Aislinn has been able to see faeries her whole life, as have her mother and grandmother. As long as she ignores them and pretends not to see the mischief they make and horrible things they do, she can survive unnoticed. And unnoticed is what she needs to be to avoid being the faeries' next target. But when two incredibly strong faeries begin stalking her every move, Aislinn is confused - and more than a little bit scared. What has she done to attract this unwelcome attention? Or is it not an action she's made, but something in her blood? The same blood that allows her to see these creatures may be the thing that brings them to her. As the intentions of these faeries continue to surprise her, she must sacrifice more than she'd anticipated in order to keep her loved ones safe... even at the cost of her freedom and beliefs.
I actually didn't even bother reading the back of this novel. I decided to just go for it. I'd seen it around quite a bit, heard about it even more, and made the choice that it was time to give it a try. I didn't really know what to expect, seeing as how I had next to no information on the storyline. However, I'm really happy I gave it a go. Wicked Lovely was a splendid read, full of twists and turns that makes the reader want to keep themselves immersed in the pages until they reach the final one. I was pulled into this story; it has the perfect balance of sinister and sweet, knowledge and innocence. It gave a whole new outlook on faeries - especially after reading Wings and Spells by Aprilynne Pike. That's one thing I love about fiction - there's no limit on imagination.
This book was written from the third person, so that the reader can see out of many different pairs of eyes. This can be viewed in one of two ways. I liked the fact that the storyline was complicated but easy to keep up with because the reader could know these different characters' views. However, it also took away what could have been much-anticipated surprising answers to mysteries. Aislinn knows not very much about faeries at the beginning of this story - just what she's witnessed and the little that her grandmother has told her. If this had been written in first person - or third person, but just focusing on Aislinn - the suspense could have built to a much more satisfying degree.
One thing I really did enjoy about this book was the love triangle - or, love quadrilateral, really. It was a tangled web of different feelings for different people. It was the one thing in this book that I eagerly anticipated: finding how it would turn out. Melissa Marr also touched on more adult topics without breaching the young adult code and getting too dirty or crude. I enjoy this - focus on the relationship, not the physical parts. Physical interactions don't define love. Marr wrote Wicked Lovely elegantly and with precision, never missing a detail or leaving anything big or important out. These are all reasons I enjoyed this novel.
I found Wicked Lovely to be a very good read. I would definitely look for more in this series, or more by Melissa Marr. Overall, I found this to be one of those rare books that touch on evil with an air of innocence that provides just the right amount of happiness not to stress the reader out, therefore letting them enjoy the story even more. I would rate this book four stars. Definitely enjoyable. I would suggest this book to a reader looking for faeries, curses, moral dilemmas, and young love.
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