About this title: The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Wicked Lovely" continues her tales of Faery in a dark, ravishing story of temptation and consequences, and of heroism when least expected.
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Description: Fair. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061214684ISBN:006121468X
Description: Very Good in light shelf wear jacket. First Edition. first edition hardcover; light shelf wear to jacket; no marks; light edge soilking. read more
Edition: First Edition (ARC)
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2008-05-01
ISBN-13:9780061214684ISBN:006121468X
Description: VG. PAPERBACK ADVANCE COPY (ARC/GALLEY/PROOF). Back cover lightly scuffed. Very minor shelf wear; corners crisp; spine uncreased. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061214707ISBN:0061214701
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780061214707ISBN:0061214701
Description: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Wicked Lovely (Paper), 2. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Library Binding
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2008-05-01
ISBN-13:9780061214691ISBN:0061214698
Description: Good. Good Condition! Ex-library copy with normal library markings. Hardcover with glossy dust jacket! Mylar cover to protect dust jacket. Tight binding and crisp, clean pages! Great looking corners/edges! FREE Delivery Confirmation! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Teen
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061214684ISBN:006121468X
Description: New. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 325 p. Wicked Lovely (Cloth), 2. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061214684ISBN:006121468X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harperteen
Date Published: 2008-05-01
ISBN-13:9780061214684ISBN:006121468X
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780061214684. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper Teen
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780061214691ISBN:0061214698
Description: New. Library binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 325 p. Contains: Illustrations. Wicked Lovely (Library), 2. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780007267170ISBN:0007267177
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 336 pages. After suffering a terrible trauma, leslie becomes obsessed with the idea of getting a tattoo-it's the one thing that will allow her to reclaim her body, renew her self-confidence. and when her local tattoo artist shows her a secret book of his own designs, she finds one of them irresistible. soon her back is adorned with a pair of mysterious eyes, framed by black wings. leslie feels good and that nothing bad can touch her but what she doesn't know is that her ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780007267163ISBN:0007267169
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 336 pages. 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. (Hardback) read more
Edition: Audio Book edition
Binding: Audiobook (CD)
Publisher: Recorded Books
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781436137706ISBN:1436137705
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Former public library copy with library stamps/stickers. In plastic hardshell case. Discs, storage case in good condition. Unabridged; Narrated by: Nick Landrum; includes ALL 8 discs.; Seventeen-year-old Leslie wants a tattoo as a way of reclaiming control of herself and her body, but the eerie image she selects pulls her into the dangerous Dark Court of the faeries, where she draws on inner strength to make a horrible choice.; read more
"This book surprised me (and not in a good way). Perhaps because I didn't feel as many dark undertones in the first book, Wicked Lovely, I expected this work to be an entertaining, dark-ish, YA fantasy with themes of finding love, belonging, dealing with authority/power, etc. What I encountered was a disturbing novel which addresses themes of extreme violence, questionable ethics, addiction and domestic abuse in a very surface/shallow way. I made myself push through to the end, even when I realized a couple of chapters in what kind of departure this book would be from any comfort level I've ever had. It didn't get any better. I'm hoping that the next installment in the series, Fragile Eternity, will pick up the engaging relationship themes with a balance of fantasy and care that drew me to the first book."
"Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr is the second book in what could be called the Wicked Lovely series. Although reading Wicked Lovely first would give you more insight to the world, I believe both novels can stand alone. I have to admit that I didn't like this book as well as I liked Wicked Lovely. While Wicked Lovely is what I would call a dark fantasy (or the more modern term urban fantasy), it wasn't nearly as dark as Ink Exchange. This book dealt with many addictions, and the answers presented in the book were not clear cut. I guess it is a more accurate reflection of the world in that sense, but I have to admit a fondness for nice tidy endings in my fiction. After a slow start, the story of Leslie and her tattoo begins to pick up. Niall, a fairy sworn to the Summer Court, is assigned to protect Leslie, but he is unable to protect her from her choices that lead her into the grasp of the king of the Dark Court. This novel has a much more gritty feel than Wicked Lovely, but it does begin to appeal to you later in the book. While I don't believe reading Ink Exchange will be necessary to understand Marr's next book Fragile Eternity (due out 4/28/09) which will pick up where Wicked Lovely left off with Aislinn and Seth, I think it offers interesting insight in to the world of fairy courts that may be beneficial to the readers. Recommend this to fans of Wicked Lovely, dark fantasy, and urban fantasy. Cautions for sensitive readers: This book is definitely written for older teens. There is sex, drug additions, and a mention of the main character's rape before the events of this book. There is also violence among the fairies."
"In her essay "The Collapsible Woman", Vanessa Veselka talks about how society expects all victims of rape to break and collapse. She argues that we don't know how to deal with survivors rather than victims. But clearly Marr knows how. Like the previous book in this series, the human characters are so real, full of all the strengths and weakness that make up real teenage women. This book is particularly compelling because it deals with darker issues like rape and addiction in a real way. Marr makes it clear that things are rarely black and white and that recovery from addiction and abuse is a process. The ending might not be as satisfying for a reader looking for a happily ever after with things tied up nice and neat, but I appreciated the realism (even though it's all about faeries) of this book's ending."
"Ever since her mother left, Leslie's had a hard life. Her father is perpetually drunk and useless, and her addict brother Ren actually sells her to dealers he owes. All Leslie wants is a normal life, free from the fear and the pain that constantly plague her. She enters a tattoo shop run by the talented Rabbit one day and is attracted to a dangerously beautiful tattoo that she just has to have, so strong is its pull.
What Leslie doesn't know is that the tattoo is the mark of Irial, king of the Dark Court of Faery, which feeds on mortal emotions. Ever since Beira, the cruel ex-Winter Queen, was overthrown, there is not enough chaos in the world to feed the Dark Court's appetite. So Irial is performing an ink exchange with a mortal who chooses his tattoo; they will be linked, and he can funnel human emotions through the mortal and feed his court. What Irial doesn't expect, however, is the damning love he feels for Leslie, a weakness that will undermine his strength as the Dark King.
Meanwhile, Keenan and Leslie's friend Aislinn, the new Summer King and Queen, have ordered their friend Niall to watch over and protect Leslie, to keep her unaware of the faery world that exists under her very nose. Yet Niall cannot help but feel immensely attracted to Leslie. He has been with a lot of mortals, gotten them addicted to him until they wasted away pining, but never has he felt such a strong urge to do anything he can for a mortal girl.
Under the ink exchange, Leslie is numbed from all emotion and safe in Irial's genuinely caring arms. But she is also not really living. Leslie must make a choice: will she stay with Irial, who takes away pain and gives her only pleasure, until she wastes away like other mortals they have tried the exchange on? Or will she ask Niall to help her become free? Either way, she must make the difficult choice by herself.
Melissa Marr's faery world has the potential to be grand and exciting, but it falls short. I never feel any real connection to the story and its characters."
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