A pleasure to fly with you all today! Welcome to my first post, and the first book review on Pixie Hollow Daily! What better way to kick it off than with the novel that started it all, Fairy Dust And The Quest For The Egg! Released in 2005, the book saw the beginning of the Disney Fairies franchise, introducing us to the wonderful world of fairies and their many talents. And this book did a phenomenal job of making Pixie Hollow a living, breathing world that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year!
The novel is not centered around the most well known fairy in Neverland, Tinker Bell, yet a new fairy who has just arrived in Pixie Hollow (or Fairy Haven as it is known in the Fairy Dust trilogy). Prilla is a fairy who doesn't know her talent, a very odd thing, and indicating Prilla is "incomplete". For the beginning of the novel, we see her attempting different talents to see if they're the right one for her, but to no avail. It is a great way to introduce the reader to this world and the many different talents that encompass it, from baking fairies, to pots-and-pans/tinker fairies, one of the many strengths of the franchise is how diverse its cast of characters is, and all the different talents each one has and how they go about them really sets Pixie Hollow in a league of its own.
The main conflict emerges in the form of a storm that arrives to Neverland, which causes tremendous damage and disaster to the Home Tree and Fairy Haven, but most importantly, it breaks the egg of Mother Dove. Mother Dove is the reason for magic and life in Pixie Hollow, and Neverland in general. The egg she sits in allows Neverland to retain its youth, and for fairies to live and have magic. When the egg is broken, fairies begin to die of disbelief, with them losing their glow. This is a truly sad part in the book, reading of some of the fairies dying, seeing their light go out. To fix the egg, the fairies need three items: Captain Hook's cigar holder, a feather from the golden hawk, and a mermaid comb. Queen Clarion chooses three fairies to undertake this quest: Rani, a water fairy. Vidia, a fast flying fairy, and Prilla, who takes this quest as an opportunity to find her talent.
It was shocking to me to see Tink take a backseat and stay behind watching Mother Dove, but she does not lack of a story. She keeps Mother Dove company by telling stories of her time with Peter Pan, which we see hurts her deeply. Talking about Peter is no easy task for her, and she believes Peter abandoned her. Another cool part in the book involves Tink defending Mother Dove against a fox. Armed with her toothpick dagger, she stabs the fox in the neck, and it's a very gruesome scene, definitely showing that fairies are not just little creatures that are only there to look cute.
The adventurous feel to the book is another positive. The "questing" fairies essentially go all over Neverland and interact with some familiar and not-so familiar faces. The story wraps itself up nicely, with Prilla finding her talent (one I will not give away, and will let those who have not experienced the book find out!), and Neverland being "saved". The novel does set up the next book, Fairy Haven And The Quest For The Wand, but not where it makes this book an essential "part one of three", instead working as its own self-contained story, yet promising more.
This book receives 9 out of 10 Second Stars To The Right! Until next time, fly with you all later, and keep an eye out for the next book review, Fairy Haven And The Quest For The Wand!
