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Faerie Path #6 (2009)

by Allan Frewin Jones(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0060871628 (ISBN13: 9780060871628)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Eos

series

Faerie Path

review 1: I’m so happy I finally got my hands on this sixth installment of the Faerie Path series. I knew it had been released, but I wasn’t able to find it anywhere in the stores, so I recently ordered it online.My review may a bit awkward here as I am a tad confused on the book itself, mainly because I don’t understand if this is the final book or not in the series. If this is just a 6th book with another one coming, I love it. However if this is the conclusion to the series as the blurb says, then I am underwhelmed because too much was left unresolved and it left off on a surprisingly open end with minimal satisfaction given. ***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!*** You’ve been warned.As a 6th book with another coming, I would give it four stars. I loved the story and the characters. I w... moreas glad that Jade finally got to step in again and jump into the action and the story since it’s been a while since she’s been present. I was happy to see Zara again too, if only briefly. I liked that the author tricks the readers (or at least he tricked me) into thinking Lear was defeated only to turn around and fool you – which is good because after his false “defeat” midway I was like “Well now what? Are they really going to wrap that up THAT early? What the heck is going on in the rest of the book now?” So I was pleasantly surprised. And I, like Tania, was growing unsettled by everyone’s odd behavior. I raised my eyebrows and was like “They all seem a bit disturbingly happy and chill after everything that happened, with Cordelia being dead and losing so many people in the plague.” So I was glad that it was addressed and we learned it was all a part of Lear’s deception. However, if this is actually the final installment, I have to give it 2 stars because not enough was wrapped up. Too much is left unresolved. For one, I want to see Edric have consequences for using the Dark Arts so much. We keep hearing about how bad it is to use them and Tania keeps begging him to stop and he keeps saying “Just one more time” but we don’t really see any consequences. I want a final book with Edric being the villain and Tania having to save or kill him. Because we need to see why the Dark Arts are so bad. Because right not, I’m not convinced. Also, what happens with Mary and Clive Palmer? We never learn if Tania can sidestep in between worlds again. We never learn if she gets reunited with her parents or how she chooses to live her life – as a mortal or a faerie or if she continues to bounce between both worlds. We also never learn what happens with Oberon and the pact. We are left off on a cliffhanger, which, for a final book, is not too great, in my opinion. I’ve invested a lot into the series and I, like most readers, want a payoff. We never know if and how Faerie is restored. So until it becomes clear to me what this book is, I am going halfway between both scores and leaving it at a 3 for now. *EDITED*: Upon learning that this is, indeed, the last book of the series, I've lowered my star from 3 to 2 accordingly.
review 2: This was an excellent ending to this series. Just wonderful.Frewin Jones does an amazing job writing these characters and setting the tone. In the end, he ties up all of the loose ends (well, except for giving us a little cliff-hanger at the end of what price Oberon will have to pay to renew the covenant with the Divine Harper to bring back immortality to Faerie. But I like this decision, as we still get our happy ending for the most part, but we also get the feeling of possible gloom, and consequences as well).This book has confirmed me to be a Jade fan. She was so wonderful in this book, and we got to delve back into Tania's relationships with her Mortal friends. Jade is a fiercely loyal friend, though she can hold a grudge for a bit. She was there for Tania but she didn't take a backseat, she took action. She speaks her mind and is a true friend.At the beginning of the book, we look into Tania's past lives after she regains her memories of Faerie and her quest and must find a way back to Faerie with Edric, Rathina, and the stowaway, Jade. Looking into her pasts is interesting, though it does feel a little played out. The girls don't really accomplish much, except as acting as a sort of deus-machina near the end of the book. (I don't really know where else to put this, so I'll put it here, I loved how Tania did let go of Edric's hand when she was told not to. I knew that this was going to happen, but I like how human it makes Tania. And she doesn't whine and complain about it. Yeah, she freaks out a bit, but she thinks the situation over and acts to get herself out of the situation).The confrontation with Lear in the Throne Room left something to be desired, and I had my suspicions about Raphael as soon as he was mentioned, since we hadn't seen him in any of the other books. Cordelia's character I believe was handled well in this book. Either way that Jones was going with her fate, I would have been fine with. I didn't want Cordelia to be dead when it was first mentioned in the book, but I could understand why Jones did it, as it was reasonable as she was one of the first to get sick that she would have died from the plague. I began having my suspicions that Cordelia wasn't dead when Tania and Jade went into the tower. Thinking back, I realized that if the walls of her room were still enchanted, it could mean that Cordelia was still alive. Thinking back, the birds were a sign too. So, I was pretty happy to see that Cordelia was alive, and the explanation of why she had to be locked in the tower and Lear's magic didn't work on her made sense. Another thing I like about this series, it does not shy away from casualties. Wars take place in these books and just because a character is a main character or family or friend, doesn't mean that they will be spared. Just like with Zara in the previous books and seemingly Cordelia in this one. Also, all of the mortals that got taken down in Lear's attack of the Mortal Realm. It makes the story more believable. It might be an odd thing to say, but it is true for me.As I said at the beginning of the review, Jones wraps up the loose ends quite well, leaving only a couple of things open to make you wonder about on your own (such as the price of the covenant and if the connection between the worlds will be restored). Again, excellent book to end the series with. less

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