Loved itSo, it takes kind of the idea of what would normally be a portal fantasy as something good in terms of the escapism and looking at something like Narnia instead turns it on head. So well done, so memorable. So, highly recommend this one.
Pan's Labyrinth (2019)
Others: Leaning positive Inspired by the film of the same name.
- ISBN:
- 9780062414472
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- 320 pages
Genres: fantasy
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Loved it
Mixedit was interesting it gave me some insight into the movie that I didn't have before but it lacked Cornelia funke's style ... it honestly just was pretty forgettable 3 out of 5 stars