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Title: The Fairy's Return by Gail Carson Levine ISBN: 0-06-623800-5 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Fairy's Return
Comment: I got this book from the library and it is a wonderful book! It's really funny and kinda sweet! I love it. Two thumbs up!
And you should also try ELLA ENCHANTED, another incredable book!
Rating: 3
Summary: Light humor, likeable main characters
Comment: The Fairy's return is a mishmash of Romeo & Juliet (without the henchmen), The Golden Goose, and others set within the Princess Tales mythology. It's a fairly quick read with more depth than "The Princess Test," but not as much main character development as "Cinderellis and the Glass Hill."
Robin is considered an imbecile in his family because he likes to tell jokes instead of making up words (like his two elder brothers Nat and Matt) or create poems (like his father Jake). He wants to be accepted -- a common theme in these stories -- but his relatives won't.
Robin stumbles upon Lark, the also-bird-named princess to the kingdom of Biddle. They hit it off because they treat each other as normal people. Unfortunately, Robin's a commoner, and the two are discouraged from meeting again, though we know they're destined to.
Robin has more of a personality than some of the other princes-to-be of the other Gail Carson Levine stories, and it's interesting to glimpse into his struggle. He likes her, he's not sure she likes him, he gets discouraged, starts to have hope, etc.
The subplots are not as enchanting as the other stories. King Humphrey has a speech impediment that causes him to harrumph every word. There is one scene where this is pretty funny because he's describing what he wants done while his scribe is attempting to translate it to English (Biddlish?). It's a bit much to read aloud, however.
On the other hand, the quests Robin must fulfill are absurdly funny, and listening to him work out how to build a ship that works as well on land as it does the sea is amusing.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Addition
Comment: The Fairy's Return is a retelling of the golden goose story. Robin and Princess Lark love each other, but King Harrumphrey forbids their marriage. All seems lost until the fairy Ethelinda intervenes. This story is filled with subtle wit and plays on words. If you enjoy humor and fairy tales, read The Fairy's Return!
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Title: For Biddle's Sake by Gail Carson Levine ISBN: 0060000945 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: The Fairy's Mistake by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott ISBN: 0060280603 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Cinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott ISBN: 006028336X Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott ISBN: 0060280646 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott ISBN: 006028062X Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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