The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
Review- Read July 1st
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This is the sixth time that I have read this book. Every year before a new book in Chris's series is released I reread the previous ones. I remember really wanting to read this series when I had first heard about it. Chris played my favorite character on the tv show Glee, Kurt Hummel, and I was excited to hear that he was writing a series. His books are some of my absolute favorites and I really love him as an author. So yes, I read this series every year and plan on continuing to that even after the final book comes out. I love how he plays with the fairy tales and creates this world that I wish I could live in.
This is the first book in The Land of Stories series. Two twins, Alex and Connor Bailey from our world, get swept into the world of fairy tales that they had heard and loved since they were very young. They want to find a way to get home but also explore the world that they feel is just as much their home. Over their time in the fairy tale world of The Land of Stories they meet famous characters such as: Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and so many others. They make friends and learn about themselves as they go on a treasure hunt of sorts to find a way home.
I highly recommend picking up this book which I believe that anyone can enjoy. If you like the classic fairy tales, adventure stories, or just a great story; you should be able to enjoy this. Also Chris Colfer's humor is my favorite part of this series. I laugh so hard when I read these books. They also can be quite touching.
Review- Read July 2nd
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A book that perfectly showcases Chris's wit. It's funny to think that this is loosely based on The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli a book that was written to show how to attain, maintain, utilize political power in the western world.
Our narrator Queen Red Riding Hood in this book has read The Prince and wants to write a book on her take of politics, government, love, and what it means to be royal. This is a great companion to the series. I loved reading a book in Red's perspective but I will say that she can be quite annoying. This is the book that I would expect the character to write and I can easily say that I enjoyed it a lot.
This is the second time that I read this book and I would definitely read it again. I would recommend to wait to read this until after at least the third book in the series because it will give away plot points in those books.
The Land of Stories: A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales by Chris Colfer
Review- Read July 3rd
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This is a collection of many of the fairy tales that Chris is going off of to create his novels. He uses fairy tales from the Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Perrault, and others. These are the classic tales such as "The Little Mermaid", "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", "Cinderella", and so many others. I love his takes on the tales and how the illustrations in the book not only go along with the tales but also with his series. This is one of the best collections of fairy tales that I have seen. I also really like that he also has the Mother Goose rhymes and her advice at the end.
I recommend this to anyone that loves fairy tales, his books, and just anyone that loves a great book.
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