The Fiction Fairy is Dying...

Since apparently nobody really reads this blog, I'm thinking about retiring it. :(

Call to Fellow Readers!

We need some new book reviews up here, readers! What have you read lately and liked or not liked? With kids back in school for fall, it is a good time to pick up a book and read when you have the time. Let's hear from some of you out there!

The Last Prophesy

EJ Morgan says:


This book was pretty intense. I had never read any Jon Land books before, but this caught my eye. It is about two Middle-eastern detectives who work for the UN, and they learn of a possible terrorist attack on the USA. While trying to solve this case, they are also working on finding the meaning behind some prophecies made by Nostradamus which actually could help them prevent the attack. It is a good mix of action twists, and mystery. The only downside is one of the minor characters in the book has a language problem. His language is pretty rough, so I would rate it at least PG-13. It keeps you interested until the very end!


Thank you, EJ! --The Fiction Fairy

The Help

Rachel Durazzani says:




The Help is a historical fiction about black women and their white employers in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s. It is told from the perspective of three women - two servants and one white woman - who each take turns telling their stories. It is such a fascinating look into the south and what it was like to live in pre-segregation America. I found myself completely invested in each of the characters, and at times I felt like I was transplanted to the deep south. I was so sad when the book came to an end and have thought about it so many times since I finished. Definitely my best read of the summer and one that I will read again.

I would give it a PG-13 rating for some strong language and disturbing descriptions. 

Thank you, Rachel! --The Fiction Fairy

Austenland

This book was one I just came across while wandering the rows of the library, and it ended up being a pretty fun one. It is about a woman who signs up for a "Jane Austen Retreat," in which women who are obsessed with Mr. Darcy and the other Austen heroes spend a week in a sort of role-playing world, and get to live out their fantasies with actors who work at the retreat. It's interesting, because the heroine discovers a lot about herself, and about what she really wants in life. Mr. Darcy may or may not be all he is cracked up to be in the imaginations of women all over the world. A fun summer read! I would say it is PG.