Winner of the Andre Norton AwardReturn to New York Times bestselling author Holly Black's enthralling realm of faerie in the second Modern Faerie Tales novel, where danger and magic come hand-in-hand in the dark underground of New York City. When seventeen-year-old Valerie runs away to New York, she's trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city's labyrinthine subway system. But there's something eerily beguiling about Val's new friends that sets her on edge. When Val is talked into tracking down the lair of a mysterious creature, she must strike a bargain to make it out with her life intact. Now drawn into a world she never knew existed, Val finds herself torn between her affection for an honorable monster and her fear of what her new friends are becoming.
After running away to New York City. Val finds herself with a bunch of other homeless runaways. She soon discovers the existence of Faeries and a troll called Ravus. Now Faeries are being poisoned and the prime suspect is Ravus. It will be up to Val to find the truth and save him.
So I did like this book. It kept my attention and I was curious about what happened next. I love the Fae lore and how they make it tie in with a modern setting. I'm really hoping her next book takes us deeper into the actually Fae territory though.
I'm not a fan of the characters though. I like Ravus. That's about it. I didn't dislike Val, but I didn't like her either. I don't know if I've just reached that age where I can no longer relate to teens, or if it's just this particular character. I honestly didn't like any of the side characters that much either.