Into the Wildewood (Faire Folk, Book 2) Harry Potter7

Product Description

After squelching an evil plot by a rotten fairy, Keelie Heartwood is ready for fun at the upcoming Wildewood Renaissance Faire. Getting to know her elf dad has been great, but camping out in his homemade RV while acting out the 16th century isn't so fab. Keelie prefers hot showers and wearing a watch, thank you very much. And a cool new cell phone would be nice, too. But with fairies turning up in the oddest places, an unfortunate misunderstanding about a credit card bill, and that nasty, stuck-up elf-girl, Elia, Keelie's plans to have a good time are all but ruined. So far, life as an elf isn't all that enchanting. And then the unicorn shows up.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #81461 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 312 pages

About the Author
Gillian Summers is the pseudonym for co-authors, Berta Platas and Michelle Roper, both experienced writers in the romance and fantasy genres, respectively. But more importantly, both are ardent renaissance faire groupies.

Customer Reviews

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After her mother passed away, Keelie Heartwood thought her life was completely over, especially when she head about having to live with her renaissance father. With her adventurous times there, from defeating evil fairies to finding out her magical abilities, Keelie started to adapt to her surroundings. She finally got to have that father-daughter bond that every girl should have, she made some really great friends like Ariel, and she found the perfect guy.

Of course, there are still some things that Keelie just can't get used to. Like having to stay in her father's camper; since her tent wasn't ready yet; while all the others got to stay in hotels with room service. And the fact that she has to make sure her wardrobe choices must fit with the renaissance theme.

Things are beginning to look up, though. Her best friend is coming into town to visit her (let's just hope she is fine with the whole Ren Faire thing), and Keelie is slowly advancing on her magic skills.

Like always, when good things happen, bad things seem to follow, like trying to figure out what boys are thinking, especially the ones who aren't really a part of this present time period. Like figuring out her dad, who doesn't seem like his old self that she just got to know. Other than that, Keelie just has to make sure that Elia doesn't ruin her life; unicorns, who have suddenly appeared, won't try to harm her in any way; and that the Wildewood is safe.

There really isn't much for Keelie to worry about... yeah, right!

Compelling and beautifully written, the story of a girl, a Ren Faire, and her magical world is continued in the second novel of the FAIRE FOLK TRILOGY. INTO THE WILDEWOOD delves deeper into the world that both Keelie and the reader were first introduced to. With a character like Keelie, the story is given a feel of reality, since she is just like any normal girl... who has magical powers and can communicate with trees, of course. A great follow-up to an already breathtaking first novel, fans of the series will be very satisfied.

Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen

Book 2 doesn't disappoint!
Up until recently, Keelie lived in L.A. with her mother where her life consisted of nothing more than school, friends, and shopping. This life changed drastically when Keelie's mother died in an airplane accident, leaving Keelie to live at a Colorado Renaissance Faire with a father she hardly knew. Soon after arriving, she learned that her tree allergy wasn't really an allergy, but part of a magical power related to the fact that she is part-human/part-elf...the daughter of a tree shepherd.

All of this has been accepted by Keelie by the beginning of book two, though both she and her father still aren't sure of how powerful her magic is yet.

When they arrive at the Wildewood Faire, they can tell something is very wrong with the trees but are unsure of what is causing their displeasure. Then one night Keelie sees a real unicorn in the forest, but of course she is warned to stay away from it. In addition to having to worry about the trees and the unicorn, Keelie is stressed out about the job her father made her get at the faire and her best friend Laurie's visit from L.A. Luckily, Raven comes back early from her internship. But just when Keelie thinks it can't get any worse, all of the elves at the faire fall ill--including her father--leaving her to deal with the angry trees and the secretive unicorn with her friends.

I couldn't wait to read book two of this trilogy...and Gillian Summers did not disappoint! _Into the Wildewood_ begins right where _The Tree Shepherd's Daughter_ leaves off; the only part the readers miss is the long drive Keelie and her dad make from Colorado to New York. Because of this, the site of the new faire is just as new to us as it is to Keelie.

Yet, because everything is new to Keelie here, readers do not necessarily have to read book one to understand what is going on in this book. I'm so upset that book three isn't coming out until summer 2009 because I need to know how this is all going to wrap up!

Good sequel!
I bought the first book of the series (The Tree Shepherd's Daughter) for my daughters, and wound up reading it at their urging. It was wonderful! The next book in the series (Into the Wildewood) continues the story and expands on Keelie's coming to terms with her elf heritage, and explores the nature/environmental themes as Keelie reads the memories of the trees in a troubled forest damaged by pollution. Combining teenage romance and friendship, some mystical elements, and a lot of action, this was a fun read for me and for my daughters (ages 13 and 14).