Hey guys!
I wasn’t planning on doing this review, but I decided to it just this time just because this book is my favourite and the series is my all-time favourite!

Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories is about two twins, Alex and Connor Bailey, who travel into a fairy-tale world through their grandmother’s old fairy-tale book. With the help of their friend Froggy, they find out the only way to get home is the myth of the Wishing Spell. The twins set out on a dangerous journey, but little do they know the Evil Queen is right on the tracks, looking for the same items as them, to use the wishing spell herself. Can the twins find the items before her? Or will they be spending longer in the fairy-tale world then they realise?

The plot is highly engaging and keeps the reader riveted. There were parts of the book that were tense, which made the reader/me keep reading.

The author also put in lots of comedy which kept me laughing throughout this book. For example, Connor is always doing silly things and being sarcastic. So, all in all, the plot was extremely effective.

There are a couple of settings in this book, but the main one was the fairy-tale world. The author describes the setting vividly and I could feel like I was seeing everything for the first time alongside the twins.

Characters…. Where do I start? There are just so many! But, I’ll just tell you the main characters, and my favourite ones too of course!

Alex Bailey is one of the twins. She is brainy, loves studying, and is passionate about fairy-tales. Alex also is the one who does most of the figuring out in the fairy-tale world, the one who makes an effort with all the people and the one who reads the map and finds out where they have to go next.

Connor is Alex’s brother. He is the sarcastic one, the one cracking jokes and lightening the atmosphere. He can sometimes be a bit tactless though, which exasperates Alex. At first, he doesn’t like the fairy-tale world, he misses everything. But soon, he grows to like it, though he still misses home.

Froggy is a frog-man. He had been cursed by a witch to live as a frog for the rest of his days. Froggy is kind-hearted, and he cares deeply for the twins and is concerned for their safety. Froggy helps the twins, he tells them about the Wishing Spell, and he sends them off with enough food and supplies to last them a few days. However, a surprise awakes him at the end of the story, one that could change his life forever.

Goldilocks is a woman on the run. She had been accused of theft and has been running from the law ever since. Goldilocks is probably one of my favourite characters, since she is strong and fearless, but she’s also caring and kind. She has a horse named porridge, a cream coloured horse that she rides and is almost like her best friend.

Jack is a well-known man from the Red Riding Hood Kingdom. He is the one who killed the giant as a boy, which made him highly respected throughout the kingdom. He’s kind but sad, but no one knows why. Until the twins find out.

Red Riding Hood is the queen of the Red Riding Hood Kingdom. She is incredibly vain and has statues of herself all over castle, as well as portraits. She is deeply in love with Jack, but he is not in love with her. His heart belongs to someone else. But changes throughout the story, for the better.

The theme of this story is that love will always guide you through things. In this novel, love is what gets them through everything. The twins love for each other and their love for their mother hep them through everything. So message in this novel is that love and friendship are the most important things in life.

The book was written in third person, which was very effective because it allowed the reader to discover different character’s point of view and become more involved. This even makes the reader feel sorry for the antagonists.

All in all, this book was simply thrilling and I would highly recommend it as I have enjoyed it immensely.

I hope you enjoyed this blog post, see you in my next post!

The Wimpy Kid

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