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seeinghowitgoes's review
3.0
Book 3 in the fairytale series feels rather like a coming of age. Desperately afraid she's becoming too old for her adventures in fairyland September is swept back up into the action once again reunited with her beloved A-Through-L and September the boy/man she desperately misses.
There's a somewhat series undertone through the whole book and an ending that screams out for a sequel.
There's a somewhat series undertone through the whole book and an ending that screams out for a sequel.
zimnotutaj's review against another edition
2.0
I'm quietly putting this aside, unfinished... I may or may not come back to it one day.
I don't really know what happened, it's just that something felt off.
I don't really know what happened, it's just that something felt off.
molliewallace337's review
4.0
Rounding up to 4. Still as beautifully written as always, but I didn’t connect with this one as much as the previous two. I love detailed descriptions but felt like this one got a little bogged down. Overall still a beautiful book!
calliopemusesbooks03's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
badmc's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
In my third venture into Fairyland, I found that "third time's the charm" doesn't quite hold true. The experience felt more like a series of whimsical short stories rather than a cohesive narrative, and I've already forgotten half of it. Surprisingly, September, our protagonist, seemed rather passive this time around for most of the book.
Despite these shortcomings, the book maintained a lyrical quality, making it a fast and engaging read. Furthermore, it skillfully laid the groundwork for future plotlines, leaving me intrigued about what lies ahead in Fairyland.
Despite these shortcomings, the book maintained a lyrical quality, making it a fast and engaging read. Furthermore, it skillfully laid the groundwork for future plotlines, leaving me intrigued about what lies ahead in Fairyland.
ymberlenis's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
booksnorkel's review
4.0
When you grow up you learn there are wonderful people in the world. They add to the magic, they add to the smiles, and their presence makes the mundane extraordinary. You also learn that there are people in this world that want you to conform to how they want you to act. Typically these people are fellow middle school/ high schoolers who are still learning about themselves, and in this awkward and embarrassing stage in everyone’s life, they don’t want you to stand out because they don’t want to. They are the ones who put others down for having interests, and passion. They are the ones who laugh she someone if truly excited about something ‘other’. Everyone meets these people, and everyone lets them change them in some way. September is learning this life lesson, she has to deal with mean girls at school, and that fear of being passionate about learning. September can’t wait to escape these people and the mundane, except fairyland is late. And when it shows up, the Blue Wind takes September to a very different side of fairyland.
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Poor September, it's been over a year. She's been working and saving her money so that when she doesn't get to fairyland she won't have to be hungry or poor. She wants to have an adventure, she wants to explore, and she wants to enjoy it. So much is left out of the books that she has read, no one mentions being hungry and cold and having to kill to eat.
This time she is ready, until the Blue Wind comes for her. The Blue wind is nothing like her beloved Green, nor as wonderful as the Red.
September goes to the moon this time, and gets to finally be with Ell and Saturday, and not just their shadows. One of my favorite parts is when Ell tells her what it feels like when she leaves, oh my heart broke.
And the circus, made me want to read the Night Circus again, I really do love that about these books. They are able to rekindle my love of reading. Sometimes I'll be in a rut, or read one dud after another. Sometimes I find myself dreading to read, and when I am able to realize that, I know that if I were to read any of these books I'll have in my heart six or seven books that I want to go back inside of.
September, you should have known to be careful what you wish for.
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Poor September, it's been over a year. She's been working and saving her money so that when she doesn't get to fairyland she won't have to be hungry or poor. She wants to have an adventure, she wants to explore, and she wants to enjoy it. So much is left out of the books that she has read, no one mentions being hungry and cold and having to kill to eat.
This time she is ready, until the Blue Wind comes for her. The Blue wind is nothing like her beloved Green, nor as wonderful as the Red.
September goes to the moon this time, and gets to finally be with Ell and Saturday, and not just their shadows. One of my favorite parts is when Ell tells her what it feels like when she leaves, oh my heart broke.
And the circus, made me want to read the Night Circus again, I really do love that about these books. They are able to rekindle my love of reading. Sometimes I'll be in a rut, or read one dud after another. Sometimes I find myself dreading to read, and when I am able to realize that, I know that if I were to read any of these books I'll have in my heart six or seven books that I want to go back inside of.
September, you should have known to be careful what you wish for.
fictionalkate's review against another edition
4.0
Never before have I read a book which combined the utterly absurd with such playful prose. Catherynne M Valente has created a delightful novel with bizarre characters, intriguing lands and a heroine you can't help but like.
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two is the third book in the Fairyland series however it is possible to love this book without having prior knowledge of the setting or the characters.
Each chapter begins with an illustration and brief description of what to expect. Just a few lines, rather succinct, but written in such a way that left me wanting to see just how the chapter plays out.
September is growing up. Now fourteen, she is worried that she might be too old to get to Fairyland any more. Desperate to be taken away, September tries all she can to be responsible and ready for her Fairyland adventures. She works hard, picking up odd jobs, learns to drive, all in the hope that when Fairyland beckons - September will be ready!
But life rarely happens how we want it too. September is carried adrift by a rather mischievous Blue Wind and September's third Fairyland adventure is not quite as she expected.
September is a fun character to read about. She's fourteen but seems to have left her childhood behind in an attempt to be adult about her desire to go back to Fairyland. Working to support her adventures has left September friendless in her real life and she spends her days wishing away the present hoping that her time in Fairyland is near.
"No one ever told her that exulting and dancing and singing nonsense were childish things, but she felt sure that they were, somehow."
Fairyland isn't how she remembered it but along the way September meets some old friends, is reunited with those of old and has an adventure like no other in the process.
I enjoyed the plot but for me the highlight of this story is the characters. Winds with personality, a crocodile who is "generous by nature and miserly by nurture", as well as a whole host of other quirky and insane people September meets on her adventure make this book a delight to read.
Beautifully written and containing a lot of charm and whimsy, this book was a pleasure to read. I've not read the previous two Fairyland novels but after reading this one, I can't wait to go back to the start of the series and see how September's adventures in Fairyland began.
Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a copy to review.
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two is the third book in the Fairyland series however it is possible to love this book without having prior knowledge of the setting or the characters.
Each chapter begins with an illustration and brief description of what to expect. Just a few lines, rather succinct, but written in such a way that left me wanting to see just how the chapter plays out.
September is growing up. Now fourteen, she is worried that she might be too old to get to Fairyland any more. Desperate to be taken away, September tries all she can to be responsible and ready for her Fairyland adventures. She works hard, picking up odd jobs, learns to drive, all in the hope that when Fairyland beckons - September will be ready!
But life rarely happens how we want it too. September is carried adrift by a rather mischievous Blue Wind and September's third Fairyland adventure is not quite as she expected.
September is a fun character to read about. She's fourteen but seems to have left her childhood behind in an attempt to be adult about her desire to go back to Fairyland. Working to support her adventures has left September friendless in her real life and she spends her days wishing away the present hoping that her time in Fairyland is near.
"No one ever told her that exulting and dancing and singing nonsense were childish things, but she felt sure that they were, somehow."
Fairyland isn't how she remembered it but along the way September meets some old friends, is reunited with those of old and has an adventure like no other in the process.
I enjoyed the plot but for me the highlight of this story is the characters. Winds with personality, a crocodile who is "generous by nature and miserly by nurture", as well as a whole host of other quirky and insane people September meets on her adventure make this book a delight to read.
Beautifully written and containing a lot of charm and whimsy, this book was a pleasure to read. I've not read the previous two Fairyland novels but after reading this one, I can't wait to go back to the start of the series and see how September's adventures in Fairyland began.
Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a copy to review.