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Fairydale
by Veronica Lancet
3/5 Stars
I truly wish I could give this more than 3 stars, especially considering the sheer length.
The beginning had me hooked! I was intrigued and wanted more. And boy, did I get more—way too much more. Three different lifetimes of reincarnation? That wouldn’t have been a problem if it hadn’t been so long-winded and dragged out. There’s a difference between a slow burn and just being excessive, like Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, but without the payoff. Each main female character lived a very isolated and boring life, and I wish that at least in the present timeline, she had gone outside more, mingled, and talked to the townies. I feel like the Peirce family had potential, and their plotline was just pushed aside.
Some scenes didn’t quite land for me. A few moments felt cringy, and I struggled with the dialogue, which didn’t always feel authentic to the time periods being portrayed. There were stretches where the characters seemed to be stalling, just sitting around instead of moving the plot forward or answering the big, intriguing questions. I wanted to know more about the world: Is it another dimension? Another planet? Are they fae, aliens, or something else entirely? Are there others like them, or are they truly unique? I feel like there was a lot of telling us what happened rather than actually showing it and weaving it into the story.
If this book were 200 pages shorter, I’d probably bump my rating up to 4 stars. I saw most of the twists coming from a mile away. I really wish it had stuck with the spooky, fall vibes from the beginning and leaned more into the paranormal. Also, why did her dad leave her an inheritance and fake his death? That plotline felt unresolved. The ending felt a little anticlimactic. And the tail? Maybe I’m just not that into smut...
Personally, I would’ve preferred the story to stay grounded in the present, with maybe a few flashbacks or journal entries to hint at past lives and incorporate more of the town. The town being named Fairydale alone feels like it should have played a bigger role in the story. I liked the reincarnation concept—it just became tedious. This wasn’t a slow burn; it was long-winded and exhausting.
I truly wish I could give this more than 3 stars, especially considering the sheer length.
The beginning had me hooked! I was intrigued and wanted more. And boy, did I get more—way too much more. Three different lifetimes of reincarnation? That wouldn’t have been a problem if it hadn’t been so long-winded and dragged out. There’s a difference between a slow burn and just being excessive, like Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, but without the payoff. Each main female character lived a very isolated and boring life, and I wish that at least in the present timeline, she had gone outside more, mingled, and talked to the townies. I feel like the Peirce family had potential, and their plotline was just pushed aside.
Some scenes didn’t quite land for me. A few moments felt cringy, and I struggled with the dialogue, which didn’t always feel authentic to the time periods being portrayed. There were stretches where the characters seemed to be stalling, just sitting around instead of moving the plot forward or answering the big, intriguing questions. I wanted to know more about the world: Is it another dimension? Another planet? Are they fae, aliens, or something else entirely? Are there others like them, or are they truly unique? I feel like there was a lot of telling us what happened rather than actually showing it and weaving it into the story.
If this book were 200 pages shorter, I’d probably bump my rating up to 4 stars. I saw most of the twists coming from a mile away. I really wish it had stuck with the spooky, fall vibes from the beginning and leaned more into the paranormal. Also, why did her dad leave her an inheritance and fake his death? That plotline felt unresolved. The ending felt a little anticlimactic. And the tail? Maybe I’m just not that into smut...
Personally, I would’ve preferred the story to stay grounded in the present, with maybe a few flashbacks or journal entries to hint at past lives and incorporate more of the town. The town being named Fairydale alone feels like it should have played a bigger role in the story. I liked the reincarnation concept—it just became tedious. This wasn’t a slow burn; it was long-winded and exhausting.