The Fairy-Tale Detectives

Don't let the first book in a amazing book series fool you, you will become totally stuck on this book series. Everything about it was perfect and beyond mind-blowingly good!! 5 stars for sure!

I forgot that I read this book at all... I just remembered suddenly today, and I got here to log it. It was pretty cool, I loved the fantasy world. Making all these magical creatures live in one place must have been tricky. Anyways our sisters were pretty enjoyable and fun especially their grandma!!!

A very fun read. It would make a great read aloud.

I read this book as an adult and not to either one of my kids and I LOVED it! The author is so incredibly smart in the way he incorporates all the Everafters from so many different cultures and time periods. The reveal of a secret group toward the end of the book was great and makes me anxious to read the next book in the series.

I can't wait to see more adventures from Serena, Daphne, Puck, Relda, and Mr. Canis.

Two stars because “it was ok” pretty much sums up my feelings about this book. I really thought I would enjoy it more than I did. I love the premise, that fairy tales are true. The stories written down by The Brothers Grimm were real accounts. I like that the fairy tale creatures are called “Everafters”. There were several things that reminded me of the TV show, “Once Upon a Time”, which I also loved (at least for the first few seasons). I even like that Buckley pulls in other fictional characters from The Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland.

So if my lack of enjoyment is due to the fact that it's really written (down) to younger audiences or what. Another reviewer commented that the first chapter reminded her of The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, which I really didn't like, so maybe that has something to do with it. And Sabrina, the older sister, was a really annoying character for at least the first half of the book.

I might have enjoyed this series when I was in elementary school. But since I'm not, I don't know if I will read the next book in the series. I know there are several more of them that are also available on audio through my library (which is how I read this one). So we shall see. It's certainly not a high priority though.

Unfortunately, I read this book after becoming hooked on that new TV series “Once Upon A Time” and couldn't help but keep comparing it the whole time I read this. I probably would have liked the book better if I wouldn't have seen the TV show before reading it. However, this book and that TV show are for two entirely different audiences, so taking that into consideration, this was a great book. I'm sure my children will enjoy reading it themselves when they get older.

It was ok. I am not going to run out and get the second book because I just can't wait to read the next one. But I probably will read the series ... eventually. I thought there were a few random topics that were handled in an odd way. I know the author was developing the characters and ‘showing' why they behaved they way they behaved but it was just odd. And I thought a few topics were pretty dark heavy things (like being abused in foster care) that were handled lightly, almost as a joke. In the end I was not put off by it I was wrenched from the story when I thought ‘hey that is a pretty heavy topic to be treated so lightly'. So fair warning. Interesting book.