It must be my month for everything fairy!! Im almost getting faired out but I cant resist these lovely winged creature stories. So dont get to bored with all the fairy reviews Ill be doing this month but if you love them as much as I do...enjoy!

WICKED lovely is a gritty urban fantasy wove elegantly in the magical world of the Fea. Wicked Lovely takes place in a small city south of Pittsburgh. High school junior Aislinn (aka Ash) and her grandmother have followed strict rules all their lives to hide their ability to see faeries because faeries don't like it when mortals can see them, and faeries can be very cruel. Only the strongest faeries can withstand iron, however, so Aislinn prefers the city with its steel girders and bridges. She takes refuge with Seth, her best friend with “tension”, who lives in a set of old train carriages.


Ash is different than your average gal, only seventeen she posses smarts and a maturity most her friends don’t. Being able to see the fairies among us, she has always followed the rules and never has attracted the attention of one. However now she is being stalked by two of them who are able to take on human form and are not deterred by steel. What do they want and why are they following her?

One is Keenan, the Summer King, who has been looking for his Queen for centuries, bound by  rules and rituals he must fine the one who will stand by his side ruling over the summer fea. The other is Donia, a victim of those rules, consigned to the role of Winter Girl when she failed Keenan's test, yet still in love with him she warns the new girls to be wary of Keenan. Certain that Aislinn is the next queen, Keenan shows up as a new student at her high school, unaware that she sees his true form. He's determined to court her and is puzzled by her attitude and downright blow-offs, things aren't going as Keenan expected. Most of the girls he chooses fall immediately enamored with him. Regardless if the chosen girl wants Keenan or not, she is doomed for eternity to be at his side whether it be as his queen, his winter girl, or a summer fairy.

The greatest challenge for the trio: Keenan's mother, the Winter Queen. After killing Keenan's father a curse was placed on all the summer fea and until Keenan finds his other half she will rule the kingdom. Once the curse is broken, Beria will lose her power and Keenan will become the rightful King in the Faerie world. Beria will do anything to stop this. From sending out thugs to attack Ash, to hurting Keenan and Donia she will battle till the end!!

I enjoyed reading this, I liked the magical world Marr created and enjoyed reading from Aislinn, Keenan and Donia’s view points. I felt I was able to connect to these characters and found myself liking all three of them. Marr's lyrical language and sensual imagery I thought was beautifully written and although this was a urban fantasy it didn’t feel as dark as some of the other urban books out there. I liked the fact that Ash was a smart level headed girl, refused to do drugs and held her virginity as an important factor in her life. The romance between Ash and Seth was delicious. I loved that they were close and friends first, who slowly excitingly fall in love. Lately it seems that a countless number of stories out there are based on the girl being pursued by two young men, but who can resist this concept? For Ash, one is a pierced and tattooed sexy outsider and the other is a blindingly beautiful King of Faery.

Wow…what’s a girl to choose? Halfway through, I knew which characters I wanted to be together, and that made me excited to finish the book, the turn of events towards the end was well worth the read.

Id recommend this for the mature teen and adult
4/5- YA Urban Fantasy Fairies