Reviews by Tag: fairytale

Teen Review
The Land of Stories: A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales

The Land of Stories: A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales

By Chris Colfer
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Layla M.
Jan 23, 2024

The Land of Stories follows Alex and Conner Bailey as they travel through the fairy tale world after they unexpectedly arrive there. They must work together to find their way out before it’s too late. This book is really great because it’s full of adventure and great characters. I really like how this book plays into some classic fairy tales like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. My favorite part is when they first enter the fairy tale world and my favorite character is Froggy.

Teen Review
The Enchantress Returns

The Enchantress Returns

By Chris Colfer
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mia M.
Jul 21, 2023

Land of Stories, The Enchantress Returns is a thrilling novel that I would recommend to middle schoolers. My favorite part of this book was the character development. Example, Princess Red goes from being shallow and vain to caring and thoughtful towards others. All in all, if you like books that involve friendship, fantasy, and adventure, I think this book would be great for you!

Teen Review
The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

The Ballad of Never After

By Stephanie Garber
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Maggie S.
Jan 26, 2023

The Ballad of Never After picks up right where the first book, Once Upon a Broken Heart, left off.
Apollo is still under a curse and Evangeline is determined to cure him on her own. However,
after he unexpectedly wakes up, she realizes he is now under two other curses: a curse where
he will continuously hunt her against his will, as well as a curse where he and Evangeline are

Teen Review
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Once Upon a Broken Heart

By Stephanie Garber
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Maggie S.
Jan 26, 2023

Stephanie Garber’s Once Upon a Broken Heart stars Evangeline Fox, a young, optimistic,
hopeless romantic girl with rose gold hair. After learning of her step sister’s engagement to her
first and only love, Evangeline seeks out the assistance of the notorious Prince of Hearts, Jacks,
known for killing people with a single kiss. In exchange for stopping the wedding, she will owe
him three kisses of which he will choose the time, place, and person. After her plans go south,

Teen Review
Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater

Bravely

By Maggie Stiefvater
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anon-A-Miss
Mar 30, 2022

This book appears to be the sequel to the Disney movie Brave. And it is an excellent one. We see Merida come back from a journey, and she realizes that nothing has changed. On Christmas, she meets two gods. One, who goes by the name of Feradach, is the god of ruin, and his next job is to ruin her beloved DunBroch. And the other is the god of renewal, named the Cailleach. Merida makes a bargain to save her family and home. The catch? She has just one year to change her family, or she must submit to Feradach’s ruin.

Teen Review
A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

A Kiss in Time

By Alex Flinn
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Nov 17, 2021

Princess Talia, who is woken by Jack, comes to the future. She realizes that she has slept for three-hundred years and does not know what the new world is.  Princess Talia believes that she can escape her village and live with Jack, whom she must seduce to fall in love with her. However, she must do so before the witch takes her away.

Teen Review
The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani

The Last Ever After

By Soman Chainani
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Taylor E.
Oct 21, 2021

The third book in The School for Good and Evil series by Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After, was surprisingly unpredictable. While Agatha and Tedros are transported back to Gavaldon, Sophie is living with the School Master. Although the girls’ story was supposed to be closed long ago, their separation causes their story to be opened once again as evil takes over and old villains return from their graves.

Teen Review
Thorn by Intisar Khanani

Thorn

By Intisar Khanani
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sanjana A.
Oct 21, 2021

A retelling of the Goose Girl, Khanani introduces us to Princess Alyrra who is soon to be betrothed to the Crown Prince Kestrin. She travels to his kingdom with her handmaiden where the Lady, a fae folk, switches their appearances and uses this to capture Kestrin. Distraught, Alyrra has to warn him of the fake princess and the soon coming danger to his life. She soon realizes that he’s aware of this, and Alyrra comes to accept her new life. She takes on the position of a goose girl and the new name of Thorn.

Teen Review
The Blood Spell by C.J. Redwine

The Blood Spell

By C.J. Redwine
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Lisa J.
Oct 21, 2021

Blue de la Cour is a talented alchemist with a dangerous secret: she is a witch. In Balavata, magic is both feared and hated, so the magic in Blue’s blood could very well lead to her death. After her father’s sudden death, she is thrown into turmoil, finding herself the ward of Lady Chauveau, a powerful councilwoman. What’s more, strange things are happening in the kingdom — orphans are being kidnapped, daughters of influential families are being murdered, and screams of monsters echo through the streets.

Teen Review
Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim

Unravel the Dusk

By Elizabeth Lim
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Lisa J.
Sep 12, 2021

Maia Tamarin has traveled to the very ends of the earth to create three otherworldly dresses made from the laughter of the sun, the tears of the moon, and the blood of the stars. However, Maia has paid a grievous price for this. Every day since she struck a deal with the demon Bandur, she becomes more and more like him — her eyes glow red, she hears voices urging her to harness the darkness inside of her, and she sees visions of a bloody future. However, Maia has much, much more to worry about.

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