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Fairy Wings #2
Fairy Lies
In this follow-up sequel to Fairy Wings, the fairy princess Tamisin has been kidnapped from her home in the human world by Oberon, king of the fairies, who thinks he's her father. When Tamisin's boyfriend Jak finds out, he sets off to rescue her. In this funny and heartwarming romp through a land of fairies, goblins, sphinxes, unicorns, and many more, Tamisin and Jak try to regain their romance even as they find their way back to the human world.
272 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2012
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E.D. Baker
48 books1,591 followersE.D. Baker made her international debut in 2002 with The Frog Princess, which was a Texas Lone Star Reading List Book, A Book Sense Children's Pick, a Florida's Sunshine State Readers List pick & a 2006 Sasquatch Book Award nominee. The Frog Princess inspired the Disney's Princess and the Frog!
E. D. Baker was born in Buffalo, New York and spent most of the next eighteen years in the Town of Tonawanda with her older brother and her parents. She married her husband while in college, and had two children a few years after graduating from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. When her son was four, the family moved to the state of Maryland. With two young children at home, E.D. worked part time in her husband’s business and took writing classes at the local community college. She continued taking writing classes after the birth of her second daughter, but when she and her husband divorced, she went back to school and entered the SIMAT (School Immersion Masters in the Art of Teaching) program at Johns Hopkins University. After graduating, she taught fifth grade until her parents’ health began to fail. Her son had already graduated from college when E.D. and her daughters moved north to be closer to her parents. Having gained a new perspective on what is important in life, E.D. decided that it was time to believe in herself and devoted her time to writing. Her first book, The Frog Princess, was published in 2002. E.D. has written 25 books to date and has no plans to quite writing anytime soon.
Currently E. D. Baker lives on a small farm in Maryland where she and her family breed Appaloosa horses. They also have dogs, cats and goats.
If you have a question or a comment for E. D. Baker regarding her books, you can e-mail her at edbakerbooks@gmail.com and she will try very hard to reply to your e-mails. (Just keep in mind it may take a while before she responds, because she is working on a new book for you to enjoy!) For updates, announcements on upcoming books and daily posts by E.D. Baker be sure to follow her on Facebook.
E. D. Baker was born in Buffalo, New York and spent most of the next eighteen years in the Town of Tonawanda with her older brother and her parents. She married her husband while in college, and had two children a few years after graduating from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. When her son was four, the family moved to the state of Maryland. With two young children at home, E.D. worked part time in her husband’s business and took writing classes at the local community college. She continued taking writing classes after the birth of her second daughter, but when she and her husband divorced, she went back to school and entered the SIMAT (School Immersion Masters in the Art of Teaching) program at Johns Hopkins University. After graduating, she taught fifth grade until her parents’ health began to fail. Her son had already graduated from college when E.D. and her daughters moved north to be closer to her parents. Having gained a new perspective on what is important in life, E.D. decided that it was time to believe in herself and devoted her time to writing. Her first book, The Frog Princess, was published in 2002. E.D. has written 25 books to date and has no plans to quite writing anytime soon.
Currently E. D. Baker lives on a small farm in Maryland where she and her family breed Appaloosa horses. They also have dogs, cats and goats.
If you have a question or a comment for E. D. Baker regarding her books, you can e-mail her at edbakerbooks@gmail.com and she will try very hard to reply to your e-mails. (Just keep in mind it may take a while before she responds, because she is working on a new book for you to enjoy!) For updates, announcements on upcoming books and daily posts by E.D. Baker be sure to follow her on Facebook.
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November 8, 2011
I don't think this book is for me.
Three years between a book and its sequel is a long time, so I don't remember much about Wings than there was a girl who finds out she was adopted and really the daughter of fairy royalty - oh yeah, and the story had animal-goblins thrown in there too.
So I start reading the sequel and find out the main character is really starting to get on my nerves, and I can't understand why she is trying so hard to pick a fight with her boyfriend Jak. And then enters Dasras and at the mention of Jak, Tamisin conveniently says, "He was my best friend, although I guess you could say he was more than that."
The book visits some old as well as some new characters as Tamisin's and Jak's make their journeys through a mythical wonderland with plenty of description on the setting and an array of fairies, goblins, harpies, mermaids, and other mythical creatures.
But I find myself wishing there was a bit more action. Don't get me wrong, Taminsin and Jak have plenty of adventures, mostly meeting people and overcoming whatever challenge they have with that certain creature, but the book failed to grab my attention. And I didn't myself really liking any of the characters, including our two main characters.
Like I said, I just don't think this book is for me.
