Helpful Score: 3
While the writing was really lovely and magical, especially in describing the scenery, the story felt predictable - a quest story, sort of mirroring fairytales of snatched princesses and the brave journeyer who uses their resourcefulness to save them. It started to get repetitious - Gwen catching up with Fin, then losing her again, then following her again to the next site. The characters themselves were also a little flat. I found myself bored several times and putting the book down. What I felt redeemed this book were those beautiful descriptions (especially of Faerie) I mentioned and all the references to Irish myth.
This book was incredible! Is part of a series, which can be read in any order. I also read the other 3 books by O.R. Melling, each one was awesome!
