Audio version. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Although obviously written for children, it was well-imagined and well-plotted. The world created by the author is consistent - there were no major gaps in logic that kicked me out of the story. The characters were a little obvious, with the bad guys being suitably evil and the good guys being pretty much instantly likeable, but I enjoyed Emily's struggles to understand the events around her and to choose between her heart's desire and the moral high road. The twist at the end was a lot of fun and sets up the next book. I expect I'll read it, too.
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Emily gets drawn into a three-way war between humans and two different groups of faeries in Victorian London. Strangely, many of the faeries she meets hints that they have met before even though she is certain she has never seen or talked to any faeries before. When her little brother is kidnapped, Emily will do anything to get him back. ( )

Audio version. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Although obviously written for children, it was well-imagined and well-plotted. The world created by the author is consistent - there were no major gaps in logic that kicked me out of the story. The characters were a little obvious, with the bad guys being suitably evil and the good guys being pretty much instantly likeable, but I enjoyed Emily's struggles to understand the events around her and to choose between her heart's desire and the moral high road. The twist at the end was a lot of fun and sets up the next book. I expect I'll read it, too.
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The idea of a hidden magical society inside London is not very original, nor is the idea of a Victorian secret society that dabbles in magic, and I thought that text could have used a good editor, but there are so many clever and original ideas within the framework that I was encouraged to read all the way through. Not sure I was so excited about it that I want to read the next book, though. ( )

Pretty good new fantasy book for the 8-12 set. ( )