*Genre* Young Adult Urban Fantasy*Rating* 3.5*First Thoughts*The Wood Queen takes place nearly 2 weeks after the Iron Witch in which Donna made some fateful decisions in order to save Maker, and Naven from the Wood Queen. In this book, Donna actually grows a spine and does exactly what she needs to do in order to save her own mother from losing her mind completely. She has a tendency of putting others ahead of her own well being, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. We also learn more about Donna's bound powers which seem to be breaking through to epicness.If you haven't read the first book, Donna is facing trial by her alchemist colleagues for fraternizing with the dark elves (including the Wood Queen); destroying the remaining drops of the elixir of life; sharing alchemical secrets with Navin and conspiring with Xan a half fae outcast.There are several characters that I truly despised; Simon and Paige. The more you learn about these characters, the more you wish that Donna would use her new found powers and pay them back for years of being kept in the dark and used for their own nefarious schemes. As of this moment, Donna couldn't get away from either Simon or Paige fast enough to save her own skin and perhaps her life.One of the more interesting additions to the story is Robert Lee from England. I think there is more to him than meets the eyes and hopefully we should see more of him in the next installment called The Stone Demon. The story actually went to the brink of steaminess between Xan and Donna, only to be pulled back. I guess in a way it's a good thing since Donna and Xan are soon to be separated thanks the the Orders fateful decisions as well as Donna's own actions in saving her mother.Yes, there is an interesting ending to this book after Donna once again works with the Wood Queen in what was supposed to be a moment where the Fae were sent packing back to Fairie. It seems that even when Donna tries to do a good thing, she mucks it up somehow and allows yet another force to be unleashed against her only alchemists.Next installment: The Stone Demon releases February 2013 by Flux
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*Genre* Young Adult Urban Fantasy*Rating* 3.5*First Thoughts*The Wood Queen takes place nearly 2 weeks after the Iron Witch in which Donna made some fateful decisions in order to save Maker, and Naven from the Wood Queen. In this book, Donna actually grows a spine and does exactly what she needs to do in order to save her own mother from losing her mind completely. She has a tendency of putting others ahead of her own well being, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. We also learn more about Donna's bound powers which seem to be breaking through to epicness.If you haven't read the first book, Donna is facing trial by her alchemist colleagues for fraternizing with the dark elves (including the Wood Queen); destroying the remaining drops of the elixir of life; sharing alchemical secrets with Navin and conspiring with Xan a half fae outcast.There are several characters that I truly despised; Simon and Paige. The more you learn about these characters, the more you wish that Donna would use her new found powers and pay them back for years of being kept in the dark and used for their own nefarious schemes. As of this moment, Donna couldn't get away from either Simon or Paige fast enough to save her own skin and perhaps her life.One of the more interesting additions to the story is Robert Lee from England. I think there is more to him than meets the eyes and hopefully we should see more of him in the next installment called The Stone Demon. The story actually went to the brink of steaminess between Xan and Donna, only to be pulled back. I guess in a way it's a good thing since Donna and Xan are soon to be separated thanks the the Orders fateful decisions as well as Donna's own actions in saving her mother.Yes, there is an interesting ending to this book after Donna once again works with the Wood Queen in what was supposed to be a moment where the Fae were sent packing back to Fairie. It seems that even when Donna tries to do a good thing, she mucks it up somehow and allows yet another force to be unleashed against her only alchemists.Next installment: The Stone Demon releases February 2013 by Flux
