Fairyvision
(Songs
of Magic #5)
J.L.
Bryan
2/15/13
Format:
ebook
Source:
from author for review
The fifth book in the Songs of Magic series!Jason, Erin, and the other Zebras go on a world tour with their enchanted instruments, only to encounter the mysterious supernatural Folk of India and the Far East. While they tangle with their record company, Erin tries to avoid dealing with the secrets she's learned about herself, while Jason pieces together a mystery surrounding a very special golden guitar called Caliburn.In Faerie, Aoide the Lutist and her troupe finally return home from their long adventure. They're struggling to get new gigs, but Aoide senses opportunity in the form of special new magic mirrors that can broadcast concerts, plays, and other entertainment all over Faerie...
I
had just finished reading a rather disappointing book when I decided
to finally dive into J.L. Bryan's Fairyvision,
the fifth book in the Songs of Magic Series. Now, I have plenty of
books to read and many I need
to
read, but, after a super meh book, I knew I needed a great read, so I
turned to one of the few series that never disappoints or fails
me...and Fairyvision was
beyond awesome!
No
matter how much time has passed since I read each of the books in this
series, each time I open a new one it feels like coming home and
hanging out with a group of my besties! I've come to love the Songs
of Magic series THAT much,and Fairyvision is
another fantastic edition. In this fifth book, the now super famous
Rioting Zebras are sent on a world tour and encounter new, fierce
magical creatures (and overly enthusiastic fans) in Japan, India, and
Australia. Followed by a camera crew taping a reality show, tempers
start to fly among the Zebras and fame begins to take its toll. In
Faerie, Aoide and her merry group of musicians also find fame and
issues when T.V comes to this magical world. Both bands have gotten
the fame and wealth they wanted, but the price they have to pay may
end up too high.
I
love everything about Fairyvision and
Bryan does everything right in this book: the world-building, the
storytelling, the humor, and the characters. Like books 1-4 before
it, Fairyvision is
a wild and uber fun ride full of the fantastical and funny.
There's
real magic in Bryan's storytelling and he hits ALL the right notes!
Even though this is the fifth book in the series, the superb and
captivating storytelling hasn't slowed down at all. Bryan still
manages to surprise and dazzle me with each new book. The
world-building simply rocks! The world of Faerie is created with such
vivid imagination and head-spinning creativity, and I just adore it
all! This world is all explosive color, sparkle, and whimsy, but also
has elements of wonderful eeriness. In Fairyvision
we
get to explore even more of Faerie and meet new and exciting
creatures, places, plant life, and customs , and I have no idea where
Bryan comes up with all of the crazy-awesome stuff! Two words:
Cupcake Harvest...I like to think my cupcake-ness rubbed off on the
dear author ;)
One
of the things I love best about this series, is the humor. Silly humor,
snarky humor, ironic humor, plain laugh-out-loud humor...these books
have it all. Bryan infuses so much great humor in the Rioting Zebra's
journey from a nothing band to a world-wide phenomenon and creates
such a smart tongue-in-cheek look at materialism, the entertainment
industry, and life in general.
The
heart of this series remains to be the well-crafted and developed
characters. Bryan has created so many layered and believable
characters; some that readers will love, some that will make you
laugh, some that you love to hate. The four teenage members of the
Rioting Zebras continue to be some of my all time fave characters! I
love feisty Erin, sweet Jason, friggin awesome Dred, and even
ironically whiny Mitch. These are characters that feel real, feel
like friends, and who readers will continue to root for.
Fairyvision
takes
readers on an exciting and unpredictable trip all around our world
and Faerie, and has one heck of an ending (seriously J.L. Bryan?! You
end it like that?!) that has me SO ready for book six.
MY
FINAL THOUGHTS: The Songs of Magic series will delight and enchant
both older and younger readers (it's totally appropriate for
middle-grade readers). Fairyvision is
a fantastic fifth edition in a rockin' series that I can't recommend
enough. If you're a fan of the series, pick up this book now, and if
you haven't started the series yet, get to it! A MUST read book in a
MUST read series....you can get book one for FREE for Amazon Kindle.
MY RATING
J.L. Bryan
J.L. Bryan studied English literature at the University of Georgia and at Oxford, with a focus on English Renaissance and Romantic literature. He also studied screenwriting at UCLA. He lives in Atlanta with his wife Christina, dogs Violet and Tiger Lily, and cats Shadow and Sue.
I have read the first book, and I have up to book 4, but haven't gotten to them yet. I loved the writing and thought it was super fun so I'm sure I will enjoy the rest of the series.
ReplyDeleteI really need to read the second book in this series. I really enjoyed the first one a lot but I've yet to buy the rest. I'm glad to hear that the series holds up! :D
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