greatdane said:
I was reading that the card quality on HOF isn't that good. Comments from those who have it please?
Frannkly, I don't see such a huge different. Both decks have a kind of flimsy cardstock, but it's not so bad. You should handle both of them with
love, I suppose!
Most of people consider the book of the FO better because the author gives you an exercise at discovering and playing with the cards
before giving you the meanings. Supposedly it should help you to create your own connection with the Faeries, and find out your own meanings for the cards before she gives hers. It's an interesting way to exercise your intuition.
But, I have done it and... it did nothing to me. Seriously. I have tried many times and ended up very frustrated. So now my deck is happily living on my shelf and is kept only for the art.
The HoF book is more to the point... there's a brief introduction to the faerie, short spreads, meanings, big spread and an interview with the authors. But the descriptions of the cards still maintain the magic of the faerie, while bringing it close to those who feel distant from this folklore.
Aesthetically, the FO faeries are more wild looking, while the HoF are more regal. You have to ask yourself sincerly: with which kind of faerie would my giftee identify more with?
The Faerie's Oracle is, like others said here, tried and true. So if the person you are going to gift is familiar with oracles, they might like it because it has more study groups and resources. But if I had to pick a gift for someone who never had any deck or who is not so familiar with faeries, I'd choose the Heart of the Faerie, simply because it feels more approachable to me.