Book review: The Falconer by Elizabeth May
The Falconer by Elizabeth May My rating: 2 of 5 stars I’ve read a lot of books lately that have included fae: Throne of Glass sequel, Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices series) and now The Falconer. The Falconer was the worst of the bunch. I didn’t dislike it, but I certainly didn’t love it. Unfortunately, when I put the book down, I felt annoyed. Even though I know it’s a trilogy, I expected there to be some kind of resolution in part of the story line before I would have to move on to the next book – much like the Throne of Glass series. That’s not the case and The Falconer ends with a cliffhanger that seems to stop right in the middle of an important scene. I was excited when I first started the book. There were some good elemnents. I noticed the steampunk themes and hoped there would be a bit more exploration into that, but instead there were just a few mentions of some devices used in the world. And Aileana is supposed to be an inventor, but the tools aren’t on displa...