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Hanging Flynn (A Tale of the Fairypocalypse #1)

by Addison Lane (Goodreads Author)

3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 · rating details · 13 ratings · 6 reviews

Fergus Irvine is a hybrid–a human who shares his body with a fairy’s soul. Like other hybrids in the human-governed metropolis of New Peiling, his life seems stuck on okay-at-best—but that all changes the day he returns to his apartment to find his best friend Flynn dead. Unable to accept that Flynn would kill himself, Fergus decides he must find out for himself what reall...more

Paperback, 288 pages

Published November 20th 2011 by Addison Lane

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Dec 23, 2011 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

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First Impressions: Hanging Flynn is a self published book. There sometimes seems to be a certain stigma that follows self published titles. Admittedly, they are very hit or miss in my experience. Some I‘ve loved. Some I’ve hated.

I read the synopsis before accepting Hanging Flynn. My wife let me make the decision. I’m happy with dystopian. They are my cup of tea generally. But I wasn’t too sure about the whole fairy thing. I’m not b...more See My Full Review Here: http://www.hippiesbeautyandbooksohmy....

First Impressions: Hanging Flynn is a self published book. There sometimes seems to be a certain stigma that follows self published titles. Admittedly, they are very hit or miss in my experience. Some I‘ve loved. Some I’ve hated.

I read the synopsis before accepting Hanging Flynn. My wife let me make the decision. I’m happy with dystopian. They are my cup of tea generally. But I wasn’t too sure about the whole fairy thing. I’m not big into fairies, or fae, or whatever the specific title may be calling them at the time. They are not my cup of tea. But Hanging Flynn sounded interesting enough. I figure it would go one of two ways; horrible or absurdly terrific.

My Review: I’ve decided to skip the character introductions with Hanging Flynn. Truthfully, I have no idea where to begin. There is a long cast of characters that are all really important to the title. And to make matters worse, the book is set up like a series. I don’t mean a series as in a three or five book series. I mean a sitcom, Hardy Boys kind of series where there could be hundreds of episodes.

You see, Hanging Flynn does have a story line. But the book develops much more like a pilot episode to a TV show. Each character is introduced in depth with their own background. Each character’s past is detailed and important. They all also intertwine with each other in some way or another. The book acts as an initial event that brings the cast of characters together. This initial event has catastrophic events that set a series of events in motion, or at least it seems that way. Truthfully, that’s just my assumption. The end of Hanging Flynn does end off by forming a group of travelers heading towards a common goal, but for various reasons.

Hanging Flynn is for the teenage crowd. The writing style and vocabulary are excellent. The word-smithing has a delicate and informative style. Everything is very descriptive, sometimes a little too descriptive. I found the tempo of the title going back and fourth. I was bored, than excited, than bored, than I lost sleep, than confused, than bored, than excited. Hanging Flynn generally moves like this through the entire book.

The plot is a little slow. As I said, this novel feels more like a pilot episode to a TV show so it’s not all that bad. The climax is a very slow and gradual gain. Interesting things happen and than the pace and story die down, and than everything smacks you in the face again. Everything is finished off with a slow gentle let down through the last chapter. If Hanging Flynn never were to see a sequel, I would still feel fulfilled though. The series events are left open ended, but the core story of Flynn’s hanging is resolved and the character development is awesome.

Let’s look at it like this. I mentioned this book is a great pilot to a series, or maybe even a TV show? We meet the main character, Ferguson. Ferguson has had a rough life. His mother “abandoned” him and he learned to fend for himself. Enter Flynn. Flynn shows up on the door step and Fergy takes him in like a lost pet. They become best friends, better yet, brothers. Flynn and Ferguson live in a very poor district of a city where all hybrids, humans with attached fairy souls, are banished to. New Peiling is a sub level of the city. Think Futurama with Old New York where the mutants live. Same deal. Flynn hangs himself, or is murdered, depending on who you ask. Human/Hybrid interests are strained at best. Ferguson discovers all of these underground groups with different causes. A fire breaks out, Ferguson goes on the run, different characters are introduced along the way, an air ship crashes, things die down, Fergy finds some answers, and the group of misfit bounty hunters is born with a common interest to find a magical gate of some sorts with their own individual reasons. Here’s the catch. They are broke and have no means of travel at this point. They are a group of bounty hunters whom must earn their way and find this gate. This is why I say it is a great pilot episode. And it really is. I hope the author continues the series.