Three years between a book and its sequel is a long time, so I don't remember much about Wings than there was a girl who finds out she was adopted and really the daughter of fairy royalty - oh yeah, and the story had animal-goblins thrown in there too.
So I start reading the sequel and find out the main character is really starting to get on my nerves, and I can't understand why she is trying so hard to pick a fight with her boyfriend Jak. And then enters Dasras and at the mention of Jak, Tamisin conveniently says, "He was my best friend, although I guess you could say he was more than that."
The book visits some old as well as some new characters as Tamisin's and Jak's make their journeys through a mythical wonderland with plenty of description on the setting and an array of fairies, goblins, harpies, mermaids, and other mythical creatures.
But I find myself wishing there was a bit more action. Don't get me wrong, Taminsin and Jak have plenty of adventures, mostly meeting people and overcoming whatever challenge they have with that certain creature, but the book failed to grab my attention. And I didn't myself really liking any of the characters, including our two main characters.
Like I said, I just don't think this book is for me.
November 3, 2015
A while ago, I read book one in this series and I liked it quite a bit, but now, I have a more developed reading style and I just found this book.....uninteresting and a bit childish. Don't get me wrong, for a slightly younger age group, this book would be very enjoyable, but it was just not appealing for me.
March 4, 2021
(2.5 stars out of 5)
February 6, 2012
A magical, exciting sequel that ventures back to the fey world. Princess Tamisin finds herself a victim of a kidnapping, meets the father she didn't realize existed, and quickly learns that not everything is as it seems in the fey world. Now I know why so many middle graders rave about E.D.'s books. She's a fabulous story teller and though I didn't read the first book in this series, I loved this story. It wasn't hard at all for me to follow along with what's going on. I'm a huge fan of fey lore, and I love it when I stumble upon a series my kids could read (once they get a little older).
A little back story, this series follows the story of Tamisin, a fey Princess who's been living in the human world and in the first book discovers who true identity and that her birth mother is Queen Titania. Being that this is a sequel, I can only venture to guess it picks up right where the first one left off. Wanting to go back and visit her birth mother, Tamisin tries unsuccessfully to get through the fairy gate, that is until she finds herself taken there through means of a kidnapping. Now she's being told her father could be King Oberon, she's starting to lose her memories, someone is out to get her, and she needs to try and stop the war Titania is about to wage on Oberon for kidnapping her daughter. It's up to her to figure things out and her boyfriend, Jak a Cat Goblin who sets off to rescue her.
I thoroughly enjoyed both Tamisin's venture through a the fey world, and Jak's as he sets off to rescue his girlfriend. I loved the world that E.D. has created, and the mix of mythology creatures she uses in her story from fairies, brownies, trolls, goblins, animal goblins, mermaids, harpies and more. The entire world and it's characters were fascinating to me and if I had, had this book when I was a tween I would have loved it! There's a sweet, innocent romance, a tiny bit of action, some fun plot twists and a the mystery behind who's trying to harm Tamisin that keeps this exciting story line moving.
The adventure in this book comes in the form of both Tamisin and Jak's separate adventures through out most of the book. Tamisin is trying to piece things together, and Jak's trying to find her. They both meet a variety of characters who each present them with different challenges, and help them learn more about what's going on in the fey world. I loved the variety of fascinating characters. Normally I like a faster paced, more action packed read with the YA books I read, but being this is a middle grade read I loved the little bit slower pace. I think it fit the story perfectly. It's truly an enjoyable book to sit and read.
I think this is a great series for middle grade readers. It's a cute, clean cut, engaging read with an entire mythological world readers will enjoy being apart of. I'm looking forward to reading more of E.D. books.
A little back story, this series follows the story of Tamisin, a fey Princess who's been living in the human world and in the first book discovers who true identity and that her birth mother is Queen Titania. Being that this is a sequel, I can only venture to guess it picks up right where the first one left off. Wanting to go back and visit her birth mother, Tamisin tries unsuccessfully to get through the fairy gate, that is until she finds herself taken there through means of a kidnapping. Now she's being told her father could be King Oberon, she's starting to lose her memories, someone is out to get her, and she needs to try and stop the war Titania is about to wage on Oberon for kidnapping her daughter. It's up to her to figure things out and her boyfriend, Jak a Cat Goblin who sets off to rescue her.
I thoroughly enjoyed both Tamisin's venture through a the fey world, and Jak's as he sets off to rescue his girlfriend. I loved the world that E.D. has created, and the mix of mythology creatures she uses in her story from fairies, brownies, trolls, goblins, animal goblins, mermaids, harpies and more. The entire world and it's characters were fascinating to me and if I had, had this book when I was a tween I would have loved it! There's a sweet, innocent romance, a tiny bit of action, some fun plot twists and a the mystery behind who's trying to harm Tamisin that keeps this exciting story line moving.
