The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air #1 ), by Holly Black

  The book starts with a pretty cruel scene: some magical dude comes and kills the mother and father of a family of five and kidnaps the three female children to the land of the Fae. And then switches years later when the girls are in school, being tormented by bullies and being raised by the killer of their parents. Then stuff happens, where one of the girls takes initiative and changes the very workings of the realm after being trained for a few days and falling in love.

  Yes, The Cruel Prince is a silly YA novel and it should mostly appeal to girls. There are no logical reasons why people or fae would act the way they do once our heroine decides to take action other than to make the story go forward. But Holly Black's writing style is solid and it carries the story until the book ends. I've listened to the whole thing on an international flight and I have to say that, for that context, it was a perfect book.

  Bottom line: I won't continue to read the series or recommend the book, but I don't regret having read it.