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fyrekatz's review
5.0
I loved this story, I'll even ignore how short it was but she
needs to write more in this world! Great!
reread it for grinchathon!
needs to write more in this world! Great!
reread it for grinchathon!
toriedawn1's review
4.0
A very quick fun story, it leaves you with good feelings, what more can you ask from a short story really.
kaffebeanz's review
4.0
A very fun and funny quick read that immediately brightened up my day. Classic Carriger wit!
thechristined's review
4.0
A young fairy must fulfill her mother's debt to a king for saving her life once. She works at the castle as the Least Jester to fulfill the debt and befriends the princess, who gives her the nickname Cups based on her made up name, Bella Fugglecups. She never expects her Child Wishes, the ability to improve baked goods, to come in handy.
Fairy Debt is a short story written by Gail Carriger, author of the steampunk Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. This story features no steampunk at all, but is pure fantasy. It features fairies, nymphs, tea daemons, and Earth dragons, as well as some backstory on different fantasy tropes - such as why dragons kidnap princesses.
As it's so short (around 5,000 words according to Goodreads), I won't go into much detail other than to say that it's a quick and enjoyable read! If you are a fan of Carriger's writing from her other work, you can expect some of the same in this story - talk of tea, bad hats, and the proper way to behave.
You can read the rest of my review at my blog: http://readerlymusings.com/2013/10/13/book-review-fairy-debt-by-gail-carriger/
Fairy Debt is a short story written by Gail Carriger, author of the steampunk Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. This story features no steampunk at all, but is pure fantasy. It features fairies, nymphs, tea daemons, and Earth dragons, as well as some backstory on different fantasy tropes - such as why dragons kidnap princesses.
As it's so short (around 5,000 words according to Goodreads), I won't go into much detail other than to say that it's a quick and enjoyable read! If you are a fan of Carriger's writing from her other work, you can expect some of the same in this story - talk of tea, bad hats, and the proper way to behave.
You can read the rest of my review at my blog: http://readerlymusings.com/2013/10/13/book-review-fairy-debt-by-gail-carriger/
mantissabolt's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kleo11's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
mjfmjfmjf's review
4.0
Simple short story. There's not much here. The characters are a bit obvious. But it's cute. I'm not sure the debt being paid in the way that it was, was entirely fair. But the friendship was nice. We could have had a bit more developed characters - clearly there was some mild awfulness nearby. 3.5 of 5.
green_amaryllis's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent and Body shaming