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5.0 out of 5 stars
Winged Things, June 27, 2009
This review is from: Faeries Gone Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
Four Minnesota based authors, four tales of faeries lusting and loving, one anthology full of humor and strange hijinks.
[TALL, DARK AND NOT SO FAERY] by MaryJanice Davidson, When six feet and four inches of counting obsessed faery comes looking for Lent, the Violent Fairy to do the duty the faery king has sent her to do silliness ensues. Fortunately, Judith, the enchanted car decides there's another town resident that this gigantic faery should count and she won't take no for an answer. -- This story HAS to be read AFTER you've read the previous installment from the No Rest For The Witches anthology. It will make NO sense unless you do. That said this story was a bit silly and very weird (as the other was) but if you're in the mood for that sort of thing it's okay. 3/5 stars
[PIXIE LUST] by Lois Greiman, Avalina is on a mission to find a very special fern in the woods of the Pacific Northwest but when a human unknowingly interupts that quest it will change both of their lives in ways neither expected. -- More of a lusty tale, this is a very fish-out-of-water kind of story. I, personally, found it different in a good way and really liked Greiman's writing style. 5/5 stars
[DUST ME, BABY, ONE MORE TIME] by Michele Hauf, When you're the tooth fairy, having a love life can be more than a little complicated. Especially when the rules of your job include a no fraternizing with other night-workers clause and your best chance at some male attention is a premature dusting sandman. -- I dunno what it was about this one but it was so silly it was cute and I loved it. Hauf did a wonderful job of taking fairytale fairies and making them real enough to be great story characters. 5/5 stars
[A LITTLE BIT FAERY] by Leandra Logan, When her living situation in the faery realm gets shaken up Tia goes on an adventure from the Isle of Man to the Island of Manhattan in search of a new life. While there she enchants a down-on-his-luck fireman and gets more than she bargained for in her search for her father. -- This well plotted storyline works really well but the faery elements were very weak and I didn't care for the hero or heroine. Not a bad contribution, just not quite as funny as the others which in my opinion seperated it from the group in a bad way. 4/5 stars
In general this anthology is sure to get mixed reviews. Most I think will be buying it because of MaryJanice Davidson's contribution and thus might be disappointed. If you're buying this one for the reason I did--faery stories for adults, yay!--I think you'll likely enjoy it more. This one definitely isn't for every reader but if you like faeries (not fae, sidhe or elves but pixies!) and can handle the funny I think this one is worth picking up.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Looking for a cute anthology.. this was not it!!, June 21, 2009
This review is from: Faeries Gone Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
Magic, mayhem and faeries... a book that looked to be just what I was in the mood to read on a sunny day.
What I got was pure nonsense.
The first Story by MaryJanice Davidson was a mess to be sure. The plot was very strange and didn't quite make sense to me.
The rest of the anthologies were really not very interesting to me at all. The last anthology called "A Little Bit Faery" was the best of the lot for me. Interesting plot line and the characters at least made sense to me. The author, Leandra Logan, had an interesting story to tell.
In my humble opinion, skip this faery book. It was not worth the time.
It was sad because I adore faeries and magic and the wonderful characters that can come to life from the stories.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Wow, my first low rating on a book!, January 21, 2010
This review is from: Faeries Gone Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
To be honest, I really did try to like this book. I've always felt that everyone has their own style of writing and just because it's not my style.. doesn't mean it's worthless.
Even so.. I ... I just can't let this one slide.. So I'll give it a "two star" instead of a 1, in order to feel better since every book has it's value, I suppose.
Pros: It has faeries, werewolves, vampires and such interesting/mythical beings.
Cons: The creatures listed above are far from original, lack any form of depth, and are not only inarticulate but but are as vulgar as Hell itself! I could not connect with any of the characters no matter how hard I tried---and believe me, I tried! Apparently faeries in this book have "sparkly breast" and have only one purpose in life ---to count! I honestly felt this was a children's book in the sense that the characters were far too simplistic..but even this is an insult to children everywhere! NO DEPTH IN THE CHARACTERS!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry for the caps, but this was just a cheap thrill for the wo/men who like that kind of thing. Also, beware of a lot of typos in the book, for some reason.
The females in this book consisted of air-heads-of very simplistic nature. In book two "pixie lust" it starts with a pixie who did not like humans or understood them and she had good reasoning for this.. but suddenly.. and I do mean SUDDENLY ..she's on the floor naked claiming to some guy she's just met "I'm yours! I'm yours!"
WTF?!?!?!?
Mind you, the guy had no depth, either. His mental talk was pure jibber.. So I can understand if she fell for him for his personality.. but NO! He didn't even know if it was normal for breasts to sparkle? W-T-F. Sparkling breasts were empathized in this book... over .. and over and over.. and in the same paragraph, too! What's next? Sparkling penises?? I guess that's only reserved for male-faes..
The first book.. consisted of an interesting story--or so I tried to make it as such in my head!! But the characters were too blunt... please... please save your money... I spent full price on this piece of crap.. it's horrible. I understand it's a sex book (I discovered this the hard way!) but it couldn't even sustain my interest, let alone my hormones.. (sorry, I like depth and intellect in my mind.. not men who talk about how real sex is far more better than masturbating to internet porn--the faerie didn't understand this... "nevermind" was his reply.)
Lol, it's almost hilarious as I look back. Very primitive and tastelessly done. My apologies to the authors.. but their mentality is similar to that of a greasy mechanic who's mind is in it's most primitive sexuality -- far from my style.
Besides, isn't it exactly that primitive mentality that, in Faerie lore, humans are generally frowned upon by these beings? Also, I like more depths to these mythical beings, than just "I like to count! MUST-COUNT!!!"
P.s. I also recall that the characters seemed to generally suffer from emotional constipation.. adding to the lack of depth in their maturity/character.
Nice. *facepalm*
I should've made the title for this review --- > "air-headed, mindless sex, FTW???" <--- but that title might've seemed too appealing to some.
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