Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Summary:
Some people would kill to have "The Sight" a talent to see the faerie kingdom, but for Aislinn it is a terrifying ability; she wishes to shed her affliction. She witnesses the raw and gruesome personalities of faeries, their cruel intentions, and mysterious tricks. Aislinn becomes extremely scared to let any of the fey know of her Sight. Therefore she follows several rules to keep the fey naive to her abilities:
#1 Don't ever attract their attention
#2 Don't speak to them
#3 Don't stare at invisible faeries

Aislinn has become an expert at keeping to her rules until a beautiful faerie named Keenan can't stop pursuing her. Keenan's intentions for Aislinn are far beyond just a few dates, he needs Aislinn to break a faerie curse that has been in the making for nine centuries.

Can Keenan make Aislinn fall in love with him? Aislinn will make this a difficult task especially with her pre-existing judgments about the faerie world. Both Keenan and Aislinn find themselves torn yet devoted to each other as they face their past and definite eternity together.
Will Aislinn be the one to break the curse and set the Summer King and all his fey free or will Keenan be on the search once again for his Summer Queen?

My Opinion:
With all the vampire YA books out there it is refreshing to finally read something different like these modern day faerie adventures. Aislinn is a very strong character, she fights her obligation to become Keenan's Summer Queen even though it is a definite path for her. The future Summer Queen has to struggle with the fact that she will be part of a world that she has been at odds with her entire existance. Even the idea of becoming one of them is just as horrifying.

I fell in love with Aislinn's character and I am sure many teens can relate to her stubbornness and hesitation to the world around her. This is not the typical stubbornness you see in many YA books toward parents, peers, or authority but instead she is fighting with a totally altered reality.
Although Keenan is very lovable and a complete gentleman, he has a very determined mind. This creates the strong tension between Aislinn and Keenan.

I truly love Melissa Marr's use of comparisons between the charaters' and seasons they represent. For example her descriptions of summer define who Keenan is; hot tempered but yet soft like fields of flowers. This is beautifully done! Also the addition of historic faerie myths and legends into the story is perfect!

Wicked Lovely series by Melissa Marr
Wicked Lovely
Ink Exchange (A companion Novel)
Fragile Eternity

Vamped by Lucienne Diver

Summary:
Gina Covello is THAT girl who is pretty, popular, and has the hottest boy in school wrapped around her finger. That is until Prom when she finds herself in a closet making out with Bobby Delvecchio chess club geek turned sheik. Next thing you know Gina wakes up in her coffin six feet under the ground with a horrid dress she wore in elementary school and no reflection. Later, she finds out she was vamped by YES Bobby Delvecchio, who turns out to have all sorts of extra super vampire abilities that are very valuable to The Council. Gina finds herself fighting for her undead life but also her NEW charming boyfriend Bobby.

My Opinion:
"Vamped" is a quick sarcastic funny read! My best comparison is Buffy meets Gossip Girl. At first the book comes off with no substance but after a few pages the plot starts to thicken. Even though the storyline is a typical vampire plot the witty vampire humor is what keeps readers interested. The book is great for reluctant readers but like most "Gossip Girl" books there's not much depth. I don't have much to say about "Vamped" it was a good little read and the only award the book may win will be for its humor.

Lucienne Diver plans to make a series out of "Vamped", but nothing has been released yet! So look out for the sequel!