Hey It’s been a couple weeks since I shared a cover reveal for the newest Fantasy release from Jenelle Schmidt. Now it’s released and ready to be reviewed.
Dive in Review: An Echo of the Fae
An Echo of the Fae, is a sweet book about the true meaning of family.
Echo has lived her whole life being teased for her elfin appearance. The kids at school call her an echo of the Fae and say that she is a changeling.
One night Echo learns a terrible secret about her parents and where she came from.
The first few chapters to this book where a little slow as I pretty much guessed from page one what the terrible secret was. And it is pretty much impossible to review this without telling you the secret too. So will try to be vague and if you guess, you guess.
Echo is a very brave and loving young girl. The story picks up about of a quarter of the way in once Echo learns the truth, and accepts it. Her sacrifice in volunteering to enter the Fae realms and find her missing sister touched me. But not as much as her parents assurance that Echo was their true daughter. The love they shared was unconditional and a great example of everything parents should be.
The Journey through Faerie was exciting and everything you expect, magical, whimsical and a little trippy. The best part was watching this young girl out logic beings who stacked the decks so high in their own favor. But then that’s what we all love about fairy stories anyway.
I also really appreciated that this was an original story and not a retelling of a specific fairy-tale. It has a lot of existing lore and fairy tropes but the plot is inventive and unpredictable.
I was given a copy of this ebook by a person unknown. They cautioned me to protect it, and to not leak that which it contained. I however, decided of my own accord to read the manuscript, and am now divulging here my honest opinion of it’s contents.
Author Bio:
Jenelle first fell in love with stories through her father’s voice reading books aloud each night. A relentless opener-of-doors in hopes of someday finding a passage to Narnia, it was only natural that she soon began making up fantastical realms of her own. Jenelle currently resides in the wintry tundra of Wisconsin—which she maintains is almost as good as Narnia—with her knight-in-shining armor and their four adorable hobbits. When she is not writing, she homeschools said hobbits and helps them along on their daily adventures… which she says makes her a wizard.
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From the back cover:
Echo enjoys the peace and solitude of the Faeorn forest, regardless of how strange spending time in the “haunted” wood seems to others.
But on the cusp of her thirteenth birthday, the discovery of a family secret reveals why Echo has never been drawn to the sea like her mother. This discovery shakes the foundations of her world and sends Echo on a quest, not merely into the forest, but into the heart of the fae-lands themselves, to rescue the sister she didn’t know existed.
Elves, dragons, and fairy courts will put Echo’s wit and resolve to the test. But with time running out for her sister, will Echo even be able to save herself?
A fairytale adventure perfect for fans of The Secret of Roan Innish and The Girl Who Drank the Moon.
GOODREADS – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53480681-an-echo-of-the-fae
AMAZON – https://www.amazon.com/Echo-Fae-Jenelle-Leanne-Schmidt/dp/0988451239/
Endorsements:
“Enthralled by the terror, charm, riddles, and beauty of a richly depicted fae world, I devoured this marvelous book in two sittings! Readers of all ages will love Echo, a heroine strong in her weakness, clever and resolute amid her doubt and fear. An Echo of the Fae is sure to satisfy lovers of adventure and faery!” — J.M. Stengl, author of The Faraway Castle Series
Check out the other tour stops:
June 21
When the Story Chooses the Author @James Quinlan Meservy
Character Interview with Echo and Jana @Live.Love.Read
June 22
Author interview @Dreams and Dragons
Myths and Folklore that Inspired An Echo of the Fae @Author E.E. Rawls
June 23
How I’ve Been Influenced by Fairy Tales @DJ Edwardson
Review and Author Interview @Smudged Thoughts
June 24
Author Interview @An Independent Will
Book Spotlight @Kyle Robert Shultz
Building the Fae Realm @JL Mbewe
June 25
A Peek Into My Writing Process @Lands Uncharted
Book Review/Spotlight @CO Bonham -You are here
June 26
Book Spotlight @Caroline Puerto
June 27
Character Interview with Jana @AMReynwood
Author Interview @Adventure Awaits
June 28
The Building of Ennis Rosliath @Live.Love.Read
Does the Author Matter? @An Independent Will
June 29
Interview with Jana @Dreams and Dragons
Book Review @Christine Smith Author
June 30
C. O. Bonham 