Review: Blood of Half Gods
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2012
I look forward to any new books that the author publishes and the latest addition in the Witch Fairy series does not disappoint!Xandra, Kallen, Kegan, and Alita are going on a road trip with her biological father, the King, Dagda. That, in itself, has to be a recipe for disaster.  I loved the fact that they are traveling in what is basically the Fairy Kingdom's version of a Class A motorhome - a two story house that is run by a team of fairies that keep it floating.  They are traveling to the Land of the Giants to try to resolve issues between the two Giant tribes before they turn into a war.Xandra has some very amusing interactions with Dagda's chief of security, Radella that makes some of her previous magic mishaps in the other books seem tame.  Unfortunately, someone/something doesn't want Xandra and the rest of the crew to get to the Giants and uses Xandra's newest abilities against her.The Chief of one of the tribes of Giants, Quinn, is a great new character and seeing "giant land" through Xandra's eyes is interesting.  The chairs are too big, you can't see over the table, and even the sandwiches are the size of her head.  The author literally brings the entire "world" to life and you can picture each of the scenarios like it is a movie that you are watching.  Somehow, Xandra finds herself appointed as the "arbitrator" between the two tribes.  As anyone who has read this series will understand, tact is not one of her strong points which leads to great interaction between Quinn and Xandra.The character's interaction and dialogue is always realistic and amusing.  Xandra's "snarky" little asides and running commentary to herself will literally make you laugh out loud.As a mother of a 15 yr old daughter, I appreciate books that we both can read and enjoy.  It is funny that some of the lines end up stuck in your head and one of us will "say" it to the other at some later date and burst out laughing.  We get strange looks but it is a great thing to be able to share and I appreciate the fact that the author gives us not only entertainment while reading her books but makes them memorable enough to recall later.If you haven't read the other books in the series, I strongly suggest starting at the beginning - you won't be disappointed!  Now, we just have to wait impatiently for the next book to come out ..