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人間が妖精を使役する、ハイランド王国。少女アンは、一流の銀砂糖師だった母を亡くし、あとを継ぐことを決意する。銀砂糖師とは、聖なる砂糖菓子を作る特別職のことで、王家勲章を持つものしか名乗れない。用心棒として、美形だが口の悪い戦士妖精のシャルを雇い、旅に出たアン。人間に心を閉ざすシャルと近付きたいと願いつつ、王都を目指すけど…。第7回小説大賞審査員特別賞受賞作。
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First published April 1, 2010
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September 18, 2022
I meant to read it in 50 page chunks so that I could focus on other work, too, but I read it all in one sitting. I think that says a lot.
January 11, 2024
My first light novel! I gotta say I wasn’t fully sure how this would go since I’ve heard light novels written differently then western novels, and that’s very true in the fact that (at least in this series) they seem to do more “tell” then “show,” and I can see why with that type of storytelling these adapt really well into manga. There’s also not very much description on scenery or even people and it has a bare bones kind of style that actually works and doesn’t feel like a lot of stuff is missing.
Also “said” isn’t used much after dialogue tags which I found interesting, so a few times I got confused as to who was talking, BUT the author more than made up for that by being very particular with how each character talked so you could easily tell who was talking just by their words which also made me pay attention more. Not very many long paragraphs are used either, instead the author uses lots of sentences as individual paragraphs (ugh, hopefully that made sense) rather then large blocks of text which took me a bit to get used to as most single sentence paragraphs mean it’s really important or impactful in western novels while in light novels it just is, so that took a bit of adjustment.
But light novel differences aside (sorry if that was long and boring!), I enjoyed this story! The beginning was slow and I didn’t get fully invested until over halfway through due to the differences of writing/formatting plus it was just slow, but once Mithril showed up and started annoying Anne and Challe, I really started warming up to and liking the characters and was fully invested and rooting for them by the end—so it was a four star by then, but since it took me over halfway to get to that point I settled on a three star.
I love Anne and her determined tenacity and sweetness, and Challe reminds me a bit of Hak from Yona of the Dawn though a lot more grumpy, lol. Not that I blame him, but I liked him more when he warmed up to Anne by the end then at the beginning (though them arguing was super funny, hehe). And Mithril I wanted to throw out a window when he first arrived right along with Anne and Challe, lol! Honestly though I like him (once he stopped being so whiny, haha!) and I can tell this trio is going to get into a lot of scrapes together and I’m so here for it! They’re all very different yet their personalities mesh so well together even when you think they really shouldn’t.
Overall once I got used to the writing/formatting and the story got out of its beginner awkward stage I really enjoyed it and am l looking forward to reading more!
‼️Content‼️
Language: bastard; hell (as a place); what the heck
Violence: a man stomps on a fairy and twists its wing; a girl kicks a man in the back of the knee; bandits attack wagons on the road; horses’ legs are cut off then the animals are killed (not detailed); a girl hits a fairy with a stick; a fairy gets slapped; crows attack and are killed (not shown or detailed); dead bodies of humans and animals (not detailed); injuries and blood (not detailed); raw meat and blood are thrown on a character to attract wolves to them; wolves attack and are killed (not detailed); a girl slaps a guy’s face twice; a girl hits a guy’s chest; a girl’s hand is whipped; a guy kicks a guard in the stomach; a girl is pinned to the ground by guards
Drug/Alcohol: a man smokes; characters drink wine
Other: fairies; fairies are caught and sold into slavery to humans; in the past fairies enslaved humans; a fairy’s one wing is taken off in order to control them; a girl buys a fairy as a bodyguard; death and grief; threats are given to fairies that their wing will be destroyed to make them obey
Also “said” isn’t used much after dialogue tags which I found interesting, so a few times I got confused as to who was talking, BUT the author more than made up for that by being very particular with how each character talked so you could easily tell who was talking just by their words which also made me pay attention more. Not very many long paragraphs are used either, instead the author uses lots of sentences as individual paragraphs (ugh, hopefully that made sense) rather then large blocks of text which took me a bit to get used to as most single sentence paragraphs mean it’s really important or impactful in western novels while in light novels it just is, so that took a bit of adjustment.
