Kieran invades Charlotte's dreams to force her to come to him. Her blood has the memories of where the final piece of the bosca fadbh. She was raised to fear and hate the fae and the last thing she wants to do is head to Piefferburg. While this is going on there are Fae on the outside doing everything they can including working with the Phaedir to stop them. Kieran is cursed should he ever fall in love to die and be taken by the Slaugh. Okay read but I'm ready for this storyline to finish.
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[b:Dark Enchantment|8435071|Dark Enchantment (Dark Magick, #3)|Anya Bast|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327939550s/8435071.jpg|13298583] is the third book in the Dark magick series by [a:Anya Bast|116581|Anya Bast|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1225674701p2/116581.jpg], but even though I have not read of the previous books I could still read it without feeling lost at all, as there is always a new couple on the horizon and new things that happen.

Charlotte Bennett fears the Fae, just
as much as her father dislikes them, so she is glad that they are all behind walls of Piefferburg and can't get out. But when someone pulls her there she does her best to cope with their requests, desperately trying not to fall for a Fae called Kieran, the hot dream guy who started it all.

I like the world that Bast creates. A world where all Fae live in their own city and can't get out. Read full review here... ( )

Dark Enchantment
4.5 Stars

Synopsis:
The fae are searching for the third and final piece of the bosca fadbh, which once opened can release them from imprisonment. However, only one person knows the location of the elusive piece, a human named Charlotte Bennett, but this information is hidden deep within her bloodline and can only be accessed by the dark magick wielded by Kiernan Aimhrea and the other Unseelie fae.

Review:
This is the most romantic of the three books so far but the least action packed. The plot continues where the last book left off, however, this time, the heroine is not a member of the fae, in fact, she associates them with the most traumatic event of her life and the manner in which she overcomes her ingrained fear makes for a captivating read.

Charlotte and Kieran are an endearing couple who fall slowly and deeply in love, although their relationship lacks the intense chemistry and emotion that characterized Emmaline and Aeric in Cruel Enchantment. Similar to this couple, the course of Charlotte and Kiernan’s love does not run smoothly for it is tested, not only by Charlotte’s fear of the fae, but by a curse that Kiernan suffers through no fault of his own. The curse is an interesting plot device that adds tension to the romance, and Bast is such an adept storyteller that it never feels contrived. I really enjoyed the way in which this obstacle is resolved.

The characters are another positive element in the book. Charlotte is a compelling heroine and her interactions with the various members of fae society are exceedingly entertaining, especially her initial meeting with Kiernan – it certainly packs a wallop and that’s all I’m going to say about it. Kiernan is gorgeous and sexy but is also quite tortured (another favorite theme of mine). In addition, I also appreciated the extra information provided concerning the villain in the series. Even though he has always been obnoxious and threatening, now readers receive insight into the underlying causes of his hatred for the fae, and I must say that while his motivation is not exactly original, it is consistent with his personality and adds another dimension to his psychological makeup.

Dark Enchantment is a wonderful read and now that the war between the Phaendir and the fae is coming to a head, I am seriously looking forward to finding out what happens. ( )

Having met the hero in her dreams, the heroine is furious when he compels her with magic to travel across the country into Fae lands to be his captive. The heroine's ancestors hold the answers to an artifact that's needed to set the fae free and though the hero is heavy hearted with guilt about kidnapping the woman, he's willing to do it for his people. The heroine wants nothing to do with the hero or the fae. She's grown up in fear of them and has been raised by her father to hate them. Though she doesn't shared his hatred for them, she certainly isn't thrilled to be around them. And she and the hero are like oil and water. Despite the fact that he's used his own true bond to keep her in fae lands, he's cursed to never know love so it helps to allow him to distant himself from the compelling human. I thought this book started off good. I liked the heroine who was pissed with everyone who had a hand in kidnapping her but who is mature enough to realized that it will save lives if she's able to give them what they're looking for. I didn't like the hero from the start. I thought him to be lukewarm and generic. He's altogether waay to flippant and dull to be an unseelie fae and a cursed one at that. I didn't feel the connection between the characters. One moment they go from strongly disliking each other to jumping into bed. It happened so fast and -I thought-without any reason. It was like a light switch went off and suddenly they were friends. It wasn't believable. Also I found the plot to be slow and horribly predictable. Nothing surprised me-and nothing much happened other than the random times someone would hold a knife to the heroines throat. The rest of the time it all about the damn Goblins eating the heroine-or so she fears. It was flat and lifeless for most of the book and I was surprised to see how many people liked it. This book was no where near 5 stars. Am I missing something? ( )

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