lilylovesbooks's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I don't have any strong feelings about this book. It's just okay.
apocalypticpeacock's review
5.0
As per usual, a beautiful, enchanting and gripping read based on traditional folklore. All the characters were exciting and the writing was captivating. There's nothing I could fault about this. One of my favourite authors and I can't wait for her new book A Pocket Full of Murder, coming out in January next year in England. If you're in America, it's already out!
rjandersonwriter's review
This book has saffron cake and Cornish pasties, and underground tunnels full of mysterious beauties and hidden dangers, dancing and flying and quoting Shakespeare, soul bonds and friendships, issues of disability and prejudice and the clash of cultures, and a lot of other things I care about. It's also a tribute to my Cornish maternal grandmother, and all the sayings and traditions she passed on to our family even though she died before I was born.
ETA June 2020 - I am so thankful to my publisher Enclave Escape for giving this story a new chance to reach readers in the US and around the world, starting in August 2020. See my latest Goodreads blog post for an exciting SWIFT preorder bonus giveaway, available to the first 30 entries worldwide!
ETA June 2020 - I am so thankful to my publisher Enclave Escape for giving this story a new chance to reach readers in the US and around the world, starting in August 2020. See my latest Goodreads blog post for an exciting SWIFT preorder bonus giveaway, available to the first 30 entries worldwide!
book_grinch's review
5.0
Could this have been better?
I don't think so!
With Swift, fourth book of the Fairie Rebels (or the first one in the Swift series), we get a new heroine, and another dangerous quest.
But one thing doesn't change:
PEOPLE, THIS IS HOW YA BOOKS SHOULD BE WRITTEN!!
A strong plot, cleverly built, and strong enough to keep going through of whole book, without having to resort to the same old "tricks", like insta love, love triangles...or other soap "operish" dramatics, just so pages can be filled!
Strong believable characters, that despite their magical nature still feel natural and engaging to the reader.
Never once did i, while reading a book of this series feel the urgent need of shouting at the characters!
Why?
Because the author knows how to properly mix the magical with the ordinary! So, the whole story flows seamlessly! And the only thing the reader can do, is turn the pages as fast as he/she can!
Another thing, just because a book is ya, it doesn't mean that it has to be written as if it's audience lacks brains!
R. J. Anderson knows this! Her characters despite being young _ for the record, this should not be seen as a sign of stupidity, as some authors tend to do! _ are more mature and grown up, that most characters in some of the contemporary romances that i've read!
Ivy, our main character was no exception to this.
I loved the way she was characterized. Her courage, her doubts, her frailty.
The whole story, and culture of who the piskeys were....their tunnels, the mine, the whole setting was so perfectly described, that i was there.
I liked that despite being a magical being, Ivy has problems and has to face situations less than magical.
She has to fight against adversity. She has to fight for what she believes. She has to make choices.
And those choices come with consequences...
I devoured this book. Honestly, it was that good! ( pretty obvious now, by the number of exclamation marks that i'm using, lol)
I can only tell you to give this series a try!
Do not be fooled by the covers. Or by the fact that the characters are fairies, or piskeys, or whatever magical beings the author created.
I dare you to read this series, and to find it lacking!
Luckily Nomad, the following book of the series, has already been released :)
I don't think so!
With Swift, fourth book of the Fairie Rebels (or the first one in the Swift series), we get a new heroine, and another dangerous quest.
But one thing doesn't change:
PEOPLE, THIS IS HOW YA BOOKS SHOULD BE WRITTEN!!
A strong plot, cleverly built, and strong enough to keep going through of whole book, without having to resort to the same old "tricks", like insta love, love triangles...or other soap "operish" dramatics, just so pages can be filled!
Strong believable characters, that despite their magical nature still feel natural and engaging to the reader.
Never once did i, while reading a book of this series feel the urgent need of shouting at the characters!
Why?
Because the author knows how to properly mix the magical with the ordinary! So, the whole story flows seamlessly! And the only thing the reader can do, is turn the pages as fast as he/she can!
Another thing, just because a book is ya, it doesn't mean that it has to be written as if it's audience lacks brains!
R. J. Anderson knows this! Her characters despite being young _ for the record, this should not be seen as a sign of stupidity, as some authors tend to do! _ are more mature and grown up, that most characters in some of the contemporary romances that i've read!
Ivy, our main character was no exception to this.
I loved the way she was characterized. Her courage, her doubts, her frailty.
The whole story, and culture of who the piskeys were....their tunnels, the mine, the whole setting was so perfectly described, that i was there.
I liked that despite being a magical being, Ivy has problems and has to face situations less than magical.
She has to fight against adversity. She has to fight for what she believes. She has to make choices.
And those choices come with consequences...
I devoured this book. Honestly, it was that good! ( pretty obvious now, by the number of exclamation marks that i'm using, lol)
I can only tell you to give this series a try!
Do not be fooled by the covers. Or by the fact that the characters are fairies, or piskeys, or whatever magical beings the author created.
I dare you to read this series, and to find it lacking!
Luckily Nomad, the following book of the series, has already been released :)
paperbookmarks's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
RE-READ: This is my second time reading this trilogy and I loved falling back into this world. Anderson has a brilliant way of world building in what is quite a short book, and I loved the politics between the different kinds of magical beings. Really looking forward to re-reading NOMAD next, and then moving on to TORCH!
**
This much anticipated book was filled with so much action and so much excitement that it had me glued to the page! I love RJ Anderson's writing style and this book never failed to enchant me. Her characters are always so strong and individual and I love the way she's linked the books together. I cannot wait to read more!!
**
This much anticipated book was filled with so much action and so much excitement that it had me glued to the page! I love RJ Anderson's writing style and this book never failed to enchant me. Her characters are always so strong and individual and I love the way she's linked the books together. I cannot wait to read more!!
lightlysprkling's review
3.0
Fairy story series for yr 5 and up. Story occasionally confusing, but a step up from girly fairy fare.
isalavinia's review
4.0
Can [a:R.J. Anderson|1330287|R.J. Anderson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1225053848p2/1330287.jpg] write a bad book? It seems not.
Swift was as charming as the Faery Rebels books, and I am so glad, because it's such a wonderful world, I would hate to have to leave it.
There were some very interesting issues in this book, about the role of women in society and the relationships between parents and children but, as always in [a:R.J. Anderson|1330287|R.J. Anderson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1225053848p2/1330287.jpg]'s books, none of it was ever preachy and, more importantly, it flowed seamlessly into the plot.
Honestly, these books are so lovely, I'm really excited for the next one.
Swift was as charming as the Faery Rebels books, and I am so glad, because it's such a wonderful world, I would hate to have to leave it.
There were some very interesting issues in this book, about the role of women in society and the relationships between parents and children but, as always in [a:R.J. Anderson|1330287|R.J. Anderson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1225053848p2/1330287.jpg]'s books, none of it was ever preachy and, more importantly, it flowed seamlessly into the plot.
Honestly, these books are so lovely, I'm really excited for the next one.
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