Show More (at least that is my assumption) is an elf. Very little personal history is provided.īut the humor and action definitely make this an enjoyable read. We know what her abilities are, that she is smart in a fight, uses sarcasm and swear words constantly, but very little about what makes Maggie, well Maggie. The other is that we really don’t know Maggie. We’re told that creepy monsters exist over there, but we don’t know much else. But there is plenty of action and the story moves along at a quick pace.Ī couple of aspects, though, keep me from giving this story a higher rating. The sarcastic comments run rampant through the story, and I feared at one point that this aspect would hijack the story. The very first thing that grabs you is the sarcastic wit which reminded me of Maryjanice Davidson’s Betsy series, minus Betsy’s Attention Deficit Disorder. By her side is an elf named Killian, whose queen foresaw the issue and is tasked with aiding Maggie. Maggie is in a race to find the artifacts and save the world. And to do that they need a couple of artifacts. It is a race against time as The Woodcutter travels east of the sun and west of the moon, up beanstalks and down to the bowels of the earth to unravel a mystery that can only be described as Grimm.Show More the wall between the worlds so that vampires have free reign in both worlds. The lives of Snow White, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood are at stake in this dark, fairytale mash up.

Instead, he finds a pixie dust trade raging out of control and a power hungry Wicked Queen who will stop at nothing to take over the world. Leaving his beloved wife and the comforts of his quiet home, The Woodcutter shoulders his ax and begins a journey to set things right. Unfortunately, it seems the forces of evil have other plans. The Woodcutter, protector of peace between the Twelve Kingdoms of Man and the Realm of Faerie, is charged with finding the beast and returning him to the Wild Hunt. Garcia Award for the Best Fiction Book of the Year Reader Views Literary Awards 1st Place Fantasy Book Reader Views Literary Awards & Sci Fi/Fantasy Winner Next Generation Indie Book Awards Cinderella is dead and one of Odin’s hellhounds has gone rogue.

Maggie for Hire by Kate Danley