Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Wondrous Strange
Lesley Livingston
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: December 2008
Pages: 352
Rating: 4.5 stars
Since the dawn of time, the Faerie have taken. . . .
Seventeen-year-old actress Kelley Winslow always thought faeries were just something from childhood stories. Then she meets Sonny Flannery. He’s a changeling—a mortal taken as an infant and raised among Faerie—and within short order he’s turned Kelley’s heart inside out and her life upside down.
For Kelley’s beloved Central Park isn’t just a park—it’s a gateway between her ordinary city and the Faerie’s dangerous, bewitching Otherworld. Now Kelley’s eyes are opening not just to the Faerie that surround her, but to the heritage that awaits her . . . a destiny both wondrous and strange.
Wondrous Strange is an absolutely stellar debut from Lesley Livingston. Wondrous Strange is just magic, and you find yourself addicted from page 1. Wondrous Strange bends reality just enough to incorporate the fantasy and still have that realistic feel about it.
I have seen Wondrous Strange compared to books like Wicked Lovely and Tithe everywhere. I haven’t read Wicked Lovely, but I have read Tithe. I liked Tithe, but I felt Wondrous Strange crossed the line and became amazing. I loved the incorpotation of theater in the plot. The story was that many know, so as you read the book you saw the characters in different places. I loved the point of view switch at times – you had parts told from Kelley’s point of view and other’s from Sonny’s.
The characters all just come alive! Even minor characters that play such a small role, stick out in your mind and are memorable. Sonny was such a sweet character – you can’t help but to fall for him. Sonny and Kelley’s romance was so sweet and had me awwwing at it throughout the entire book.
The ending will leave you breathless, and begging for the sequel. I would recommend Wondrous Strange to everyone! Whether you’re a fairy lover or not, this is a book to read!
I saw the cover of this book at Barnes & Noble yesterday, and I came soooo close to buying it. I added it to my TBR pile, but your review is so great that I want to pick it up now!
Great review! I'm not big on fae series, but this one I loved! I think you'll really enjoy Darklight – a lot of the secondary characters show up there :)
Awesome review! I agree this book was so good :)
I've heard good things about this and I really like your review on it. Definitely makes me want to read it more. :D
Great Review Erica! I still need to read this… I will pick it up next time I go to the store!
I love this one! I need the sequel like NOW. I liked reading a not super "edgy" faerie book for once.
RICO.
Nice review!
Wondrous review :) :) But i wonder that this is a kind of book I rarely pick when it comes to selecting….i was recently going through the best sellers listing on A1Books online store site and on reading the review i realized I have a very selective choice when i look out for great emotions in a story..perhaps writing a review is an art….i loved the review though!!! :) :) keep it up :)!!!