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Fairywood Falls: An Appalachia Fairy Story
An Appalachia Fairy Tale….
Naomi and Garrett are making big changes to their lives. Deciding to leave the city life behind, retire early, and move back to Eastern Kentucky to live a simpler life with their dog Growler and horses.
They quickly realize something about their new property isn’t quite right. There is something or someone dwelling on their land and everything points to something straight out of a fairy tale. Do winged creatures really live among the earie woods of Kentucky? Naomi and Garrett will soon find out what tiptoes through the forest at night…but can they escape the crossfire from those that already know what lurks deep within?
From the author of the Howling Moon series comes a new vision of what could be lurking out in the hills of Appalachia.
Naomi and Garrett are making big changes to their lives. Deciding to leave the city life behind, retire early, and move back to Eastern Kentucky to live a simpler life with their dog Growler and horses.
They quickly realize something about their new property isn’t quite right. There is something or someone dwelling on their land and everything points to something straight out of a fairy tale. Do winged creatures really live among the earie woods of Kentucky? Naomi and Garrett will soon find out what tiptoes through the forest at night…but can they escape the crossfire from those that already know what lurks deep within?
From the author of the Howling Moon series comes a new vision of what could be lurking out in the hills of Appalachia.
134 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 28, 2023
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February 7, 2024This is not a full review. I read through the beginning of all 300 SPFBO9 contest entries. This was a book I wanted to read more of.
A fairy sits in the fog, thinking longingly about the human who taught her humanity isn’t all bad.
This is a slow, character focused start, and the fact that our character is a fairy is quaint. Time has gone on, and the boy who she met that became a friend is gone now, and that’s sad.
The prose is strong and clear here. There’s no dialogue, just reflection, but the sensory and environment details are nice.
I have a few qualms that feel minor, but are still troubling me. The isolation of our fairy leaves me scratching my head. Her life seems a blank slate in a cave before her friend appeared, as well as after.
Similarly, she calls her friend Mr, even though it seems like she met him as a boy. I find that a peculiar choice. It’s like Winnie-the-Pooh calling Christopher Mr. Robin…
There’s also an odd detail that comes up during her wandering thoughts about there supposedly having been beasts in the woods at some point, tho she’s never seen them, only for coyotes to attack her as they have before.
These are beasts, aren’t they? Don’t these qualify? These things make this opening, while emotional, feel light on its investment in its conceits.
That said, this opening leads me to believe this will be a light, contemporary mountain fantasy, but will have a feel-good arc to it. (some stranded sentence fragments notwithstanding).
But I’m curious what the next beat of the story is. It’s a very short novel, right at the limit of what is acceptable for the contest. And it’s only 99c. This passes my humble test.
A fairy sits in the fog, thinking longingly about the human who taught her humanity isn’t all bad.
This is a slow, character focused start, and the fact that our character is a fairy is quaint. Time has gone on, and the boy who she met that became a friend is gone now, and that’s sad.
The prose is strong and clear here. There’s no dialogue, just reflection, but the sensory and environment details are nice.
I have a few qualms that feel minor, but are still troubling me. The isolation of our fairy leaves me scratching my head. Her life seems a blank slate in a cave before her friend appeared, as well as after.
Similarly, she calls her friend Mr, even though it seems like she met him as a boy. I find that a peculiar choice. It’s like Winnie-the-Pooh calling Christopher Mr. Robin…
There’s also an odd detail that comes up during her wandering thoughts about there supposedly having been beasts in the woods at some point, tho she’s never seen them, only for coyotes to attack her as they have before.
These are beasts, aren’t they? Don’t these qualify? These things make this opening, while emotional, feel light on its investment in its conceits.
That said, this opening leads me to believe this will be a light, contemporary mountain fantasy, but will have a feel-good arc to it. (some stranded sentence fragments notwithstanding).
But I’m curious what the next beat of the story is. It’s a very short novel, right at the limit of what is acceptable for the contest. And it’s only 99c. This passes my humble test.
July 21, 2023
An amazing Appalachian fantasy!
This story is incredibly well written, immediately sucking you into Naomi and Garrett's early retirement adventure.
The happy couple are more than ready to settle down in the rural parts of Kentucky, just outside of their hometown. However, they weren't ready to uncover that the fairytales they heard growing up are more than real...
This story is incredibly well written, immediately sucking you into Naomi and Garrett's early retirement adventure.
The happy couple are more than ready to settle down in the rural parts of Kentucky, just outside of their hometown. However, they weren't ready to uncover that the fairytales they heard growing up are more than real...
October 9, 2024
A really good read!
I love Steven Paul Watson’s werewolf books, but was pleasantly surprised by this book.
Definitely different, I enjoyed this, and hope he writes more.
I love Steven Paul Watson’s werewolf books, but was pleasantly surprised by this book.
Definitely different, I enjoyed this, and hope he writes more.
November 17, 2024
Kept me on the edge of my seat! Great thought provoking read.
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