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Feb 06, 2014JCLChrisK rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Don't call them "fairies," because they're proud, particular, and prickly. They happen to be small, winged, and magical, but they have a lineage that makes them much more than the stuff of fairy tales. A part of that lineage is their connection to the Turpin family. Mellie Turpin makes the mistake in kindergarten of telling classmates about her fairy friend and is punished by his absence, then convinced by her parents and cruel classmates that she imagined him. Then, when she's thirteen, she learns that they are real after all and her family has to provide them food and shelter anytime they ask. It's not a secret her family is very well equipped to deal with, and before long all sorts of issues begin to emerge. ----- This was a fun story, but it never seemed to live up to the potential of the premise and I couldn't ever quite connect with the tone.