Bad Boy Bard (Fae out of Water 3) by E.J. Russell

As far as rock star Gareth Kendrick, the last true bard in Faerie, is concerned, the only good Unseelie is . . . well . . . there’s no such thing. Two centuries ago, an Unseelie lord abducted Gareth’s human lover, Niall, and Gareth has neither forgotten nor forgiven.

Niall O’Tierney, half-human son of the Unseelie King, had never lost a wager until the day he swore to rid the Seelie court of its bard. That bet cost him everything: his freedom, his family—and his heart. When he’s suddenly face-to-face with Gareth at the ceremony to join the Seelie and Unseelie realms, Niall does the only thing inhumanly possible: he fakes amnesia. Not his finest hour, perhaps, but he never revealed his Unseelie heritage, and to tell the truth now would be to risk Gareth’s revulsion—far harder to bear than two hundred years of imprisonment.

Then a new threat to Gareth’s life arises, and he and Niall stage a mad escape into the Outer World, only to discover the fate of all fae resting on their shoulders. But before they can save the realm, they have to tackle something really tough: mending their own broken relationship.

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My Review:     (Thanks to NetGalley) 

I felt like this was better than book 2 but nowhere near as good as book 1. 

The main plot was supported by my main pet peeve, miscommunication, which I think is a cheap and lazy tactic to rely on for a long term plot.

The bad guy for me seemed to come out of nowhere and I can't remember fae mages being mentioned before? I don't know if I missed previous mentions, but if not, it seems a bit strange/silly to add them in book three out of nowhere. 

Finally, what's with giving us all the different names for the different fae and not a damn glossary?! I don't speak Irish/Welsh/whatever, so I have no hope in keeping them or their meanings straight, the two names per character are hard enough. Also mentioning previous non-book-featured-events without background or explanation is annoying, i.e. Govannon and his brother, his nephew who he killed(???!) and the 'Disappeared'. If they are part of the story, make them part of the story, not a please-google-for-explanation tibit.