People believe faeries aren’t real. They’re wrong. Lily Boyd always thought her grandmother was a little eccentric. She never suspected the old rhymes and children’s games the old woman taught her when she was a kid were anything but colorful tradition, and when her mother moved the family to Manchester and forbade her from returning to the Scottish Highlands, she just forgot the ancient tales. … just forgot the ancient tales. However, when she returns years later to help her grandmother after she’s been injured in an accident, the memories start to trickle back… along with the unexplainable.
Lily’s grandmother is gone. Strange creatures, dark and terrible, have invaded her home. Her savior is darker, more terrible than those who would have killed her, and he has his own agenda, his own goals. Troy’s her only lead, but can she trust him? Can she learn the rules of his game before losing everything she cares about?
Don’t give a faerie your name. Don’t give them your thanks. And never, ever give them your trust…
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This was an exceptionally well written fantasy, but it ended abruptly without tying up any of the story lines. I’m not a fan of authors who end their books on a major cliffhanger such as this. My first response is frustration which is not the best emotion to have after reading the book. That’s the bad news.
The good news is that this is an engaging story full of magic, myths and legends about the fae. When Lily Boyd goes to visit her grandmother, she has no idea that she will be thrust into the middle of a faerie battle between two courts. When her grandmother goes missing, Lily stumbles around making mistake after mistake while her would-be savior kelpie Troy tries to guide her in her quest. Troy was an intriguing and well-written character and I’m sure there’s much more to be learned about him. I didn’t find Lily as likeable as Troy, but then again, the poor girl has been through so much in such a short time. I hope in the next book, the author will paint her in a stronger light. Fans of fantasy and all things faerie will enjoy this book, but be warned that it ends on a major cliff hanger.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Faerie has a way to reclaim their own….
„The Wild Hunt“ (Faerie Sworn Book ) by Ron C. Nieto is a book that has been in my “to be read” pile for the longest time, thus I am on so much glad that I finally come to it. The book was everything I was expected for and still manage to surprise me. The plot is loosely based in the myth of Herne the Hunter, and old Germanic/Celtic legend that has profusely re-adapted to literature and film through the ages, thus I was very expectant to read what Ron C. Nieto version.
Nieto, as always, do not disappoint, she has a finetuned grasp from mythology that shows through all her writings while offering each time a fresh and modern approach to the myths that makes them suitable for a great variety of readers of all ages.
In this version of “The Wild Hunt” we follow Lily Boyd, who sometime ago (for her almost feel as some “lives” ago) wanted to become a faerie doctor, a warden to keep the balance between the human world and faerie, until human pragmatism and the stern intervention of her mother drove faerie away from her life. But faerie has a way to ingratiate itself in the lives of thus “sworn” to it, and thus as Lily grandmother ends up bedridden after breaking her leg, Lily moves back to Scotland to take care of her, a job that somehow overwhelms the sixteen-year-old. Looking for some solace she wanders out in the woods and become acquainted with the Fair Folk.
As Grandma Mackenna (which is in fact a faerie doctor) goes missing, all hell finally breaks loose, as without Mackenna the balance between the human realm and faerie is distorted. The plot develops nicely into a search for Grandma Mackenna that mirrors Lily search for her own destiny.
The characters are likeable and very well written, Mackenna is very enjoyable, the depiction of Lily between willing caring great-daughter and sometimes useless teenager, which should really pay a little more attention, when receiving advice about stay away from the forest, as well as when trying to cook… but is exactly this kind of errant behaviour that gives the character the realness necessary to counterpart an otherwise full magical tale. The faeries are many and diverse, which is much appreciated and showcases the knowledge of Ron C. Nieto on the material and… there are kelpies… what do you don’t know what kelpies are?…. What are you still doing here? Pick up the book and enjoy the tale
Love this
Wow a different type of fairie tale that has well written characters, suspense, mystery and just an over all well written story. I do hope there is more.