Genre: YA Historical Fantasy
The American Fairy, Book 3
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Description (taken from Sarah Zettel's website):
After rescuing her parents from the Seelie king at Hearst Castle, Callie is caught up in the war between the fairies of the Midnight Throne and the Sunlit Kingdoms. By accident, she discovers that fairies aren't the only magical creatures in the world. There's also Halfers, misfits that are half fairy and half other--laced with strange magic and big-city attitude. As the war heats up, Callie's world falls apart. And even though she's the child of prophecy, she doubts she can save the Halfers, her people, her family, and Jack, let alone herself. The fairies all say Callie is the Bad Luck Girl, and she's starting to believe them.
Callie is a fourteen-year-old girl who has worked to free her parents from the Seelie king. And now they're trying to hide while a war rages on between the Seelie and Unseelie fairies. The only problem is Callie's conscience won't let her step aside as she watches innocent victims being dragged into the fairy kingdoms.
After finally meeting her father, the Unseelie prince who abdicated, she sees how the fairy nature affects him even though he's drunk off of the love her mother gives him. And how he was raised and his values of the magical beings blind him to what's really happening. Callie, a half-black-half-white girl, isn't going to let this blindness stop her. Even Halfers deserve a fair chance at life and to be free from others. Even though Callie wants to obey her parents, she's not going to stand aside while all magical mayhem occurs.
This book had the perfect ending. I absolutely loved how it ended and would love to tell you all about it, but then you'd all hate me for ruining it. While Callie's character is a little young for me, I loved watching her grow and gain confidence. When she stood up to her father and held true to her ideals, I was cheering her on. And the never-ending trust she had for her parents and Jack. This book is sweet. And I think it does a really nice job of tying societal issues into fantasy plot lines. We get the opportunity to see what was wrong with our past (and how it affects our present) without judging (and we get a fun story of fairies to go with it).
This is a fun series that I'd recommend for tweens. It's sweet, has character-building, and it has fairies. And while there is a very small bit of romance, it's something that gradually builds and is not the main part of the story. Plus, the magic is ever-changing.
Thanks goes to Random House Children's Books for providing me a review copy.
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