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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
I don't really know what to think about this story, because I honestly couldn't tell you what it's about. There's layers behind just the plain written down story, and I have to this odd, almost apprehensive feeling that I'm missing something. I do know it's not like [b:Don't Breathe a Word|9581507|Don't Breathe a Word|Jennifer McMahon|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349011678s/9581507.jpg|14468425], which pretended to be about fairies until the very end when it turned out it wasn't at all. That bad experience made me a little reluctant to read this one, but luckily this book at the very least leaves the question of whether or not there was actual supernatural involvement open-ended.
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i really liked this book, but i spent most of it waiting for a juicy reveal. (maybe that's a good thing?) also, there were some annoying prejudices aired out in this book that were never critiqued or undermined in any way. ug. but, still, intriguing enough that i read it in one week in midsummer !
This book wasn't entirely bad it's just that I felt I wanted more of Tara's point of view! Plus I think it just wasn't for me, I started reading it expecting a fantasy book with fairies and other universes but I only ended up reading a few chapters about it!
I really struggled with this book. something about it made me melancholy every time I picked it up. idk if it was the subject matter focusing on the passage of time,or something in the writing style, or if it was bc I had listened to the audiobook for some of it and I despised the guys voice.
I don't think it was the books fault, though. I think it had more to do with me.
I don't think it was the books fault, though. I think it had more to do with me.
A somewhat dissatisfying book...didn't love any of the characters, and the ending was disappointing.
The premise of Some Kind of Fairy Tale had me deeply intrigued. It had seemed as if it was a book that sort of skewed perceptions of what people believe fairies are truly like (which was I'm sure slightly more magnified due to Disney). I assumed that Some Kind of Fairy Tale would go one of two ways: either it would heavily emphasize the magical (i.e. the fairy realm) or it would be slightly more understated when it came to the fairy magic like [b:Don't Breathe a Word|9581507|Don't Breathe a Word|Jennifer McMahon|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327936396s/9581507.jpg|14468425], yet still deliciously creepy and psychological. Well, I was wrong on both counts.
Some Kind of Fairy Tale isn't really a magical tale or at least magical in the way I feel a magical tale should be. For me, just because a story has magic in it, it doesn't automatically make it magical. For that to happen a few elements have to be in place: the story has to be captivating, alluring, and yes, it sometimes has to have actual magic in it. Yet, in Some Kind of Fairy Tale, while it did include some magic, it wasn't really captivating or alluring. For it to be so, I think it would've had to include more information about the fairy realm. We basically just get a glimpse of it and I feel like most of the meat of the story was there.
Another thing that made me sort of ambivalent on Some Kind of Fairy Tale as a whole sort of ties in with my previous semi-complaint of lack of magic: we don't know anything about the actual fairy that Tara says she spent her time with or at least we don't know what makes him different from your everyday typical fairy. He just isn't cute (and I mean that in the Tinkerbell-like way) or alluring, but he also isn't that menacing that it makes him truly terrifying. Frankly, he was a bit of a bore. And if we as readers fail to see the draw (again I know I can't speak for every reader and I'm only speaking for me here) of something the main character finds alluring, yet we're supposed to, the story loses some of its enchantment.
So, why the 3 stars? Well, I still did want to see how Some Kind of Fairy Tale would end and whether or not Tara's fairy world was real or whether she had a break from reality and was therefore devolving. Either scenario would have satisfied me. Also, after the initial 70 pages, Some Kind of Fairy Tale became a real page turner. While I still have a bit of an issue with its pacing, not reading it never became an option. When you add in the beautiful writing, then you have a book in which other people may be able to overlook its flaws.
In the end, I found Some Kind of Fairy Tale to be okay. I didn't think it reached it's full potential, but it's certainly not a book that I regret reading or a book that is truly forgettable. I still somewhat recommend it.
Some Kind of Fairy Tale isn't really a magical tale or at least magical in the way I feel a magical tale should be. For me, just because a story has magic in it, it doesn't automatically make it magical. For that to happen a few elements have to be in place: the story has to be captivating, alluring, and yes, it sometimes has to have actual magic in it. Yet, in Some Kind of Fairy Tale, while it did include some magic, it wasn't really captivating or alluring. For it to be so, I think it would've had to include more information about the fairy realm. We basically just get a glimpse of it and I feel like most of the meat of the story was there.
Another thing that made me sort of ambivalent on Some Kind of Fairy Tale as a whole sort of ties in with my previous semi-complaint of lack of magic: we don't know anything about the actual fairy that Tara says she spent her time with or at least we don't know what makes him different from your everyday typical fairy. He just isn't cute (and I mean that in the Tinkerbell-like way) or alluring, but he also isn't that menacing that it makes him truly terrifying. Frankly, he was a bit of a bore. And if we as readers fail to see the draw (again I know I can't speak for every reader and I'm only speaking for me here) of something the main character finds alluring, yet we're supposed to, the story loses some of its enchantment.
So, why the 3 stars? Well, I still did want to see how Some Kind of Fairy Tale would end and whether or not Tara's fairy world was real or whether she had a break from reality and was therefore devolving. Either scenario would have satisfied me. Also, after the initial 70 pages, Some Kind of Fairy Tale became a real page turner. While I still have a bit of an issue with its pacing, not reading it never became an option. When you add in the beautiful writing, then you have a book in which other people may be able to overlook its flaws.
In the end, I found Some Kind of Fairy Tale to be okay. I didn't think it reached it's full potential, but it's certainly not a book that I regret reading or a book that is truly forgettable. I still somewhat recommend it.
2.5 stars. Sadly wasn't very fairy tale like at all but I suppose some parts were enjoyable