Length: 336 pgs. Book 1 of ?
Genre: Faerie-Fantasy / Time-Travel
Sequel? Yes - ( Darklight due out 12/22/09 )
Age: Best for those over age 11.
Wondrous Strange is Lesley Livingston's debut novel. It's set in New York City, more specifically a great deal of the book is set around Central Park. The book starts out rather quickly, however as far as a conflict goes, that doesn't appear until the last fifty or so pages. As such, pacing in this book is a little lagged and you might find yourself wanting to skip ahead a few pages. After reading the book I'd say if you should come to a lagging bit, it wouldn't hurt you to skip ahead some.
Other aspects of the book are handled with more care than others and this is obvious. The acting parts are done splendidly and they should be quite good considering the authors background in theater. Fights and emotional scenes; though these seem to be lacking in my opinion, are also treats.
Pros; Short read time, you can read it in one sitting should you decide.
Cons; A lack of side-character development or very little development at all for those who do get screen time.
Over all - it would seem that there are only four main characters in this story despite there being a vast many more. I would have liked to see more of Kelley's aunt Em or any sort of appearance by the other Janus guards. I feel the entire Janus guard was neglected, most of all Maddox. I liked him as a character & I would like to see him get more air-time in the sequel.
In the end though, it was an enjoyable read & I would recommend it to anyone else who loves supernatural fiction or faeries in general.
I award this book 3.5 stars out of 5.
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