The Fairy Godmother (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Nov 05, 2010 Lydia Presley rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, 2010, fairy-tales

This was my first Mercedes Lackey read ... and I loved it. I'm a big fan of fairy-tale retellings and when I saw the cover of this book and then read a little bit about it (just enough to know it was loosely based on Cinderella), I had to read it.

First of all, I'm a huge admirer when a fantasy writer gets a magic system down so well that it's explained in a way that makes colors explode in my imagination - and that's what Lackey did in The Fairy Godmother.

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Feb 23, 2008 gremlinkitten rated it really liked it

Shelves: library-loan, fantasy

I love, love, loved this book! This is my first Mercedes Lackey book and it most definitely won't be my last! If all - or even most - of her other books are as good as this one, I'll be a fan for life! I do think the synopsis is a bit misleading, it's not exactly how everything happened, especially since the prince doesn't enter the picture until halfway through the book. Maybe hardcore fantasy readers won't enjoy it as much as those who love both fantasy and romance, but I thought it was a ver ...more

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Mar 19, 2015 Cindy rated it it was amazing

I could not read this book fast enough. I *needed* to know what happened next. I had never read anything by Lackey before but after seeing her on a panel at Dragon*Con I definitely wanted to read this series. Unfortunately the second book didn't do as much for me as this one did and I haven't read any further in the series. ...more

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