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Fragile Eternity
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Wicked Lovely: Book 3

Fragile Eternity (2009) (edit title/settings)

by Melissa Marr (Author) (edit contributors)

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Seth never expected he would want to settle down with anyone—but that was before Aislinn. She is everything he'd ever dreamed of, and he wants to be with her forever. Forever takes on new meaning, though, when your girlfriend is an immortal faery queen. Aislinn never expected to rule the... read more

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Fragile Eternity is the sequel to the novel Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. It is also a companion novel to Ink Exchange, another book by Marr which is set in the same universe but focuses on different characters. Fragile Eternity takes place after the events of Ink Exchange.

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Fragile Eternity is the sequel to the novel Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. It is also a companion novel to Ink Exchange, another book by Marr which is set in the same universe but focuses on different characters. Fragile Eternity takes place after the events of Ink Exchange.

The novel begins with Aislinn coming into Seth's home from a Summer Court party. She would come to Seth's house because she was uncontrolled and unpredictable after the Summer Court parties she frequents once a month with her partner Keenan, the Summer King. As Aislinn in not in control during these nights, she generally burns Seth; which makes her rethink about her choice to keep him as her boyfriend even though he is mortal, and she an immortal Faery Queen. She and Seth argue about his future and it reaches the point of the time after Seth's death, which Aislinn constantly avoids.

Meanwhile, Bananach, or War, pays a visit to her twin sister Sorcha, the High Queen. Bananach tells her sister about Seth being the Summer Queen's boyfriend and the Dark King's best friend. She also tells her sister about her predictions of war in the coming times. Ignoring the comments about war, Sorcha orders her advisor, and brother, Devlin to follow Seth and see whether he is a threat to the balance of the four Faery courts.

Seth and Niall are still best friends and often hang out, and after some time Niall offers Seth the protection of the Dark Court, meaning that if someone strikes Seth they will be striking the Dark Court. This was mainly to protect Seth from Keenan, in case he chose to dispose of Seth to get to Aislinn. This is also aimed at hurting Keenan because of what he did to Niall's love interest, Leslie, in Ink Exchange.

After the parties, Aislinn and Keenan discuss things to improve their Court's strength and Aislinn's ideas on how to change things to make peace with the other courts. Naturally, because of the summer season, Keenan and Aislinn are getting attracted to each other because of their positions in the Faery court. However, Seth is struggling with the fact that even the weakest of faeries are stronger than him, and feels that he has a want to become a faery himself to make his love's life easier. Eventually Keenan kisses Aislinn.

At the same time that Seth and Aislinn are having problems, so are Keenan and Donia. Donia feels that it is not enough that Keenan comes over only occasionally to make love with her and that his attraction to Aislinn has to stop so she will be the only one in his life; which is something he cannot promise. Donia then throws Keenan out of her house and tells him that he is never to speak to her again. Keenan tells Aislinn of this and she goes to see Donia, to tell her that Keenan is sorry and that he does love her and only her. However, Donia gets mad at Aislinn for defending Keenan, blaming her for the Summer Court's attempts to have sway over her court, she then stabs Aislinn with ice from her fingernails, which detach, getting stuck inside Aislinn. Aislinn walks out of the Winter Queen's home and stops at a wall where she topples. Aislinn manages a cell phone call to Keenan to rescue her from the street where she is bleeding; he carries her home.

While trying to heal her, Keenan touched her in a way that sexually aroused her. Seth finds out and asks Aislinn for some space, as she is hurt she does not follow him. Seth leaves the Summer Court's loft and leaves to find someone who can help him to become a faery. Bananach finds him and takes him to Sorcha. Sorcha is amused by Seth's cleverness and tells him that she will make him a faery if he agrees to stay one month per year in her world, Faerie. He agrees and to complete the transformation he must kiss her, which he does. While making Seth a faery, Sorcha adds her own special gifts to make him a very strong faery. As Seth stays in Faerie, he begins to have feelings toward Sorcha, not as a lover but as a mother. Sorcha tells Seth that she has made him stronger than most faeries, being her creation means that he is like a son to her, therefore having powers to have a say in her court. They begin talking about various subjects. Seth, never having a proper mother, has a great connection towards Sorcha and has a want to please her as a son would to his mother.

Seth, however, does not know that one day in Faerie is six days in the outside world. Aislinn is crushed with Seth's disappearance and cannot think of where he could be, but Keenan, Niall, and Donia all know that Seth is in Faerie. Keenan chooses not to tell Aislinn because it would cause her to have conflicts with the High Court. He therefore breaks up with Donia, and tries to woo Aislinn, but is unsuccessful.

Niall eventually goes to visit Seth, who is perfectly happy in Faerie, except for his longing for Aislinn. He then tells Niall of his deal with Sorcha, and tells him not to worry about him. Sorcha tells Niall not to tell Seth too much about what is going on in the outside world and especially not to tell Aislinn about his being there.

