One of the most captivating and darkly beautiful books series I have ever read. It took me a while to get into the swing of things so I recommend that you read these books as close together as possible! Regardless of when I read them, Darkest Mercy is the perfect conclusion for a series! Although I didn’t like the very short epilogue (mostly because it only focused on two characters but I understand why it was done that way) I was very satisfied with the conclusion of everything in the end–it was my favourite book of the series.

I read Radiant Shadows and Darkest Mercya year of so after I Darkest Mercy was published. the roles some Faeries have) and make no sense whatsoever unless you read Ink Exchange first. I was completely thrown off and confused reading Fragile Eternity because there are some events in Ink Exchange that influence what happens in Fragile Eternity (ex. I remember picking up Fragile Eternityand reading it first because it was tag-lined “sequel to Wicked Lovely“. It is very important to read these books in the order I have listed (or as you see on Goodreads) because the events occur in chronological order. The characters in these “companion” novels go through events that help shape the rest of the series. I think it also helps that books 2 ( Ink Exchange) and 4 ( Radiant Shadows) focus on a different set of characters that we have been introduced to in other books instead of (Aislin and Co.

All the characters had their own agendas and weren’t afraid to get dirty to achieve it. Again, this goes back to the world Marr creates, but I never could totally predict what was going to happen. I had a hard time with some of the love triangles deciding who’s team I was on so that was great! Surprisingly, I actually didn’t mind the love triangles in this one as much as in other books–so win! Even the bromances grabbed my attention 😛 There are a lot of characters in these books–not so much that it is hard to keep track of, but enough to keep you interested–but I loved watching the relationships develop between them all. These characters can be twisted and evil whenever it suits them and that works for me! The characters aren’t your standard goody-two shoe faeries or humans thrown into a world of chaos.

With this series, it takes the faery world and makes it a dark, modern tale. I have read a lot of faerie stories and there is always a little spin to each and every one.

One is the whole concept of the world Melissa Marr creates. This is one of my favourite series for a lot of reasons. Genre: Young Adult, Faeries, Romance, Fantasy # of Books: 5 (Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange, Fragile Eternity, Radiant Shadows, Darkest Mercy)

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