Wicked Lovely

Aislinn is the central character of the teen fantasy novel Wicked Lovely, the first book of the series by same name. The Book is written by Melissa Marr and is suitable to read for 13 years old or up. Aislinn is born in a ‘gifted’ family in which women have the sight to see faeries. She lives with her grandmother in town of Huntsdale, who has taught her to trick faeries into believing that she does not know about them. However, as faeries of Huntsdale are not innocent or harmless, the mischievous creatures always keep Aislinn on edge as she tries to hide her powers by avoiding their nuisance. For her whole life Aislinn has kept her head down and mouth shut as she was told by her grandmother. Though she feels pity for her grandmother, who have lived her whole life in constant fear and caution especially after Aislinn’s mother was taken away from her by the very faeries. Aislinn aspires to go to college after finishing her school and have friends and meet a lovely boy someday. More than anything, Aislinn wants to live freely without worrying about faeries and not to end up like her grandmother.However, things get only worse for Aislinn when Keenan the royal faery of the summer court discovers her and starts following her with romantic intentions. His powers bounded by his own mother Beira, the evil Winter Queen, Keenan intends to turn Aislinn into a faery and make her his Summer Queen. He is seeking Aislinn’s help and support to warm the world and grow stronger to face his mother. However, Aislinn is least interested in him and rebuffs any advancement from his side.