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    Domnall and the Borrowed Child
    Domnall and the Borrowed Child
    Domnall and the Borrowed Child
    Audiobook2 hours

    Domnall and the Borrowed Child

    Written by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

    Narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds

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    About this audiobook

    The best and bravest faeries fell in the war against the Sluagh, and now the Council is packed with idiots and cowards. Domnall is old, aching, and as cranky as they come, but as much as he'd like to retire, he's the best scout the Sithein court has left.

    When a fae child falls deathly ill, Domnall knows he's the only one who can get her the medicine she needs: Mother's milk. The old scout will face cunning humans, hungry wolves, and uncooperative sheep, to say nothing of his fellow fae!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateNov 10, 2015
    ISBN9781427269683
    Domnall and the Borrowed Child
    Author

    Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

    Sylvia Spruck Wrigley was born in Germany and spent her childhood in Los Angeles. She emigrated to Scotland where she guided German tourists around the Trossachs and searched for the supernatural. She now splits her time between South Wales and Andalucia where she writes about plane crashes and faeries, which have more in common than most people might imagine. Her fiction was nominated for a Nebula in 2013 and her short stories have been translated into over a dozen languages.

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    • 3/5
      Domnall and the Borrowed Child was a nice short story.

      This story seemed like it was based on a much larger work. I felt like there was a back story to these characters that I did not know about, although this did not affect the quality of the book. It was a short, cute story that seemed like it was a fairy tale. I felt like I could have read this story to a child and they would have benefited from it much more than I did.

      The story progressed well and I did not feel like it ended to soon or that it could have been pressed on further. I could see this novella turning into a full blown series with this just as a side story.

      Not a lot happens plot wise, but it was a cute enough story that a child would enjoy. It wasn't to scary and wasn't to confusing for a child to not understand.

      I enjoyed this book, but I wasn't so obsessed that I want to read all of Sylvia Spruck Wrigley's work.

      Keep up the great writing Sylvia! I enjoyed it! I would love to see this universe expanded on.

      Three out of five stars.

      I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads.
    • 4/5
      I received this from the publisher via NetGalley; it will be released on November 10th, 2015.

      This novella isn't about action of high drama; no, it's a cozy fairy tale from the fairy's perspective, and it's a joy. Domnall is a cranky old cuss, the kind who pisses on the flowers that will soon have their dew harvested. But when a fairy child falls gravely ill, he knows what must be done: the wee one must feed on a human mother's milk, which means the human baby must be nabbed. Domnall fumbles along, doing the best he can to tend to both babies. His efforts to feed the human baby lead to a humorous episode of sheep-milking.

      It was fascinating to read of changelings from the fairy perspective. From the human viewpoint, they are such evil beings. Here, the depiction is more nuanced and tragic--of course the humans will be horrified if they find their baby has been replaced, but the fairies are trying to save one of few children they have left. This is a fairy tale with a lot of depth, with a welcome new viewpoint on old tropes.