Fairy Lies

Gr 6–9—In this follow-up to Fairy Wings (Bloomsbury, 2008), Princess Tamisin is back in the human world, but feeling pulled to return to the fairy world and her mother Titania, its queen. Titania is married to, but estranged from, Oberon, king of the fairies, who is angry that Titania never told him about Tamisin. He kidnaps the princess in order to get to know her better, but also to exact revenge on his wife. Tamisin is caught between her mother and King Oberon, worries about her human parents, and fears that magic has been used to make her forget her human boyfriend, Jak. He and a cat goblin return to the fairy world to save her. It may help to have read the first book to understand what is going on, but even so, the story line mixes magic and reality and romance in a way that confuses rather than engages. Still, Tamisin is an appealing character, and readers will find themselves wanting to know what happens to her.—Kathy Kirchoefer, Prince Georges County Memorial Library System, New Carrollton, MD