


As natives of Fairfold, Hazel and her brother Ben grew up roaming around the forbidding forest while spinning stories about the boy and the future day when they would free him. Tourists come from all corners of the globe to buy “magical” souvenirs and gawk at the sleeping faerie in the glass coffin, a boy with pointy ears and horns. You know how, in Sunnydale, the townspeople were aware that vampires existed but kinda chose to pretend otherwise? Well, in Fairfold, everyone knows that faeries are real, and not only do they embrace that knowledge, they profit from it. Like, there’s not even a tiny goblin lurking behind a leaf or a sprite peeking out from a flower. I could do without the butterfly, but overall, I find the woodsy artwork to be tastefully refined and not embarrassing in the least. Talky Talk: Straight Up With A Twist Of Faeīonus Factors: Fairies, Joan of Arc, LGBTQĪs a person who still couldn’t quite believe that she was reading a fairy book, I was extremely relieved that this cover has no trace of wings or sharp cheekbones.
