Brennan crossed that line and ruined this faery story for me. They are so easy to ruin because faeries walk that fine line between fascinating/ethereal/magical and childish/ridiculous/unbelievable. Also royal titles like, 'The Purple Emperor.' This is why I'm always suspicious about faery stories.

Why? Because there are things like 'stun grenades' and 'rocket launchers' and 'evil conjuring books that have helpful indexes' in this story. I tried telling my parents about it and almost couldn't because I was laughing so hard. However, the story-line is a 2 out of 5 without a doubt-in some parts it was a 1 out of 5. I would give it somewhere between a 3 and a 4 out of 5 in that respect.

I will not say it was poorly written grammatically or structurally. This book is classified as YA and the reviews hype it as, 'The next Harry Potter!' I had high hopes for this book and they fell short oh so short. But how many portals are open, and can Pyrgus find the right one before it falls into the wrong hands?Ĭonjuring scenes filled with vivid color, unforgettable detail, and fearless characters, author Herbie Brennan brings readers to the Faerie world, where nothing is ever what it seems and no one can be trusted.Īh! I have a question! IS THIS REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE A YOUNG ADULT STORY? It was more like something I would have read when I was 10.

An egomaniacal demon prince, greedy glue factory owners Brimstone and Chalkhill, and the nefarious Lord Hairstreak, leader of the Faeries of the Night, all dream of ruling the Faerie realm and are out to kill Pyrgus.Įnlisting the help of his sister, Holly Blue, and his new friend, Henry, Pyrgus must get back to the Faerie world alive before one of his many enemies gets to him instead. Fogarty clean up around his house, he expects to find a mess and a cranky old man what he doesn't expect to find is Pyrgus Malvae, crown prince of the Faerie realm, who has escaped the treacherous Faeries of the Night by traveling to the human world through a portal powered by trapped lightning.

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