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Bones of Faerie #3
Faerie After
After a devastating war between humanity and Faerie, Liza’s world was forever changed. Plants and trees became aggressive, seeking to root in living flesh and bone, and newborn children were discovered to have magic powers. Liza was one of these children, and with her abilities she brought her mother back from the ruined Faerie realm and restored the seasons to her own.
Now there are signs of a new sickness in the forest. Piles of ash are found where living creatures once stood. Liza investigates and discovers the Faerie realm has continued to deteriorate, slowly turning to dust, and that its fate is inexorably linked to that of the human realm. To find a solution, Liza must risk crossing over, putting herself and all she cares about at risk. Will Liza be forced to sacrifice her life and the lives of her friends in order to save both worlds?
Here is the exciting conclusion to the Bones of Faerie trilogy, for fans of dark fantasy and dystopian adventure entranced by Janni Lee Simner’s unique vision of a magic-infused postapocalyptic world.
Now there are signs of a new sickness in the forest. Piles of ash are found where living creatures once stood. Liza investigates and discovers the Faerie realm has continued to deteriorate, slowly turning to dust, and that its fate is inexorably linked to that of the human realm. To find a solution, Liza must risk crossing over, putting herself and all she cares about at risk. Will Liza be forced to sacrifice her life and the lives of her friends in order to save both worlds?
Here is the exciting conclusion to the Bones of Faerie trilogy, for fans of dark fantasy and dystopian adventure entranced by Janni Lee Simner’s unique vision of a magic-infused postapocalyptic world.
272 pages, Hardcover
First published May 1, 2013
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About the author
Janni Lee Simner
40 books466 followersJanni Lee Simner lives in the Arizona desert, where the plants know how to bite and the dandelions really do have thorns; in spite of these things--or maybe because of them--she's convinced she lives in one of the most stunning places on earth.
Janni has published four novels for young adults, the Bones of Faerie trilogy and Thief Eyes, and she wrote the script for the video game The Huntsman: Winter's Curse.
She's also published four books for younger readers--most recently Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer--as well as more than 30 short stories, including appearances in Cricket magazine and the Welcome to Bordertown anthology.
Janni has published four novels for young adults, the Bones of Faerie trilogy and Thief Eyes, and she wrote the script for the video game The Huntsman: Winter's Curse.
She's also published four books for younger readers--most recently Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer--as well as more than 30 short stories, including appearances in Cricket magazine and the Welcome to Bordertown anthology.
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June 29, 2014
Is...that a cover? And a release date???
YES! I absolutely adore this series. This made my day!
EDIT AFTER READING: This book was fabulous. A great ending to a great trilogy.
CONTENT: Kissing
YES! I absolutely adore this series. This made my day!
EDIT AFTER READING: This book was fabulous. A great ending to a great trilogy.
CONTENT: Kissing
October 28, 2020
Heart-breaking ending to the trilogy, i cried a lot more than I expected too.
It had everything I wanted and more.
It had everything I wanted and more.
November 11, 2018
better than the second book by far
i liked the ending
i liked the ending
August 15, 2018
2.5 stars
I was not impressed with this series at all.
I was not impressed with this series at all.
December 18, 2024
A strong end to the series! It has been fun to look back at this era of publishing and how much YA has changed.
June 29, 2013
3.5 stars
A pretty good ending to this post-apocalyptic faerie series. It was a quick and easy read. I charged through it so quickly, that I probably have eye strain. I enjoy the creative world building. It’s very different from other dystopias I’ve read.
In the last book, at the end, Liza left hand was turned to stone. She has this handicap throughout the book. Her hand it frozen and pretty useless. She deals with it well though, and that makes her a strong character. Her abilities as a summoner are growing stronger, still.
I love all the different abilities that the characters have. Allie, is a healer, and Mathew is a shape-shifter/werewolf. There’s Karin, who’s a faerie and a plant speaker. Nys is a stone shaper. So many cool and unique abilities. The summoning ability Liza has reminds me of necromancy. She she’s shadows, which are spirits or souls, and can control them.
The setting of this series is unique. It’s mostly is St. Louis, Missouri, and sometimes in Faerie. The plants are man-eaters, as are most the animals. Deadly nature. Wild magic that made all of nature vicious and man-eating. Not the kind of dystopia you’d ever want to live in. This series will make you thankful that plants can’t eat people.
The end of the book wraps the series up nicely. There are resolutions, and a few twists along the way. This final book may have not been the most exciting book I’ve read, but it was good enough. I recommend this trilogy to anyone who’d like to read a dystopia with faeries. Or dystopian fantasy.
Cover Art Review: This cover it black, with lime green type and image. It’s very minimalistic. It looks like a bush or tree. I like the title type. But the cover is boring. It’s still similar to the previous two books’ covers.
