![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's sweet if you aren't a cynic about that stuff. ![]() Despite the dark side to the books, there are some happy endings to be expected out of them – each has a bit of romance thrown in, usually between a human and someone they thought was out of their league. Humans are of little value and often toyed with because fae have powers and like to have some fun, even if it means death to an innocent that stumbled onto their path. The faery side of things is not light and fluffy - they're beautiful but disturbingly dangerous creatures. They do a lot of adult things like smoke, drink, have sex, take drugs, get themselves in s all part of the dark edge to these books. There is a familiarity and ease in their conversations that feels real and reminds me of teenagers, except these teenagers are a little bit less innocent than others. The protagonists in this series are teens in the New Jersey, New York area who are independent outcasts, with friends of a similar ilk. Ironside returns the focus to Kaye and finishes up the story. Val runs into problems with the faerie drug "Never" – used by the exiled fae to lessen the issues caused by the iron in the city, but addictive and bad for humans. The second one Valiant follows Val as she is homeless in New York City. The first one, Tithe follows Kaye who is "not human and doesn't know it" as she discovers the faerie world and gets caught up in their politics. Ironside is the third (and final?) installment in the Faery Tale series by Holly Black. ![]()
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