Although a talented musician, Deirdre Monaghan, like most sixteen-year-olds, feels ordinary. With her average looks, her one and only best friend James, and her inability to keep her lunch down before performing, it’s easy to think so. But when Deirdre meets a mysterious boy named Luke, she begins to see that she is gifted in even more ways than musical ability, just as Luke is more than he seems.
My favorite part about this book was the juxtaposition of the contemporary world and the parallel faerie world and how they’re connected by folk/Irish music and legend (think four-leaf clovers, white rabbits, iron rings, etc.). Deirdre’s discoveries are both startling and awing, and I found myself caught up in the mystery of the other-worldly creatures, who are equally dark and dangerous as they are lithe and beautiful. While not all of my questions were answered, there were unexpected, but totally fitting and satisfying plot turns and character developments, and a sequel is in the works.
