

The longer they are missing, the worse the consequences will be.Ĭan Red, Tanya and Fabian find all the charms? And even if they do, will the fairies keep their promise? The charms now have twisted qualities of the thirteen treasures they represent - the thirteen treasures have now become the thirteen curses. Returning to Elvesden Manor, Red is assisted by Tanya and Fabian and a desperate hunt begins. Her brother will be returned - but only if she can find the thirteen charms of Tanya's bracelet that have been scattered in the human world. Now trapped in the fairy realm, she begs an audience with the fairy court where she strikes a bargain. When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back. THE THIRTEEN CURSES looks at how the fairies function in their own world (and how it’s still very dangerous in there for humans and fairies.)Īnd onto the final book.The second instalment in the fairy-filled Thirteen Treasures trilogy, full of fairies, magic and pure adventure from Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Michelle Harrison. THE THIRTEEN TREASURES focuses on how the fairy world interacts with ours, on how the fairies are not the nice ones from the fairy tales told today. Plus her chapters give a deeper insight into the fairy world. It was nice to get a better understanding of a character who’s very important to the first book but always feels a bit out of focus. There are some chapters from Tanya’s perspective, but the focus this time around is easily Rowan. Rowan is definitely the main character of this book. There is a nice balance between these three stories – two modern day ones with events that ripple across one another, and the past that explains Rowan’s personality.

The story pre-quest is split it three – Rowan (Red)’s time in the fairy realm, the events that lead to her taking the changeling boy (the event she’s on the run from in the first book), and Tanya and Fabian in our world dealing with a new housekeeper. Most of the book is actually about the build up to that. I remembered that this book involved a quest for the charms on the bracelet, but I had forgotten that only starts in the last third of the book. and the longer they are missing the worse the consequences will be.Ĭan Red, Tanya and Fabian find all the charms? And even if they do, will the fairies keep their promise?īlurb taken from Goodreads. The charms now have twisted qualities of the thirteen treasures they represent. Returning to Elvesden Manor, Red is assisted by Tanya and Fabian, and a desperate hunt begins.

Her brother will be returned – but only if she can find the charms of Tanya’s bracelet, scattered in the human world. Trapped in the fairy realm, Red must beg an audience with the fairy court. When fairies stole her brother, Red vowed to get him back.
