Loved itI really enjoyed it. I only read the first book though. I didn't feel compelled enough to continue, but it is a really fun story, a great middle grade fantasy retelling that has to do with a lot of fairy tales.
The Wishing Spell (1990)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Frustrated by all the happy goofy representations of fairy tales? (Note: Chris began the concept for this book in his late high school years, which were much earlier than the copyright date of 2012.) Well, so was Chris. So, he decided to mix them up a little. This book has several of the standard fairy tale characters, such as Red Riding Hood, the witch who liked to eat children (Hansel & Gretel), Snow White, the Frog Prince, and more. The thing is, the Frog Prince is in hiding; Red Riding Hood is a snippy warrior-type (bounty hunter, if I remember correctly) on a mighty steed, Snow White is pregnant and rules over a very troubled kingdom of territories that the two children who hold the book that transported them to this crazy land must navigate to get to Snow White's castle. Most of the territories are extremely dangerous. This book is both hilariously witty (much like Chris himself) and thrilling (but not too scary). It is a delight for all ages.
- ISBN:
- 9780316201575
- Length:
- 448 pages
Genres: fantasy, young adult
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Loved itI've only read the first two books, but I really enjoyed them and I think they're fantastic. So, I really need to continue them. So, we're going to put it in good.