Brennan, Herbie - Faerie Wars

[oyceter]

I've been seeing this around bookstores for quite some time now, so I snatched it up out of curiosity at a library sale.

Henry Atherton is not too happy -- his parents are going through some tough times, his sister is a brat, and his parents won't let him talk to Mr. Fogarty, the guy down the street that he helps out occasionally.

Pyrgus is a faerie who has managed to get into quite a spot of trouble, including but not limited to rescuing kittens in distress, getting tangled up in a demon plot to overtake the world, shrinking, getting wings, getting exiled, getting lost, finding his way back home, and etc.

Holly Blue is Pyrgus' sister. She is somewhat spunky, but not to the extent of making me want to chuck the book at a wall. Also, she runs her own spy network, which makes her Very Cool.

Alas, the plot of the book wasn't as interesting as the characters sometimes were. I wasn't bored, but I wasn't completely sucked in either. While the narrative voice was very fun at times, in other chapters, it fell a bit flat, like much of the book. Also, I wasn't invested enough in the twists and turns of the plot to stay engaged.

Comments

[fiveandfour.livejournal.com]

Apropos of nothing...I used to have a client with a winery called Holly Blue. I always liked the name - seemed evocative of something. How funny it's now the name of a character in a story. I wonder if the author ever had any of that wine...

[oyceter]

I bet they did! I found out that Terry Brooks gets a lot of his names that way as well.

Holly Blue

[neoravolution.livejournal.com]

That's awesome ^_^ She's named after a type of butterfly.... sorry I'm like obsessed with this series.... all the faeries are named after butterflies.... I thought you'd find that interesting..... ^_^ Sorry