7. Emma Bull - War for the Oaks
Technically, this should've been listed before the Bradley book, but I forgot about it. Whoopsie. :)
Eddi McCandry was having a bad day. She broke away from her band where she was the lead singer and guitarist, her boyfriend dumped her, and now some weirdo was stalking her. What's worse is this "weirdo" is actually a pouka and a representative of the Seelie Court. It seems the court has "drafted" her into their war against the Unseelie Court. The way that this works is that the Courts need a mortal to give the war a mortal outcoming, meaning that the normally immortal beings can now be wounded and die. Technically all Eddi would have to do is partake in a small ritual and just sit by the sidelines and "enjoy" the show. However, things are never that easy and the Unseelie Court would like to see her dead. With the pouka as her bodyguard, Eddi attempts to rebuild her life and a new band in between battles between the courts.
This is a well-written tale about the lives of the courts and how a mere mortal would perceive what was going on inside of them, which is different from most of the books I've been reading where the viewpoint is from someone who has been living in the faerie world. Music does play a central role in the storyline but the only drawback here is that since the book was written in 1984, a lot of musical references are dated. If you don't know your 80's music, you might feel a bit lost. Heck, even I consider myself an expert in this music and I couldn't recognize half the bands she mentioned. LOL Even still, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I do recommend it.
Eddi McCandry was having a bad day. She broke away from her band where she was the lead singer and guitarist, her boyfriend dumped her, and now some weirdo was stalking her. What's worse is this "weirdo" is actually a pouka and a representative of the Seelie Court. It seems the court has "drafted" her into their war against the Unseelie Court. The way that this works is that the Courts need a mortal to give the war a mortal outcoming, meaning that the normally immortal beings can now be wounded and die. Technically all Eddi would have to do is partake in a small ritual and just sit by the sidelines and "enjoy" the show. However, things are never that easy and the Unseelie Court would like to see her dead. With the pouka as her bodyguard, Eddi attempts to rebuild her life and a new band in between battles between the courts.
This is a well-written tale about the lives of the courts and how a mere mortal would perceive what was going on inside of them, which is different from most of the books I've been reading where the viewpoint is from someone who has been living in the faerie world. Music does play a central role in the storyline but the only drawback here is that since the book was written in 1984, a lot of musical references are dated. If you don't know your 80's music, you might feel a bit lost. Heck, even I consider myself an expert in this music and I couldn't recognize half the bands she mentioned. LOL Even still, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I do recommend it.
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