I received a free copy from NetGalley
4 Stars
Bex is obsessed with fairies. She knows that every time someone says that fairies don't exist, another one dies. It seems some of her friends and family and starting to think she is getting too old for fairies. For her 12th birthday, she wishes for fairies for herself and her friends. When her wish comes true, she and her friends learn that having a fairy around might not necessarily be a good thing.
While this seems like a simple fairy story, it actually goes much deeper. Bex is a very complex character. She tries to do good and be a good person, but things always go wrong. She gets her friends in trouble. She messes up in class. Everyone seems to think she is a disaster. On top of that, she has a father in jail and a mother that just bailed on her and her six-year-old sister. Of course, at that age, they can't help but blame themselves for the lack of parental involvement. Their grandmother isn't getting any younger either. Oh yeah, and the special school that she goes to is about to have some financial issues, causing a big uproar.
I like this book. The themes are good. The fun fairy aspect is funny and sweet. There is just a bit too much going on. It is the first in a series, but from what I see, it doesn't really seem like the next book continues this story. I see that Bex is the character in the 5th of the series. Hopefully it all ties together. I would like to read the rest of the series to see if all the story lines are completed. What happens with Bex's parents, her fun aunt, her not-so-fun aunt, her friends, her school enemies, her aging grandmother, her fun little sister, and of course all of the fairies. So many loose ends. Still, a solid read.
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