3.25 Stars!
This book definitely made me feel a lot better after having just read Paige the Christmas Play Fairy!
Pros:
-I really like that instead of Natalie coming to the girls, the girls decided to go to Fairyland. I just thought it was nice to switch it up between books. I also loved that not the entire book took place in the human world, it was really fun to see them travel to Fairyland, specifically Jack Frost's castle.
-There we so many fairy cameos!!! I was so psyched to Crystal the Snow Fairy, it's actually embarrassing. It was nice to see all the Christmas Fairies together, especially Holly since she was the first Special Edition fairy (They even made references to her book!). It made the book feel like the last Christmas/Winter themed book that we would get for a very long time (I mean, we got one 10 books later) and I know for a fact that if I had read this book when it first came out I would've been really sad.
-Was I just never paying attention, or is this the first time that we got to see one of the fairies actually have a box for her 3 items? Regardless, it was a nice touch, especially the fact that it plays Jingle Bells when you open it, that is so cute!
-I like that the stakes were high with this one because they literally had a day to find these items.
-It was fun to switch it up and have the girls bargain with the goblins rather than just steal the items from right under their noses.
-I love how the dynamic between Jack Frost and the goblins bounces between scared henchmen and employees done with their boss's nonsense. The goblins in this book did not hesitate to give up the magical items! The best part for me was the last section of the book in the Ice Castle because you had these goblins complaining about Jack Frost making them work in the cold and then the bogmallows - it was so funny!
-Even at 22, I was confused as to why Natalie would be scared of going into the Ice Castle when the girls clearly weren't, but then I was reminded that not every fairy has seen the inside of this hell castle, unlike Rachel and Kirsty who pop in every other week (They said bye to Jack Frost as they left!). I just know for a fact that if I had read this book for the first time as a kid, I would think that these girls are so cool for being braver than someone with powers. I love these books, I hope that this series never comes to an end.
Cons: I have no complaints, this was a really fun book!