Book Reviews: Wrath of the Tooth Fairy by Sarina Dorie

 

The first book in a magical new series. One affair with one Prince Charming costs Mira everything. Now she's been demoted from Fairy Godmother to Tooth Fairy. All she wants is to get her title and reputation back. As long as she keeps her mouth shut and her head down, she can work her way up to an internship that will give her a chance at retrieving what she once had. Until a bogeyman starts haunting her. His frequent visits cause her to spiral to insanity and even sparks her to accept a date with a prince of darkness that she met at a club. She soon uncovers her boss is embezzling, her co-workers aren't as bad as she thought, and a shocking secret about her own past. Find the book here.

The author is known for multiple series, including Vega Bloodmire Wicked Witch Mystery series (an intern teacher at a magical boarding school must clear her name when a lecherous mentor teacher is found dead), Womby's School for Wayward Witches series (a Hogwarts-obsessed teen discovers real magic), The Chronicles of the Forget-Me-Not-Forest (a selfish king accidentally marries a troll), collections of funny short stories, Son of a Succubus series (Lucifer Thatch gives up everything for love), and others. You can find her books here.

REVIEW

What happens when a Fairy Godmother falls from grace? She's doomed to work as a Tooth Fairy. The story opens with the scandalous flashback to when she was caught in the closet with Prince Charming - only to learn that he was married to someone else. She went on to receive the blame for the affair, being called awful names and suffer under the implication that she seduced him. After that moment with the prince, she lost everything: her good name, reputation, friends, job, and was even kicked out of the realm. The opening is a necessary moment that Sarina Dorie uses as a catalyst to show the worst moment in Mira's life while also giving the underlying reason to her desperation to get her status back. The story then jumps to 2014 where her job as a Tooth Fairy is set up like a regular office building where she deals with common situations from the delicate line of making friends with co-workers, dealing with sexual harassment, sexism, embezzling, and classism. These elements lead her to uncover the truth behind what's really going on in her office (and her boss's actions) and inspires her to form an alliance with the other Tooth Fairies. 

Mira has an attitude that has given her an edge and kept her going through re-establishing her life after her banishment. But while she has a strong brazen side, she also has a compassionate and big heart. She cares about the children (as any Fairy Godmother would) and tends to lag behind in her work (collecting teeth) because she tends to help children with their various problems. She genuinely cares about the children despite being on the clock and its the one way she's held onto her previous life. As the story unfolds she uncovers several shocking secrets - like the rich kids get cold coins while the poor kids get regular ones - and even uncovers the truth behind her banishment. As if she didn't have enough problems, she's haunted by a Bogeyman who speaks in cryptic messages and with the determination to help her. Despite the fact that she may be heartbroken and has spent the last several years avoiding any and all connections, she meets Aden who shakes up her world with a passionate connection that has her head over heels. The story explores a world of darkness and light through a fairy drawn to creatures of darkness who may help her finally understand the light. Wrath of the Tooth Fairy is quirky, funny, emotional, and weaves a story that uncovers betrayal, manipulation, and second chances. Dorie delivers a story that explores defining moments in our lives through a magical world with demons and fairies.