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brandijanee's review
3.0
Fairytale Christmas is the first book in what I believe is going to be a YA/Adult crossover novella series. This story follows Eire, Queen of the Faeries, as her homeland is invaded and the faeries are driven into exile. Honestly, that's an over simplification of the plot and I would suggest checking out the full description.
I really enjoyed the premise of the story. The plot was intriguing and the writing was really well done. All these things made the story easy to get into and was engaging to the point where I didn't want to stop reading. However, I felt like this was just the bones of a story. Since this novella was so short, there wasn't a lot of time to explore more than the plot. I didn't feel like I knew much about the different types of fat which made parts of this story a little confusing for me. Also, since the story was moving so fast I didn't feel like I got the time to connect with and really care about the characters.
I'm not sure if this story is based on any specific mythology. If it is, I've never read it (but I would be interested in reading it) and could explain why I didn't understand some of the things that were going on. I would love to see the author expand this into a full length novel so the characters and the world have room to grow. If you're looking for a quick, fun fantasy read give Fairytale Christmas a try!
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I really enjoyed the premise of the story. The plot was intriguing and the writing was really well done. All these things made the story easy to get into and was engaging to the point where I didn't want to stop reading. However, I felt like this was just the bones of a story. Since this novella was so short, there wasn't a lot of time to explore more than the plot. I didn't feel like I knew much about the different types of fat which made parts of this story a little confusing for me. Also, since the story was moving so fast I didn't feel like I got the time to connect with and really care about the characters.
I'm not sure if this story is based on any specific mythology. If it is, I've never read it (but I would be interested in reading it) and could explain why I didn't understand some of the things that were going on. I would love to see the author expand this into a full length novel so the characters and the world have room to grow. If you're looking for a quick, fun fantasy read give Fairytale Christmas a try!
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feliciareads11's review
4.0
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review.
When I started reading this book I instantly felt like I was sitting around a campfire listening to a folk tale. The cover of this book is absolutely gorgeous. If I was in stores and saw it, I would instantly buy it just because of the cover.
I don't know a lot about Celtic mythology, but I really enjoyed this story. It was a quick read (took me less than an hour) and held my interest the entire time. The pacing seemed great for it being such a short story and the characters were developed rather well.
When I started reading this book I instantly felt like I was sitting around a campfire listening to a folk tale. The cover of this book is absolutely gorgeous. If I was in stores and saw it, I would instantly buy it just because of the cover.
I don't know a lot about Celtic mythology, but I really enjoyed this story. It was a quick read (took me less than an hour) and held my interest the entire time. The pacing seemed great for it being such a short story and the characters were developed rather well.
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