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Shayla Witherwood: A Half-Faerie Tale
by
Tamra Torero
Shayla Witherwood has never been like other girls. Being a half-faerie will do that to you. But with magical powers like invisibility, shape-shifting, and healing kisses, high school is bound to be anything but boring. Throw in an ancient prophecy that is sure to get someone killed and a few unpredictable enchantments, and you have one of the most anticipated fairy tales o...more
Hardcover, 303 pages
Published
May 8th 2012
by Cedar Fort
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This book was so sweet(: I needed something like this.
Although the title sounds overdone (too many fairy stories...), the book was fun to read. The story centres around (duh) Shayla Witherwood, who's half-faerie, half-human (wow, I'm being redundant today). But basically, Shayla is going to school for the first time in her life (she was previously homeschooled), and she has to learn to fit in.
What I liked about this novel was that Shayla knows about her identity as a faerie. There's no dramatic...more
Although the title sounds overdone (too many fairy stories...), the book was fun to read. The story centres around (duh) Shayla Witherwood, who's half-faerie, half-human (wow, I'm being redundant today). But basically, Shayla is going to school for the first time in her life (she was previously homeschooled), and she has to learn to fit in.
What I liked about this novel was that Shayla knows about her identity as a faerie. There's no dramatic...more
Feb 11, 2012
Eunice
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Shelves:
faeries,
out-2012,
paranormal,
urban-fantasy,
young-adult,
ya-romance,
arc-netgalley-edelweiss
2.5 stars
The synopsis totally caught my attention, it sounds something really exciting and thrilling and who wouldn't when the guy's name is Jace? I was pretty much looking forward reading this but as the story goes by I wasn't really finding anything really interesting or exciting. It wasn't bad at all but for a paranormal book, I really find this bland and boring.
The story starts when Shaylah Witherwood - a half-farie, half-human - started her real life in a regular high school. She had alway...more
The synopsis totally caught my attention, it sounds something really exciting and thrilling and who wouldn't when the guy's name is Jace? I was pretty much looking forward reading this but as the story goes by I wasn't really finding anything really interesting or exciting. It wasn't bad at all but for a paranormal book, I really find this bland and boring.
The story starts when Shaylah Witherwood - a half-farie, half-human - started her real life in a regular high school. She had alway...more
SHAYLA WITHERWOOD: A Half-Faerie Tale
By Tamra Torero
Shayla Witherwood is about to start her first day at Jasper Jenkins High. After being home-schooled through the tenth grade her nerves get the better of her and she uses her Faerie magic to become invisible. After Grandpa's death, Grandma and Shayla stop traveling around the country and settle down. Grandma decides that going to school and being around other people is just what Shayla needs. But now Shayla has to figure out how to become visibl...more
By Tamra Torero
Shayla Witherwood is about to start her first day at Jasper Jenkins High. After being home-schooled through the tenth grade her nerves get the better of her and she uses her Faerie magic to become invisible. After Grandpa's death, Grandma and Shayla stop traveling around the country and settle down. Grandma decides that going to school and being around other people is just what Shayla needs. But now Shayla has to figure out how to become visibl...more
Shayla Witherwood wishes she was an ordinary teenage girl, but she isn’t, she is actually half fairy. Her mother died when she was young and her dad, though he cares, hasn’t really been in the picture for some time. She lives currently with her grandma who for many years has been home schooling her along with her fairy trainer of sorts named Trebor. Recently, though her grandma has decided it is time for her to go to public school. It’s important to her because she wants Shayla to start learning...more
Shayla Witherwood: A half faerie tale, is a YA fantasy written by Tamra Torero.
The Story: Shayla is part fey. Before the story begins she has spent her life traveling with her grandparents in an RV and using an online tutor for her schooling. But now, Shayla is going to high school, and she is very nervous. She spends most of the first day either going invisible or trying to hide herself. However, as the book continues Shayla learns the ropes, catches a boy, and learns about her heritage.
My Thou...more
The Story: Shayla is part fey. Before the story begins she has spent her life traveling with her grandparents in an RV and using an online tutor for her schooling. But now, Shayla is going to high school, and she is very nervous. She spends most of the first day either going invisible or trying to hide herself. However, as the book continues Shayla learns the ropes, catches a boy, and learns about her heritage.
My Thou...more
Shayla Witherwood is just a normal high school girl...okay not really! She's a half-faerie, she's been home-schooled for her whole school career by grandparents that she traveled the country with in an RV named Brutus. But now her grandfather has died, so her grandmother decides that it's time to settle down in a small town and it's time for Shayla to go to school in the public high school. This doesn't sound like a wonderful plan to Shayla, and her first day finds her wanting to use her faerie...more
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I thought this book was just okay. It was, by no means, a bad book, but it didn't really stand out either.
