Ink Exchange

I finished Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr while on vacation in Destin, FL. As much as I loved Wicked Lovely, I sort of had to force myself through this one. Not that it was bad, precisely; I just wasn't as into the storyline. Still set in the faery world, this time we follow Leslie as she is made the conduit for emotion for the Dark Faery Court, much against her will. It's been a couple of days since I finished it, but I still don't have much strong feeling one way or the other about the book. Wicked Lovely kept me turning the pages and fully engulfed me in the faery world; this one just didn't. I'm not sorry I read it, but I do hope the next book set in this world is more engaging. You can find my amazon review at http://www.amazon.com/review/R2EEA9WWZPMXPZ/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm.

~taminator40

Garden Spells Review

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen is a delightful first novel that captured me from the first pages. Rife with magical realism, the characters in this book spring off the pages immediately. The four Waverley women--Claire, Sydney, Evanelle, and Bay--have to come to terms with themselves and their special gifts, and it's not an easy process at all. Told with humor and depth, this is a gem of a novel! I'm thoroughly enchanted. You can find my full review at http://tinyurl.com/2sh5bk. Definitely a keeper!

~taminator40