The adventure in this book comes in the form of both Tamisin and Jak's separate adventures through out most of the book. Tamisin is trying to piece things together, and Jak's trying to find her. They both meet a variety of characters who each present them with different challenges, and help them learn more about what's going on in the fey world. I loved the variety of fascinating characters. Normally I like a faster paced, more action packed read with the YA books I read, but being this is a middle grade read I loved the little bit slower pace. I think it fit the story perfectly. It's truly an enjoyable book to sit and read.
I think this is a great series for middle grade readers. It's a cute, clean cut, engaging read with an entire mythological world readers will enjoy being apart of. I'm looking forward to reading more of E.D. books.
July 5, 2012
After the spectacular book that was Wings, is it any wonder that I fell just as hard for Fairy Lies? With a new cast of hilarious characters combining with old friends, Fairy Lies had me laughing and rolling on the floor. Tamisin’s continued adventures in the land of the fairies were entertaining and had me rapidly flipping pages. Tamisin is kind and clever, and she was the perfect heroine for this story. I loved how despite the harsh court structure of the fairy court, Tamisin was still generous to both servants and royalty.
Jak was the perfect boyfriend. After Tamisin is kidnapped to Oberon’s court, Jak plunges back into the fairy world he still detested. He never lost his resolve to find her and bring her home to the human world. Despite the fact that Tamisin wanted nothing to do with him for a time near the beginning of the novel, Jak never abandoned her. I loved that in Fairy Lies we got to see his point of view and his adventures trying to retrieve Tamisin. He sure had an interesting time with the sphinxes.
Overall, I loved Fairy Lies just as much, if not more, than Wings. It is another home run for E.D. Baker.
Jak was the perfect boyfriend. After Tamisin is kidnapped to Oberon’s court, Jak plunges back into the fairy world he still detested. He never lost his resolve to find her and bring her home to the human world. Despite the fact that Tamisin wanted nothing to do with him for a time near the beginning of the novel, Jak never abandoned her. I loved that in Fairy Lies we got to see his point of view and his adventures trying to retrieve Tamisin. He sure had an interesting time with the sphinxes.
Overall, I loved Fairy Lies just as much, if not more, than Wings. It is another home run for E.D. Baker.
September 17, 2012
Tamisin was shrunken ,kidnapped, and had the worst week of her life. Well second worst. Titiana's army was going after her, her boyfriend, Jak the cat goblin, was traveling across the Land of Fey to find her, and her father was apparently alive. Was her father dead of was she a full-blooded fairy? What were the strange feelings towards the blue boy? Why was everybody trying to kill her? Read to find out.
Fairy Lies is like Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. He wrote the story of Titiana and oberon having a fight. He used his magic to make herfall in love with a human disguised as a donkey goblin. Fairy Lies has Titiana and Tamsin, who were related. Tamsin was the daughter of the donkey goblin and Titiana. Oberon used his magic to make Tamisin think that he is her father.
If I was to recommend this book to a specific audience, I would recommend it to 9-13 year olds who like fairytales. I would recommend it because many people like it since it isn't real. I think that we like it because the story brings you in and most of the time it's fast. This book was about 230 pages long.
Fairy Lies is like Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. He wrote the story of Titiana and oberon having a fight. He used his magic to make herfall in love with a human disguised as a donkey goblin. Fairy Lies has Titiana and Tamsin, who were related. Tamsin was the daughter of the donkey goblin and Titiana. Oberon used his magic to make Tamisin think that he is her father.
If I was to recommend this book to a specific audience, I would recommend it to 9-13 year olds who like fairytales. I would recommend it because many people like it since it isn't real. I think that we like it because the story brings you in and most of the time it's fast. This book was about 230 pages long.
June 29, 2012
This Books was a romance,adventure, and, fanstasy in one book! i reallly loved this book! This is the first book i gave 5 stars. It gave a who new view on the supernatural world. The chacracters personalities were easy to determine so to me i could predict the choices they made even before readin it. But other than that i reccomend this book. Its only 23 chapters, and the chapters are about 5-7 pages long. It took me only 2 days to read it! i could of finish reading it in one day but i had other thigs to do. So if you love supernatuarl creatures this is the book for you.
P.S. this is the prequel to "Fairy WIngs". So i reccomend reading that first. You won't be lost cause it explains bascially what happen in the first book in the beinging, but it'd be better just to read the first book.
^_^- D.H
P.S. this is the prequel to "Fairy WIngs". So i reccomend reading that first. You won't be lost cause it explains bascially what happen in the first book in the beinging, but it'd be better just to read the first book.
