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A review by bickleyhouse
Fairy Blues by J.L. Bryan
4.0
This was a continuation of the story that was begun in Fairy Metal Thunder. J.L. Bryan has a fun imagination and a nice sense of humor.
In Fairy Blues, the story picks up right where it left off at the end of Thunder. The kids in the band suddenly start getting contract offers, first from a small-time label, then, suddenly, they get an offer from one of the biggest labels in the world, Malarkay Records.
In the meantime, Queen Mab and her flunkies continue to search for the missing instruments, even going so far as to begin to employ dark fae in the hunt. Aoide (the fairy lute player) and her other bandmates begin to take matters into their own hands, as they are rapidly going broke.
The kids get whisked off to Dublin, Ireland, for a recording session at Marlakay's studios, and begin to realize that they may have made a mistake.
At some point, though, I begin to be pulling for the fairies. I mean, Jason stole their instruments, and now they are being threatened with loss of property, they can't buy new instruments because they can't earn any money, and they are having to stoop to more menial jobs. The human keyboard player, Mitch, is quite annoying.
One example of Bryan's humor is the movies that Marlarkay Pictures has made. "Some of the best loved films of the 1980s . . ." The Cute Little Alien, Back to the Time Machine, and No Dancing Allowed. Of course, these are references to E.T., Back To the Future, and Footloose. He also takes a dig at pop music culture with some of the song titles that Malarkay's producer forces the kids to play. "I Want A Boyfriend," "I've Got A Boyfriend," and "Saturday Night's Are Fun," to name a few.
Just like the first book in the series, Fairy Blues was a lot of good, clean fun. I guess I'll have to break down and purchase the next one, which, I believe, is called Fairy Struck.
In Fairy Blues, the story picks up right where it left off at the end of Thunder. The kids in the band suddenly start getting contract offers, first from a small-time label, then, suddenly, they get an offer from one of the biggest labels in the world, Malarkay Records.
In the meantime, Queen Mab and her flunkies continue to search for the missing instruments, even going so far as to begin to employ dark fae in the hunt. Aoide (the fairy lute player) and her other bandmates begin to take matters into their own hands, as they are rapidly going broke.
The kids get whisked off to Dublin, Ireland, for a recording session at Marlakay's studios, and begin to realize that they may have made a mistake.
At some point, though, I begin to be pulling for the fairies. I mean, Jason stole their instruments, and now they are being threatened with loss of property, they can't buy new instruments because they can't earn any money, and they are having to stoop to more menial jobs. The human keyboard player, Mitch, is quite annoying.
One example of Bryan's humor is the movies that Marlarkay Pictures has made. "Some of the best loved films of the 1980s . . ." The Cute Little Alien, Back to the Time Machine, and No Dancing Allowed. Of course, these are references to E.T., Back To the Future, and Footloose. He also takes a dig at pop music culture with some of the song titles that Malarkay's producer forces the kids to play. "I Want A Boyfriend," "I've Got A Boyfriend," and "Saturday Night's Are Fun," to name a few.
Just like the first book in the series, Fairy Blues was a lot of good, clean fun. I guess I'll have to break down and purchase the next one, which, I believe, is called Fairy Struck.