But light novel differences aside (sorry if that was long and boring!), I enjoyed this story! The beginning was slow and I didn’t get fully invested until over halfway through due to the differences of writing/formatting plus it was just slow, but once Mithril showed up and started annoying Anne and Challe, I really started warming up to and liking the characters and was fully invested and rooting for them by the end—so it was a four star by then, but since it took me over halfway to get to that point I settled on a three star.
I love Anne and her determined tenacity and sweetness, and Challe reminds me a bit of Hak from Yona of the Dawn though a lot more grumpy, lol. Not that I blame him, but I liked him more when he warmed up to Anne by the end then at the beginning (though them arguing was super funny, hehe). And Mithril I wanted to throw out a window when he first arrived right along with Anne and Challe, lol! Honestly though I like him (once he stopped being so whiny, haha!) and I can tell this trio is going to get into a lot of scrapes together and I’m so here for it! They’re all very different yet their personalities mesh so well together even when you think they really shouldn’t.
Overall once I got used to the writing/formatting and the story got out of its beginner awkward stage I really enjoyed it and am l looking forward to reading more!
‼️Content‼️
Language: bastard; hell (as a place); what the heck
Violence: a man stomps on a fairy and twists its wing; a girl kicks a man in the back of the knee; bandits attack wagons on the road; horses’ legs are cut off then the animals are killed (not detailed); a girl hits a fairy with a stick; a fairy gets slapped; crows attack and are killed (not shown or detailed); dead bodies of humans and animals (not detailed); injuries and blood (not detailed); raw meat and blood are thrown on a character to attract wolves to them; wolves attack and are killed (not detailed); a girl slaps a guy’s face twice; a girl hits a guy’s chest; a girl’s hand is whipped; a guy kicks a guard in the stomach; a girl is pinned to the ground by guards
Drug/Alcohol: a man smokes; characters drink wine
Other: fairies; fairies are caught and sold into slavery to humans; in the past fairies enslaved humans; a fairy’s one wing is taken off in order to control them; a girl buys a fairy as a bodyguard; death and grief; threats are given to fairies that their wing will be destroyed to make them obey
January 6, 2023
Plot - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Character - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Writing Style - 5 🧚🏽♀️
World Building - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Art - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Cover - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Overall - 5 🧚🏽♀️
I really adore with the story setting where human are using faeries as a slaves. There are different kind of faeries which range to small one-inch size to human size. The story start with Ann looking for a warrior faery to act as a her bodyguard.
The story also focus on candy-craft which make me crafting for it...
And this light novel also had adapt into an anime. Can't wait to watch it!
Character - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Writing Style - 5 🧚🏽♀️
World Building - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Art - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Cover - 5 🧚🏽♀️
Overall - 5 🧚🏽♀️
I really adore with the story setting where human are using faeries as a slaves. There are different kind of faeries which range to small one-inch size to human size. The story start with Ann looking for a warrior faery to act as a her bodyguard.
The story also focus on candy-craft which make me crafting for it...
And this light novel also had adapt into an anime. Can't wait to watch it!
February 11, 2024
Anne Halford is the fifteen-year-old daughter of a Silver Sugar Master - her mother, who died less than a month ago. Silver Sugar Masters are people who can craft beautiful, intricate candies out of silver sugar refined from sugar apples. It's believed that, once upon a time, fairies ate silver sugar candy to extend their lifespans. It doesn't work that way for humans, but a human who consumes expertly crafted silver sugar candy often finds that they become luckier.
The only way to become a Silver Sugar Master is to compete at the annual Royal Candy Fair. Anne is determined to participate and win, but in order to get there on time she'll have to take a dangerous route. She'll need help, so despite a lifetime of her mother's teachings that fairies should be treated as equals, Anne is going to buy herself the services of a warrior fairy as a bodyguard.
The fairy she finds is Challe Fenn Challe. As is the case with all enslaved fairies, when he was captured, one of his wings was removed. Anne can technically control him with this wing, although she'd much prefer that he help her willingly. Joining Anne and Challe are Jonas, his fairy Cathy, and Mithril Lid Pod, a fairy who feels indebted to Anne.
