Welcome to Litsy!

I bought this book because the main fairy shares my name! I actually love children‘s books, but this one was a little much, even for me. I feel like a young girl would love this, but too much telling instead of discovering for me. It may have also been because this is book 50 in the series! 🤣🤣

Inside and out, fae are made of dead things.

Great idea (for which the tone is too light), then enjoyable execution (with some characterization inconsistencies) until ¾ of the book. The finale is a tad underwhelming, for a reason I can‘t put my finger on (maybe it‘s the aftermath of the tone issue, too). A quick read, typical for the YA genre, with some of its trappings. More original than the usual, tho.

Flawed, but I enjoyed it.

3.5/5

This cozy fantasy about the magic of cooperation and the joy of growing together is perfect for fans of K O‘Neill and the Tea Dragon Society, but is more of a mix between picture book and middle grades graphic novel, yet still enjoyable by readers of all ages (including 31 year old booksellers like me 😉).

Totally blown away. I liked this a lot more than I expected. Super fast-paced & intriguing with great characters & a fun storyline. Hilarious banter. Highly entertaining. A perfect middle grade read for adventure seekers who love whimsical fantasy. A well-crafted story that is fun from start to finish. Super excited to see where the series goes. This was one of those books that I wish was about twice as long because I couldn't get enough.

I absolutely loved this beautifully illustrated exploration of self-expression, growing up, imagination, death, grief, and moving forward. Every page has something fun or imaginative to discover, and the characters are a lot of fun. I didn't anticipate this exploring loss and grief, and it was handled really well. I didn't pick this as a Halloween read, but it was fun to read now since it includes Halloween. #Comics #Ghost #Halloween

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This middle grade book reminded me of one I read growing up. I liked the idea of it, but ultimately it just wasn‘t that great with uneven story telling, fairly wooden dialogue & some bad editing with random words just seemingly thrown into sentences 🤷🏻‍♀️however, it was a quick read & netted me 397 #ScarathlonWordSearch words for 3970 points for #TeamMonsterMash

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Another nifty coffee table book, flip it over and you go from good fairies to bad. I love the creepy artwork of Brian Froud.

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Snagged my #bookspinbingo with the tagged. The story is delightful, featuring a Seelie vs. Unseelie war between fantastical creatures that can only be resolved by a couple of doughty human kids. The art is delightful. No surprises but it‘s a good time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kids have picked my next read and using the bookmark my daughter made me 🥰 happy reading and weekend everyone #peterpan #captainhook #neverland #retelling #pirate #fairies #magic #pixiedust #secondstar #jollyroger

Time to play catch up!

I enjoyed this book when I read it, I do like a fae story. But for some reason I didn‘t continue with the series. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Maybe I will revisit it one day as some of my favourite series began with a similar story 😂

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