Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception

There is something to be said about expectation. I just reviewed a book that is ‘considered' as good as Tolkien. I didn't think so. This book I did not expect much and to be honest there are holes you could drive mac truck through but I enjoyed it. I liked Deirdre, just enough teen angst to be real without becoming annoying. I like her best friend, James; I think he may have been my favorite character. And I liked Luke the hunky, yet dangerous, fellow that appears out of thin air to help her win a music competition (yes that is one of the holes, honestly who just randomly plays a duet with someone at a major music competition? Weird.) Anywho ... I still liked it. Ok I know I said I liked it but the other thing that bothered me about it was the VERY random foul language. Honestly it made no sense to me. And there is one point in the book that Deirdre forgets James that just made me super angry. But other than the huge plot holes, the random bad language and some serious clichés I liked it. Great beach book.