This series didn't make it onto my radar until after I'd seen some folks talking about how much they enjoyed the anime. World-building based on candy making didn't really interest me, but the screenshots and snippets of story info intrigued me. I decided to at least give the light novels a try.
I was a bit iffy about Anne, at first. I understood her desire to become a Silver Sugar Master like her mother, but I couldn't help but think that her mother would have something to say about her being so determined to become one at this annual Royal Candy Fair that she'd buy an enslaved warrior fairy to help guard her. Later on in the book, she explained herself a bit more, and I grudgingly accepted it - although it helped that I also believed her when she told Challe that she planned to give him his freedom once he'd gotten her safely to the Royal Candy Fair.
(Just a quick note on another thing that bugged me, though. Enslaved fairies are generally called by whatever name their master chooses. While Anne does call the fairies by the real names they give her, considering how insistent Mithril Lide Pod is about using his full name, wouldn't it be more polite to do that rather than shorten it to "Mithril" and Challe Fenn Challe's name to "Challe"? Give them that much, at least!)
This was more tightly written than light novels usually are (in the afterword, the author writes that this was originally a contest submission and actually had to be expanded a bit for publication). Overall, once I got past my initial issues with Anne and general annoyance with Jonas, I enjoyed it. It's one of the few light novels I think might actually work for audiences not used to light novels and their usual issues - it reads like a regular Middle Grade fantasy novel. I'm looking forward to seeing where things go in the next volume. I have to admit, I'm concerned about Challe being an obsidian fairy - sure, he'd have a longer lifespan than fairy born from berries, but obsidian is pretty darn brittle
Extras:
Various black-and-white illustrations throughout, as well as a short afterword by the author.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
The only way to become a Silver Sugar Master is to compete at the annual Royal Candy Fair. Anne is determined to participate and win, but in order to get there on time she'll have to take a dangerous route. She'll need help, so despite a lifetime of her mother's teachings that fairies should be treated as equals, Anne is going to buy herself the services of a warrior fairy as a bodyguard.
The fairy she finds is Challe Fenn Challe. As is the case with all enslaved fairies, when he was captured, one of his wings was removed. Anne can technically control him with this wing, although she'd much prefer that he help her willingly. Joining Anne and Challe are Jonas, his fairy Cathy, and Mithril Lid Pod, a fairy who feels indebted to Anne.
This series didn't make it onto my radar until after I'd seen some folks talking about how much they enjoyed the anime. World-building based on candy making didn't really interest me, but the screenshots and snippets of story info intrigued me. I decided to at least give the light novels a try.
I was a bit iffy about Anne, at first. I understood her desire to become a Silver Sugar Master like her mother, but I couldn't help but think that her mother would have something to say about her being so determined to become one at this annual Royal Candy Fair that she'd buy an enslaved warrior fairy to help guard her. Later on in the book, she explained herself a bit more, and I grudgingly accepted it - although it helped that I also believed her when she told Challe that she planned to give him his freedom once he'd gotten her safely to the Royal Candy Fair.
(Just a quick note on another thing that bugged me, though. Enslaved fairies are generally called by whatever name their master chooses. While Anne does call the fairies by the real names they give her, considering how insistent Mithril Lide Pod is about using his full name, wouldn't it be more polite to do that rather than shorten it to "Mithril" and Challe Fenn Challe's name to "Challe"? Give them that much, at least!)
This was more tightly written than light novels usually are (in the afterword, the author writes that this was originally a contest submission and actually had to be expanded a bit for publication). Overall, once I got past my initial issues with Anne and general annoyance with Jonas, I enjoyed it. It's one of the few light novels I think might actually work for audiences not used to light novels and their usual issues - it reads like a regular Middle Grade fantasy novel. I'm looking forward to seeing where things go in the next volume. I have to admit, I'm concerned about Challe being an obsidian fairy - sure, he'd have a longer lifespan than fairy born from berries, but obsidian is pretty darn brittle
Extras:
Various black-and-white illustrations throughout, as well as a short afterword by the author.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
December 16, 2016
It's a coming-of-age and faerie-lore based fantasy wrapped with a typical-light-heartened-girly-light-novel story. It is enjoyable, the fantasy world (based mostly on the Scotland myths of faeries, I guess?) and its re-imagined faerie-lore is handled nicely. I like how friendship and trust is built among the main characters when they live in a world where humans have been enslaving the faeries after the Kingdom of Faeries were overturned by the Highland Kingdom (formed by humans). I jumped to read the second book ASAP after finishing this first book.
