Ironside
Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale by Holly Black
This is a sequel to Tithe and was another really great tale by Holly Black. Kaye sets out to make things right. She is a changeling, a disguised faerie that replaces a real child in the real world. Kaye had no idea who, or even what she was until it turned out that she was a sacrifice to end a faerie war. She discovered the world of faerie, understood who she was and what it meant and she fell in love with the equivalent of a faerie prince, Roiben.
Now, Roiben's coronation is approaching. There is still some discord among the faerie factions and danger is ever present. At the coronation, Kaye is tricked into believing that she should publicly declare her love for Roiben. When he responds by sending her on a seemingly impossible quest, to find a faerie who can lie, she's not sure if she's being rejected, but she's determined to end up victorious. Despite the drama, trauma and turmoil of Tithe, Black finds a way to help her characters heal, or maybe repair and move on with their lives.
I enjoyed this book. I think that Black has a flair for the material. She writes modern faerie, a completely unorthodox concept, and she does it so well. I'd be interested in reading more about modern faerie and it's colorful inhabitants.
