Product Description

Mortal affections and faery rivalries continue to collide in the town of Huntsdale, as New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr takes urban fantasy to new heights. After the terrible events of Ink Exchange, the Dark Court has a new ruler. But will Niall's kindness survive his new responsibility to the most violent of Faerie courts? Meanwhile, Seth and Aislinn attempt to mend their relationship. But Aislinn is the Summer Queen and Keenan is her king -- and as summer approaches, their chemistry sparks. Will Seth's mortality lose him the one thing he loves above all others? As Niall seeks to control his new Court, Aislinn attempts to resist the seduction of summer, and Seth searches desperately for the gift of immortality, a delicate balance is threatened, and a terrible plot is revealed!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6064 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

About the Author
Melissa Marr was voted in high school the "most likely to end up in jail". Instead, she went to graduate school, worked in a bar, became a teacher and did a lot of writing. Wicked Lovely is her first novel.

Customer Reviews

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When last we saw Aislinn, she had become the embodiment of Summer, and taken her rightful place as Summer Queen.

Aislinn has had to adapt quickly to her new faery abilities, and it is certainly not easy. She struggles with her feelings towards Keenan, her Summer King, and her mortal boyfriend, Seth. She loves Seth, but is drawn to Keenan in a way that is inexplicable.

Aislinn searches for a happy balance, but it eludes her.

Keenan is also facing troubles of his own. Donia, the new Winter Queen, is his heart's desire, but she cannot bear sharing him with Aislinn. They also face a physical barrier that could destroy them both.

Aislinn, Keenan, and Donia continue their search for middle ground, but it all comes crashing down when Seth disappears. Aislinn becomes lost and wonders if joining the Faery Court was the right decision.

Melissa Marr's sequel to WICKED LOVELY is wonderful. She delves more deeply into the story of the Dark and High Courts, and gives a larger presence to Seth, Aislinn's mortal, and Sorcha, queen of the High Court.

Fans of both WICKED LOVELY and INK EXCHANGE will not be disappointed. I am looking forward to further installments in this amazing series!

Reviewed by: LadyJay

Consequences can be dire, when you have eternity to face them
FRAGILE ETERNITY follows WICKED LOVELY and INK EXCHANGE. Although it is Marr's third book, it is a direct sequel to WICKED LOVELY, following Aislinn, Keenan and Seth once more.
In WICKED LOVELY, we saw Aislinn take her place as The Summer Queen to Keenan. Although she agreed to stand by him in court, she only agreed to do so if he would allow her to remain the girlfriend of Seth, a human who should have no part in the world of the fey. Reluctantly, Keenan agreed. FRAGILE ETERNITY shows what unfolds as they all try to live with the consequences of this.
For Aislinn, life is a constant struggle as she tries to perform her duties as the Summer Queen whilst remaining in a relationship with Seth. Although she loves Seth deeply, she is attracted to Keenan - he is her King; their complete union would strenthen their court.
For Keenan, life is also a struggle. He has his Queen, but she is not completely his. And he has a love of his own...
Finally, for Seth, life is unbearable. To watch Aislinn fulfill her role as a faerie alongside another man is torture. Both know that they only have a short time together because of Seth's mortality. And once Seth is gone, Keenan would step into his place. It is because of this that Seth decides to do something about it. If he can find a way of becoming immortal, he could face eternity with Aislinn. But, if he gets his heart's desire of eternity, what other consequences would this bring...?

FRAGILE ETERNITY is fantastic. The fragile balance between these three charcters and the faeries that surround them is expertly portrayed by Marr. Her fey world has been brilliantly imagined - each court is distinguishable and believable.
As I hoped, the ending of the book suggests that there is to be another in the series; the action and tension is building up as the three main characters face upto Aislinn's decision of ruling but keeping a human consort.
I love this series - cannot wait for the next book to follow them in their pursuit of a happy eternity.

Flat and lifeless
I enjoyed Wicked Lovely - a book I read after Holly black's faerie books, when I was looking for something similar. I then read Ink exchange, and found it to be somewhat less exciting as I just couldn't get into the characters. I was hoping, based on positive reviews, that Fragile Eternity would be as good, or better than Wicked Lovely.

I have now read almost all of the book - and am still not entirely sure what the plot is!The characters are so dull and flat - no emotion whatsoever. Endless paragraphs of how Seth and Ash love each other - but no real evidence in their actions or words. It's a shame as Melissa Marr obviously has a great imagination - her use of faerie myth is original and potentially the book could've been fast paced and exciting. I found it really hard to actually imagine the appearance of her characters too - I have no real idea what Aislinn looks like, Seth appears to consist of a few piercings and little more, Keenan is all coppery hair and nothing else. I have no sense of the sort of clothes they wear, their style of speech, movement or attitude.And after all, that's why we love faeries right? because they're different. Not so in this book - Keenan could be a doppelganger for that bland American teenager Edward Cullen.Obviously, to follow the story (another book on the way)this one has to be read - but fingers crossed the next one will be better.