Having read through much of my bookstore's urban fantasy books, I'm always on the lookout for a hot new writer to add to my "must read" lists. A friend of mine recommend this author to me & I'm grateful for that. The books are every bit as good as she claimed they were. 
 Wicked Lovely follows the character of Aislinn as she tries day after day to keep her secrets hidden. For you see, Aislinn can see fairies & they aren't the cute & harmless type that you see in the cartoons. No, the fairies Aislinn sees could bring great harm & misfortune to her & those she loves, so she sticks to her grandmother's rules. Never let them know that you can see them. Unfortunately for Aislinn she's attracted the attention of not just one but two powerful fae, one of which wants to woo her. The other one wants her permanently gone. 
 I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this book. With the amount of faerie oriented books being churned into the marketplace I more often than not end up picking up books that I just don't like. I really enjoyed the character development in this book, although things were left sort of open ended for my tastes. (There's more books in the series, so evidently it will be addressed in another book.) The pacing is very well done & I like how the book is written appropriately for teens without resorting to the age old practice of dumbing it down. (A practice that was the bane of my existence when I was a teenager looking for good books to read.)