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Tündérgyűrű (2012)

by Kiki Hamilton(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Ciceró

series

The Faerie Ring

review 1: When I buy discounted books online I don’t really expect them to be all that exceptional. It seems a general understanding that if a book is $2 with free shipping, there must be a reason for it. And generally speaking, I get these books, read about 100 pages, then shelve them, more interested in building my collection than anything else. Look, it’s not to say that I don’t shell out $13 for really good books every week or so, but I try to offset that with cheap, hardbacks that I can pass down to my children one day. That said, I was kind of pleasantly surprised with The Faerie Ring.I mean, maybe that’s just the case compared to the three bad books I’ve read in a row, all of them bought for around three bucks each. In comparison, The Faerie Ring was actually readab... morele, with some decent characters, a likable plot, and the ever faithful fantasy element. What I probably liked best was the family driven aspect of the story. This book, removing magic and fae and all that goodness, is really just about family. I liked that these characters loved each other, and were willing to do whatever it took to take care of each other. I always look for character motivations when reading, and there was plenty here.The romance was … mediocre. It could be that I’m just used to romantic plots driving YA books, especially those which are fantasy. Or it could be that the love plot was kind of … tacked on as an after thought. I would have liked a more intimate slow build between the characters, rather than a few random scenes and BAM, they suddenly love each other. That, or romance could have been removed from this book completely. I know, I know, it’s YA, and no story is complete without romance, but the book would have benefited from one or the other.What I really kind of hated was the ending. Not the climax of the book’s plot, that was fine enough, it was just the after which bored me to tears, and really had me eye rolling hard. So you defeat the conveniently place female villain, and you save the day, and you don’t get in trouble for being a thief, or just generally doing not morally acceptable things, and then suddenly the male love interest is just like, hey, Tiki, you are so awesome I am now totes in love with you. I’m super rich, even though I pretended to be poor so I could stalk you for 75% of this book, but now that we’re chill, you should bring all your orphans and come live with me in my mansion, and we’ll start a school and it’ll be JUST LIKE a fairy tale. See what I did there?No words will suffice. For the couple buck I paid for this book, ultimately, it was a really quick read, and for the most part, I enjoyed myself. I might come back for the sequel, if I find it at the right price, but otherwise, not a waste of the two hours it took to read this.
review 2: Okay, first details. The novel takes place in the Victorian age. The heroine is a down-on-her-luck girl who had to steal to live. She also took in other street urchins because she's a good girl who happens to steal for a living. (I shouldn't criticize because I've used this plot, minus the Victorian age.) Her name is Tiki and she just happens to be dropped off around a certain place, sneaks in to steal food, and hides when two highly educated and upper-crust guys wander in, talking about a ring. Then she happens to swipe the ring. This is where the plot really starts going. The ring is some kind of symbol/power/doohickey that keeps the peace from the fae world and the human world and Tiki has stolen it from the Queen of England. OH NOES!Throw in the knows-too-much love interest, Reiker, who happens to be a gentleman who luvs to slum it up with the street urchins, and a wicked bad girl fairy named Larkin and you've got the makings for a historical street punk novel.Anyway, I do like Hamilton's writing. I did think it was a little weird that the heroine's name is Tiki and the author's name is Kiki. (I would never name a character after myself but hey some authors go all Alfred Hitchcock, so wth?) I'm simpatico with the main character but the urchins are plot moppets.The plot did drag a little and I don't want to give anything away, but it was intended for YA and a certain penchant for paranormality. (I made up a word.) Off to read the second one to see how the story goes. less

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