Emma's Rating: 5/5
Ashvini's Rating: 5/5
Emma:
Emma's review: This was such a good read. First off the author is an actor...who is good at writing! This book was so suspenseful. I had loaned the book to one of my friends, other than Ashvini, she read it and finished the week she got it despite how thick it was. Then she would beg for the next book. That is how good it was.
This is not a spoiler just a description, trust me I would never give you guys a spoiler with out warning (that goes for Ashvini to). Alex and Conner who are twins and their mysterious adventures in a mysterious land that seems to have jumped right out of the fairy tales that they were told when they were little. It is fantastically written and all the characters have such strong personalities that I can imagine them right here in front of me.
Another thing that I found cool was that all the fairy tales you thought you knew were all connected and one and other. They all had caused a chain of events. So without further ado or spoiling:one fairy tale caused another and so on. I found this cool with all the hidden drama to why each story was caused.
I don't know how Chris Colfer did it but it was amazing! All while I read The Wishing spell I had never, not even once wanted to put it down (but unfortunately I had to eat and sleep and go along with my daily life while I read it. All in all I am sure you can see that I love the book to no end and every single one after and to come. Keep up the good work Chris:)
Emma over and out!
Ashvini:
I have to say I was honestly really surprised with this book. A lot of the time it seems that
when celebrities write books and it receives lots of hype it’s usually because
of the “brand” they've created. I have to say this book is not like that at all.
Emma first recommended this book to me and then right after
so did a local librarian. So I went into this book with very high expectations
and it definitely is safe to say that this book met all of those expectations
and even surpassed a couple. I have to say though that this book gets better as
it goes along. I remember being at the first 100 pages and thinking “this book
is entertaining but I don’t honestly find it mind-blowing.” I was actually
pretty close to quitting reading it, not because it was bad but it just didn’t
seem like my style and something I would like. Just keep reading if you feel
that way too because it’s totally worth all the trouble.
I could compare this book to a cyclone because you’re kind
of at the surface for a while and slowly as you progress the book hauls you in.
The author’s creativity with The Land of Stories is simply amazing. I don’t
want to spoil anything but the way that Chris Colfer paints a different POW
towards the plot is unbelievable!
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I honestly don’t know what to say but six words: You have to read this book.
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I honestly don’t know what to say but six words: You have to read this book.
Anyways, can you guess what our next review will be on? HINTS: It's most likely the last Silver Birch Fiction 2015 Nominee we're going to review. It's another set-in-olden-times book. It took 9 or so years for the author to perfect it.
More reviews coming to a computer near you soon! We are also really sorry that the blog was not posted on April the 18th as planned. We don't mean to be making excuses but we were both so busy and every one has a few days like that.
Yours Truly,
Emma and Ashvini
i DO NOT GET HW IT IS A CYCLONE
ReplyDeleteIt is not literally a Cyclone it is just a metaphor for the fact that it is fast paced and awesome.
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