The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, 1)
The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world! Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales. The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with fairy tale characters they grew up reading about. But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
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I almost DNFed this one, didn't think I was in the mood for a fairy tale, but the hold came available. But I persisted and this turned out to be a charming fairy tale mash up, blended with a little time travel and dealing with trauma. Our story centers around twins whose father has just died. Their mom is busy making ends meet and they are left to themselves much of the time. Then grandma gives them a book called "The Land of Stories" and sister Alex is delighted to see so many of her fairy tale favorites included there...until she falls into the book. Of course brother Connor goes in after her. They adventure their way through The Land of Stories in a delightful way.
This was a fun book to read. I have been reading a lot of heavy hitters lately, I’ve been on a true crime kick, and this was light hearted and fun. The fairy tales of my life come to life. A little story after happily ever after. I really enjoyed this story.
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