REVIEW: Shadowspell by Jenna Black

Description

On top of spending most of her time in a bunkerlike safe house and having her dates hijacked by a formidable Fae bodyguard, Faeriewalker Dana Hathaway is in for some more bad news: the Erlking and his pack of murderous minions known as the Wild Hunt have descended upon Avalon. With his homicidal appetite and immortal powers, the Erlking has long been the nightmare of the Fae realm. A fragile treaty with the Faerie Queen, sealed with a mysterious spell, is the one thing that keeps him from hunting unchecked in Avalon, the only place on Earth where humans and Fae live together. Which means Dana’s in trouble, since it’s common knowledge that the Faerie Queen wants her – and her rare Faeriewalker powers – dead. The smoldering, sexy Erlking’s got his sights set on Dana, but does he only seek to kill her, or does he have something much darker in mind?

About the Author

Jenna Black graduated from Duke University with degrees in anthropology and French.  A full time writer of paranormal romance and urban fantasy, she lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina.  Visit her online at www.jennablack.com.

Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Original edition (January 4, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9780312575946
• ISBN-13: 978-0312575946

SOURCE:  PURCHASED

MY THOUGHTS

LOVED IT

Shadowspell continues the story started in Glimmerglass and follows Dana as she gets deeper involved with the world of the fae.  Her aunt Grace and both Queens want her dead while Ethan seems to be playing games with her.  She now lives in a bunker like safe house deep inside the mountain where Finn is defending her full time and his son, Keane, is now giving her more lessons in self defense.  Dana can only go out supervised by Finn and another body guard.  The Erlking has now discovered Dana and wants her for his own, so he captures Ethan and makes him part of his Wild Hunt gang.  I can't watch Lady Gaga's video Judas without thinking of this book. 

Of course, Dana is manipulated into a bad situation with the Erlking in order to return Ethan from his clutches, but in her headstrong way, Dana thinks she has all the angles of the deal figured out.  She doesn't and finds out she might have possibly bargained away her life.  I don't think the Erlking is truly evil since he is protected Dana and gives her excellent advice to help her protect herself and make better decisions.  So now there is a love quadrangle (?) and there are quite a few developments that keep the plot moving (sorry, I am not going to spoil that for anyone).  Now, I just can't wait for the next one in the series, Sirensong, where I hope that Dana develops her newly found powers.