She fights, plots, even murders enemies, but she must also navigate her relationship with her complex family (human, Faerie, and mixed). Fierce and observant Jude is utterly unaware of the currents that swirl around her. Black’s latest looks at nature and nurture and spins a tale of court intrigue, bloodshed, and a truly messed-up relationship that might be the saving of Jude and the titular prince, who, like Jude, has been shaped by the cruelties of others. Brought up among the Gentry, Jude has never felt at ease, but after a decade, Faerie has become her home despite the constant peril. Human Jude (whose brown hair curls and whose skin color is never described) both hates and loves Madoc, whose murderous nature is true to his Faerie self and who in his way loves her. Jude-broken, rebuilt, fueled by anger and a sense of powerlessness-has never recovered from watching her adoptive Faerie father murder her parents. Aideen and Meabh are both lesbian, and while Aideen mentions experiencing some homophobia in the past, it is not the focus of the story ethnic diversity is similarly part of the background texture.Ī noteworthy take on vulnerability and seeking help that doesn’t offer platitudes.īlack is back with another dark tale of Faerie, this one set in Faerie and launching a new trilogy. The language used is very Irish, featuring sentence structures and colloquialisms that set the cultural scene in a completely natural way. A spark of emotional authenticity runs throughout, making the narrative engaging and enjoyable. Aideen begins somewhat rough at the edges and soon becomes a character readers can easily root for: Between her mother’s drinking problem and her own failing grades, Aideen deals with issues faced by many young people. Smyth paints a snapshot of someone who appears to have everything sorted but on the inside is falling apart at the seams. She silently struggles with her own home life while solving the issues of others to cope with her feelings of helplessness. Aided by Kavi Thakrar, a witness to Aideen’s pushing Meabh down the stairs-part of their harebrained scheme-Aideen soon finds herself running a favor-for-favor business for the student body. Sixteen-year-old Irish student Aideen Cleary faces some big obstacles.Īfter walking in on perfectionist classmate Meabh Kowalska, daughter of the school principal, crying in the toilets, Aideen gets roped into a drastic plan to help her fix her problems.
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