^_^- D.H
October 26, 2012
If you really enjoyed the first wings book (like myself) then I think you will be disappointed by this book. Maybe it's just that wings was my childhood favorite and my ideas of what I like in books has matured (then again, the salamander spell is still my favorite book) but this just did not have the same appeal to me as the other ED Baker books have.
November 10, 2019
My favorite part was when King Oberon and Queen Titania stopped fighting, at least for now, and decided to start living together again. My least favorite part was when King Oberon tricked Tamisin into thinking he was actually her father, and when Dasras erased Tamisin's memories of Jak.
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January 8, 2018
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Fairy Lies Review
By:Shayla Hardee
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Fairy Lies is a fantasy by E.D. Baker that talks about a fairy girl and her half goblin boyfriend that have lived in the human world since before they could remember. But soon find themselves back in the land of fey where they were both born to stop a war from happening between the fairy queen and the fairy king's armies but need to get back home before their human families start to wonder.
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Tamisin is a fairy princess that has just found out that she is not full human after meeting her mother; Queen Titania but she was told that she looked like normal humans because her birth father was human so she was not a full fairy. But one night she was drawn to the gate where she went to the land of fey the first time but it was closed so she traveled there for several nights hoping that it would soon be open but it never did. She was about to travel to the gate one night but she was outside her house and someone that she had never seen before appeared at her door and the next thing she knew she was in the land of fey with Oberon the fairy king. He was convinced that he was her father and was furious that the queen hadn’t told him that he had a daughter but Tamisin wasn’t convinced she didn’t even look or act like him. But soon something happened to her to make her believe that he was her father and that she was in love with her friend that showed her around. But after a long journey to retrieve his girlfriend Jak the half goblin wasn’t going to give up until he got his true love back so that is exactly what he did. He was to late though the fighting had already begun before he could get the princess back to the queen so they had to make a plan to get the queen and king to stop the violence and make a peaceful agreement. So Tamisin had to what she could to get the armies to stop but all she could do was to drain all of the power in the storm that her mother was creating to get her attention.After a short talk and agreement Tamisin, Queen Titania, and King Oberon put all of the arguing, fighting, and confusion behind them and lived happy lives even though Tamisin and Jak chose to go back and live in the human world with their families there.
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I honestly loved this book because of all of the action that happened just in that little time period for the characters. Tamisin and Jak both had some much going on in two very different ways but in the end they still ended up happy together and back home safe and sound.My favorite part of this book would probably have to be the ending when Tamisin and Jak and the fairy queen and king are all happy and when Tamisin and Jak fall in love all over again. However, I didn’t really like how they jumped between the characters so much because I would be so excited to see what happens next for one character and then they would change to what was happening for the other character. Tamisin is an awesome character in this book and even though she is told to be this princess that nobody likes she tries to be the nicest person she can be even to the non fairies which is why she is my favorite character. Tamisin and I are kind of similar we both try to be nice to everyone even if they don’t have everything that we do.
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Overall I loved this book and would recommend to a friend if they asked for a good book to read. I would probably give this book a 4.5/5 stars because I really liked this book but would make just a few adjustments to the way it is set up. Overall though I would say it is an awesome book and the author should keep writing these types of books.
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Fairy Lies Review
By:Shayla Hardee
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Fairy Lies is a fantasy by E.D. Baker that talks about a fairy girl and her half goblin boyfriend that have lived in the human world since before they could remember. But soon find themselves back in the land of fey where they were both born to stop a war from happening between the fairy queen and the fairy king's armies but need to get back home before their human families start to wonder.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aYui8DtzmJk...
Tamisin is a fairy princess that has just found out that she is not full human after meeting her mother; Queen Titania but she was told that she looked like normal humans because her birth father was human so she was not a full fairy. But one night she was drawn to the gate where she went to the land of fey the first time but it was closed so she traveled there for several nights hoping that it would soon be open but it never did. She was about to travel to the gate one night but she was outside her house and someone that she had never seen before appeared at her door and the next thing she knew she was in the land of fey with Oberon the fairy king. He was convinced that he was her father and was furious that the queen hadn’t told him that he had a daughter but Tamisin wasn’t convinced she didn’t even look or act like him. But soon something happened to her to make her believe that he was her father and that she was in love with her friend that showed her around. But after a long journey to retrieve his girlfriend Jak the half goblin wasn’t going to give up until he got his true love back so that is exactly what he did. He was to late though the fighting had already begun before he could get the princess back to the queen so they had to make a plan to get the queen and king to stop the violence and make a peaceful agreement. So Tamisin had to what she could to get the armies to stop but all she could do was to drain all of the power in the storm that her mother was creating to get her attention.After a short talk and agreement Tamisin, Queen Titania, and King Oberon put all of the arguing, fighting, and confusion behind them and lived happy lives even though Tamisin and Jak chose to go back and live in the human world with their families there.
