Black’s latest looks at nature and nurture and spins a tale of court intrigue, bloodshed, and a truly messed-up relationship that might be the saving of Jude and the titular prince, who, like Jude, has been shaped by the cruelties of others. Brought up among the Gentry, Jude has never felt at ease, but after a decade, Faerie has become her home despite the constant peril. Human Jude (whose brown hair curls and whose skin color is never described) both hates and loves Madoc, whose murderous nature is true to his Faerie self and who in his way loves her. Jude-broken, rebuilt, fueled by anger and a sense of powerlessness-has never recovered from watching her adoptive Faerie father murder her parents. YA)īlack is back with another dark tale of Faerie, this one set in Faerie and launching a new trilogy. But first-time author Whitman has a way with words, and readers will enjoy this-just as long as they don’t think too hard about it. This is no progressive Persephone-she falls for the first male she ever lays eyes on. This unremarkable retelling lays just enough groundwork for the sex, which is not actually depicted beyond “hot and hungry” kisses, unless you count the seduction (“I reach out to a stalk leaning toward me and run a finger across its bulging bud it’s so ripe, the bud splits at my touch.I hold it out to him”) or the equally sublimated two-page pomegranate scene, in which its red juice splatters all over her chiton. Unfortunately, she forgot to leave a note for her mother.
Persephone willingly leaves her vale with handsome Hades to find a surprisingly mundane Underworld-all it needs are a few feminine touches, like message boards and daily orientations for new arrivals. A spunky Persephone retells her story lustfully enough to satisfy fans of Libba Bray and Stephenie Meyer.
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