to her being chosen, there is no way back to her life as before, and she must make the choice that decides not just her own future, but that of faery-kind. Themes There are two major recurrent themes within the book; rules and choices. The tagline for the book are the three rules Grams tells Aislinn to follow in order to stay anonymous to faery-kind: 'Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries. Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention.' The novel begins with these rules being tested almost immediately, as Aislinn already has their attention, for reasons yet unknown to her. As the story goes on, Aislinn has to battle against these ingrained rules set for her safety and challenge, even disregard, what she thinks she knows. Another significant aspect of the story regarding rules is that of those set by the Winter Queen. In order to restore Keenan's full power, both he and Donia are tasked with finding and persuading his suitors for whichever end; take the staff and become either the new Winter Girl or the Summer Queen, or avoid the risk and become a Summer Girl. However, Donia begins to suspect foul-play as Beira changes the rules by which they have played for centuries, and threatens Donia's existence if she does not comply. The importance of this theme revolves around the characters challenging these rules, and that they should not be accepted and followed purely at face value. This leads onto the other main theme of the book which is choices. In a version of Wicked Lovely containing an extra 'Chatting with Melissa Marr', the author details how she wishes to impart a message of the importance of making one's own choices, and is also referenced in an interview with book bloggers 'The Book Smugglers'. Marr comments how not making choices results in accepting limitations. This is significant, for within the book, when characters challenge the rules and make their own choices, they find new options and solutions. Marr also comments in interviews and author bios how, due to growing up believing in magical and mythical creatures and ideas, her books are strongly influenced by folklore and fairytales. In the book each new chapter begins with a quote and reference to a book on folklore, magic, myths or legends. Characters Aislinn Foy: (Ash-ling or As-linge) The main protagonist and one