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I honestly loved this book because of all of the action that happened just in that little time period for the characters. Tamisin and Jak both had some much going on in two very different ways but in the end they still ended up happy together and back home safe and sound.My favorite part of this book would probably have to be the ending when Tamisin and Jak and the fairy queen and king are all happy and when Tamisin and Jak fall in love all over again. However, I didn’t really like how they jumped between the characters so much because I would be so excited to see what happens next for one character and then they would change to what was happening for the other character. Tamisin is an awesome character in this book and even though she is told to be this princess that nobody likes she tries to be the nicest person she can be even to the non fairies which is why she is my favorite character. Tamisin and I are kind of similar we both try to be nice to everyone even if they don’t have everything that we do.
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Overall I loved this book and would recommend to a friend if they asked for a good book to read. I would probably give this book a 4.5/5 stars because I really liked this book but would make just a few adjustments to the way it is set up. Overall though I would say it is an awesome book and the author should keep writing these types of books.
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June 19, 2020
This book is the CUTEST THING EVER.
Okay, so, full disclosure: I loved this book as a child, all of E.D. Baker's works in fact. Like, to an unhealthy amount. I probably read this about ten times a year and could recite all of her books word for word. I didn't know what it was, but something about her books really just grabbed me as a kid, and I do think that she is one of the best children's authors out there, because her books, while usually pretty simple, are very imaginative, the characters are pretty well-rounded and have good chemistry with each other, and everything about them is just so very wholesome.
The first one is really good, probably one of Baker's best works, and while this one doesn't necessarily disappoint, because I still love the characters and the world they inhabit, it just fell a little flat. I absolutely loved all the stuff with Oberon and Tamisin together, and Jak is just such a good character that his parts were really enjoyable, but the book just sets a lot of things up that it never really quite delivers on. For example, a HUGE theme in the book is the amount of privilege that the fairies have over all other creatures in the fey lands, and how they oppress everyone else. A big part of this series has always been an allegory for racism, but this book definitely takes it up a notch, which is both a very good and bad thing. It's good, because it shows even the type of microagressions that are present in real life that a lot of books made for children wouldn't necessarily represent (i.e. access to basic facilities are created so that only fairies can access it comfortably/safely, fairies getting to live in the nice forests, but creatures like goblins and griffins having to live in more dangerous and generally crappier areas), but bad because even though it's presented as a bad thing, it's never fully addressed. Tamisin makes friends with the oppressed creatures, but never talks to the King or Queen about dismantling this system. It just kind of leaves it where it is.
Another example of this is there's the case of the gates (which are spots that leave from the mortal world into that of the fey, and vice-versa). In the very first chapter, it's established that the gates aren't working like they should - they're barely opening, and when they are, it's for a very short amount of time. This is really focused on throughout the book, and even Titania mentions it at the end, saying she needs to look into it. For the amount of times that this is repeated, it just seems like it's building up to be something more.
Now, as I'm saying this, I'm also aware that this was intended to be a trilogy, and those things were probably supposed to be addressed in a third book that never got published, so I guess I can't fault Baker. (Though, if she ever wants to pull a Stephanie Meyer and publish it even all these years later, I would be on that in a HEARTBEAT).
Aside from my criticisms though, I really do love the book. Baker creates AMAZING worlds that are always so charming and so imaginative that it's quite easy to lose yourself in, and her characters are all so unique and fun. (Okay, except for Tobi. I just found him annoying). Jak and Tamisin have amazing chemistry, and even before I knew what shipping was, I shipped them.
Overall, there are some flaws, but the book and the series as a whole is just so well-written that I would definitely recommend this to people looking for a lighthearted fantasy.
Okay, so, full disclosure: I loved this book as a child, all of E.D. Baker's works in fact. Like, to an unhealthy amount. I probably read this about ten times a year and could recite all of her books word for word. I didn't know what it was, but something about her books really just grabbed me as a kid, and I do think that she is one of the best children's authors out there, because her books, while usually pretty simple, are very imaginative, the characters are pretty well-rounded and have good chemistry with each other, and everything about them is just so very wholesome.