October 1, 2025
I watched the anime of this in Jan/Feb this year. I fell in love with it instantly...
The light novel is enjoyable. It has everything a light novel should be: short story, light plot, characters that will melt your heart and no concentration needed.
I am not very fond of the narration, but I understand why it is used. If I think about manga, the narration makes a lot more sense.
Fairies are slaves to the humans. Their human masters take one of their wings, as these are the fairies' life lines. Anne's mother is no longer with her, and she decides to become a Sugar master.
She goes to the fairy market to buy a 'bodyguard' to see her safely to Lewiston.
Challe has a bad mouth, throwing insults at Anne because he hates humans...
Jonas was too 'nice' and made it obvious how his character would turn out.
It is also a light enemies-to-lovers story, but it's going to be a slow burn.
Touch her, you die vibes.
This series is going to be one of my guilty pleasures.
The light novel is enjoyable. It has everything a light novel should be: short story, light plot, characters that will melt your heart and no concentration needed.
I am not very fond of the narration, but I understand why it is used. If I think about manga, the narration makes a lot more sense.
Fairies are slaves to the humans. Their human masters take one of their wings, as these are the fairies' life lines. Anne's mother is no longer with her, and she decides to become a Sugar master.
She goes to the fairy market to buy a 'bodyguard' to see her safely to Lewiston.
Challe has a bad mouth, throwing insults at Anne because he hates humans...
Jonas was too 'nice' and made it obvious how his character would turn out.
It is also a light enemies-to-lovers story, but it's going to be a slow burn.
Touch her, you die vibes.
This series is going to be one of my guilty pleasures.
June 5, 2023
Aside from the clunky dialogue and descriptions due to translation from the original material, this book was very good. The worldbuilding is super interesting and the plot twists are engaging and not too predictable. I could do without the constant reminder every other page of how skinny and petite Anne is, but I very much enjoyed this story. I’m looking forward to reading the next volume.
August 8, 2024
really excited to start the 2nd one ✨
January 9, 2023
After watching the first episode of SAFT in crunchyroll, I NEEDED to know what happens next. I binged-read the whole book in one afternoon... in a working afternoon, mind you.
I really like the book, but I'm giving it 3 stars only because the writing style was somewhat dry and with basic words. Maybe it would have been better to read the manga instead of the novel.
In any case, its cheesy, fun, and has a nice ending.
I really like the book, but I'm giving it 3 stars only because the writing style was somewhat dry and with basic words. Maybe it would have been better to read the manga instead of the novel.
In any case, its cheesy, fun, and has a nice ending.
October 6, 2022
One of my anticipated releases in 2022. I've read the original Japanese version up until volume 11 years ago, but never really finished the whole series. Considering this is a fairly old series, I didn't really have much hope that it'd ever get licensed… until it did. Now I can't be any more excited to go through the story all over again.
It's nice to know that even after all this time, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale hasn't lost its charm. It's a sweet, magical story tinged with just the right amount of sorrow. As a main character, Anne has firm principles and knows how to carry herself in the world, having spent most of her life traveling with her late mother. The story takes place in the Kingdom of Highland, where humans are enslaving fairies after snatching the entire kingdom from the latter's hands. Honestly, the world-building is pretty solid and explores many aspects of the fantasy world without ever resorting to info dumps.
This first volume introduces Anne to Challe, a warrior fairy born from obsidian, and covers her journey to join the Royal Candy Fair in the royal capital, Lewiston. There are also lots of scenes involving sugar candy crafting, which is surprisingly detailed even when you set the beautiful designs aside. There's quite a few side characters that join them or simply cross paths with them along the way, but the majority of the book is spent on Anne's attempt at forging friendship with Challe. A friendship that might just evolve into something else by the time they arrive at their destination. The way emotions are being portrayed in this book is so brilliantly done, and I can't help but get attached to the characters.