The first half of the book was about Shayla trying to fit in from being home-schooled to going to a public school. To me, her journey was pretty much uneventful. I mean, you had your stereotypical popular crowd, and the mean girl, and the outcasts and the best friends. But Jace didn't really make me swoon. Bree wasn't mean enough for me to hate her. And Josi and Shayla clicked, but they didn...more
The first half of the book was about Shayla trying to fit in from being home-schooled to going to a public school. To me, her journey was pretty much uneventful. I mean, you had your stereotypical popular crowd, and the mean girl, and the outcasts and the best friends. But Jace didn't really make me swoon. Bree wasn't mean enough for me to hate her. And Josi and Shayla clicked, but they didn...more
May 10, 2012
Vanya D.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Ages 13 to perhaps 19, although I think older readers might enjoy it too :)
Shelves:
read-in-2012,
paranormal-urban-fantasy
NOTE: I received this book from Netgalley to review.
Well, what can I say? I didn't expect to give such a high rating to this novel, but it definitely earned it. The writing style was really nice, and except for a couple of places, there were no grammatical mistakes. Nothing that needed to be fixed.
It was a light and bright read with a really positive twist. It had been a while since I read a book that made me see pink in the world, so I really loved that. Most books leave me with an emotional o...more
Well, what can I say? I didn't expect to give such a high rating to this novel, but it definitely earned it. The writing style was really nice, and except for a couple of places, there were no grammatical mistakes. Nothing that needed to be fixed.
It was a light and bright read with a really positive twist. It had been a while since I read a book that made me see pink in the world, so I really loved that. Most books leave me with an emotional o...more
This book was cute. It's something I feel would make a good Disney Channel movie. I would recommend this for ages 11/12 & up.
The story was kind of slow, and drug out. I still enjoyed this book, but felt like it took too long to reach the crisis/peak of action. I like that you don't have a clear definition of who the bad guy is until later on.
I liked the characters. Daniel and Jace were my favorites. Daniel is nice and has a dry sense of humor which I love. Jace is just incredibly sweet. Jo...more
The story was kind of slow, and drug out. I still enjoyed this book, but felt like it took too long to reach the crisis/peak of action. I like that you don't have a clear definition of who the bad guy is until later on.
I liked the characters. Daniel and Jace were my favorites. Daniel is nice and has a dry sense of humor which I love. Jace is just incredibly sweet. Jo...more
This is going to be a short review for this light read, sweet story, with all right characters and good writing. As you might have guessed, yes, this book was nice, average, but nothing that really blew me away.
Shayla lives with her grandma, and knows already that she's a half-faery. She joins a high school for the first time after years of homeschooling so this is really a 'coming of age' school story. She makes a friend, gets the eye of the high school hottie, makes a few blunders as she comes...more
Shayla lives with her grandma, and knows already that she's a half-faery. She joins a high school for the first time after years of homeschooling so this is really a 'coming of age' school story. She makes a friend, gets the eye of the high school hottie, makes a few blunders as she comes...more
Shayla Witherwood starts her first day at public High School invisible literally. Shayla is half fairie who has previously home-schooled her entire life while traveling the country in an RV with her human grandparents. She knows almost nothing about using her fairy magic except what she has learned by accident like turning invisible. She begins school and immediately makes a few friends and a couple of enemies. Shayla is genuinely nice to everyone and decides to be friends with the social outcas...more
More of this review and others at: Lit Girl: Confessions of a Future Librarian (Shayla Witherwood Review)
First of all, I would like to say a huge thank you to Cedar Fort Books for giving me an advanced reader copy of this lovely novel via Net Galley!
Shayla is your average down to earth girl, whose grandparents have kept her on the road trip of life in their RV, "Brutus". But after the sudden death of her grandfather, Shayla and her grandmother have decided to settle down, and for the first ti...more
First of all, I would like to say a huge thank you to Cedar Fort Books for giving me an advanced reader copy of this lovely novel via Net Galley!
Shayla is your average down to earth girl, whose grandparents have kept her on the road trip of life in their RV, "Brutus". But after the sudden death of her grandfather, Shayla and her grandmother have decided to settle down, and for the first ti...more
This was a really cute book, it was definitely not my favorite book ever, but it was very sweet. I loved how the author was able to bring fairies into a different light, there are so many books about fairies out right now that it takes a lot of imagination to write a story about them that is essentially so very different.