The first one is really good, probably one of Baker's best works, and while this one doesn't necessarily disappoint, because I still love the characters and the world they inhabit, it just fell a little flat. I absolutely loved all the stuff with Oberon and Tamisin together, and Jak is just such a good character that his parts were really enjoyable, but the book just sets a lot of things up that it never really quite delivers on. For example, a HUGE theme in the book is the amount of privilege that the fairies have over all other creatures in the fey lands, and how they oppress everyone else. A big part of this series has always been an allegory for racism, but this book definitely takes it up a notch, which is both a very good and bad thing. It's good, because it shows even the type of microagressions that are present in real life that a lot of books made for children wouldn't necessarily represent (i.e. access to basic facilities are created so that only fairies can access it comfortably/safely, fairies getting to live in the nice forests, but creatures like goblins and griffins having to live in more dangerous and generally crappier areas), but bad because even though it's presented as a bad thing, it's never fully addressed. Tamisin makes friends with the oppressed creatures, but never talks to the King or Queen about dismantling this system. It just kind of leaves it where it is.
Another example of this is there's the case of the gates (which are spots that leave from the mortal world into that of the fey, and vice-versa). In the very first chapter, it's established that the gates aren't working like they should - they're barely opening, and when they are, it's for a very short amount of time. This is really focused on throughout the book, and even Titania mentions it at the end, saying she needs to look into it. For the amount of times that this is repeated, it just seems like it's building up to be something more.
Now, as I'm saying this, I'm also aware that this was intended to be a trilogy, and those things were probably supposed to be addressed in a third book that never got published, so I guess I can't fault Baker. (Though, if she ever wants to pull a Stephanie Meyer and publish it even all these years later, I would be on that in a HEARTBEAT).
Aside from my criticisms though, I really do love the book. Baker creates AMAZING worlds that are always so charming and so imaginative that it's quite easy to lose yourself in, and her characters are all so unique and fun. (Okay, except for Tobi. I just found him annoying). Jak and Tamisin have amazing chemistry, and even before I knew what shipping was, I shipped them.
Overall, there are some flaws, but the book and the series as a whole is just so well-written that I would definitely recommend this to people looking for a lighthearted fantasy.
September 7, 2017
Even though I didn't read book #1, I was not surprised to find that I enjoyed Fairy Lies. I've read E. D. Baker before and like her work. I was kind of expecting something more similar to the Frog Princess books, but this one had a more serious tone. Readers who are familiar with Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream will notice the close ties and nods back to that classic work. I think that's what really made the book for me.
Tamisin is a half-blood fairy whose mother is Titania and her father was Bottom, that unfortunate fool of an actor who was part of Oberon and Puck's joke on her when they were fighting over the blue-skinned boy. In Fairy Lies, we actually meet the boy from the original dispute and he is given a name as history's wheel turns and tries to repeat itself. Tamisin and her half-catgoblin boyfriend must prevent another fairy war.
I enjoy when a contemporary childrens/YA work gives some exposure to the classics. Even if readers never pick up the actual Shakespeare work, the exposure raises their familiarity with them and makes them more comfortable. Fairy Lies accomplishes that well.
Tamisin is a half-blood fairy whose mother is Titania and her father was Bottom, that unfortunate fool of an actor who was part of Oberon and Puck's joke on her when they were fighting over the blue-skinned boy. In Fairy Lies, we actually meet the boy from the original dispute and he is given a name as history's wheel turns and tries to repeat itself. Tamisin and her half-catgoblin boyfriend must prevent another fairy war.
I enjoy when a contemporary childrens/YA work gives some exposure to the classics. Even if readers never pick up the actual Shakespeare work, the exposure raises their familiarity with them and makes them more comfortable. Fairy Lies accomplishes that well.
December 8, 2016
Have you ever felt like you didn't belong somewhere you loved? This is the problem Tamisin Warner faces thought her teen life. When Tamisin finds out she is half fairy she ends up going to the land of fey. In this book she ends up getting kidnapped by her "dad" Oberon. I have seen movies where people meet there long lost family members but wants to stay with there current adopted parents. My question that I had while reading this book is why were the gates to the land of fey closed while Tamisin had a sickening feeling about going there? Apparently even Titania, Tamisin's mom, didn't know why the gates were closed either.
May 27, 2024
So enjoyable! I almost did not read it since I had not read book #1 in the series, but I had no problem. It was a most enjoyable story about a fairy/human hybrid. If you enjoy the world of Fey and you want an easy quick read, then this is for you!
September 15, 2025
The sequel to Fairy Wings, I found good but slow moving. Her interplay with her ideas on a fairy and fey world are interesting. I think some should put this book at a higher reader level, at least 14 or so. It was good but didn't hold my interest like the first one.
April 2, 2018
I liked the first one better, but it was good.
April 4, 2018
I enjoyed this more than the first one, maybe because I already was familiar with the fairy world. It was a fun, quick read.
July 23, 2019
Love love loved!!!
