Faery Sight

Patricia Bossano’s Faery Sight: Faerie Legacy Series Book 1 is a lush narrative that stirs the imagination in perfectly coordinated waves, leaving her readers desperate for more. Powerful and gripping right from the start, Faery Sight opens with a storm rolling in, perfectly paralleling what’s happening in the human lands. The medieval-style world Bossano depicts is in a state of flux, in mourning after a tragic accident stole the life of their king. But that is merely the tip of the iceberg, for the story and setting are carefully and cunningly set, full of as many twists and turns as a country road. Bossano takes her time to fully immerse readers in her world, unafraid of easing them into the meat of her plot. Nature is particularly important in Faery Sight, as is the strength of women, and each of these elements is woven into a beautiful, complex braid that culminates in a magical first installment.

This book is very beautifully written with wonderful characters and an intriguing storyline. The imagery in this book was done very well by the author and it definitely hooked me in from the start. There were some parts in the middle that were a little too descriptive for my liking but by the end of the book I was so sad to put it down because I just loved the characters so much. Overall, this is a must read book for any fantasy lover.

There are some elements of this book I really enjoyed. Faerie Sight is written in an abstract, somewhat dreamy, style that reminds me a lot of Spanish literature. For some reason the prose really lends itself to comparison with Gabriel Garcia Marquez or Isabel Allende. There was too much emphasis on description for my personal taste, which made the first half of the book slow-going for me, but once the plot picked up, it became very compelling and I simply loved the powerful ending Bossano has given this story. Unfortunately, I feel the biggest failing of this story is the structure, which currently reveals some key information way to early on in the novel, making several elements too predictable and taking away from the grand reveal at the end.

Every sentence felt meaningful and well-constructed and I ended up reading the second half of the book in about one day because I couldn't put it down. I'm happy I read it and feel even more excited to promote it now that I know it's so well done.

Faery Sight invites our imagination to take over. We stop questioning the reality and merge into the scene almost ready to take Celeste by the hand and help her understand her destiny. We become friends with the faeries, but hope Celeste will understand her human skills. And then we find out her destiny and how living with the faeries came about. Patricia's environmental descriptions are so beautiful, the reader can't help but feel comfortable blending with the beauty of nature. But when action comes back to the fore, we suddenly realize there is a story and so much of this story grabs on reality. Fiction becomes fact.Yes, fact because we can all equate with the emotions expressed. So many levels to this book which, for me makes it special. I just didn't want it to end..