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lindseyyreads's review against another edition
5.0
Younger me didn't question the use of stiches on a bee wing :)
molang_madrigal's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I am rereading the Rainbow Fairy books after many years and I have to say, Saffron is definitely my favourite so far! Her relationship with Rainspell Island's bees and her not wanting to leave them was so adorable! And her best bee friend Queenie didn't want Saffron to leave either, and was willing to fight goblins for her! Amazing 😍
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
stellarae25's review against another edition
4.0
This story is pretty sweet. I really liked the showdown between the bees and the goblins. I hate to be overly critical of a children’s book but I can’t help but feel like the fairies are pretty useless despite having literal magic powers. It’s honestly a little embarrassing for them.
cas_dexter's review against another edition
5.0
Grade: A+
I am basing my rating for these childhood books on how much I enjoyed them when I read them as a child.
I am basing my rating for these childhood books on how much I enjoyed them when I read them as a child.
sabinagrace's review against another edition
3.0
learned a controversial fact today which was that this book was originally published as saffron the yellow fairy and later reprinted as sunny the yellow fairy. will have to investigate further.
nawarafra's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
While I don’t think that Saffron’s book had the same impact on me that Amber’s book did, I still really enjoyed it!
Given that this is the first series, the fairies all have such distinct personalities that complement each other really well and create this legitimate sisterly bond that I don’t think exists with other fairies. Saffron is very little sister coded, but in a different way than Amber. I think Amber to me screams second-eldest/middle child, whereas Saffron has the most dramatic bratty younger sister energy, I think she’s just so chaotic and unserious. When we first meet her, Saffron is literally chilling inside a beehive, not a care in the world for the damage her absence has been causing (at least Amber was trapped inside a clam). Or when Rachel’s trying so hard to hide her and she’s complaining - none of the fairies now have this much personality. Oh, Saffron is also the most irresponsible fairy we’ve ever had, but I kind of love it because it just fits her personality. This girl forgot her wand by the birdbath she swam into so her wings would no longer be sticky, and it’s one thing after another with her, she’s like an agent of chaos. Her actions caused the goblins to get their hands on her wand and now her bee friend Queenie is hurt trying to protect her and get her wand back.
And terms of how Ruby and Amber complement her, Ruby is so motherly that you can’t see her as anything but the eldest sister, given the way she instantly comforted Queenie and told her all these wonderful things like how brave she was for protecting Saffron against the goblins. And Amber’s the crafty one with all the solutions - I like how she was the one to mend Queenie’s wing, and how that also provided such an interesting piece of Rainbow Magic lore.
I also loved seeing the girls’ quick-thinking in this book! They were just so sneaky and had a solution to every problem, especially Rachel.
- Rachel being the one to remind Saffron that like, ‘hey you need to get your shit together because I’m not dealing with a world completely devoid of colour and warmth just because you wanna hang out with bees, you can do that your own time when the world isn’t in jeopardy, now get up.’ (Very in character of her.)
- Rachel Walker the icon that you are. I would not have shoved a honey-covered fairy into my pockets, I really hope someone magicked her shorts clean.
I wanted to talk about the art and the goblins as well. There’s a simplicity to the old art that I think while I can appreciate, it just makes me laugh now. I don’t think you understand just how weird the goblins look! (The mini shadows of them running away while still arguing was pretty funny though.) Anyway, same as with Amber’s book, this is the only series where Jack Frost and his goblins should be viewed as villains. They actually did seem pretty scary and I thought their introduction was great! Current goblins are not like this at all. (However, I will say that I think Isabelle the Air Fairy’s book mentioned that fairy wands can do no harm, but maybe that was lore that they added later because the goblins in this book did cause harm with Saffron’s wand.)
sarahlee2000's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
leonajasmin's review against another edition
3.0
I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as its predecessors, but it was still a fun, simple read