Into The Faerie Hill Reviews
Into The Faerie Hill has received many wonderful reviews from early readers—book bloggers, teachers, librarians and other authors.
Click on the citations below to read full reviews on the blog tour stops and other brilliant book blogs. All of these book bloggers are extremely well-read and discerning readers, and I highly recommend visiting their blogs to find book recommendations.
Looking for a new read featuring dark fae, friendship, and activism? You will love the new title from H.S. Norup! A gripping read for children aged 9+
LIBRARY GIRL AND BOOK BOY
Into the Faerie Hill is a book packed with mystery and menace and magic. The plot is effectively driven by the environmental issues and there are older secrets threaded throughout the whole story. It all comes to a satisfying conclusion, but definitely left me wanting more! … It is magical and mysterious, wondrous and complex and beautiful.
BOOK WORM HOLE
Readers will lose themselves in this atmospheric mystery filled with hints of magic.
SCOPE FOR IMAGINATION
This is a brilliant story of family, friends and finding where you belong. It is about knowing who you are and wanting to feel a connection to your parents and to the wonders of nature surrounding you. It is an exciting adventure, filled with fae dangers and a cast of excellent characters who carry the story along guiding the reader through dark tunnels, impressive caves and into the realm of faerie!
MY SHELVES ARE FULL
The novel was a wonderful, magical adventure but one that didn’t shy away from difficult issues and situations for kids to navigate. …a wonderful story that will appeal to so many readers and inspire the love of reading in so many kids.
LITTLE BIRD BOOK BLOG
Helle has done remarkable things with this book. It truly has sealed itself as one of my faevourite of all times books… A deeply political book with a gentle fantastical hand, Into The Faerie Hill has the power to inspire a new generation of Greta Thunbergs…
LILY AND THE FAE
There’s a brilliant mix of tension, eco-activism and mythology interwoven beautifully in this story and like the faeries we meet in this story, Into The Faerie Hill is a mysterious, enchanting read. …such a captivating description of the natural world that by the end, it leaves the reader wanting to explore and enjoy the great outdoors.
CHECK ‘EM OUT BOOKS
… a perfectly formed, brilliantly creative, special adventure, bubbling with cultural references & delicious folklore-flavoured details.
CASEY’S PAGES
Folk-lore, family, friendship and faerie mischief, H.S. Norup has woven her very own special brand of magic into this beautifully told tale… I was completely enchanted, alongside cheering the children on in their quest to protect nature.
PRIMARY TEACHER BOOKSHELF
It is a story that is fantastical and magical but also incredibly moving and humble. I can’t recommend this beautiful book enough!
RINA READS
Helle has managed to seamlessly weave some weighty themes into a smooth flowing, easy to read story that will be easily accessible and adored by anyone who loves magic and mystery. … An absolute must read!
NAOMI CHERS
…the thing that really comes across is the need to understand and cherish the nature that surrounds us. … This really is a very special book and one that will totally enthrall the reader, with its mix of magic and reality.
MARGARET’S READING SHELF
‘Into the Faerie Hill’ is a fantastical, mysterious adventure with prickly tension, a lot of heart, and with H.S Norup’s trademark otherworldly eeriness. It’s an absorbing, imaginative read that will be perfect for Spring 2023 when it hits the bookshops!
CHRIS SOUL
Overall, Into the Faerie Hill was a fantastic adventure story about the importance of friendship, self love and acceptance, family, and protecting our natural world.
SHELFLYFE
Into The Faerie Hill is a wonderful mix of magic, mystery and folklore that weaves in respecting the environment and the world around us. Family and friendship are strong themes in the book and the message to be proud of who you are sings out of the pages. This is a story that will lull you in and cast a spell over you so you won’t want to leave the village and Faerie.
K AND O: BONKERS ABOUT BOOKS
Gorgeously written with an entirely credible main character and seamlessly blending the world of the faerie folk with a strong environmental message, this is a book I adored…
MRS SYDNEY’S FAMOUS WORLD’S SMALLEST LIBRARY
Helle Norup’s wonderful text, along with Thy Bui’s striking illustrations, have created a fantastic world of faerie chaos and mayhem hidden in plain sight.
MY BOOK CORNER
Into the Faerie Hill is a stunning, moving adventure novel full of atmosphere set in an imagined world that I think we can all relate to in some way. … The blend of the real and imagined world is just sublime!
LIBRARY TREASURES
Into the Faerie Hill is a wonderfully atmospheric, magical story, full of mystery, but one which carries a powerful environmental message. Once started, it is impossible to put down.
THROUGH THE BOOKSHELF
A brilliantly imagined and beautifully written story with themes of family, friendship, loss, bullying, conservation and a strong environmental message. A stunning read.
KEVIN COBANE – Educator
I’ve so enjoyed following the gutsy protagonists in this romp between real & faerie worlds,discovering inner magic,fending off mischievous creatures,terrifying queens,mysterious spells & the real threat of an environmental disaster.
BARBARA VALENTINI – Educator
… a truly magical tale – threading the imagined world with the real. Spellbindingly brilliant it is more than a tale of magic – this is a tale of friendship, of family, of love, of belonging and of self-belief.
VALDA VARADINEK – Educator