Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie

Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie by Maggie Stiefvater, 353 pages

This is the sequel to Lament and is better read after the first book. James and Deirdre have been accepted into a prestigious music school. Unfortunately, they can both still see fairies. One in particular, Nuala, has been drawn to James because of his immense talent. Meanwhile James and Deirdre seem to be growing apart, which is unfortunate because Deirdre has been marked for death by the fairies and James may be the only one who can help her.