18 to life

I was a bit disappointed in this book. I think after being disappointed in the first book in this series that I was hoping it would get better. Having expectations was not a good idea when starting this book. Valiant by Holly Black is the second book in the Modern Tale of Faerie trilogy. To me it was just a book about a bunch of homeless drug addict teens. The fantasy aspects of the book were lost. I also felt as though it wasn't a continuation of the first book... besides mentioning a couple of the faeries from the first book and then a quick glimpse of them in the end, it seemed like it could be a novel separate from the trilogy. From reading the back of the third book, it looks as though it is about the characters from the first book... which is just too silly if you ask me.
This was the last book I needed for my 2nd in a series challenge.