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Aislinn has lived by Grams’ rules since she was very small; don’t react to faeries, don’t do anything to bring yourself to their attention, and never, ever, underestimate their power.  As long as her rules are followed, Grams will let Aislinn attend high school and continue her growing friendship with Seth, the gentle free-spirited young man whose railcar home has become a refuge from the outside world.
Aislinn has the Sight, she can see faeries.  She has learned to live with, and hide, her unusual abilities, but recently two faeries have taken to following her home from school, and one of them has cloaked himself in a human glamour and tried to chat her up.  Though she tells him clearly that she is not interested in going for coffee, the faery, named Keenan, continues to pursue her, accompanied by a large and growing assortment of invisible attendants.  When faeries start to appear at her school, and knock at her friend Seth’s door, Aislinn begins to realize that she has been targeted for a specific reason, one that has to do with the Summer King and his quest to end the domination of the cruel Winter Queen.
Afraid to confide in her ailing grandmother, Aislinn tells Seth of her ability to see faeries and shares with him her concern that Keenan intends to use his faery magic to bind her to him. Together, Aislinn and Seth set out to learn what they can about Keenan, the mysterious Summer King, and his battle with the Winter Queen.  When she discovers that she has already been drawn into the realm of faery and that there is no escape, Aislinn must draw upon both her courage and her growing love for Seth to fight for her freedom.
Wicked Lovely is a terrific fantasy that underscores the importance of seeing beyond the surface to the truth that lies beneath, and that sometimes one has to approach a seemingly insurmountable problem from a different direction.  Appropriate for readers from grade 7 up, this book is well worth the read!
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