One of the things I love about this series is that each volume has a pretty, color-themed subtitle that sums up the plot nicely. The first volume's is the obsidian fairy, referring to Challe. The next one is going to be the blue duke, and the story is just as much fun from what I can remember. The second volume won't come out until January, but I'm already looking forward to it.
It's nice to know that even after all this time, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale hasn't lost its charm. It's a sweet, magical story tinged with just the right amount of sorrow. As a main character, Anne has firm principles and knows how to carry herself in the world, having spent most of her life traveling with her late mother. The story takes place in the Kingdom of Highland, where humans are enslaving fairies after snatching the entire kingdom from the latter's hands. Honestly, the world-building is pretty solid and explores many aspects of the fantasy world without ever resorting to info dumps.
This first volume introduces Anne to Challe, a warrior fairy born from obsidian, and covers her journey to join the Royal Candy Fair in the royal capital, Lewiston. There are also lots of scenes involving sugar candy crafting, which is surprisingly detailed even when you set the beautiful designs aside. There's quite a few side characters that join them or simply cross paths with them along the way, but the majority of the book is spent on Anne's attempt at forging friendship with Challe. A friendship that might just evolve into something else by the time they arrive at their destination. The way emotions are being portrayed in this book is so brilliantly done, and I can't help but get attached to the characters.
One of the things I love about this series is that each volume has a pretty, color-themed subtitle that sums up the plot nicely. The first volume's is the obsidian fairy, referring to Challe. The next one is going to be the blue duke, and the story is just as much fun from what I can remember. The second volume won't come out until January, but I'm already looking forward to it.
January 22, 2023
Maybe it’s because I haven’t had a good reading month, but this story knocked it out of the park. And, truthfully, this story is a lot shorter than I expected. It could have benefited more if this was allowed to be a full-length series of novels. There are a lot of anime tropes and dynamics going on but that’s only the surface level of what I’ve read.
Despite that, I still enjoyed what we had. I think what’s important to me as a reader is that while it seems that I don’t want conflict, I want conflict that makes sense with the characters. And I think writers tend to forget what they’re writing about and instead focus on the wrong thing. Especially in light novels, these problems and conflicts tend to be simple at best and singular at worse, especially with the weight of the situation they wrote their situations in. I think it’s important to understand (for both readers and writers) it’s possible to juggle multiple types of conflict – each with its own weight.
So with all that being said, the weight of fairy slavery was something I wasn’t expecting, especially in the way it was tackled. Usually, when I see these types of plots, I’m very wary and I get worried: how is the main character going to handle this? What is the dynamic between the fairy she buys and her?
And it’s a lot better than I expected. I’m glad that while Anne has her own ideas of the fairy slaves (including the in-world lore), it makes it very clear how bad slavery is. When she buys Challe, something she continuously regrets (which I mean to say that I’m surprised the character is even aware of what she’s doing and not trying to excuse her behavior) but she also makes it clear to Challe.
Granted, nothing about the dynamic between Challe and Anne was anything new. It’s the teasing, the defiance, the silly shenanigans – in a different author’s hands, I would have been rightfully worried. But I wasn’t; instead, I was in safe hands with the delicate power dynamics between the two (for better or worse). Anne and Challe, while still utilizing anime tropes, had as much agency as I was surprised they had. All this proved to me is that you can still have fun with anime tropes, at the end of the day, they are nothing more than tools for the author to use as a means to an end. And in this one, it worked.
This leads me to talk about the villain of this volume; this only proves to me further that the author understands the other character and their goals. One would not need SA in order to “prove” how evil they are – there are other ways to show how despicable they are and I’m glad the author realizes this as well. Honestly, this is where anime tropes are used as a tool once again because of the predictability of light novels of this genre; it was a good set-up, it built up, and it paid off that worked way better than expected.
