Review: A wonderful adventure!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
In The Mall Fairies (MuseItUp Publishing 2012), Conda V. Douglas has created a world of fairies with its own sets of rules and laws (wings that change color only when the fairy matures, laws about making contact with humans, a birdcage prison where lawbreakers are punished) and has written a completely charming book that involves both fairies and humans in a plot that moves along at an adventure-a-minute pace from page one. The list of characters is interesting and varied (Swoop, a teenage female fairy who can’t stay out of trouble, One Wing, an adventuresome fairy who lost a wing, Pout, a Goth fairy, and the three Glam Queens) and also includes two human teenagers, who are also trying hard but often failing to make their way in a difficult and unpredictable world.  The plot twists and turns in surprising ways that delights the mind and keeps the pages turning, mixing fairy business with human problems and involving the reader in the emotional ups and downs of the teenage protagonists.  The reader will be very happy at the end of this journey to know that a sequel is definitely on the way.  We recommend it for readers of all ages.