I am bothered by one little thing with the book. Ferguson is a hybrid and some hybrids have the capability to transform into their fairy forms. This isn’t a huge plot spoiler here so don’t worry. All though if you are overly apprehensive about that sort of thing, skip this paragraph. When I think of fairies I think of something humanoid, maybe with wings, maybe without, and something along those lines. Now, even in human form, Ferguson exhibits a boat load of strength. It’s part of his fairy powers bleeding through. But when Ferguson finally turns, he turns into a blood thirsty, ravaging, carnivorous horse with amazing swimming powers. It just seemed weird to me. I don’t think of horses as a magical being, well maybe Unicorns, but not horses. Now this is just my personal opinion, so other readers may enjoy the idea more than me. But I would have loved something a little more superhuman and mystical.

Final Thoughts: I would be happy if Hanging Flynn would become the next Hardy Boys. The characters are diverse and great. The universe of Ferguson is amazing and complex. Hanging Flynn acts as a great series introduction. Even as a stand alone book it is very entertaining. I would say support your indie authors and purchase Hanging Flynn. (less)

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Jan 02, 2013 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: dystopia, fantasy, free-ebooks, guilty-pleasures, young-adult

Another one of my free e-book experiments. Generally, I feel I've read all the YA paranormal fiction I need to read for the rest of my life. I made an exception for this book because: (1) it's dystopian paranormal YA fiction, not a romance; (2) it's about fairies, and I love fairy stories that take the (correct) point of view that a fairy is not a plump and cheerful godmotherly type who will wave a wand and save your bacon, but rather truly mad, bad, and dangerous to know; and (3) it was free.

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Oct 18, 2012 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars

Addison Lane's first novel is one that is worth checking out. She is a skillful writer who's characters seem to leap off the page with realistic traits and flaws. They are admirable and interesting. You find yourself caring for what happens to Fergus as he deals with his status as a hybrid and how he copes with the gritty world he lives in. His struggles for his identity is realatable despite the fanciful setting, something I find even the most skillful of writers usually have great difficulty d...more

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Jan 04, 2012 Allison rated it 2 of 5 stars

I got this free from the goodreads giveaway page.

I had a hard time getting into this book, it is very much a set up for books to follow and as such it moved incredibly slowly. The world building was okay but slightly confusing at times and although there are a wealth of details, sometimes maybe too many details, about all the many & varied characters I never really cared about any of them, not even Fergus. Perhaps it was too much set up and too little story for me to get involved.
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Jan 09, 2012 Charlotte rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: giveaways, fantasy, adventure, wow

I really loved this book!

Pros: Great and original story.
Interesting and diversified characters.

Cons: There is no sequel.

Being a fan of fantasy, I think finding books that are good and/or age appropriate for me (I'm 24) in this category is very difficult. Finally a fantasy novel that is very inventive, original, well written, and with a main character who's not 12 but 20. Take note that I'm not a YA hater, on the contrary, but having an older character changes the story in the way it evolves, bec...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Sarah (Workaday Reads) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

This book had an interesting and unique concept, but it just didn't work. There were several reasons I was disappointed in the book:

1. The cover. It is not attractive. And I have no idea how it ties into the story, other than the serious and sombre feel of it matches the writing.

2. I couldn't picture the city. It is described as having multiple layers, with the hybrids and poor people living on the lower level in constant twilight. The rich, pure humans live on the top level with sunshine. In be...more

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Shelves: kindle-lendable, fantasy, ya, fairies-pixies-elves-etc

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Addison Lane was born and raised between a small town in the Deep South and the Big City. She went to university in New England, majoring in Asian Studies. Fresh-faced and ambitious, she left college to teach English in Japan for a year. Following this, she attended the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia before returning to the States. She now resides on the East Coast where she...more

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“Sometimes, you gotta do things that aren’t easy for the sake of everyone. You’ve been sheltered like a little kid, but now you know things are going on, and you don’t have a choice. You’re involved.” — 2 people liked it

“Do you think cats or dogs are better?” she asked, one hand clasping his wrist.
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