Give Me Your Teeth: A Fae Tale (REVIEW)

Give Me Your Teeth: A Fae Tale

Author: Jeff Chapman

Category: Fantasy Horror Thriller Novelette

Suitable for: pre-teens and up

My Rating: 5 Stars

Format Read for Review: Kindle copy from the author

Pages: 38

Description: This story is about a 10 year old boy named Jimmy. Jimmy thought his biggest problems were the bullies until he lost a tooth and had a frightening encounter with the tooth fairy. What if the tooth fairy you knew as your loving mommy turned out to be a horrifying creature?

In Short: What makes this novel scary is not just the faerie with sharpened teeth but the helplessness of our child protagonist. If you like horror this is a fun read that is longer than your typical short story so it is packed with action but still a quick read.

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Pros: This book is very, very well written. What you can really appreciate about Jeff Chapman's writing is that the language matches the setting and characters of a particular story. As a result you find yourself deeply immersed. It is very descriptive and includes a lot of fun and interesting details. I liked the use of the mom and her nail file and a chilling explanation for why mothers always seem to have a nail file handy. I thought this was a entertaining story and I would love to see more. I thought the description of the tooth fairy was awesome and terrifying. I felt danger for Jimmy the entire time and I loved the ending.

Cons: I have no notable issues with this book.

Parent's Guide: Pretty clean book and not too scary. Some violence in the form of children brawling. I would say it is a safe read for most adolescents.

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Past Reviews of books by Jeff Chapman:

Full Review of Soul Thief

Full Review of Last Request: A Victorian Gothic

Guest Post with Jeff Chapman

Hello everyone! Today I am thrilled to welcome Jeff Chapman to the blog for a guest post. I am so psyched that he has agreed to share the inspiration for his marvelously creepy books: Last Request - A Victorian Gothic and Give Me Your Teeth - A Fae Tale 

Sometimes story ideas come to a writer fully formed--an intriguing incident paired with an exciting climax. When those kinds of ideas shoot out of your subconscious, you fall to your knees and thank the muses. More often, a writer starts with an interesting premise which grows into a story as the what if questions are answered.

Fear is a great place to start for any story idea. If being buried in a cramped box under six feet of dirt doesn't terrify you, nothing will. In the nineteenth century, before embalming became common practice and medical science could distinguish between a dead patient and a comatose one, a premature burial was not out of the question. The theme looms large in several of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, including "The Premature Burial" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." If a character fears a premature burial, how will that character make certain their death? I figure beheading removes all doubt. Combining my love of Gothic literature with the beheading premise, I built the story for Last Request, adding a plucky, though naive, heroine and a very odd sextant.

You won't find many Tooth Fairy stories on Amazon. The poor fairy doesn't receive much serious attention as a fantasy character. Everyone learns the Tooth Fairy is really their mother or father and all those little teeth find a resting place in the bottom of the trash. It's sad many people treat the Tooth Fairy as a joke because I see a lot of potential. What would happen if we reverse the joke. What if someone's mother really is a Tooth Fairy? And what if the Tooth Fairy keeps all those teeth where teeth belong? Give Me Your Teeth builds on those questions and explores a mother's unique solution to combating a bully terrorizing her son. You should never cross a fae where its children are concerned.

Special thanks to O. D. Book Reviews for the guest posting opportunity and for featuring two of my titles in this month's giveaway. 

                               

Thank you for joining us on the blog today, Jeff Chapman. What shocking and creative inspirations! If you guys found that as interesting as I did good news, you can buy these books for just $0.99 on Amazon. Or if you have Kindle Unlimited they are free! You can even win these books in this contest until May 31st. 

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Forever Fae by L.P. Dover (REVIEW)

Forever Fae

Author: L.P. Dover

Category: Fantasy (Fae)

Suitable for: 17+

My Rating: 4 Stars

Format Read for Review: Kindle

Pages: 356

Description: The Princess of the Summer Court and the Prince of the Winter Court are destined to come together and change the land of the Fae forever. But will they succeed or will the darkness win in the end?

In Short: This is a very ‘cute’ story set in the beautiful land of the fae. This book has a lot of the key elements I look for in a good book; conflict, love, betrayal, good, evil and action. This story reads to me as more of a YA story but there is quite a bit of swearing and one sex scene toward the end so some parents may not find it suitable for teens. 

I found it interesting how the story is told through different people’s perspectives and though I enjoyed getting a slightly larger view of the story and getting to know the characters better it was a little bit redundant seeing the same scenes repeated from different points of view. I wouldn't consider this a pro or a con because I think different readers will have different opinions on it. I would say overall I got more enjoyment out of the multiple perspectives and the redundant bits were easily dismissed

Pros: Wonderful setting. The great descriptions really draw you into the fae world and make you wish you could stay there forever. The story is interesting. This book is well written with minimal typos. There is a lot of action and never a dull moment. This story is part of a series and has a sequel however this book still has a complete story with a solid conclusion. I look forward to reading the sequel (Betrayals of Spring) to get the rest of the bigger story.

Cons: This story was a bit short and the plot seemed rushed. The conflicts were resolved very quickly and easily. Because there is nothing stopping the couple from falling in love and they fall in love instantly so you don’t really feel the depth of their love for each other. I generally like books to be “fast paced” but this one was just a little too fast paced to the point where it made the events less believable.