Falling in Love with the Moth Faerie Prince: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Camilla Evergreen: Review & Themes ★★★★
Falling in Love with the Moth Faerie Prince: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Camilla Evergreen
After your sister finds her soulmate in a chihuahua shifter, and she spends her days curled up as a fluffy Pomeranian, you wonder if everything will be fixed if you go into her new world. When you hit the prince of your sister's new home, a moth faerie prince—with your pink car—you begin to believe that this might be the opportunity for your harrowing thoughts to stop.
Artistry and Craft
Falling in Love with the Moth Faerie Prince may just be my favourite book in the (PARA)NORMAL series so. Firstly, I feel like in this novel, more than the other two, the author truly humanizes the fae, which is a feat considering the beautiful job she did with the other books.The parts that I found to be an improvement in Falling in Love with My Chihuahua Shifter—like the meta-references or bringing real franchises in from the "real" world—I found to be even better in this book.
Even though I prefer the way slang is written compared to the last two books, I found it to drag in some areas. This may be because of fatigue from reading all of the first three books one after the other (I can confirm I didn't read any classics between), so it took me too long to complete. Even though I found the novel to drag at some points, it ended off nicely, and I still feel like it is a valuable and hilarious read that leaves the reader feeling encouraged and fresh, sort of like a metta therapy session.
I really liked and appreciated how goofy both main characters were, as well as the struggles they both faced. This book is quite a bit more serious as well as ridiculous, (again, this in itself is a feat), compared to the last two books in the series.
It can get stale when it seems like writers use the same characters over and over again, but in this book, this is certainly not the case. I've always liked different sorts of characters. So a prince who is a moth fairy was almost nostalgic for me; it reminded me of my preference for characters or toys I would "adopt" that were more fringe and overlooked—a my Littlest Pet Shop snail or lizard, for instance. A main character who fully brought hectic energy was also unexpectedly pleasant and stimulating.
The author dove into the world-building even more in this book, and I absolutely adored the world she chose to create! The world in itself is so different compared to the other worlds I find myself reading about, especially when the books focus on fae. In her world, the best qualities shine, and the evil that is usually shown in fae is dimmed and portrayed to the audience as more of a choice rather than an inevitable part of their nature, sort of like humans.
One warning I would like to leave my readers with is that, like the previous books in the series, it can get too touchy-feely at some points; it never crosses any lines, but if you feel uncomfortable with descriptions of kissing or closeness, you may want to be prepared to skip some parts.
Themes and Messages
The book, even if so full of contradicting goofiness and pain, tackles heavy themes such as unworthiness and shame. Instead of telling the reader to forget about or bury all of the things that bring up shame or feelings of unworthiness, she encourages her audience to remember who they are while acknowledging these heavy burdens are there. One of these heavy burdens deals explicitly with suicidal ideation. To not forget who you are when dealing with these heavy burdens, she reminds us to find out, to truly believe we are worthy because we are love—or, how I would like to interpret it, God created us because He loved us, we are made because of His ultimate love, and sometimes internalizing this takes work and time.I really loved how the author framed self-will and choice along with self-discovery: the choice to keep living even when it's hard to. This ties into loving yourself for who you are, not what you've done, whether good or bad, and character growth.
Final Thoughts
Overall, I highly recommend this book to those who want to read something romantic and extremely unproblematic. Its comedic aspects are similar to Welcome to the Fae Cafe by Jennifer Kropf, so if you like her books, you might want to check out Camilla Evergreen's. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.Content Discretion:
Blood, fairies, mental health, chronic mental health struggles, suicide, suicidal ideation, depression, neglect, breakdowns.
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