I really loved the fact that Shayla aware of her half-fairy status, even if she didn’t quite have all the facts regarding it. I also really enjoyed Shayla’s integration into the...more
I really loved the fact that Shayla aware of her half-fairy status, even if she didn’t quite have all the facts regarding it. I also really enjoyed Shayla’s integration into the...more
Shayla Witherwood: A Half-Faerie Tale
by Tamra Torero
Expected publication: May 8th 2012
Publisher: Sweetwater Press
Jacket Blurb:
A brief moment of disappointment washed over me as I approached Jace’s lifeless body. Here I was, about to kiss a boy on the lips for the very first time, and he was completely comatose—possibly paralyzed—and would never even know or remember the experience. This was not how I’d envisioned my first kiss—me invisible, him unconscious.
Shayla Witherwood is not exactly norm...more
by Tamra Torero
Expected publication: May 8th 2012
Publisher: Sweetwater Press
Jacket Blurb:
A brief moment of disappointment washed over me as I approached Jace’s lifeless body. Here I was, about to kiss a boy on the lips for the very first time, and he was completely comatose—possibly paralyzed—and would never even know or remember the experience. This was not how I’d envisioned my first kiss—me invisible, him unconscious.
Shayla Witherwood is not exactly norm...more
Shayla has been traveling the USA in an RV with her grandparents for the last several years. But, now that she's 15, her grandmother decides the park the camper and enroll Shayla in a normal high school. But, normal is very hard for Shayla to do, since she's half-faerie.
As the school year goes on, Shayla makes friends, makes enemies, and finds out a little more about just what she can really do. She will also learn a few secrets her grandma was hiding from her--but will they be good or bad?
I tho...more
As the school year goes on, Shayla makes friends, makes enemies, and finds out a little more about just what she can really do. She will also learn a few secrets her grandma was hiding from her--but will they be good or bad?
I tho...more
I enjoyed this book mostly because it showed how a nice girl, one that is not stuck on herself, can be a force for good in a school setting. Shayla is half faerie because her dad is human and her mother was a faery but is dead. She has been homeschooled for years and lived with her grandparents who traveled all around. Her dad is out of the picture, we think. This is a young girl that just wants to fit in and go unnoticed, but her magic sometimes leaks out. She develops some good friends and eve...more
"Noooooo" that my reaction when the book ended. No it wasn't because it has a cliffhanger, just because it ended. I liked it way too much!
Shayla Witherwood is one of the lighter books i've read lately. It goes fast and has enough mystery to keep you interested from the start. But it not so full of problems. It stays more to the high school life than to the fantasy part of the story. Imagine a book about high school with bits of magic. I totally loved that because it gave a different taste to the...more
Shayla Witherwood is one of the lighter books i've read lately. It goes fast and has enough mystery to keep you interested from the start. But it not so full of problems. It stays more to the high school life than to the fantasy part of the story. Imagine a book about high school with bits of magic. I totally loved that because it gave a different taste to the...more
Let’s just say this book was a bit of a letdown. Shayla Witherwood: A Half-Faerie Tale, started out strong, I was excited and really sucked into the plot. Shayla is a very likable character; she is spunky, funny, and friendly to everyone. The supporting characters are also likable, well except the mean ones. The story even has a nice happy, tidy ending, though there is an opening if the author wants to write another book.
What I didn’t like, was the ending. Things just started to happen, way too...more
What I didn’t like, was the ending. Things just started to happen, way too...more
What an adorable book! It was such a relaxing read - so simple yet so cute and fun!
Although Shayla is a half-faerie, she is still just a typical teenage girl, full of insecurities and a desire to fit in. She is terrified to start public school after being home-schooled by her grandparents her whole life. She worries about making friends, and getting good grades (oh and keeping those pointy ears covered!)
Even with her fey heritage, Shayla is relatable as a teenager. She experiences the growing p...more
Although Shayla is a half-faerie, she is still just a typical teenage girl, full of insecurities and a desire to fit in. She is terrified to start public school after being home-schooled by her grandparents her whole life. She worries about making friends, and getting good grades (oh and keeping those pointy ears covered!)
Even with her fey heritage, Shayla is relatable as a teenager. She experiences the growing p...more
Shayla Witherwood was like Bewitched goes to high school, but she’s a half-fairy instead of a witch. I got the Bewtiched vibe because Shayla would use her fairy powers for very small, every day things like the witch Samantha would. It was a cute, fun, and sweet tale about a girl trying to fit in. As the story goes on, there are a few small twists and and it was fun to see her learn more about who she is. The voice and writing were enjoyable, but the foreshadowing was a little heavy-handed for my...more
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A half faerie in a whole human reality
I admit! I find this book a bit boring. It was a struggle for me to finish it. This book needs more spice! This book is a light and fast read. I like the cover since I get to see how Shayla really looks like.
