What readers say
This is not a book about faeries and the author was kidding himself when he thought all of the elements blended together. This book is supposed to be some kind of fantasy/ science fiction novel, but at times to seems to go from a fantasy world in one paragraph to a science fiction/ modern world in the next paragraph. He did not blend the two elements together to make a cohesive world. Also, some of the events in the book are quite childish, in my opinion. For example, I thought it was childish how the "bad guys" were using live kittens as a secret ingredient for their glue formula. Could the author not think of anything better to use? Another example is that the poison, which the crown prince is injected with, "blows up" the head of the victim. Really? It just makes people's heads spontaneously combust? Those were just two examples of things that I thought were hastily written in and not very well thought out. Something else I didn't like about this book was how young the protagonists were. I don't really mind how old Pyrgus and Henry are, it's mainly Holly Blue's age that I have a problem with. Holly Blue is 13 and is decades more mature than normal 13 year-olds. Normally, I think I may have found that interesting, but there was no explanation as to why or how she became so mature. I think it would have made more sense for her to be older. Also, it's really creepy that the author would have Henry walk in on Blue while she's naked. She's only 13... Lastly, there were so many extraneous events that happen in this book that I really wonder why it isn't a lot shorter than it is. The drama in Henry's home life does not seem necessary to the plot at all. I mean, yeah, we should know a little bit about Henry's normal life, but I don't understand why the author dedicated so much time to it. Sure, it sucks that Henry's mom cheated on his dad, but does that have anything to do with the imminent threat to the Realm of Faerie? No. When Henry's parents ground and ban Henry from