A review by elisa_menz
The Blue Fairy and the Pyromancer by Zeiss Schreiber, Zeiss Schreiber

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Another 2023 discovery and it's a winner!
An amazing novel full with incredible characters. Given the current state of the world we live in, reading about social injustice, prejudice, and bigotry can be particularly painful, but this story gives you a glimpse of hope. Kieran and Faith grew up in very different worlds but in their core, they're both kind, decent people. It takes one uncomfortable nudge for them to question what they think they know, and see the world with each others' eyes.
Breeze was delightful. Innocent and a bit childish at first, she possesses that warmth and openmindedness that we should all have in our lives. Her growth doesn't come at the expense of destroying her beautiful soul, and I'm just grateful we were spared the pain in this first book. Because after that ending... I can only imagine what the future will bring (introduce very bad badies here).
Absolutely uplifting and exciting, and for the record (personal opinion here), if you don't shed a tear after reading the first chapter, you're dead inside.