“I felt like she was tying up this series with this book. Did anyone else get that? ”
“I was just glad there was less sex and more plot that some of this series. I'd really like to know more, say in a prequel.......esp. about the gods who are now human.”
“Minor quibble:The fey tend to have a lot of emphasis on protocol, rules, titles, and such. Merry at several points has demanded to be called by her title of "Princess". But once she's handfasted to Sholto King of the Sluagh, she becomes his Queen. Even if she is still the Princess of the Unseelie Court, she remains Queen of the Sluagh (as Sholto is called by the title King even outside of his court). So why after their handfasting does no-one demand that Merry's title is "Queen Meredith of the Sluagh" rather than "Princess Meredith NicEssus"?”
“SPOILERS!It is repeated several times that among the faerie, procreation means marriage. So Merry is 'married' to all six of the fathers. If that is the case, then why is it acceptable for her to sleep with Ash and Holly (two completely new partners) near the end of the book? Is LKH just not able to content herself with her protagonist having six men to sleep with? Is Merry going to continue to sleep with the rest of her guard who aren't fathers, for example Kitto? What about Merry's method of bringing the magic back; through sex. Do you think that Merry will continue to bring power back to people through sex? I had the impression that for the fey having a kid meant you were married, and being married meant you shouldn't have other partners outside of that marriage. Am I missing something about why it was ok for her to sleep with Ash and Holly at this point?”
