A fine follow-up to Ruby the Red Fairy!
In Ruby the Red Fairy, the Fairy Queen had told Rachel and Kirsty, "Let the magic come to you." Indeed, they were unable to find any fairies when they searched purposefully. It was only when they were caught up in their own fun at the beach that Amber the Orange Fairy appeared to them.
The Fairy Queen had also given each girl a magic bag to be used when they were in need of help. Sure enough, when the girls first found Amber, she was trapped, and it was only with the help of their magic bags that they were able to free her. Sure, this "solution" lacked ingenuity, but I have to admit it was pretty cute.
Unfortunately, there was still no sign of either Rachel or Kirsty having any particular individualized personality. The focus seems to be much more on the fairies, as Amber was clearly portrayed as being pretty keen on gymnastics. Her fairy dust turned into bubbles that smell like oranges when they pop! What little girl wouldn't love to get immersed in an imaginary world like that?!
To keep things interesting, we also meet a few new characters, including Jack Frost's goblin minions.
I am pretty sure this is a "safe" series that I won't mind Isabelle reading on her own, i.e., there doesn't seem to be any bad or even questionable behavior. For example, when the girls ran into the ocean at the beach, we are even told that they waved to their parents, so we the readers knew they were being supervised while in the water. Still, I'm sufficiently charmed by books 1 and 2 that I think I'll finish off this series. It's not a huge commitment, after all; each book takes like half an hour to read.
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