Fairy tales, mythical/magical creatures, as well as nursery rhymes are brought together in E.D. Baker’s latest modern-day fairy tale, The Fairy-Tale Matchmaker. Cory, a tooth fairy-in-training, realizes she wants more out of life and in this novel the reader follows her on the path of self-discovery. In a way this is a coming of age story, as Cory learns to follow her dreams. Along the way she learns a little more about herself, makes new friends, and learns new skills–all with the magic of a fairy tale setting.
The Fairy-Tale Matchmaker is a delightful story that is at times a little cliché in a good, make-you-smile kind of way. It includes many from the familiar cast of those beloved childhood tales, but not always quite how the reader might remember them. With these twists and turns, E.D. Baker puts a very modern twist on these familiar tales, which will capture the imagination of readers young and old alike.
This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Content Analysis:
Profanity/Language: None
Violence/Gore: Property broken with a threatening note; secondhand account of character punching another; character thought to have been mistreated by giants; characters’ homes blown by wolf; secondhand account of a kidnapping; pet kidnapped; character bound, kidnapped and detained; character pushed around; character stripped of magical powers (kind of a magical torture); character shoots an arrow at others in role as cupid; character turns another into a animal.
Sex/Nudity: Characters hold hands (4 accounts); hug (2 accounts); kiss (3 accounts),
Mature Subject Matter:
Death of parent, bullying.
Alcohol / Drug Use:
None
