The Golden Book of Faerie

There was next to nothing for back story and the writing style was too immature for me. It didn't help that the characters were so shallow and the plot made no sense to me. People Gwen barely knew suddenly became instant friends and the whole bit about being caught in time? Where the did that even come from? How is that part of faerie and why is it suddenly a power that for some reason monks know about? Oy vey this book was a mess to read.