Lee at ReadWriteWish's Reviews > Reluctantly Charmed

Kate is a normal twenty-something who works in advertising when she finds out she is set to inherit her great-great-something aunt’s estate on the proviso that she publishes seven letters containing ‘steps’ on how the world should be living with the fairies.

Yes, the fairies, who the Irish peoples are so desperate to reconnect with that Kate becomes an instant internet and media sensation.

Mmm…

Okay, there’s some good things about this book. The romantic storyline is quite cute. There were some funny moments (mostly featuring Kate’s parents). But there was also the mixed messages from the fairies/letters. I thought O'Neill should have stuck to including environmental awareness, wellbeing/living in the moment etc but no, things got a little weird. Especially the ending - it all became quite disturbing.

I also think both books were just too long. This is something I whinge about constantly. I always blame publishers wanting some magical page number. This, of course, just leads to too much padding and my disinterest.

It wasn’t all bad, I guess. Maybe 3 out of 5