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My Fair Godmother

Young Adult Fiction 396

An awesome re-telling of some Fairy Tales

July 19, 2009

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5.0

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Reader reviewed by Lizzy

If you are a fan
of disjointed fairy tales, or like a little bit of historical
adventure, I would suggest picking up a copy of My Fair Godmother. At
the start of the book, the superficial "airhead" Savannah seems to have
the perfect life. She has a good-looking boyfriend, Hunter, and doesn't
really seem to be bothered with anything other than shopping and prom.
Her older sister, Jane, is completely different from Savannah. Jane
concentrates on her schoolwork rather than her appearance, and had been
crushing on Hunter even before he started dating Savannah. Refusing to
give up, Jane undergoes a total makeover, and
in the process she gets Hunter. That's breaking the most cardinal rule
of sisterhood...never steal your sister's boyfriend. It's an unwritten
rule. Luckily, Savannah has a fair(y) godmother to help save the day.

Or not. Savannah's fairy godmother, Chrysanthemum
Everstar, isn't what one might imagine. She's just like Savannah,
shallow and immature. Her wishes go haywire, and she doesn't really
seem to care whether Savannah gets her prince charming or not. For her
first two wishes Savannah is sent back in time, once as Cinderella, and
once as Snow White. Rallison doesn't Disney-ify these princesses, they
lived in the middle ages, and it was miserable. Plus, the princes don't
seem very prince-like, they're rather rude and egotistical.

For
her third wish, Savannah inadvertently sends a classmate back in time,
and she has to go back to help him become a prince, otherwise they'll
both be stuck there forever. While there they encounter a dragon, a
cyclops, and a dark knight who is more than he seems.

I really
enjoyed this book, it had all the elements I look for in good YA
fiction. There was a little bit of romance, some fantasy, and it was
funny. It also made me appreciate shampoo, and being able to bathe on a regular basis. In
other words, I didn't want to set it down. While this was Rallison's
first fantasy novel, I hope to read more like this from her.

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