My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison

My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison

YA, Fairy tale, contemporary

Read May 2012

4 Stars

My Review:
This is the second book of the Fairy Godmother books by Janette Rallison.  This book deals with a bit deeper issues in my opinion.  Frankly, I liked it a bit better than the first book because of that.  I found the characters flawed in a way that I was interested in them.  Also there were several solutions to the conflict that the characters had to work through.  I appreciated that there wasn't a straightforward answer.  I think in life it is a difficult lesson to learn that the way we think is right isn't the only way to solve a problem.  And, as a fan of Once Upon a Time on ABC, I liked reading about this version of Rumpelstiltskin.  Overall an enjoyable read.

Warnings: None

My 14 year old read this book before me, so I would recommend it for younger teen readers.

We all have our own opinions

A few months ago I reviewed an excellent book called Divergent by Veronica Roth.  I gave the book 4 Stars.  My biggest reason for not giving it 5 Stars was the violence.

Part of the purpose of this blog is to warn people of the content of books I have read.  In that spirit, I would like to warn anyone reading this that Insurgent by Veronica Roth is violent.  Frankly I don't know how violent because I put the book down and decided I didn't want to read it.  With Divergent, the violence built to a rebellion of sorts.  Insurgent, as the sequel, picks up a the end of Divergent, with violence.  I thought if it started there, it could only get worse.  I don't know if it did or not, and it is probably a good book in the sense of story.  However, I don't need to read all that violence.  For some, I realize the violence isn't an issue.  That is why we are all allowed our own opinion.

This is my opinion.  I would not allow my 14 year old daughter to read this because I would not read this myself.