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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
My daughter and I are reading this together. Well, sort of. She wanted me to read it first and tell her if she would like it or if it would be too scary for her and because she knows I love fairies. She's 10 and scared easily so I don't think she should read this yet.
This was a fun middle-grade fantasy, but it didn't blow my socks off.
Readers follow a young girl, Tanya, while she's visiting her cold and unwelcoming grandmother for the summer. Tanya's been able to see fairies and fantastical creatures for as long as she can remember and they torment her endlessly. She finds an article about a missing girl from 50 years before which leads her to discover a mystery that might be linked to her grandmother and her Sight.
I read this a few weeks ago and, honestly, I don't remember a ton about it, though it was a lot of fun despite being somewhat unmemorable. The mystery element was a little predictable (though it may be less so for younger readers, the intended audience of this series) but I nevertheless enjoyed it, and the fairies were pleasantly nefarious and dangerous. The pacing of the story was a bit slow in the middle, but really picked up at the end and ended on a high note. Enjoyable overall, just not one that will stick with me.
I own the rest of the series and I'm intrigued enough by the 2nd installment (which I believe follows a different character) that I will continue. Not my favourite read, but it was a matter of "like" instead of "love". :)
Readers follow a young girl, Tanya, while she's visiting her cold and unwelcoming grandmother for the summer. Tanya's been able to see fairies and fantastical creatures for as long as she can remember and they torment her endlessly. She finds an article about a missing girl from 50 years before which leads her to discover a mystery that might be linked to her grandmother and her Sight.
I read this a few weeks ago and, honestly, I don't remember a ton about it, though it was a lot of fun despite being somewhat unmemorable. The mystery element was a little predictable (though it may be less so for younger readers, the intended audience of this series) but I nevertheless enjoyed it, and the fairies were pleasantly nefarious and dangerous. The pacing of the story was a bit slow in the middle, but really picked up at the end and ended on a high note. Enjoyable overall, just not one that will stick with me.
I own the rest of the series and I'm intrigued enough by the 2nd installment (which I believe follows a different character) that I will continue. Not my favourite read, but it was a matter of "like" instead of "love". :)
This was the best book!! It drags on for a bit then gets VERY interesting and I can't wait to read 13 curses the next book in the series
A brilliant take on traditional fairy folklore with relatable characters and huge discoveries. This book creates a great foundation for the next books in the trilogy.
The US audiobooks for the second and third books in the series don't exist yet, so I have a feeling I'm going to be neglecting some duties to make time to read them on Kindle.
A really awesome book. In the end, it did not go the direction I was expecting. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
took a while to finish because i just wasn’t that interested as the first part was entirely set up. here’s some things i noticed while reading:
the plot line was a tad confusing- was she going to save red? was she going to help steal babies with her? or maybe kill fairies? or even help fabian with his research?
in part one tasha was very over the top with her attitude, being bratty to everyone but i mainly noticed it with her mother on the way to florence’s house. it was fine after that though.
i also don’t see how the title was fitting. yeah, The Thirteen Treasures was brought up once or twice but entirely not enough to be relevant enough to be the title.
besides all that, when i forced myself to read it i found myself enjoying most chapters and curious to see where it would go. i loved the forest setting as well. overall a two out of five.
the plot line was a tad confusing- was she going to save red? was she going to help steal babies with her? or maybe kill fairies? or even help fabian with his research?
in part one tasha was very over the top with her attitude, being bratty to everyone but i mainly noticed it with her mother on the way to florence’s house. it was fine after that though.
i also don’t see how the title was fitting. yeah, The Thirteen Treasures was brought up once or twice but entirely not enough to be relevant enough to be the title.
besides all that, when i forced myself to read it i found myself enjoying most chapters and curious to see where it would go. i loved the forest setting as well. overall a two out of five.