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I wasn't expecting anything much, but although this is obviously aimed at a young audience I found it charming, original and well written. Unfortunately, I can't get the second book in the series on Kindle or in print, just audio. Which is a bit odd, but fortunately, I'm an audible listener too. This is a good story with a rather unique view of the Fey world. Not just another clone of every other fantasy novel.


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Faeries of Dreamdark Blackbringer Laini Taylor Books Reviews

After chancing upon (and falling in love with) Laini Taylor's "Daughter of Smoke and Bone," I decided to pick up "Blackbringer" even though I thought, being in my thirties, I might be too old to appreciate it. I was wrong. Taylor is a master storyteller, weaving a web of fantasy that would fall apart in lesser hands. Other reviewers have done a nice job of detailing the storyline, so I will just add that Magpie and Talon are incredibly well-developed characters, but even the secondary characters come alive on the page. Unlike in some books, where the loss of a character goes largely unnoticed, when a character in "Blackbringer" is damaged or killed you feel the loss. Another thing worth mentioning is that this is not your average faerie book. Taylor creates an entire world and mythology surrounding faeries, and it is pure magic how she can draw you into her world. Let's just say that faeries don't belong just to little girls anymore - these faeries are demon catchers. On a side note, I was so disappointed to realize after finishing "Blackbringer" that the 2nd book, "Silksinger," is not available on kindle. What the skiffle??? Seriously, read these books!
In a world where most of the faeries have forgotten most of their history and are content to live in ignorance of the world, there is one faerie who is fighting to keep the devils at bay. Magpie Windwitch is a tiny faerie with a big heart. She dreams of being like her idol Bellatrix and help keep the world safe. When she finds an abandoned boat with missing mannies on it, she knows something terrible has been released into the world. She must do all she can to save her friends and family.
I loved Laini Taylor's Daughter Of Smoke and Bone so when I saw this I had to get it to try. I wasn't disappointed. Laini Taylor doesn't just tell a story, she weaves it. She draws you into her world with her rich descriptions and mesmerizing characters. While it took me a little while to get used to the writing style, it didn't detract from the story at all. The faeries in Blackbringer may be small but they are fierce. I loved everything about this book and am eagerly diving into book 2 now.
First, I got the kindle version - don't; get the paperback because the few illustrations are worth seeing on paper.

That said, this is a well-plotted, surprising, intriguing work. The heroine is a smart, tough cookie as are her companions, and when you're in the company of stage-performing crows who smoke cheroots, well, you're in good company indeed! There are plenty of twists to the plot incorporating some standard tales in surprising ways, a beautifully constructed mythology of creation and life/death along with a good many of The Good Folk. Young humans will like this and it stands up well for adult readers too, a rare bit of writing indeed.

Ms. Taylor's writings have thus far been a rare combination of intelligence, insightfulness, and intriguing plots & characters. I hope she continues writing for a very, very long time.
I don’t typically write reviews for the books I’ve read but here it goes; I really enjoyed this one. A well written book should transport you into the world of the story and this does that extremely well. Not just through the story telling but through the linguistics too.
I read this for the first time several years ago and have read a couple times since.
I’m disappointed that although this is “book 1”, I’ve only ever found “book 2” as an audio book. Don’t let this discourage you from reading it though, it’s not a cliffhanger ending but it did leave me wanting more.
Actual Rating 4.5 / 5

I did a double-take when a Goodreads friend recommended Blackbringer for my fairy novel "market research" project. For some reason, I was under the impression that Daughter of Smoke and Bone was Laini Taylor's first novel. (It's actually her fourth.) And since I'd been meaning to read Taylor's work for a while, Blackbringer went to the top of my TBR list. Well, I'm now grateful I made that choice, because this was such a treat!

Blackbringer introduces readers to Dreamdark, a modern-day forest tucked away from human knowledge and teeming with magic-wielding faeries, hedge and scavenger imps, and djinn. One of the faeries, Magpie Windwitch, has devoted her life to hunting devils in the human realm. When Magpie and her flock of talking crows track down an opened devil's bottle once sealed by the Djinn King, she knows something is terribly wrong. Her search takes her back to Dreamdark, where she reunites with old friends, meets new ones, and must contend with a suspicious new faerie queen and the standoffish Djinn King himself. But how can she - a tiny faerie - defeat something that is no mere devil, but a vindictive, ravenous evil that threatens to destroy Dreamdark and the world beyond?

Within a couple chapters, I fell in love with Blackbringer and its rich world-building. The history of Dreamdark and its faeries, and the origin story of how the djinn created Earth, plays a crucial part of the story. Yet it's sprinkled methodically throughout, and readers learn everything they need to know as the plot unfolds. And Laini Taylor's writing style... Gosh, it took my breath away! Fluid, precise, and lyrical, all without becoming too sophisticated for a young audience. Her grace with language bolstered everything from Dreamdark's lushness to the faeries' ethereal wings and garb, to the mysteries of the Djinn King and the "tapestry" holding the world together. Occasional illustrations from Taylor's husband Jim Di Bartolo also accentuate the story's charm.

And the characters! Magpie's a sweet yet spunky tomboy who's eager for adventure and loyal to everyone she cares about. The crows, especially Magpie's mount Calypso, entertained me with their comedic relief and devotion to their beloved huntress. Still others like Magpie's childhood friend Poppy Manygreen and the persistent prince Talon Ratherstring are well-rounded and memorable in their own way. Plus, aren't the names adorable?? They match the playful spirit of Dreamdark, and are perfect for a Middle Grade fantasy.

The Dreamdark faeries are more of the Tinkerbell kind than the dark fey folk of Julie Kagawa's The Iron Fey series. They're tiny, winged, and ethereal in appearance, with a range of magical talents. They're also curious, nature-connected, and zealous fighters. You wouldn't want to mess with Magpie and crew if you too were the size of a thumb! Taylor also takes advantage of the Dreamdark faeries' flying abilities by making it part of the action. Swooping, darting, and other aerial-robics turned fights and chases into breathless scenes that played like a movie in my mind's eye, which only fueled my adoration for the book even more.

The only thing I wasn't always keen on was the omniscient point of view. The story isn't told entirely from Magpie's perspective, and sometimes Taylor switches back and forth between POV characters during a single chapter. I don't mind novels with multiple POV characters as long as the viewpoint switches at a logical endpoint, like the end of a chapter. Omniscience, however, doesn't always prepare readers for those character-to-character transitions. But there's a bright side to this double-edged sword Had Taylor not used omniscient POV in Blackbringer, I wouldn't have grown to love the secondary characters so much. So, it's a teensy bit hard for me to say she should have avoided that approach. ;)

Which explains the overall grade I've awarded Blackbringer. This is a delightful flight from start to finish, with a whimsicality akin to the Harry Potter series, Cornelia Funke's Inkheart, and Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy. It may be geared more for pre-teens, but older teens and adults will also appreciate the sophisticated world-building and the poetry in Laini Taylor's prose. Actually, I almost feel ashamed for not reading Taylor's work sooner! I'm absolutely game for her second Dreamdark novel, Silksinger. As for her more well-known series... Guess which YA fantasy I'll review next? (Hint It's mentioned in the first paragraph of this review.)
I wasn't expecting anything much, but although this is obviously aimed at a young audience I found it charming, original and well written. Unfortunately, I can't get the second book in the series on or in print, just audio. Which is a bit odd, but fortunately, I'm an audible listener too. This is a good story with a rather unique view of the Fey world. Not just another clone of every other fantasy novel.