Review Tour: Calla by Christina Bauer

 Title: Calla

Author: Christina Bauer

Series: Pixieland Diaries #2

Date Published: July 28th, 2020

Format: Kindle

Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

Source: Goddess Fish Blog Tours

Synopsis:

Big news in Pixieland! The Blue Fairy is sending our fave pixie, Calla, and her crush, Dare, on a mini-quest. Unfortunately it’s an adventure that requires a lot of togetherness. We’re talking tons of touching, people.

Blue believes that since Calla and Dare are just friends, then this situation shouldn’t be awkward.

It’s totally awkward.

~My Thoughts~
What an absolutely charming read! I had such a blast while on this cute little adventure, that I had to immediately go back and read book number 1, then go ahead and re-read book two. It was super cute, super funny, and definitely a great book to cheer you up when you're feeling the 2020 drag. 

Meet Calla and Dare...you may have already met them in book one. Unlike me at first. These two are pixies, and what they lack in stature they more than make up for it with spunk, sarcasm at times, and a whole lot of heart. They are off on an adventure, and if finding your missing dad sounds a bit heavy, get over it, because this action packed adventure is the thing you need to cheer you up and make you laugh. 

Christina had such a playful writing style, I was giggling right along with Calla and Dare, and really just plain old enjoyed myself. It's been some time that I straight up laughed out loud while reading and I really had a blast. The romance between the two was very sweet. There's a little bit of (adult) eye rolling as you laugh at these silly kids who are so nervous to tell each other how they feel, yet are so obviously head over heels for one another it's laughable. Much like actual teenage romance I suppose, as I've seen many a preteen a-swooning over the boy/girl sitting next to them in class and hopelessly mooning to their friends about, "Gosh, he/she will NEVER notice me!" All while the object of their affection is side eyeing them as they lean over to get their books (more adult eye rolling). 

Nevertheless! Calla is a fun and spunky main character and brings a lot of depth and emotion to an otherwise cute and sweet read! Enjoy friends!

~Try an Excerpt!~

Day Seventy-One

Dear Diary, 

Today I drop some diabolic retaliation harmless prankster fun on my new royal subjects, the summer elves. 

Trust me, they totally have it coming. 

Why the revenge? Yesterday I held my first formal court as Queen of the Summer Realm. It should’ve been a bunch of long chats with all my elfy nobles. 

Only no one showed up. 

We are not amused.

Time to get tricksy. 

Today marks my second formal court… as well as my mega payback prank. While I write this, I sit upon a throne of red flowers. The shade goes perfectly with my pink hair, matching wings and violet eyes. And let’s not forget my ermine cloak; it adds a splash of white to the look. Clutch.

Yet appearances come second to my dazzling plan for the morning. Although my subjects been avoiding me for weeks, that will end once the court doors reopen in just a few minutes. 

I’ve so got this.

Sighing, I soak in the beauty of this moment. A huge atrium towers around me. Sunlight pours in through the open ceiling. The walls and tiles are painted gold. A pile of tiny purple bags sit in the middle of the floor. 

Hello, elf bait. 

Those packets hold fairy dust, which is powerful magic that any fae wants. My prank lies in how these bags also contain… wait for it… a freezing spell. Grab one and you can’t leave the room until I say so.

My scheme is so brilliant, I can’t stand it.

There will also be plenty of witnesses for my glorious success. My parents, Poppa and Muti, wait nearby. So does my best friend and major crush, Prince Dare of the Winter Elves. Let’s not forget my buddy Bilge, the hobgoblin, and his piggy familiar, Oinky. Two summer elf guards—I call them Blond and Blonder—hang out by the back wall. 

Speaking of the guards, they look expectantly in my direction. The moment has come to set aside my journal—it magically shrinks into a locket that hangs about my neck—and get ready for the fun to begin.

Prank on. 

- Calla

~Meet Christina!~ 

Christina Bauer thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just make life better. All of which is why she writes romance novels that feature demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T. Oh, and she includes lots of humor and kick-ass chicks, too.

Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.

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