Wicked Lovely

By: Melissa Marr

Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries.

Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty - especially if they learn of her Sight - and wishes she were as blind to their presence as other teens.

Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries.

Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer.

Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.

But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King who has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost - regardless of her plans or desires.

Suddenly, none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working anymore, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.

Faerie intrigue, mortal love, and the clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in Melissa Marr's stunning 21st-century faery tale.

©2007 Melissa Marr (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A fully imagined faery world which even non-fantasy (or faerie) lovers will want to delve into." ( Publishers Weekly)
"The fantasy of being pursued by two young men is alluring in itself, but when one is a pierced and tattooed sexy outsider and the other is a blindingly beautiful King of Faery, how much better can it get?" ( The Washington Post's Book World)

One of my favorites

I"ve read the first two in this series and decided to try them on Audible. I love them!!! This is definitly worth a listen

Better than expected

I actually did not want to like this book because there are so many in the series :) But after just a few pages,I was hooked. Parts of the story were predictable, but to get to those points the story was a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the summer fae in the sun beams that surround them.
It looks like each book in the series involves different characters, so I don't know if you need to read one after the other right away, which would make reading the series easie

Lovely ;)

I would recommend this book (series) to most adults who love the fantasy genre. The mixing of Faery in every day life is something I enjoyed a whole lot. The narration was to be desired slightly. However I know the rest of the series has a male narrator and he is much better.

Loved it!

The voice was very smooth and soft! very good book couldn't get enough! so good

Enjoyed this book

I really enjoyed listening to this book and loved the narrator. I can't wait to listen to the rest of them. Very enjoyable.

Medicore

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

A teen book that has a forward thinking grandma who doesn't seem to have an issue with teen sex. But hey, she is, after all, raising her unwed daughter's love child, so what ev! And while were at it, let's explore how cool body piercings and tattoos are...That aside, I had a hard time listening to this storying, because it just didn't seem to flow for me. The story itself seemed to move slowly, exaggerated by the narrator and her endless pauses. The dramatic use of pauses and tone to try and add emphasis to the story just made it stilted. Although in my library thanks to my daughter, I won't bother to read the rest.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Alyssa Bresnahan?

Ilyana Kadushin, Cris Dukehart, Stephanie Wolf or similar, with a much younger voice, who would better represent a 17 year old female protagonist.

Was Wicked Lovely worth the listening time?

Nope

this book is unforgettably amazing

I love this book I feel like every time I read it I am actually in the book when u have a great author like Melissa Marr who can actually make you feel like you are in the book that amazing and real talent. thank you for your books its always a pleasure to read your books Melissa.

It's not all bad and not all good

I personally didn't like the narration of the book The story plot was good till the end for me and an FYI to future readers no of the other books that follow pick up where this one left off so if you're like me don't read this book because the ending left more but is never finished

just lovely

What made the experience of listening to Wicked Lovely the most enjoyable?

well hearing it made me understand more about it then when i read in print.

What other book might you compare Wicked Lovely to and why?

i cannot compair another because this is my favorite bk series.

Have you listened to any of Alyssa Bresnahan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

nope nope but this one is very good. actually one of the first audios ive listened to (kinda new too it)

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

the rules. they are very intimidating .

Any additional comments?

great books.

Good

Very good but very YA. I enjoyed this story but if I was 15, I would adore it.