangers are allowed in town. All signs of magic must be destroyed. But since some of those signs showed up in her baby sister and their father abandoned the baby to a horrific fate...and since Liza's mother left...things have been different.
For one thing, Liza has just found a sign of magic in herself. All signs of magic must be destroyed.
So Liza stumbles out into the dangerous post-War world on her own, intent on protecting the town from her own evil magic--whatever it may turn out to be. Now that she's away from her father and the rules she's lived with her entire life, she's surprised to find that things may not be as they seem.
Simner drives the post-apocalyptic world to ultra-realistic proportions with little details that go a long way. Familiar cities destroyed in the war and simple tokens leftover from Before will give readers much to shudder about.
But not everything is realistic. Harmless plants will make readers cringe after they learn about murderous trees in forests charmed by faerie magic and plants that yearn for human blood. This is not your mother's fairytale.
Dark faerie magic has grown evermore popular in young adult books, and this tale will grab readers who are already fascinated with the lore and new fans alike. But BONES OF FAERIE blazes its own trail as it brings an alternate reality with its own set of rules to the faerie realm.
Creative and witty, with scenes that will replay long after the last page is turned.
Liza knows the rules. After all, it is only the strict rules of her small town that keep everyone safe now that the War with the faeries has ended. No strangers are allowed in town. All signs of magic must be destroyed. But since some of those signs showed up in her baby sister and their father abandoned the baby to a horrific fate...and since Liza's mother left...things have been different.
For one thing, Liza has just found a sign of magic in herself. All signs of magic must be destroyed.
So Liza stumbles out into the dangerous post-War world on her own, intent on protecting the town from her own evil magic--whatever it may turn out to be. Now that she's away from her father and the rules she's lived with her entire life, she's surprised to find that things may not be as they seem.
Simner drives the post-apocalyptic world to ultra-realistic proportions with little details that go a long way. Familiar cities destroyed in the war and simple tokens leftover from Before will give readers much to shudder about.
But not everything is realistic. Harmless plants will make readers cringe after they learn about murderous trees in forests charmed by faerie magic and plants that yearn for human blood. This is not your mother's fairytale.
Dark faerie magic has grown evermore popular in young adult books, and this tale will grab readers who are already fascinated with the lore and new fans alike. But BONES OF FAERIE blazes its own trail as it brings an alternate reality with its own set of rules to the faerie realm.
Creative and witty, with scenes that will replay long after the last page is turned.
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