September 27, 2019
It was good and I hope for there to be another book in the series.
June 7, 2021
I really liked it! I am sad it's the last book but I am happy about the way it turned out. I love books by E.D Baker!
August 28, 2025
This book was written back when boyfriend was two words, and though it wasn't as good as the first one, I always wanted a Jak of my own
September 14, 2025
Really expected Lurinda and Nihlo’s story arcs to be wrapped up here.
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March 8, 2017
Amazing i love the so thought betrayal by jack
January 6, 2013
Tamisin loves and cares for all of the creatures and fairies and is referred to as a "different" fairy for not having a selfish attitude. But when she is kidnapped to go back to Oberon's court in the land of Fey, she doesn’t believe that her dad is really the king of the fairy court. But after getting mad at her boyfriend Jak, a cat goblin, she feels happy to be back at the fairy land but is convinced that she should go back to her human home. Oberon puts nectar on Tamisin to make her think that she is really in love with a blue fairy, Daras, and to believe that Oberon is her father.
Favorite lines of the story:
1."Tamisin watched as a blue-green shape streaked just below the breaking waves. When the mermaid reached the shallows, a tongue of water rose up, carrying her above the grating pebbles at the water's edge onto the beach itself, depositing her only feet from where Tamisin was standing. Her hair which had looked black for, a distance now looked like the deepest green. Her eyes were green as well, but a lighter shade that spoke of seaweed and kelp." (page 125)I loved this part because it really helped me imagine the mermaid’s looks and I felt like I was in Tamisin's shoes. I think this was the best part of the story due the description. A writing technique that the author creatively used was to switch the characters (narrator). I thought it was a good idea to have the story in two points of views from two different people.
An improvement that the author could of made that I think would help the novel would be to end the story in a clearer way. The author ended the story with a LOT of questions that didn't get answered. I really wished the author explained who was trying to get rid of her and if she ever went home.
This book is very similar to the book Tinker Bell, because of the concept of the fairies. In both books the fairies are very stubborn and selfish. They also both have different lands and many varieties of fairy personalities. I highly recommend this book to any fantasy lovers who love a fast read. I do believe the story is well written and is an excellent example of a fantasy book.
Favorite lines of the story:
1."Tamisin watched as a blue-green shape streaked just below the breaking waves. When the mermaid reached the shallows, a tongue of water rose up, carrying her above the grating pebbles at the water's edge onto the beach itself, depositing her only feet from where Tamisin was standing. Her hair which had looked black for, a distance now looked like the deepest green. Her eyes were green as well, but a lighter shade that spoke of seaweed and kelp." (page 125)I loved this part because it really helped me imagine the mermaid’s looks and I felt like I was in Tamisin's shoes. I think this was the best part of the story due the description. A writing technique that the author creatively used was to switch the characters (narrator). I thought it was a good idea to have the story in two points of views from two different people.
An improvement that the author could of made that I think would help the novel would be to end the story in a clearer way. The author ended the story with a LOT of questions that didn't get answered. I really wished the author explained who was trying to get rid of her and if she ever went home.
This book is very similar to the book Tinker Bell, because of the concept of the fairies. In both books the fairies are very stubborn and selfish. They also both have different lands and many varieties of fairy personalities. I highly recommend this book to any fantasy lovers who love a fast read. I do believe the story is well written and is an excellent example of a fantasy book.
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October 30, 2015Tamisin is a half fairy half human, dating Jak, a cat goblin. They are both living in the human world but are from a magical place called Fey. Tamisin just recently learned that her mother, Titania is the fairy queen, but Tamisin left her to live in the human world with her human parents. Recently though Tamisin has been missing her mother and wanting to go back to the land of Fey. There are secret gates that open to the land, but the one that opens to her mother’s forest has been closed. Every night Tamisin dances under the moon, but one night a fairy came and kidnapped her. He said that Oberon, the fairy king wanted to see her. When she woke up in the kings palace, Oberon told her that she was his daughter. Tamisin didn’t believe him and wanted to go back home, but he kept her there. While she was sleeping he used magic to convince her that he was really her father and that he one true love was Dasras. Since he used that magic on her, she stayed in the land of Fey while Dasras showed her around, but Tamisin was so much different than all the other fairies, she was nice. She made lots of friends, but also lots of enemies. While She was exploring, Jak was on the hunt for Tamisin because Titania found out that Tamisin had been kidnapped by Oberon and was going to start a war if Jak didn’t get Tamisin back in time. Jak went through many battles and barely made it to Tamisin, but she didn’t remember who he was. Would Jak and Tamisin end up together? Would they be able to stop the war? Was Oberon really her father?
1) What questions would you ask Oberon if you were Tamisin?
