This is not that fairy tale.
There is a Chosen One, but he is unlike any One who has ever been Chosened.
And there is a faraway kingdom, but you have never been to a magical world quite like the land of Pell.
There, a plucky farm boy will find more than he's bargained for on his quest to awaken the sleeping princess in her cursed tower. First there's the Dark Lord who wishes for the boy's untimely death . . . and also very fine cheese. Then there's a bard without a song in her heart but with a very adorable and fuzzy tail, an assassin who fears not the night but is terrified of chickens, and a mighty fighter more frightened of her sword than of her chain-mail bikini. This journey will lead to sinister umlauts, a trash-talking goat, the Dread Necromancer Steve, and a strange and wondrous journey to the most peculiar "happily ever after" that ever once-upon-a-timed.
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Kill the Farm Boy is hilarious and over the top. I love the idea of this as a pun driven twisted fairy tale. What isn't to love: an unlikely Chosen One, talking animals, magic, and an adventurous journey filled with twists and turns. Dawson along with one of my favs Hearne, write a "punilicious" tale that was a much needed breath of fresh air. I dare any reader to not laugh out loud.
As fun as Kill the Farm Boy is to read and experience in text, once again, I have to hand it to Luke Daniels as the narrator of the audiobook. He's outdone himself with this one--creating truly unique characters that bring the narrative to life. Listening in the card, I know that other drivers must have thought I was a madwoman. I laughed so hard I cried. All the characters were a hoot but I have a soft spot for Gustave the goat;)
Final rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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