~Haley G
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A pretty good ending to this post-apocalyptic faerie series. It was a quick and easy read. I charged through it so quickly, that I probably have eye strain. I enjoy the creative world building. It’s very different from other dystopias I’ve read.
In the last book, at the end, Liza left hand was turned to stone. She has this handicap throughout the book. Her hand it frozen and pretty useless. She deals with it well though, and that makes her a strong character. Her abilities as a summoner are growing stronger, still.
I love all the different abilities that the characters have. Allie, is a healer, and Mathew is a shape-shifter/werewolf. There’s Karin, who’s a faerie and a plant speaker. Nys is a stone shaper. So many cool and unique abilities. The summoning ability Liza has reminds me of necromancy. She she’s shadows, which are spirits or souls, and can control them.
The setting of this series is unique. It’s mostly is St. Louis, Missouri, and sometimes in Faerie. The plants are man-eaters, as are most the animals. Deadly nature. Wild magic that made all of nature vicious and man-eating. Not the kind of dystopia you’d ever want to live in. This series will make you thankful that plants can’t eat people.
The end of the book wraps the series up nicely. There are resolutions, and a few twists along the way. This final book may have not been the most exciting book I’ve read, but it was good enough. I recommend this trilogy to anyone who’d like to read a dystopia with faeries. Or dystopian fantasy.
Cover Art Review: This cover it black, with lime green type and image. It’s very minimalistic. It looks like a bush or tree. I like the title type. But the cover is boring. It’s still similar to the previous two books’ covers.
~Haley G
My blog:
http://breathlessbookreviews.blogspot...
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August 18, 2022
When reading this series it felt like a cast of glamour had been used. It is very compelling, each book pulls the reader in. At the same time I wish there had been a summing up at the end of this book. There seemed to me to be so many unanswered questions and hence a sort of full circle from the first book to this, even through narration, would have really tied things together well. As well, there was no "talk later" from Tara to Liza or with Karin and Elin (?) Unfortunately from the second book to the third it seemed there were too many characters to keep track of and the fact of moving from faerie name to non faerie name didn't always help.
July 12, 2013
I'm really starting to think that Trilogies should just be sequels. I think most authors try too hard to pull a third book out of the story. I did like the way Faerie After wrapped up at the end.
May 13, 2013
A beautiful and thoughtful end to one of my favorite series. I was saddened and hopeful with the resolution of the trilogy. Simner is an amazing writer.
January 25, 2021
He llegado al final de la trilogía y cuesta dejarla, como si las raíces del árbol de Quia se hubieran arraigado en mi alma. Toda la historia tiene un cierre completo, conocemos el destino de cada personaje, conocemos el precio de la magia y de la guerra, pero también descubrimos como a veces lo mejor es dejar ir, porque eso es lo correcto.
Disfruté mucho con la aparición de nuevos personajes, reencontrarme con los conocidos pero por sobretodo caminar de nuevo por Faerie, por su historia y su pasado.
El único punto negativo que podría encontrar es que me hubieran gustado más batallas, más luchas y ver las habilidades del pueblo de las hadas, que otros dones esconde su gente.
En definitiva, si les gusta la fantasía, las hadas y la magia, esta trilogía es para ustedes.
Disfruté mucho con la aparición de nuevos personajes, reencontrarme con los conocidos pero por sobretodo caminar de nuevo por Faerie, por su historia y su pasado.
El único punto negativo que podría encontrar es que me hubieran gustado más batallas, más luchas y ver las habilidades del pueblo de las hadas, que otros dones esconde su gente.
En definitiva, si les gusta la fantasía, las hadas y la magia, esta trilogía es para ustedes.
July 25, 2019
This last book in the series really got to the crux of why things were going so wrong. Ms. Simner took us way back in the lore, which I always appreciate, and we didn't get a sickly sweet ending. This might be the best book of them all, but if this series was a sandwich, the second book would be the shitty piece of ham I would eat part of before giving up on and finishing the bread and cheese (or first and third books). Yeah, I abandon pieces of sandwich I don't enjoy. Sue me.
December 11, 2020
A conclusion to two dying worlds
When two worlds are dying and both sides are to blame - how is it that both fae and humans can work together to try to survive ?
This is the third book in the trilogy and an easy quick read that was very well wrapped up in the end. A lot of good tear-jerker sacrificial moments and some anger, but the struggles written in this book are well written and flow nicely.
When two worlds are dying and both sides are to blame - how is it that both fae and humans can work together to try to survive ?
This is the third book in the trilogy and an easy quick read that was very well wrapped up in the end. A lot of good tear-jerker sacrificial moments and some anger, but the struggles written in this book are well written and flow nicely.
January 26, 2021
This is the third book in the trilogy. Liza is working on solving a new mystery with Matthew as they find living things crumbling to ash. Liza must cross over to Faerie to see if she can stop what is happening and save her world. The question is how much is she willing to sacrifice and is it too late? Liza must use her powers and skills wisely and her friends and family are at risk.
