A review by lumos_libros
Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog
3.0
Oddly surprising, and I'm still debating if that is necessarily good or bad. I'm leaning towards good though.
Morgan and Cam have been together basically their whole lives. They live next door to each and even share the same birthday. All feels right in Morgan's world. She helps people by being able to foresee the future, but as any gift it has its limits and sometimes causes people some pain, herself included. Her boyfriend is the star quarter-back of the football team, and right now they are planning their big 16th birthday bash. That model perfect life isn't as solid as Morgan thinks because as it turns out her utterly amazing boyfriend is a fairy. He has to return to the fairy world and serve as the King of that realm. Well Morgan will not accept this. She may have the disadvantage here but with the help of a human from the fairy world named Pip, she will keep Cam here no matter what happens. But questions arise. Will Cam be ok with being a fairy in the human world? Is their love enough to weather all this? Can everybody live with the consequences this will cause?
The writing had a very distinct teenage voice I was not expecting. Lots of brand names, shows, and other pop culture references were in it. Actually it felt like it was a bit over the top but it made the book really accessible and easy to read. And the author does a good job of making you feel invested in the story. I was eager to know how Morgan was going to help Cam, when it seems virtually impossible to do so without hurting somebody. The most interesting aspect I'd say was the transformations of both the guys. Pip was my favorite character. Who is so genuine and honest, probably too much for his own good. Morgan tries her hardest to understand and help Cam, but it becomes apparent fairly quickly she may be in over her head.
At times the book felt like it lacked a sense of urgency. There is a deadline and small window of opportunity to make this happen and that didn't always come through. I would also have liked to have seen more of Cam and what he went through. Then I thought her "gift" of seeing the future actually didn't add too much to the story. I understand why it was put there, but it didn't play a bigger role like I thought it would.
Weirdly enough I was ok with how it ended. Throughout the whole book I kept thinking I was not going to be ok with any ending. It was going to make me sad, and though it has a twinge of sadness in it isn't anything I couldn't live with.
It's a such a sweet and original story, and I'm positive other readers will love it more than I do. It just didn't quite do it for me, but now I'll be on the lookout for what other stories [a:Cyn Balog|1463436|Cyn Balog|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1213824260p2/1463436.jpg] has to tell.
Morgan and Cam have been together basically their whole lives. They live next door to each and even share the same birthday. All feels right in Morgan's world. She helps people by being able to foresee the future, but as any gift it has its limits and sometimes causes people some pain, herself included. Her boyfriend is the star quarter-back of the football team, and right now they are planning their big 16th birthday bash. That model perfect life isn't as solid as Morgan thinks because as it turns out her utterly amazing boyfriend is a fairy. He has to return to the fairy world and serve as the King of that realm. Well Morgan will not accept this. She may have the disadvantage here but with the help of a human from the fairy world named Pip, she will keep Cam here no matter what happens. But questions arise. Will Cam be ok with being a fairy in the human world? Is their love enough to weather all this? Can everybody live with the consequences this will cause?
The writing had a very distinct teenage voice I was not expecting. Lots of brand names, shows, and other pop culture references were in it. Actually it felt like it was a bit over the top but it made the book really accessible and easy to read. And the author does a good job of making you feel invested in the story. I was eager to know how Morgan was going to help Cam, when it seems virtually impossible to do so without hurting somebody. The most interesting aspect I'd say was the transformations of both the guys. Pip was my favorite character. Who is so genuine and honest, probably too much for his own good. Morgan tries her hardest to understand and help Cam, but it becomes apparent fairly quickly she may be in over her head.
At times the book felt like it lacked a sense of urgency. There is a deadline and small window of opportunity to make this happen and that didn't always come through. I would also have liked to have seen more of Cam and what he went through. Then I thought her "gift" of seeing the future actually didn't add too much to the story. I understand why it was put there, but it didn't play a bigger role like I thought it would.
Weirdly enough I was ok with how it ended. Throughout the whole book I kept thinking I was not going to be ok with any ending. It was going to make me sad, and though it has a twinge of sadness in it isn't anything I couldn't live with.
It's a such a sweet and original story, and I'm positive other readers will love it more than I do. It just didn't quite do it for me, but now I'll be on the lookout for what other stories [a:Cyn Balog|1463436|Cyn Balog|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1213824260p2/1463436.jpg] has to tell.