Ahh Mindy Hayes, I love this girl. She has taken the fairy scene and given it back some life. I had gotten so sick of the fairy stories out there that I nearly gave up on them. I won’t name names because that is not my personality but DANG I am so glad that I came across Kaleidoscope. It will always hold a special place in my heart because it was my first real indie book! I read the first book in one car ride and completely neglected my husband the whole time.

Ember is a strong second book in the trilogy. Mindy has such whimsical beautiful story telling capabilities that you are pulled into Faylinn the minute you begin the book. Calliope has a lot of adjusting to do upon accepting her position as queen. Her coronation nearly brought me to tears, the imagery was just so beautiful. Of course, being queen isn’t all its cracked up to be! Calliope struggles with the her new duties and uncovers some old rules about being queen that does not make her or me happy. I just want a happy ending with Kai gosh dang it!

I would recommend this to all YA fiction readers or for anyone looking to discover an enchanting new world. This series is on the top of my list for my 2013 reads!

Mindy Hayes has become one of my favorite authors of 2013. She just released a more contemporary book and I will be starting that soon! ( )