Aislinn finally accepts the fact that Seth is gone for good, seeing as he has been missing for nearly five months, and decides to start trying to hook up with Keenan. Aislinn wants to have sex with Keenan straight off because it would stop the hurting inside of her, but Keenan says that he will only get into bed with her when she really loves him.

Seth's month in Faerie is finally over and Sorcha tells him that he is her creation therefore her son, and that Seth has the same amount of voice as her brother, Devlin, in court decisions. She also adds that he is welcome in Faerie any time should he want to visit. She also says that she will be checking on him sometimes. So with heavy hearts, they part, and Seth goes to face Aislinn.

When first seeing Seth, both Aislinn and Keenan were surprised at Seth's return, and that he was now a faery. Keenan ran to Donia's house to beg for her forgiveness and asks her what he should do, but she only says "Hope that some of us are kinder to you than you've been to us". Seth asks Aislinn what has happened while he was in Faery. He finds out that she was dating Keenan, and blames her for not having faith in their relationship. Seth also asks Niall if he could train with Gabriel's Hounds so he can learn how to fight and hunt, mainly to hunt down Bananach. Niall agrees and tells Seth that the change suits him. The novel ends with: "It did. Seth had a purpose now. And a chance at eternity with Ash."

Characters edit see section history

  • Seth Morgan: Aislinn's boyfriend, mortal.
  • Aislinn: Fae Summer Queen. Main Character.
  • Keenan: Fae Summer King.
  • Denny: Aislinn's friend
  • Bananach: Embodiment of War. Draws strength and energy from hatred, violence and misery of others. Sister of Sorcha and Devlin.
  • Siobhan: A Summer Girl
  • Carla: Ash's friend who she has stopped hanging out with for a while now because of all her other troubles
  • Devlin: Brother of Sorcha and Bananach. Created by them.
  • Sorcha: High Queen, equivalent of the "ultimate ruler" of the fae. Sister of Bananach and Devlin
  • Evan: Donia's closest confidant
  • Niall: King of the Dark Court. Friend to Ash, Seth and Keenan. Form a brotherly bond with Seth to "protect" him.
  • Quinn: Replaced Niall after he became the Dark King, advisor, annoys Seth.
  • Donia: Queen of the Winter Court. Keenan's lover.
  • Leslie: Aislinn's mortal friend
  • Tavish: Keenan's friend/advisor was his Father's friend advisor too.
  • Tracey: One of the Summer Girls
  • Skelley: Seth's guard.
  • Damali: Seth's friend, sings at the Crow's nest.
  • Moira: Aislinn's mom who is dead.
  • Gabriel: Irial's friend, the head of the Hounds.
  • Irial: Former King of the Dark Court
  • Eliza: Summer girl, fond of Seth.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “I ask to become a faery because I love a faery queen, and because she deserves to have someone who loves her for who she is, not what she is.”
    Seth Morgan
  • “"If you fail, forgive yourself. You'll make mistakes. The whole world is new, and they all had so many more years in it than you."”
    Melissa Marr
  • “Loving one person didn't mean not noticing anyone else”
    Melissa Marr (Aislinn "Ash")
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  • “I see his thread woven in mine,” she whispered. “And it has no end, no knots or loops…and it shifts even as I speak. It blinks in and out of forever. It chokes mine; it fills in my own where it looks as I had died. He matters.”
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  • “Then I need you out of my life. Don’t keep trying to use my love to manipulate me. Don’t expect me not to be jealous when you bring her to my house and stare at her like she’s your world. I want a real relationship with you…or nothing at all.”
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  • “If you follow Olivia into the sky, you’ll freeze to death or suffocate. It would be unpleasant either way.”
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First Sentence edit see section history

Seth knew the moment Aislinn slipped into the house; the slight rise in temperature would've told him even if he hadn't seen the glimmer of sunlight in the middle of the night.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
Chapter 1 -34
Epilogue

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 3 of 10 in Wicked Lovely. (standard series)

Preceded by Ink Exchange, and followed by Radiant Shadows.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Melissa Marr (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Nick Landrum (Narrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Bowen Press
Country: Uunited States
Publication Date: May 5, 2009
ISBN: 006121471X
Page Count: 400

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PZ7.M34788 Fr 2009
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

The book contains some sexual activity so you may want to read this before allowing younger teens to read it. I'd recomend this for ages 16+

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Tithe
  • Ironside
  • Valiant
  • Wicked Lovely
  • Ink Exchange
  • Radiant Shadows
  • Wondrous Strange
  • Darklight
  • Captivate
  • The Dark Divine

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Wicked Lovely
  • Ink Exchange

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