Four-year-old fairy Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets has been waiting to journey into the human world on her first wish-granting assignment ever since she became a Granter. Ophelia is a detailed planner and an excellent flyer, and she thinks she is ready for anything…but nothing can prepare her for the messiness of the human world, the difficulty of figuring out what to do in surprising situations, and the challenge of deciding what things are most important. Luckily for Ophelia, she might just meet some friends along the way.
In this clever and thought-provoking book, certain fairies have the task of granting wishes in a world of disappearing magic. Fans of Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series will appreciate Anderson’s descriptions of the fairy world, including detailed rules for magic and wish-granting and plenty of questions about the rights and wrongs of fairy life. The novel offers readers a magical quest story full of colourful characters, sticky situations, and funny conversations.
Readers may see themselves in Ophelia, as she struggles through situations that challenge her confidence. Readers may also be drawn in by the thought-provoking questions that guide the story. For instance, Ophelia and other fairies question the system that selects which wishes will be granted, wondering whether a different system could create a better world. Readers may also be interested to view their own world through the eyes of an outsider – a fairy who has barely spent any time in the human world, and who is still getting used to the strange behaviour of humans.