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A review by dantealice
Foul Is Fair by Katherine Perkins, Jeffrey Cook
5.0
‘Foul is Fair’ is an amazing fairy tale, but not like you’re thinking. Action packed, full of amazing characters, and an intense plot, it is a must read.
Megan is a normal girl. Except she has ADHD and takes carefully controlled medication. Until her best friend switches the orange ones out for Vitamin C and Megan begins seeing a butterfly riding a crow—a fairy with torn wings riding a crow, to be exact.
This sends them on a whirlwind journey to Faery, a place that both is and isn’t as it seems. Chased by gigantic hounds, red caps, iron golems, and betrayed in the worst way possible—it’s a lot for two teenage girls, a satyr and her two leopards, and a boy from the past.
Getting real for a moment: I connected to Megan in a way I’ve never connected to another character in my life. As stated before, Megan has ADHD. I also have ADHD. It’s a thing I’ve struggled with my entire life. From medication through my childhood years, to coping without it willingly through my rough teenage years, and then still coping as a young adult.
I’m in my early twenties right now, and every day is a struggle to do what I’m supposed to do without going off on tangents. I’m constantly fighting with my own mind, and to have a character who embodies this in certain ways is amazing. Many things, Megan doesn’t show, but what she does is so important. She’s easily distracted, prone to tangents, and smart as a whip. Okay, so the last isn’t conditional to ADHD, but it is a huge factor for many of the people I know. We’re super smart, but the ADHD affects our lives, and especially affected our grades when we had such things.
All in all, if you love the fae, action, and well-rounded characters, pick up ‘Foul is Fair’. It’s a page turner.
Megan is a normal girl. Except she has ADHD and takes carefully controlled medication. Until her best friend switches the orange ones out for Vitamin C and Megan begins seeing a butterfly riding a crow—a fairy with torn wings riding a crow, to be exact.
This sends them on a whirlwind journey to Faery, a place that both is and isn’t as it seems. Chased by gigantic hounds, red caps, iron golems, and betrayed in the worst way possible—it’s a lot for two teenage girls, a satyr and her two leopards, and a boy from the past.
Getting real for a moment: I connected to Megan in a way I’ve never connected to another character in my life. As stated before, Megan has ADHD. I also have ADHD. It’s a thing I’ve struggled with my entire life. From medication through my childhood years, to coping without it willingly through my rough teenage years, and then still coping as a young adult.
I’m in my early twenties right now, and every day is a struggle to do what I’m supposed to do without going off on tangents. I’m constantly fighting with my own mind, and to have a character who embodies this in certain ways is amazing. Many things, Megan doesn’t show, but what she does is so important. She’s easily distracted, prone to tangents, and smart as a whip. Okay, so the last isn’t conditional to ADHD, but it is a huge factor for many of the people I know. We’re super smart, but the ADHD affects our lives, and especially affected our grades when we had such things.
All in all, if you love the fae, action, and well-rounded characters, pick up ‘Foul is Fair’. It’s a page turner.