The prose is very simple but considering, again, it worked in its favor. Even though I’d wish this to be a novel of a regular length, I’m also glad that the author utilized the light novel medium as an additional tool. I only wish it was longer so I could read more.
Because this series has seventeen volumes and I now wonder: what’s going to happen in the next volume? I suppose there’s only one way to find out!
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Despite that, I still enjoyed what we had. I think what’s important to me as a reader is that while it seems that I don’t want conflict, I want conflict that makes sense with the characters. And I think writers tend to forget what they’re writing about and instead focus on the wrong thing. Especially in light novels, these problems and conflicts tend to be simple at best and singular at worse, especially with the weight of the situation they wrote their situations in. I think it’s important to understand (for both readers and writers) it’s possible to juggle multiple types of conflict – each with its own weight.
So with all that being said, the weight of fairy slavery was something I wasn’t expecting, especially in the way it was tackled. Usually, when I see these types of plots, I’m very wary and I get worried: how is the main character going to handle this? What is the dynamic between the fairy she buys and her?
And it’s a lot better than I expected. I’m glad that while Anne has her own ideas of the fairy slaves (including the in-world lore), it makes it very clear how bad slavery is. When she buys Challe, something she continuously regrets (which I mean to say that I’m surprised the character is even aware of what she’s doing and not trying to excuse her behavior) but she also makes it clear to Challe.
Granted, nothing about the dynamic between Challe and Anne was anything new. It’s the teasing, the defiance, the silly shenanigans – in a different author’s hands, I would have been rightfully worried. But I wasn’t; instead, I was in safe hands with the delicate power dynamics between the two (for better or worse). Anne and Challe, while still utilizing anime tropes, had as much agency as I was surprised they had. All this proved to me is that you can still have fun with anime tropes, at the end of the day, they are nothing more than tools for the author to use as a means to an end. And in this one, it worked.
This leads me to talk about the villain of this volume; this only proves to me further that the author understands the other character and their goals. One would not need SA in order to “prove” how evil they are – there are other ways to show how despicable they are and I’m glad the author realizes this as well. Honestly, this is where anime tropes are used as a tool once again because of the predictability of light novels of this genre; it was a good set-up, it built up, and it paid off that worked way better than expected.
The prose is very simple but considering, again, it worked in its favor. Even though I’d wish this to be a novel of a regular length, I’m also glad that the author utilized the light novel medium as an additional tool. I only wish it was longer so I could read more.
Because this series has seventeen volumes and I now wonder: what’s going to happen in the next volume? I suppose there’s only one way to find out!
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June 23, 2023
This was so adorable~!! I loved the characters, especially Mithril and Challe, and the banter was so cute. The plot twist was also pretty thrilling! I can't wait to read the rest! I didn't realize there were over 16+ novels that had been released. So, I just hope all of them get translated into English!
The candy sounded so delicious that I'm now hungry, haha 🍭🍡🍩
If you like medieval fantasy with fairies, sweets, and fun dialogue, I totally recommend it! I nearly read the book in one sitting until I needed to take a break for dinner. Then I finished the book immediately after! It was very charming! 🌸
Also, it reminded me of Rune Factory since it had that kind of vibe, which is one of my favorite video game franchises ever. So, if you like Rune Factory (especially 4), you'll probably love this book!
The candy sounded so delicious that I'm now hungry, haha 🍭🍡🍩
If you like medieval fantasy with fairies, sweets, and fun dialogue, I totally recommend it! I nearly read the book in one sitting until I needed to take a break for dinner. Then I finished the book immediately after! It was very charming! 🌸
Also, it reminded me of Rune Factory since it had that kind of vibe, which is one of my favorite video game franchises ever. So, if you like Rune Factory (especially 4), you'll probably love this book!
July 31, 2025
I got curious about this story after seeing some clips and videos from the anime on YouTube. This first volume was charming and was engaging.At one point, two fairies and Anne were arguing and the fairies were making me want to laugh but I was with my sister so I didn't want to but trying not to laugh made it obvious I wanted to so she gave me a strange look so it became a thing. The characters were built out well and grew through the story. There were moments where the author just gave you background information at times to flesh out the world or the characters' back stories but that might be typical of this form. I think this is a good beginning to the series and I'm interested in what happens next.
