Book Review: Dare by Christina Bauer
The Details
Media Type: ebook
Title: Dare
Series: Pixieland Diaries
Author: Christina Bauer
Publisher: Monster House Books
Pages/Length: paperback; 322
Release Date: March 30, 2021
Source: Goddess Fish Promotions/Publisher
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
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***BEWARE***
If you don’t like pixies, then don’t read this diary.
Also, if you don’t like pixies who become Queen of the Summer Fae and stay their sassy selves, then definitely don’t read this. I’ll never genuflect, suck up, or tone down.
And I’m totally kicking it as queen. That is, until an evil sorcerer named the Usurper schemes to kill every last thing in Faerie. Whoa. To defeat this deadly mage, I team up with my elf crush, Dare. He’s a Prince of the Winter Realm and just awesome in general. Together, we’ll totally stop this deadly mage. It’s a dangerous quest, but things get worse when the unthinkable happens.
Dare is kidnapped.
Will I give up? Hell, no. But I will crash an ice polo pony tournament in a bikini.
***A 40,000-word diary written by Calla the pixie***
The Review
Full disclosure, I haven’t read the first two books of this series. That being said I did still enjoy this funny, charming, Queen Calla diary. I’m sure the first two books may have filled in a bit of the backstory but this story was enough on it’s own that I did not feel like I had to have read the first two.
Calla is an interesting character. She is full of snark, sass, and enough wit to get away with all kinds of pranks and shenanigans. Unfortunately for her, a prankster being Queen of Summer Fae means that she’ll have to work doubly hard to prove her status. Even when she’s discussing actual issues with her friends and nobles her ideas are dismissed and misunderstood. This story definitely felt like a coming of age story for Calla. She’s reckless and fun, but also learning that sometimes being serious is important too.
Dare and his connection to Calla is the stuff good relationships strive for. He is supportive, and adores her with reckless abandon. Their passion for each other and the people they rule is very apparent and endearing. I really enjoyed their banter and comradery throughout the story. Both young and inexperienced leaders they relied on each other and found comfort in their own little rebellions against the “normal” way.
This is a quick, fun, adventurous story that will leave you with a smile on your face. I highly recommend you grab yourself a copy and enjoy the sass of all things Calla and Dare. Now I think I need to read the first two books too!
Christina Bauer thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just make life better. All of which is why she writes romance novels that feature demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T. Oh, and she includes lots of humor and kick-ass chicks, too.
Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.
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3 Comments
Goddess Fish Promos (@GoddessFish)
Thanks for hosting!
Rita Wray
Thank you for the review, sounds good.
sherry1969
Sounds like a very good book.