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. Her novels Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange, Fragile Eternity and Radiant Shadows, Darkest Mercy and Faery Tales and Nightmares are published by HarperCollins Children’s Books. She has also recently compiled and edited Enthralled, a collection of paranormal novellas with Kelley Armstrong.
"A delicious, smoky delight." -- Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
"Another highly addictive read...Compulsive enough to give the
Twilight series a run for its money, and dizzyingly more sinister."
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"As the sequel to Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange is even more
compelling. Their [the characters'] fierce, sometimes despairing
search for their true selves gives Ink Exchange its sinister
power." -- Washington Post Book World
"Compulsive enough to give the Twilight series a run for its
money." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Newcomers and returning readers alike will devour this companion
novel to Marr's ragingly popular Wicked Lovely . . . . This dark
fantasy about survival and transformation is as mesmerizing as its
urban faery subjects." -- Booklist
"Readers will be drawn in by Marr's darkly poetic imagery and
language, her vivid portrayal of the art of tattooing, and her
shadowy love triangle. This is indeed a delicious, smoky delight."
-- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"This dark fantasy about survival and transformation is as
mesmerizing as its urban faery subjects." -- Booklist
Gr 9 Up-In Melissa Marr's debut novel, Wicked Lovely (HarperTeen, 2007; Recorded Books, 2007), we met Aislinn, destined to become the queen of the summer court faeries. This companion volume (HarperTeen, 2008) picks up the story with Leslie, Aislinn's mortal friend, whose life has fallen to pieces. Leslie's mother is gone, her father is swirling in alcohol, and her brother bartered her for drugs. Leslie decides a tattoo will help reclaim her life and her body. What she doesn't know is that the ink she selected will bind her to the king of the Dark Court faeries who feed on the human passions of fear, despair, and hatred. Leslie, a survivor of rape, would make the perfect conduit for these dark emotions. Aislinn assigns Niall to protect Leslie with the directive that, as a fairy, he is not to romance a mortal, but his protection soon turns to obsession and eventually to love. Although Nick Landrum's delivery and pacing is fine, the voicing of Leslie's story by a male is jarring and distances listeners from her emotions. The sexual tension is subtle but makes the story most appropriate for high school students. Teens will appreciate this title more after listening to/reading the first volume. Twilight fans will enjoy this dark, brooding audiobook.-Tricia Melgaard, Centennial Middle School, Broken Arrow, OK Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
"A delicious, smoky delight." -- Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
"Another highly addictive read...Compulsive enough to give the
Twilight series a run for its money, and dizzyingly more sinister."
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"As the sequel to Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange is even more
compelling. Their [the characters'] fierce, sometimes despairing
search for their true selves gives Ink Exchange its sinister
power." -- Washington Post Book World
"Compulsive enough to give the Twilight series a run for its
money." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Newcomers and returning readers alike will devour this companion
novel to Marr's ragingly popular Wicked Lovely . . . . This dark
fantasy about survival and transformation is as mesmerizing as its
urban faery subjects." -- Booklist
"Readers will be drawn in by Marr's darkly poetic imagery and
language, her vivid portrayal of the art of tattooing, and her
shadowy love triangle. This is indeed a delicious, smoky delight."
-- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"This dark fantasy about survival and transformation is as
mesmerizing as its urban faery subjects." -- Booklist
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