Ballad Review

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Ok, onto my review of Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater.

In this mesmerizing sequel to Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception, music prodigy James Morgan and his best friend, Deirdre, join a private conservatory for musicians. James' musical talent attracts Nuala, a soul-snatching faerie muse who fosters and feeds on the creative energies of exceptional humans until they die. Composing beautiful music together unexpectedly leads to mutual admiration and love. Haunted by fiery visions of death, James realizes that Deirdre and Nuala are being hunted by the Fey and plunges into a soul-scorching battle with the Queen of the Fey to save their lives. Taken from GoodReads.

Set at a prestigious music academy, Ballad follows James, his best friend and love interest, Dee, and Nuala. James is in love with Dee, though she's plagued with thoughts of Luke and can't seem to to shake them. Nuala is attracted to James, but when he shoots her down, it only intensifies her desire to inspire and have him as her own. She takes risks to get to know him more, which is something she isn't used to feeling. Part human and part faerie, Nuala is stuck in an impossible situation when the war between the faeries and the humans becomes all too real. She is forced to decide her place and how it will impact everyone around her, especially James.

This book...wow! Maggie Stiefvater has outdone herself! The writing in this book is absolutely brilliant. It's written perfectly - a delicious blend of humour, sarcasm, wit, intense energy, and tons of action. Absolutely brilliant! I'm not one to give out tons of perfect reviews because I am so picky, but I have to give this a definite 5 out of 5. Here's to hoping for yet another sequel!

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