The Faerie Path #4: The Immortal Realm

• Publisher:   HarperTeen
• Number Of Pages:   352
• Publication Date:   2009-05-01
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0060871555
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780060871550

In an instant, a time of joy and celebration turns to one of heartbreak and fear.

Tania has finally found a way to bring her two worlds together, and while enjoying a long-awaited meeting of her Mortal and Faerie families, with her beloved Edric by her side, all seems right for the princess.

But when a Faerie baby suddenly falls ill, followed by more and more Faeries—including her own sister Cordelia—Tania knows that something is terribly wrong.

With no time to lose, Tania joins forces with her sisters to find a cure before this dark plague kills everyone she loves. Yet as the illness spirals out of control, Tania realizes that what they really need is help from the Mortal World. But will bringing another stranger to Faerie only make things worse? With countless lives hanging in the balance and a fast-growing Faerie suspicion of all things Mortal—including Tania herself—Tania makes a desperate move that will either save the land and people she has come to hold dear . . . or destroy their only chance for survival.

One word "WOW!" As proclaimed by Connor through out the story. As many of you know who have read the "The Faerie Path" Series, Tania is continually trying to save the land of Faerie from danger after danger. In this last installment, she does nothing less. When an infant child of Faerie falls sick everyone goes searching for answers. Tania is in search of the truth that is beneath the child's sickness.

I was disappointed with Immortal Realm for several reasons. First, I haven't found any of the books in this series really intriguing. However, it seemed that throughout books 1,2, and 3 the story was getting progressively better, but then I read this 4th book and all of that build-up just fizzled. Which brings me to my second reason for disappointment. This book did not have an ending as pointed out by the previous reviewer. I kept reading the book (though I was honestly a bit bored with it) thinking that the story would eventually lead to an interesting (perhaps climactic) ending only to be left frustrated that there was no attempt at some sort of closure. I'm okay with leaving it open for the next book. A lot of stories end that way, but it like this book is simply the first-half (or third, fourth, who knows. . .) of a complete book. Another thing that bothered me about this particular book in the series is that the action is actually a little silly. It was more comical than serious. In the 3rd book, the main character grows into a sort of brave semi-warrior faerie princess with some legitimate action/battles that elevated her (at least in my mind) from a 16 year old girl to a more mature adult who had faced some really huge challenges. I truly thought the series was picking up momentum and getting a little interesting. Then in this book, the main character's action scenes were so difficult to take seriously. Now, remember this is a three star review, so I certainly did not think it was all bad. I definitely believe that the author has a creative imagination and lots writing talent. It was just a little boring for me. I believe that generally authors and books should be given their fair chance, so if you are even in the slightest interested in this series then at the very least go check it out from the library and see if you like it. You might love it. As far as buying it goes, I would say that if you are the type of person that loves buying and reading books, and are okay if the book turns out to be a little less than you were hoping, then buy it. I personally love purchasing and reading books, even if I do not plan on reading them again (but I know not everyone is like that). If you do not like buying books unless you are sure it will absolutely captivate you, then you should probably just check this one out from the library. It was an okay read, but a little boring and certainly not as good as its predecessor. Will I go on to read book 5? I have never stopped reading any series until the author has stopped writing them, and I'm honestly not sure about reading book 5.

This book didnt have as much action as the others before it. I really didnt like the ending because there was no resolution. It ended in the middle of the quest.

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