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Tree Shepherd Daughter Faire Folk Book 1 Gillian Summers Books

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Tree Shepherd Daughter Faire Folk Book 1 Gillian Summers Books

My penchant for picking up free books on my Kindle solely due to beautiful cover art is well known. I'm weak that way. While it sometimes gets me in trouble, sometimes a delightful cover also means a delightful book. The Tree Shepherd's Daughter is book one in the Faire Folk Trilogy, and I'd just love to buy hard copies of all three, rip the covers off and frame them. They're beautiful! Alas, I'm also a book connoisseur, and I couldn't bring myself to do that. I guess I'll just have settle for displaying them on my bookshelf or coffee table.

This is a very simple, truly YA book. I've read some reviews bashing it for being immature; however, I think it is spot-on appropriate for the target audience, as well as us adults who occasionally like to indulge ourselves in the fantasies of our youth.

Fifteen-year-old Keelie Heartwood has lost her mother in a plane crash, and is shipped off to her father who she hasn't seen since she was a toddler. If that's not bad enough, her father is a bit. . . .different. He travels the country with a renaissance festival and takes the role a bit too seriously for Keelie's taste. We follow Keelie's journey of self-discovery as she arrives at a faire in Colorado, surrounded by forest. Which isn't good for someone with a wood "allergy". The story is full of delightfully odd and eccentric characters, and the setting captured so well I slipped effortlessly into the world of the faire and didn't want to come out.

The author does a good job with Keelie's struggle to transition from a typical girl whose favorite activity is going to the mall to a young lady with a gift, not an "allergy" (as her mother insisted), and finding her place in this strange new world full of fairies, elves and suspiciously overly intelligent cats . The author successfully blends current trends and issues with elements of fantasy and myth. Keelie can be a bit angst-y but she is 15, after all. I loved watching her slowly blossom and grow into her new life, accept who she is, and ultimately mature enough to become a part of the group and do her part in saving the people of the faire.

I highly recommend the enchanting and wonderfully mystical world of The Tree Shepherd's Daughter for your teen. Or to anyone who has sat in the forest and heard a giggle in the babble of a brook. ;)


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Tree Shepherd Daughter Faire Folk Book 1 Gillian Summers Books Reviews

As a man in my 30's, I'm surprised how much I like this book. I am not a fan of any bratty-ungrateful-teenager drama, at times, I find Keelie Heartwood's action both stupid & annoying. But Gillian Summers skillful writing makes it tolerable, she expanded my horizon and enable me to see life from a girly-teenager viewpoint. I particularly like her idea that actual Dwarf and Elves hiding in plain site under Renaissance Fair. It is heart warming seeing Keelie Heartwood transform from a bratty teenager into a responsible young adults and start to care about others around her. This 'maturing transformation' is what I love the best about this book. When I have my own daughter, this will be one the book I will read to her. Thumb Up for a good story with great writing. The story is short and easy to read, A+++
I was lucky enough to stumble across this book as a free download, and I'm so happy that I did. I loved this book, and have already finished the second book in this series. I can't wait to read more! (I'm still several books behind the author...)

I would really recommend that you read this series in order; while the books can be read out of order, I don't think that you'll have as much appreciation for the characters as you would reading in order, as they build on top of each trouble.

15-year-old Keelie's mom has just died, and she gets sent off to live with the father she hasn't seen since she was a toddler. Her mom always told Keelie that her father left them to run off and join the circus. Well, the Renaissance Fair circuit, but at least the circus might be more understandable. However, her dad is actually an elf (more along the lines of "Lord of the Rings" than Santa's helpers...), so she's not totally human, and has a lot too deal with trying to figure out what that means, including trying to understand why her mother not only kept all of this from her, but also lied to her about her "tree allergy" and denied everything about the other magic that Keelie encountered during the privileged/glamorous L.A. life she's know.

Also, I just fell in love with the "psycho-kitty" Knot. I have a strong feeling that fans of the sarcastic/ironic out there are going to continue to find more and more in this odd cat (who may or may not have his own "Puss-in-Boots" outfit, and likes to antagonize fairies).

I would strongly recommend this book series to anyone who is a fan of both the Twilight book and Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series! )
I quickly got caught up in this story. Keelie was a likable heroine, struggling with a major upheaval in her formerly settled life. And her new life with her father was anything but settled! The mood swings for a child who lost one parent and felt abandoned by both seemed realistic, as did her fear of her new-found powers. I also liked the other characters she met, other than the "Malfoy" like girl and her father, anyway. I liked her friendship with the hawk, and I even liked the weird cat who peed in Keelie's stuff!

My only complaint is that it's a series. While I've loved many of the series I've read, it does get a little tiresome to find every new book the beginning of a 'series.' That said, I do recommend "Tree Shepherd's Daughter." If you like supernatural type stories where the good guys win you'll probably like this one. I sure did.
My penchant for picking up free books on my solely due to beautiful cover art is well known. I'm weak that way. While it sometimes gets me in trouble, sometimes a delightful cover also means a delightful book. The Tree Shepherd's Daughter is book one in the Faire Folk Trilogy, and I'd just love to buy hard copies of all three, rip the covers off and frame them. They're beautiful! Alas, I'm also a book connoisseur, and I couldn't bring myself to do that. I guess I'll just have settle for displaying them on my bookshelf or coffee table.

This is a very simple, truly YA book. I've read some reviews bashing it for being immature; however, I think it is spot-on appropriate for the target audience, as well as us adults who occasionally like to indulge ourselves in the fantasies of our youth.

Fifteen-year-old Keelie Heartwood has lost her mother in a plane crash, and is shipped off to her father who she hasn't seen since she was a toddler. If that's not bad enough, her father is a bit. . . .different. He travels the country with a renaissance festival and takes the role a bit too seriously for Keelie's taste. We follow Keelie's journey of self-discovery as she arrives at a faire in Colorado, surrounded by forest. Which isn't good for someone with a wood "allergy". The story is full of delightfully odd and eccentric characters, and the setting captured so well I slipped effortlessly into the world of the faire and didn't want to come out.

The author does a good job with Keelie's struggle to transition from a typical girl whose favorite activity is going to the mall to a young lady with a gift, not an "allergy" (as her mother insisted), and finding her place in this strange new world full of fairies, elves and suspiciously overly intelligent cats . The author successfully blends current trends and issues with elements of fantasy and myth. Keelie can be a bit angst-y but she is 15, after all. I loved watching her slowly blossom and grow into her new life, accept who she is, and ultimately mature enough to become a part of the group and do her part in saving the people of the faire.

I highly recommend the enchanting and wonderfully mystical world of The Tree Shepherd's Daughter for your teen. Or to anyone who has sat in the forest and heard a giggle in the babble of a brook. ;)