While vampires are the most popular supernatural creatures in books these days, fairies are becoming a close second. Lately I’ve read quite a few young adult books about fairies that I really enjoyed. The Faerie Path is a series about a young girl named Anita who discovers that she is really Tania the seventh daughter of King Oberon and Queen Titania of the Realm of Faerie. So far the series comprises six books chronicling Tania’s adventures in Faerie and the Mortal Realm – The Faerie Path, The Lost Queen, The Seventh Daughter, The Immortal Realm and The Enchanted Quest with a seventh book The Charmed Return to follow sometime in the future. Another enjoyable book is Wings by Aprilynne Pike which is about how Laurel discovers she is a plant fairie when wings start growing out of her back. The sequel Spells will be published in May. Then there is Wonderous Strange and its sequel Darklight by Lesley Livingston which tells about aspiring actress Kelley who discovers that she is a fairy when she meets Sonny a changeling who guards the gate between the fairie and mortal worlds. And I just finished reading How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier which takes place in an alternate world in which many people have a personal fairy to work for them. Charlie, the heroine of this book, is not happy with having a parking fairy and would prefer a clothes shopping fairy or an every boy likes you fairy and so she has to figure out what to do to bring this about. So if you’re tired of vampires why not try some fairy tales?