Readers, beware: what you hold in your hands is a dreadful fairy
book.
I wish I were narrating almost any other fairy story, but alas, this is
my lot. Whatever expectations you have of delightful and whimsical
fairies are sure to be disappointed. There are certainly fairies, but
most are not proper fairies. Some who are supposed to be nasty are
disappointingly nice, while some who should be kind and helpful are
disconcertingly surly, dishonest, and generally unpleasant company.
Our heroine is, perhaps, the worst offender--a sprite more interested in
books than carefree games, who insists on being called Shade. She is on
a quest, albeit with rather questionable companions, to find a place her
outré self can call home. A place of companionship, comfort, and, most
importantly, positively filled with books.