January 16, 2023
Beautiful Story. Lovely characters. Want to read the rest.
After watching the first two episodes on Crunchyroll. I immediately bought the Kindle and physical version of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale.
Challe and Anne are such amazing main characters. The way they communicated with each other and how this developed in the story made my heart race. I could not put this book out of my hands. I'm so excited to see where the journey goes for them!
The illustrations are so beautiful and fit perfectly for me. As a reader, you always have your image in your mind of the described characters and I felt the illustrations gave me exactly what I saw in my mind.
After watching the first two episodes on Crunchyroll. I immediately bought the Kindle and physical version of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale.
Challe and Anne are such amazing main characters. The way they communicated with each other and how this developed in the story made my heart race. I could not put this book out of my hands. I'm so excited to see where the journey goes for them!
The illustrations are so beautiful and fit perfectly for me. As a reader, you always have your image in your mind of the described characters and I felt the illustrations gave me exactly what I saw in my mind.
May 31, 2024
Honestly reads like it was meant for a middle grade audience, just, you know, featuring a heroine who buys a slave..... which means I would never want to give it to a kid that age anyway. There are some gestures in the direction of actually interrogating what it means for the main relationship that it started off with the heroine buying her would-be love interest but its very much a surface treatment, and it remains too close to "well, but, you see, in Anne's case, it's different!" to exonerate itself. I wouldn't say the book is "bad", exactly, but it is way too simplistic for the more complicated elements it has.
November 22, 2022
I was incredibly excited when I saw the announcement that Sugar Apple Fairy Tale was getting an anime, and even more thrilled when I saw that there was going to be an English translation for both the LN and the manga! Sugar Apple Fairy Tale follows a young girl as she discovers right from wrong, follows her magical sugar dreams, and (of course) falls in love. It carries a simplistic note that most fairy tales do, including an evil rich person, naivete, and a dark undertone that ends in a happily ever after. I sincerely cannot wait for the further volumes to be translated!
January 21, 2023
Came here after watching 3 episodes from the anime adaption!
It's interesting and I do love the message it sends with learning to trust and build a friendship. I do have to say that the slavery system in place is brutal and I feel for these faeries more than those trash human owners. It's heartbreaking from time to time but overall a cozy cute read. It is easy to see the ; it's filled with cliches and very predictable, but still very enjoyable.
It's interesting and I do love the message it sends with learning to trust and build a friendship. I do have to say that the slavery system in place is brutal and I feel for these faeries more than those trash human owners. It's heartbreaking from time to time but overall a cozy cute read. It is easy to see the ; it's filled with cliches and very predictable, but still very enjoyable.
April 19, 2023
I wanted more Sugar Apple Fairy Tale after watching the anime and this delivers! There are more tidbits of information like what Anne's mom's name was and the story about her father and such. The wording of things are tweaked a bit so you get more information on the world and fairies in general. The best bits were Challe's perspective. The anime does a pretty good job of showing what Challe's feeling a lot of the time but this goes into more detail about what he's thinking and it's nice.
So glad I picked this up! I look forward to reading more in the series
So glad I picked this up! I look forward to reading more in the series
April 21, 2023
This was a cute story about a teenager determined to make it to a candy making competition with the assistance of a deadly fairy guardian. While the plot was fairly predictable, I still enjoyed the overall story. I would have loved to know more about the fairy's background (Challe) - he is made of obsidian and is virtually indestructible; I think his origin story would have been quite interesting. I am not sure if I will continue with this series or not, but I am glad I tried it out.
November 11, 2022
Sweet and tight story. I of course like the grumpy fairy Challe who softens after spending time with Anne, our protagonist. I like Anne too, she's at the same time quite grown-up and not, so she's capable but also sometimes naive or a bit childish but not overly so. And will surely grow a lot during the books.
October 25, 2023
A light read with wonderful details and characters. I'm a fan of the anime adaptation, so I wanted to give the source material a go. The story is just as wonderful in text as it is on screen, and the details are wonderfully written. I love the characters and am going to happily keep reading the series.
