Fairy Tale by Cyn Balog

Title: Fairy Tale	Loved it	Graded
Author: Cyn Balog
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Delacorte
Elements: Fairies
Series: Stand alone

Morgan Sparks has always known that she and her boyfriend, Cam, are made for each other. But when Cam’s cousin Pip comes to stay with the family, Cam seems depressed. Finally Cam confesses to Morgan what’s going on: Cam is a fairy. The night he was born, fairies came down and switched him with a healthy human boy. Nobody expected Cam to live, and nobody expected his biological brother, heir to the fairy throne, to die. But both things happened, and now the fairies want Cam back to take his rightful place as Fairy King.

Even as Cam physically changes, becoming more miserable each day, he and Morgan pledge to fool the fairies and stay together forever. But by the time Cam has to decide once and for all what to do, Morgan’s no longer sure what’s best for everyone, or whether her and Cam’s love can weather an uncertain future.

Fairy Tale was a light read. Unique, it was somehow more realistic for me. This is due to one factor: when Cam changes into a fairy, he shrinks. I like reading everyone's perceptions of fairies but this is the one form that strikes with me. Cam's transformation from a human teen to a fairy king is barely noticeable. Other than one part about his commaniding gaze and the fact that he orders Dawn (his advisor/future wife) around, he's still the same lovable Cam.

Morgan, as a narrator, was quirky, spunky and relatable. After knowing that Cam is a fairy, she does all that she can to keep him with her. I loved reading about their past experiences. They were just so loving and tender towards each other, and it was sad to think that there won't be anymore, unless Morgan does something.

It doesn't feel like I got to know Dawn all that well. I knew too little about Dawn to actually care about her. And other than her back story, I cannot find one redeeming quality about her. Maybe I'm just biased. After all, I'm rooting for Morgan and Cam. If there's a sequel, I hope Cyn Balog will give develop Dawn as a character more.

P.S.- I scheduled this post for 12.34am on 7th August 2009. Let's imagine the whole thing is like 12:34:56 7/8/9. :D