The story is about a Half-fairy name Shayla Witherwood. For the first time, she went to a regular high school called Jasper Jenkins to get in touch with her human side. There she met a bunch of people; A geeky guy name Dan...more
A half faerie in a whole human reality
I admit! I find this book a bit boring. It was a struggle for me to finish it. This book needs more spice! This book is a light and fast read. I like the cover since I get to see how Shayla really looks like.
The story is about a Half-fairy name Shayla Witherwood. For the first time, she went to a regular high school called Jasper Jenkins to get in touch with her human side. There she met a bunch of people; A geeky guy name Dan...more
Shayla Witherwood is a half-faerie who is attending public school for the first time. After both of her parents dying Shayla was home schooled by her grandparents. The story line follows her struggles and successes as she finds her place in the public school, and does her best to hide her faerie magic.
I enjoyed this book, it was interesting and stood out from many of the other fantasy/ faerie tales I have read. However I felt that then ending came a little fast. I didn't sense the conclusion co...more
I enjoyed this book, it was interesting and stood out from many of the other fantasy/ faerie tales I have read. However I felt that then ending came a little fast. I didn't sense the conclusion co...more
This one is a very light / quick read - it was fun, and an excellent clean read even for middle schoolers - even if the characters are in high school. If you like paranormal books, this one is a cute take on fairies - or a half-faerie!!! It does not involve good vs. evil, but a faerie coming of age, and coming into her powers. Very cute!
Shayla is very believable as a half-faerie, figuring out not only her faerie half, but also her human half. She has always been home-schooled, but now in her jun...more
Shayla is very believable as a half-faerie, figuring out not only her faerie half, but also her human half. She has always been home-schooled, but now in her jun...more
This was a cute, sweet story. Shayla is half human, half faerie, who is trying to discover herself while living in a world of humans who couldn’t possibly understand her if they knew who she really is. But then she starts to make friends in her new school, and they understand her, and treat her no differently when they find she’s not entirely human. Shayla gains confidence in herself and her abilities. I liked seeing her journey and growth. She isn’t the strongest, independent heroine I’ve read,...more
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This is a light, enjoyable read suitable for teens and middle-grade readers alike. Invisibility, shape-shifting, special kisses, and seaweed milkshakes. The setting is small town, high school, and the characters are quirky (go, Josi!) and likeable (except for when they're not supposed to be. Blehhh, Bree, I'm sticking my tongue out at you). There was also a sufficient amount of mystery that kept me curious as I read. "I know something's going to happen and someone or a few someone's are not wha...more
This was a really fun and cute faerie, fairytale read. It is a contemporary Fey tale. Shayla has been home schooled her whole life and has lived a somewhat sheltered life. Her circumstances change and she is thrust into public high school. Shayla is not your normal teenager she is half human and half faerie. Shayla doesn't know much about her Fay magic which makes for some humorous moments in the story. As she learns to navigate high school she makes some great friends and learns a little about...more
There were lots of things to like about this book. Here's my run-down:
1. It was clean. No swearing, no sex.
2. Shayla knows she is a half faerie even if she doesn't know exactly all that entails.
3. The invisible/unconscious kiss. (that is just fabulous and so funny)
4. The hunky popular crush is also a very nice guy.
5. Faerie powers are awesome. Especially when used to do good. Like free poor bugs.
6. The chess playing, shoe finding janitor
7. Green grapes
8. Friends and compromise
It was a bit slow...more
1. It was clean. No swearing, no sex.
2. Shayla knows she is a half faerie even if she doesn't know exactly all that entails.
3. The invisible/unconscious kiss. (that is just fabulous and so funny)
4. The hunky popular crush is also a very nice guy.
5. Faerie powers are awesome. Especially when used to do good. Like free poor bugs.
6. The chess playing, shoe finding janitor
7. Green grapes
8. Friends and compromise
It was a bit slow...more
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Shayla Witherwood has been raised by her grandparents, and has traveled across the country in their RV for as long as she can remember. After her grandpa dies, her grandma decides it's time to park the RV and enroll Shayla in public school. The thing is, Shayla isn't your average junior in high school. She's a half-faerie, and being the "new-girl" is only a small part of her worries. She has to make sure she controls her magic so no one finds out her secret.
This was a pretty cute story. It has p...more
This was a pretty cute story. It has p...more
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Mar 30, 2012 09:44pm