The Wood Fairies of Estraelia

Book excerpt: When Elias introduces his best friend Jaron Finley to his magical world of fairies, castles, wizards, and yōkai shapeshifters, will Jaron ever want to go back to his dull world of school and homework, especially after meeting Elieli, the fairy princess of Estraelia? It’s doubtful, but he must—the mortal that he is. Will Elias alter his memory and erase all that his friend has seen, or will Jaron keep the secret that Elias Rey, a sophomore at PVHS, is a wizard, and the youngest heir of Elderberry? Sneed wove a beautifully complex story about elves, fairies, dragons, and wizards in her second in her series of wonderfully crafted epic fantasy. If you love stories that take you to other worlds, you'll appreciate Sneed's ability to world build and create meaningful characters. Two worlds collide when Elias takes his friend to his native land of Estraelia, but conflict is not far away when the beautiful Elieli makes a wish to come to Earth with her new Earth friends, putting them all in danger. I was given a copy of this book in exchange for a review, but it was still fun to read! -Zeigler