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The war between humanity and Faerie devastated both sides. Or so 15-year-old Liza has been told. Nothing has been seen or heard from Faerie since, and Liza’s world bears the scars of its encounter with magic. Trees move with sinister intention, and the town Liza calls home is surrounded by a forest that threatens to harm all those who wander into it. Then Liza discovers she has the Faerie ability to see—into the past, into the future—and she has no choice but to flee her town. Liza’s quest will take her into Faerie and back again, and what she finds along the way may be the key to healing both worlds.
Janni Lee Simner’s first novel for young adults is a dark fairy-tale twist on apocalyptic fiction—as familiar as a nightmare, yet altogether unique.
From the Hardcover edition.
Janni Lee Simner’s first novel for young adults is a dark fairy-tale twist on apocalyptic fiction—as familiar as a nightmare, yet altogether unique.
From the Hardcover edition.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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.
Reviewed by: Julie M. Prince
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.
Reviewed by: Julie M. Prince
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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There are no new tales to tell because everyone has already been told and you will recognise many elements of this novel from other books. However what Janni Lee Simner does is to weave them into a new literary cloth that kept me turning pages till the end and that is the skill of a good storyteller. I read this at work during the small hours of the morning and it takes a good tale to keep you awake at that time of night. I found the characters believable and sympathetic and once again found myself marvelling at the quality of books written for modern teens. yes it is less hard core than Holly Black and Melissa Marr but is that a bad thing? Read and enjoy.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
and neither of them really appealed to me.
If you read this novel and take it at face value then it is simply that a war of apocalytic proportions has taken place between humans and the Faerie damaging both worlds and consiging human children born showing any signs of magic whatsoever to instant death. Read critically it reads to me as two super-powers finally pushing the 'red' button and damning us all.
The novel itself started off very promising indeed but somehow it lost its focus and appeal. I couldn't even really empathise with the three main characters so the book was really doomed for me. Too trite and tidy particularly at the end.
If you like novels about the Fey/Faerie etc., then try Melissa Marr or Holly Black. These authors have really researched into the world of the Sidhe.
If you read this novel and take it at face value then it is simply that a war of apocalytic proportions has taken place between humans and the Faerie damaging both worlds and consiging human children born showing any signs of magic whatsoever to instant death. Read critically it reads to me as two super-powers finally pushing the 'red' button and damning us all.
The novel itself started off very promising indeed but somehow it lost its focus and appeal. I couldn't even really empathise with the three main characters so the book was really doomed for me. Too trite and tidy particularly at the end.
If you like novels about the Fey/Faerie etc., then try Melissa Marr or Holly Black. These authors have really researched into the world of the Sidhe.
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