2) Justify why Oberon would think that Tamisin is his daughter, without really knowing for sure, and just kidnapping her?
3) Would it be better if the whole story hadn’t have happened, and the king and queen not made up?
4) How would you compare Jak versus Dasras?
5) What choices would you have made if you were in Tamisin’s position and all the fairies were trying to hurt and kill you?
Baker, E. (2012). Fairy Lies (2nd ed., p. 243). New York, New York: Bloomsbury Children's.
1) What questions would you ask Oberon if you were Tamisin?
2) Justify why Oberon would think that Tamisin is his daughter, without really knowing for sure, and just kidnapping her?
3) Would it be better if the whole story hadn’t have happened, and the king and queen not made up?
4) How would you compare Jak versus Dasras?
5) What choices would you have made if you were in Tamisin’s position and all the fairies were trying to hurt and kill you?
Baker, E. (2012). Fairy Lies (2nd ed., p. 243). New York, New York: Bloomsbury Children's.
April 29, 2012
It was alright. Maybe 2.5 stars. I don't know. There were some cute parts, but mostly I was disapointed. The writing seemed a little juvenile, but more than that, it just wasn't that great. Tamisin no characters developed more, and there weren't any twists. Everything just seemed to easy. And the pace was always either to fast, or not fast enough. Plus, Dasras was pathetic and annoying. It was cute when Jack got jelous, but Jack and Tamisin were separate for most of the book, which was annoying. The way the fight was written was stupid too. And what about Jak's aunt who dispeared at the end of WINGS? ( I refuse to call it "Fairy Wings". The original title was better. Plus, I don't like the new cover.) Wasn't that supposed to have something to do with the sequel? How can you ignore your own cliff hanger?! Personally, I liked WINGS, but was very disapointed with FAIRY LIES. I probably wouldn't read a third book in this series.
May 13, 2014
Fantastic! A really good read. There was emotion, confusion, aggravation, suspense, some action, great imagination and creativity, and a good and sweet HEA. This is something I wouldn't mind reading again. I loved the characters, even though a lot of them in this one I wanted to line 'em all up and knock all their heads together. As for the others, they were terrific and great friends. This had me turning pages and reading into the night to finish. I'm glad there were some good characters to help even out the nasty ones in this book and very much appreciated and enjoyed them. I loved the little story lines about all the other characters and enjoyed that they were more than just a character to stick in the book. Definitely a great series, and one to go on the shelf. Another great one from Baker, this author is definitely going on my to get/to read list. Immerse yourself and Enjoy!
August 26, 2012
2.5 stars
It was fine, but not one that I enjoyed, per se, unlike most of her other books. It was fine, it was good. Just not great.
Oberon steals Tamisin and brings her to his court because he believes she is his daughter. Only she isn't. The other fairies there hate her and Dasmas wants to make her fall in love with him to curry favor with Oberon. But then Oberon and Titania are going to go to war, so with the help of other fey creatures like ogresses and brownies and nymphs, Tamisin is able to prevent calamity, along with the aid of Jak and some old friends. For me, not too compelling or humorous.
Also, where is Lurinda? Is she the one messing with the gates? So, a third one as well? *sigh*
It was fine, but not one that I enjoyed, per se, unlike most of her other books. It was fine, it was good. Just not great.
Oberon steals Tamisin and brings her to his court because he believes she is his daughter. Only she isn't. The other fairies there hate her and Dasmas wants to make her fall in love with him to curry favor with Oberon. But then Oberon and Titania are going to go to war, so with the help of other fey creatures like ogresses and brownies and nymphs, Tamisin is able to prevent calamity, along with the aid of Jak and some old friends. For me, not too compelling or humorous.
Also, where is Lurinda? Is she the one messing with the gates? So, a third one as well? *sigh*
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September 28, 2015
This book can open you up into a new world of magic. Anything can happen in this book and when you think this book isn't going to get anywhere, you're wrong. Tamisin is an ordinary girl that is changed for her entire life on one Halloween night. She sees something that can make her want to believe that the whole night was a dream. Some time later she discovers something coming out from her back. She starts dancing every single night and fireflies come to watch her. Her life just keeps getting weirder and weirder until, she gets kidnapped.
I recommend this book for people who just love fantasy, adventure, and anything that involves fairies. The more you read this book, the more you unlock new secrets and new feelings. This book in my own words is just fantastic and adventurous.
I recommend this book for people who just love fantasy, adventure, and anything that involves fairies. The more you read this book, the more you unlock new secrets and new feelings. This book in my own words is just fantastic and adventurous.
September 7, 2016
AGAIN AMAZIng - sorry caps lock was still on
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