Thanks to The Write Reads for my gifted copy of the ebook to join the tour with my honest review.
Fairies are real. Or they ought to be, at least, according to Madame Bel Carmen’s best hypotheses. Her problem, however, is that after searching the world over for the lore to prove it, she hasn’t uncovered anything that someone didn’t already know. Out of options, she knows her only chance to prove the existence of the Fae is to find someone who’s met them, and she’s just heard tell of a reclusive scholar who has reportedly done just that. This folklorist is more than just withdrawn; she’s nowhere, an academic ghost known only by a few obscure writings.
My Review
Give me a fantasy book with fairies and unicorns, and I’m yours! The Way By is such a book. Written by Holly Walters, an author who is new to me. I read the blurb, and I was captured already. I was so eager to read what sounded such a good book.
All I can say is, I flew through The Way By. Once I started, I couldn’t stop until I finished it. Then I wished I hadn’t finished it. You know, one of those books you just want to keep reading? Yes, that was The Way By for me.
As soon as I started the book, it took me back to being a child with the classical fairytale type stories. It gave me such a warm feeling to read and reminisce, too. I did enjoy how I got to know the characters and took them to my heart as well. I am such a big kid! Even at the ripe old age of 53, I revelled in this story so much.
I was so enthralled with The Way By. It was over so much quicker than I wished. The vivid details of the setting gave me a strong sense of place while I read. This meant that when I closed the book, I felt that I didn’t want to leave!
A delightful and charming fairy tale that took over my life for the time it took me to read it. Perfect for anyone who enjoys fantasy/fairytale stories.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203592903-the-way-by-a-faire-tale
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Amazon https://a.co/d/eIRdOdf (Canada) https://a.co/d/e8i4i1G (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/a6Khecj (UK)
Author Bio
Holly Walters originally hails from a small, rural, town in Minnesota. A life-long storyteller, Holly is also a cultural anthropologist with a PhD from Brandeis University working in the high Himalayas of Nepal. While her ethnographic work focuses on fossil folklores and sacred ammonites in South Asia, her creative work pays homage to the dragons, unicorns, and fairy tales of her youth.
When not writing, she can be found perfecting her Medieval archery skills, theorizing about movie plots, and forgetting where she left her tea cup. Today, she makes her home in Boston, Massachusetts, with a very unruly garden, a few equally cantankerous pets, a clever spouse, and a resident house ghost. And since her creepy sculpture hobby hasn’t panned out thus far, she is looking forward to the publication of her first novel and the writing of many more.
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