I Hate Fairyland Volume 2: Fluff My Life

by Skottie Young

[Quirky Cat]

Summary:

It’s a tale as old as time - a young girl accidentally finds a portal to fairyland and falls through head first. At first, little Gert’s dream came true - minus the falling and grievous injury part.

That was decades ago, and Gert is thoroughly fed up at this point. She wants out and doesn’t care much about who she hurts in the process, even if that means killing the Queen of Fairyland. But whoops! There’s a price to doing that, as Gert just found out.

Writing:

Oh wow, I Hate Fairyland is such an amazing series. I’ve really been missing out these past few years! I Hate Fairyland Vol. 2 is as funny as the first, though in different ways. The first volume was all about Gert’s attempt to get out of fairyland, whereas the second volume…well, her adventure has changed.

It feels like this volume is split into two halves. The first half is all centered around the royalty arc, while the second half feels more serialized. By that, I mean that each issue felt like it had its own complete adventure. The best part about these adventures? Most of them were references, so that was highly entertaining.

It’s amazing to see how Gert’s story has continued and evolved over the course of two volumes. I have no idea what the long-term goal/game will be for her story, but I’m eager to find out.

Art:

As with the first volume, I Hate Fairyland Vol. 2 is as vibrant as it is violent. The colors are bold, and the damage is high. I still love the juxtaposition of a happy world and Gert’s violent rampages. There’s something oddly satisfying about it.

I will give bonus points for this volume's visual references. That really enhanced the story in my book. I’m not sure I would have enjoyed the second volume as much if not for those moments.

Highlights:
Chaotic Characters
Fairy Tale Setting Gone Wrong
Sarcasm and Snark

Trigger Warnings:
Graphic Violence & Gore

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