Author: Catherynne M. Valenta
Published by: Feiwel and Friends
Publication date: March 1st 2016
Format: Hardback
Source: Own copy (Amazon)
Oh Fairyland...
I shall be so sad to see you go!
I know you must, but it doesn't make saying goodbye any easier *sobs*
This whole series of books was so magical, whimsical, cosy and delightful!
"Let us take a great swaggering knife between us - it will take both our hands - and slice it open to see what we can see inside. For that is all a story is, my dears: a knife that cuts the world into pieces small enough to eat."I'm so glad that this installment goes back to having September, Saturday, and Ell as the main characters.
While I enjoyed the previous book (The Boy Who Lost Fairyland), it just didn't thrill me as much as the other books have. I much prefer to have September as my adventuring partner while I run and skip through Fairyland, thank you very much.
Hawthorn and Tamburlaine do make great side-characters in this one though, if you loved them very much and are worried about missing them! So fear not!
This was probably my second favouite of the Fairyland series (with the first book coming in a solid first place long before the others have even started the race or even tied their shoes)
The plot was interesting and kept me glued to the page throughout.
I loved the idea of a race through Fairyland! It meant that we got to visit so many new places, meet wonderful new friends, and even meet up with old ones again for a spot of tea!
It was wonderful :)
I won't spoil the ending for you, but I thought it was quite delightful.
I don't think I could have asked for the series to have been ended in a better way!
I makes saying goodbye to all these lovely friends, who I've spent so much time with, that little bit easier.
"A thing is hardly real if no one's written about it. It's the writing that makes a thing proper and solid and true in the first place."And who knows, maybe one day we'll find our way back to Fairyland once more?
I remember seeing the first book in this series a few years ago and thinking that it looked good. But then I never got around to reading it. So I'm glad you reminded me about this author and these books. Summer's coming...might just have time to give them all a read then. :)
ReplyDeleteThey really are lovely, lovely books! So whimsical and magical.
DeleteDefinitely worth a read!