The battle to save both worlds is about to begin.
The battle to save both worlds is about to begin.
August 29, 2018
Finally we get to see what it left of faerie, and the faeries that are left are desperate for help. Instead of asking, they try to force Abby and Liza using glamour. This is a good adventure book with lots of action. The ending is totally obvious.... but it’s not. I like being surprised. Too bad this is the last book of the seeries.
January 25, 2021
Unexpected Adventure
This final book in the Bones of Fairy Trilogy was a great read. The merging of human and faerie wolds around the backdrop of war and environmental destruction was innovative and quite relevant to real world contexts. This final book and the whole trilogy were quite enjoyable.
This final book in the Bones of Fairy Trilogy was a great read. The merging of human and faerie wolds around the backdrop of war and environmental destruction was innovative and quite relevant to real world contexts. This final book and the whole trilogy were quite enjoyable.
June 14, 2021
Faerie After: Two Worlds, Two Peoples
In the entertaining finale to the Bones of Faerie, a young woman must face the dangerous world of faerie, to save a friend, and to save her own world from dying.
A fun read, with interesting characters, Janni Lee Simner creates worlds you can see in your minds eye, taste the ash, smell the smoke, and get caught up in the action.
In the entertaining finale to the Bones of Faerie, a young woman must face the dangerous world of faerie, to save a friend, and to save her own world from dying.
A fun read, with interesting characters, Janni Lee Simner creates worlds you can see in your minds eye, taste the ash, smell the smoke, and get caught up in the action.
March 23, 2023
While I wasn't as enthused by the second book in this trilogy (Faerie Winter), this book was more like the first: A good story, with respectable characters, that had a good plot and an enjoyable finish.
July 18, 2025
I liked this series very much. The first two books I wasn't sure but was invested in the characters and continued. I cried at the end of book #3 to the point I could not really see clearly to read the last few pages. Not spicy but very enjoyable and definitely a series I can recommend to my granddaughter as well.
February 20, 2017
This series is alright. I don't think I'd really recommend it. It's too dark and I felt like the ending was pretty good but it was a little rushed. Overall, it's a cool idea for a story but wasn't my favorite.
December 28, 2020
A Solid End
There were plenty of twists and turns in this final book in the series. It started a bit slow, but picked up quickly and came to a very satisfying conclusion. Great series if you're looking for an enjoyable, relaxing read.
There were plenty of twists and turns in this final book in the series. It started a bit slow, but picked up quickly and came to a very satisfying conclusion. Great series if you're looking for an enjoyable, relaxing read.
March 26, 2021
I enjoyed this book much more than the first two. The character development could still have been more as I didn’t particularly feel that I knew or liked the characters that well. The plot was more developed this time and I felt things got answered and concluded well.
April 17, 2021
La verdad no esperaba mucho de esta saga, pero me gustó bastante, hubo un desarrollo de personajes precioso, que creo que fue lo que más me gusto de toda la historia, aunque todo lo demás estuvo muy bien, para ser honesta creo que el primer libro fue el que me gusto.
April 30, 2021
Wonderful!
I loved all 3 of the books in this trilogy, although I have to say the second was my absolute favorite! I couldn't put the second or third down, seriously reading until 5 in the morning! Wonderfully written and a beautiful story!
I loved all 3 of the books in this trilogy, although I have to say the second was my absolute favorite! I couldn't put the second or third down, seriously reading until 5 in the morning! Wonderfully written and a beautiful story!
May 28, 2021
Pleasantly please with this trilogy, staying at hotel and bored decided id give book one a try and ended up binging all three books in one weekend. Endearing characters and a couple characters you kinda love to hate.
May 26, 2022
Me gusto el viaje de Liza, su final no fue sorprendente pero fue bastante congruente con la historia. En general una historia, un viaje personal, muy bien elaborado en el que los personajes y la magia se combinan para narrar una verdad entre mundos, reales o no.
February 15, 2025
I really enjoyed this series. I just randomly found it in a little free library and got hooked. I love the whimsical fae world and the dark things leave just enough to keep you going in suspense. I enjoyed the shorter books too.
October 9, 2017
I liked this book, but there were a few issues I had with it... And for some reason it took me forever to read...
July 25, 2020
What a fun read!
I really enjoyed this trilogy, so much so that I’m sad to have finished the last book. Would definitely recommend.
I really enjoyed this trilogy, so much so that I’m sad to have finished the last book. Would definitely recommend.
January 4, 2021
Similar in darkness level to book #2, & some stuff I didn't quite get. But overall a satisfying conclusion to an enjoyable trilogy.
January 8, 2021
i really enjoyed the worldbuilding but i found the ending somewhat unsatisfying
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