January 27, 2024
The wing stuff was a little... past me. It felt like the equivalent to furry ears. Otherwise a fun story. It reads like a shojo, that is to say emphasis on the female gaze, which is how the cover presents it. Anything with the female gaze when it comes to romance is essential reading for those drowned in weebo culture.
September 7, 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 stars
I first watched the anime last September and I've loved it, it's one of the best anime and story I've ever seen. I struggled with the novels at first because third person omniscent is my least favorite and I was dissapointed for it because I can't connect with the characters a lot, it feels like there's a barrier between me and the characters. I wasn't used to the LN style either: it's concise, very few descriptions, more tell than show, and it doesn't transmit me a lot of emotions, for those reasons when I first read it was kind of bland and a bit underwhelming compared to the anime. But it still has a great plot and it's very intruiguing, although I wish it had a bit more description of what the characters are doing and feeling. It took me some time to get used to the writing style, but once I did I appreciate it. There were some things that the anime added that I wish the LN also had, and viceversa. Challe and Anne also feel different to me in LN vs anime, I guess that's normal, but a bit weird.
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Romance: 0/5
Cute moments: 🥰🥰
Angst:😔😔😔/5
Action: 💥💥💥/5
World Building: 🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎/5
Character depth: ✨✨✨✨✨/5
Enjoyment: 😍😍😍😍/5
Connection to characters: 💗💗💗💗💗/5
Writing: 🖊️🖊️🖊️/5
Hea: HFN
I first watched the anime last September and I've loved it, it's one of the best anime and story I've ever seen. I struggled with the novels at first because third person omniscent is my least favorite and I was dissapointed for it because I can't connect with the characters a lot, it feels like there's a barrier between me and the characters. I wasn't used to the LN style either: it's concise, very few descriptions, more tell than show, and it doesn't transmit me a lot of emotions, for those reasons when I first read it was kind of bland and a bit underwhelming compared to the anime. But it still has a great plot and it's very intruiguing, although I wish it had a bit more description of what the characters are doing and feeling. It took me some time to get used to the writing style, but once I did I appreciate it. There were some things that the anime added that I wish the LN also had, and viceversa. Challe and Anne also feel different to me in LN vs anime, I guess that's normal, but a bit weird.
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Romance: 0/5
Cute moments: 🥰🥰
Angst:😔😔😔/5
Action: 💥💥💥/5
World Building: 🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎/5
Character depth: ✨✨✨✨✨/5
Enjoyment: 😍😍😍😍/5
Connection to characters: 💗💗💗💗💗/5
Writing: 🖊️🖊️🖊️/5
Hea: HFN
February 15, 2025
This series concluded in Japan in 2024 so is a good time to get started as the English releases catch up. Is actually an older series by now, 2010, over a decade before the anime in 2022 which I saw first. I like dark fantasy and despite what the name suggests this is a fairly moody dramatic series with some shojo elements I suppose.
October 6, 2022
I read it in one sitting and that alone says it’s so much fun. They both needed to heal and start a new happy memories. It’s both sad and sweet. I truly enjoy the writing as it was easy to follow. Illustrations are also beautiful.
I would definitely recommend this
I would definitely recommend this
December 30, 2022
This has the typical dead mom and the MC isn't quite "good enough" yet. It's not an other world light novel so it has that going for it. Also the "slave" fairy is the older, taller, dominant one in the relationship.
However it's not a bad story. A bit predictable however.
However it's not a bad story. A bit predictable however.
June 9, 2023
Oh this was so sweet! The writing was so easy to get adjusted to and the world of faries is so different, but I loved it. The anime comes out next year, so I just had to read it and I freaking adored this.
September 9, 2023
I came across this shortly after starting the anime based on it, and while the anime does a fantastic job bringing the characters to life, I feel like the book does it far more justice. I can't wait to read (and watch) more of Anne, Challe and Mithril Lid Pod's journey throughout the Kingdom.
December 6, 2022
Cute but not as good as I remember
February 9, 2023
Loved this light novel. I am curious where the story will go next since I've heard it has a lot of other volumes.
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