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October 7, 2025

REVIEW: How to Survive a Fairy Bargain: A Laugh-Out-Loud Fairytale What-If (Fairies and Familiars Book 2) by Laura J. Mayo

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsFairies and Familiars series / Fairy / Fairytale/fantasy / found family / Historical Fantasy / prickly heroine / self discoveryComments Off on REVIEW: How to Survive a Fairy Bargain: A Laugh-Out-Loud Fairytale What-If (Fairies and Familiars Book 2) by Laura J. Mayo

Theodosia’s already survived being the evil stepsister in one fairy tale, but surviving fae bargains, fairy rings, and being turned into a hedgehog will be a whole new challenge in this hilarious sequel to Laura Mayo’s How to Summon a Fairy Godmother. Theodosia Balfour is in a panic—she has no ... more >

July 21, 2025

Review: What Fate Portends (Frost Arcana #1) by Clara Coulson

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews CategoryFairy / Post apocalytpic / Urban-Fantasy2 Comments

“Faeries liked to tease the weak, but they loved to annihilate the strong.” Seven years ago, the exposure of the paranormal led to the tumultuous downfall of human society. Now, the legions of the fae rule the broken world, and humanity has nothing left but a handful of protected cities ... more >

May 9, 2025

Review: Folk-Spelled (Immortal Holmes Book 1) by Forthright

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsAU London / Fairy / Fantasy / Sherlock Holmes / steampunk2 Comments

What if Sherlock Holmes never truly defeated the Baskerville Hound? What if they’re still embroiled, still vying, still wrestling for control? Varti Weller’s promising career as a badge ended the day he was cursed by an Olde Childe to only speak in lies. While others from his cohort protect the ... more >

March 30, 2023

REVIEW: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / American historical / Dark Fantasy / domestic abuse / Fairy / family relationships / Fantasy / Farmer / farming / HistoricalComments Off on REVIEW: The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller

There is no magic on Prospect Hill—or anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easier—a bit of glass ... more >

January 10, 2023

REVIEW: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / Fairy / Fairyland / Fantasy / First-Person / Historical / rivalry / rivals to lovers / scholar / socially awkward4 Comments

Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make ... more >

November 30, 2020

REVIEW: Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsDark Fantasy / Fairy / fairy tale retelling / Fantasy / monsters / self discovery6 Comments

Recommended Read

When the witch built the forty-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should a prince battle his way to the top, he will be rewarded with a golden ... more >

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