Fairy/Fae Book Recommendations

 The Magical Fairies of Folklore 

    Though sometimes used to describe many different magical creatures, such as goblins or gnomes, a particular image pops up When people think of the word Fairy. A small humanoid with wings. Sometimes these wings look like butterfly wings or, in the Case of The Peter and the Star Catchers series, Bird-like wings. Sometimes they can be mischievous. Other times fairies can be helpful. Another known name is Fae. In this post, I will recommend five Fairy/Fae books (Except A Court of Thorns and Roses as it is over-recommended).

Book 1: The Spiderwick Chronicles 1- The Feild Guide

    This book uses the word fairy to describe loads of magical creatures but is still a great read. Tony DiTerlizzi's pictures spread throughout both the book and series is the fantastic icing on the cake!

Book Name: The Spiderwick Chronicles-The Field Guide

Author Name(s): Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Release Date: May 1, 2003

Book Number: 1 of 5

Number of Pages: 114 pages

Book Description:

    After finding a mysterious, handmade field guide in the attic of the ramshackle old mansion they’ve just moved into, Jared; his twin brother, Simon; and their older sister, Mallory, discover that there’s a magical and maybe dangerous world existing parallel to our own—the world of faerie.

    The Grace children want to share their story, but the faeries will do everything possible to stop them...

Book 2: The Iron King

    This next book has a girl discovering she is the daughter of a fairy king. Follow her journey as she tries to save those closest to her.  

Book Name: The Iron King

Author Name(s): Julie Kagawa

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Release Date: January 19, 2010

Book Number: 1 of 10

Number of Pages: 363 pages

Book Description:

    Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined.

    Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home.

    When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.

    But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face, and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

Book 3: Wings

 This book starts with a girl waking up to a strange flower-like thing growing on her back. Wait. Could they be wings! An interesting twist on fairies for sure!

Book Name: Wings

Author Name(s): Aprilynne Pike

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Release Date: May 5, 2009

Book Number: 1 of 5

Number of Pages: 290 pages

Book Description:

    Laurel was mesmerized, staring at the pale things with wide eyes. They were terrifyingly beautiful—too beautiful for words.

    Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.

    In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever.

Book 4: The Faerie Path

    This book has a girl bring back life to a desolate fairy wasteland after she mysteriously vanished 5 years prior.   

Book Name: The Faerie Path

Author Name(s): Frewin Jones

Genre: Fantasy

Release Date: February 1, 2007

Book Number: 1 of 6

Number of Pages: 312 pages

Book Description:

    Swept away into a court of magic and beauty, she discovers she is Tania, the lost princess of the youngest daughter of Oberon and Titania. Since Tania's mysterious disappearance on the eve of her wedding five hundred years before, Faerie has been sunk in darkness and gloom. The courtly Lord Gabriel Drake, whom Tania was once to marry, has found her and brought her back. With Tania's return, Faerie comes alive again as a land of winged children, glittering balls, and fantastic delights. But Tania can't forget Anita's world or the boy she loved there. Torn between two loves and between two worlds, Tania slowly comes to discover why she disappeared so long ago. She possesses a singular magical ability and she must use it to stop a sinister plan that threatens the entire world of Faerie.

Book 5: The Cruel Prince

    What if you were a human raised in a world of fairies? That is exactly what happens to the main character Jude in this story as she tries to win a place in the High Court of Faerie. 

Book Name: The Cruel Prince

Author Name(s): Holly Black

Genre: Fantasy

Release Date: January 2, 2018

Book Number: 1 of 3

Number of Pages: 370 pages

Book Description:

    Of course, I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

    And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

    Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

    To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

    As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.

Conclusion 

    Do any of these books sound interesting to read? Have you read any of them? Let me know in the comments below! I might do a part two in the future as there are a lot of fairy books out there!