The Falconer
Ratings25
Average rating3.2
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Ratings25
Average rating3.2
Debutante by day. Murderess by night. Edinburgh's only hope. Edinburgh, 1844. Beautiful Aileana Kameron only looks the part of an aristocratic young lady. In fact, she's spent the year since her mother died developing her ability to sense the presence of Sithichean, a faery race bent on slaughtering humans. She has a secret mission: to destroy the faery who murdered her mother. But when she learns she's a Falconer, the last in a line of female warriors and the sole hope of preventing a powerful faery population from massacring all of humanity, her quest for revenge gets a whole lot more complicated. The first volume of a trilogy from an exciting new voice in young adult fantasy, this electrifying thriller blends romance and action with steampunk technology and Scottish lore in a deliciously addictive read.
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3 primary booksThe Falconer is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Elizabeth May.
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A rarity with me–I actually finished reading a one-star book. I did not like this one, but it held enough interest with me to finish it. I was going to rate it a two star book until the very end. I didn't care enough about the characters or the problems within the book to feel invested... then the author finished on a cliff hanger at the climax of the entire story. Instead of making me feel invested and interested, it immediately turned me off from the story, making me feel like I had just wasted all of my time for a point that would only come in the second book (and I'm assuming it would start off as slow as this book did).
The fae were the only thing interesting. The fact that the character was a lady in the Victorian London was incredibly boring. The MC literally knew the world was going to end and just... went dress shopping for her wedding, because she has to keep up appearances with 19th century social circles. Absolutely boring.
Not great. Interesting Fae mythology and things, but ultimately, not worth anyone's time.
Next.
ebbene si, mi ha preso e non sono più riuscita a staccarmi. e ora, che sono arrivata alla fine, vorrei tanto continuare.. devo sapere!
per essere un romanzo d'esordio, non si può essere cosi crudeli e terminare un romanzo sul più bello :(
le uniche cose che non mi sono piaciute sono: la prima persona e il tempo verbale usato, il presente.
per il resto, qualche piccolo confronto con la serie Fever mi è venuto naturale. ci sono svariati punti in comune, ma quest'ultima rimane comunque qualche gradino sopra.
l'elemento steampunk, seppur a me non piaccia, qui è inserito in modo consono e curioso.
complessivamente, ne consiglio la lettura! è un romanzo pieno di azione, tensione e segreti che vengono snocciolati col contagocce..maledizione, voglio sapere!
