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Bad Fairy

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This book had such a cute premise and the cover is just adorable. I'd definitely recommend it to young fans of fairy books.

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I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Bad Fairy is a fun short fairy story for children aged 8 - 10 years.
The adventure is short, sweet and simple but has a great moral to it. The word building is fantastic and the little land of fantasy and adventure is so cleverly plotted and planned out.
This book is a happy ever after story and shows children they can work with others they don't like or get along with if the end goal and passion to resolve something is the same with the same end goal in sight.

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Thank you so much to The Wild Rose Press for the ebook to read and review

This was honestly nothing like I expected the story to be at all, however it was pleasantly adorable.

Thistle a fairy that got branded a ‘bad fairy’ at school gets the opportunity to prove to all that she really isn’t a bad fairy all without realising she was doing it. The story is filled with so much, it has great characters you don’t dislike any of them. It has such a heart to the story and you can connect easily to the friends. It’s got great lessons within it and it was incredibly enjoyable.

I adored that though the characters didn’t always get on, when the twister happened and hurt their village everyone came together and put differences and insecurities aside and stepped right up to do the right thing for everyone else. I love that it showed people can surprise you, that there is always good in anyone even if you never noticed it before and shows how beautiful small villages can be to always help out when in need.

I really loved this story and I loved how it ended though I shall give no spoilers. It was a perfect book, I loved it so much and I know that children would love reading this too. It was such a wholesome and wondrous fairy world.

I also must note the adorable-ness that at the end is a glossary of each word used in this story and it was super cute.

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A beautiful story with a wonderful message.

‘Bad Fairy’ by Elaine Kaye features the story of Thistle Greenbud, a little fairy with apathy toward rules. She is, however, a fair distance apart from being a bad fairy. The irony of fate led her to a rather unusual homework by her teacher in which the students had to think of a new rule for the land of fairies, and the best among the submissions from around the place was going to be added to the existing ones. Before bothering about the homework, Thistle and her friends had other thoughts in mind to deal with; they had to punish a couple of horrid fairies, Moss and Dusty, for their nasty action against Thistle. Although they managed to hit upon a great idea, a disaster struck in the middle of its implementation. Temporarily dismissing the acrimony, Thistle and her group joined hands with their enemies in the mission of saving their beloved land.

The book yanks the reader to the land of fairies, allowing them to experience the magical world and the adventure that lies in it. The story is fun and easy to follow, which are undoubtedly a couple of mandatory qualities of a good children’s book. The best thing about this piece is the fact that it comes with several beautiful lessons that are not difficult to dig out, and are important for children and adults alike.

The book is adorned with an amazing and eye-catching cover that can grab the reader's attention at once. Since the story is set in a different world, a glossary is included as well.

Undoubtedly a good pick for children under the age of 10.

(I received a copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily)

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Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is Junie B Jones meet Babysitter Club's with some pixie dust and fairy magic mixed in to it.

I feel like this story would have really benefitted from some illustrations to capture younger audience's interest. Nevertheless, the story of spunky little Thistle was still enjoyable.

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