The Land of Stories by: Chris Colfer

Most of you have no idea what is the true side of fairy tales and what’s the false side. I’ve always found the little mermaid’s real story sad and more mysterious. But with the series I’m about to show you that whole fairy tale world is turned around. The life of a fairy tale character can be more dangerous than you think, there isn’t always a happily ever after for most in:

THE LAND OF STORIES by: Chris Colfer Book 1 and 2 so far: The Wishing spell, and The Enchantress returns

Book trailer for The Wishing spell:

Alex and Conner Baily were always fascinated with fairy tales, in fact a lot of time Alex even wished to jump into her own fairy tale. When their grandmother gives her land of stories book to the twins for their birthday, Alex unlocks a portal to the fairy tale world and the twins are sucked in. Now despite to get home, Alex and Conner are sent on the biggest treasure hunt of all time, in search for the wishing spell so they can wish themselves home. But The Evil Queen that poisoned Snow White all those years ago also wants a wish. But when The Evil Queen and the twin discover that the wishing spell can only be used twice, the chase is on! Because the wishing spell has already been used once. The Evil Queen will let nothing stand in her way. Along the way the twins meet many fairy tale characters; Cinderella, Froggy (which no one really knows about but you’ll find out), Sleeping beauty, The little mermaid (now known as the sea foam spirit), Red riding hood, Goldilocks (The outlaw), Jack, Snow White, The Evil Queen (of course), and many others. Who will get the last wish? Is there more secrets to be reviled? And more importantly, what’s The Evil Queen’s wish?

Fairy tale world map:

Wishing spell items:

       1. Glass that housed a lovely soul up ‘til midnight’s final toll.

       2. A saber from the deepest sea, meant for a groom’s mortality.

3   3.The bark of a basket held in fright while running from a bark with bite.

4   4. A stony crown that’s made to share, found deep within a savage lair.

        5. A needle that pierced the lovely skin of a princess with beauty found within.

        6. A wavy lock of golden rope that once was freedoms only hope.

         7. Glittering jewels whose value increased after preserving the false deceased.

         8.Teardrops of a maiden fairy feeling neither magical nor merry.

Book trailer for The Enchantress Returns:

Alex and Conner are brought back to the fairy tale world when their mother is kidnapped, but that’s not the only thing the Enchantress has wreaked havoc on. The baby princess, Hope and the Fairy Godmother have also been kidnapped and the Enchantress is taking away the happy souls of everyone. The twins are reunited with Goldilocks (The outlaw who was traveling with Jack her lover), Jack (The outlaw who was traveling with Goldilocks his lover), Red riding hood (the drama queen, literally), and Froggy (A frog prince not the frog prince). Together all of them are on yet another treasure hunt to find the most prized possessions of the six most hated people in the Fairy tale world, so they can build The Wand of Wonderment (it can make the person that wields it invincible). But when one person stands alone it’s up to them to save both worlds, their friends, and their family. Will they win? Is this a happily ever after or a curse? Will The Enchantress gets what she desires? More importantly who is the person that will save them all?

The Fairy tale world map has three differences from the other one, can you find them? Sorry I don’t have an image of the second one yet. But read the books and you’ll find both the maps.

    

The six most hated people in the fairy tale world:

       1. The Evil Queen

      2. The Giant (the one that Jack killed)

      3. The Snow Queen

      4. The sea witch (from The Little Mermaid’s story)

      5. Cinderella’s wicked step mother

      6. And of course The Enchantress

Read all about it! Oh you want to know who my favorite character is? Well it’s a close call, but I’d have to say Conner! Because he’s always lifting everyone’s spirits, including his own.

 Here is a video about book 1:

        

The Genius Files series book 1: Mission unstoppable by Dan Gutman

Sorry I’m late I got a whole bunch of cool books on my birthday and I just couldn’t stop reading. I’ve had so much fun reading I forgot what I said, but all is forgiven, right? I loved all the books I’ve read so far! They were so cute and so funny (if I told you about them you might actually die of laughter). Anyway onto the good part: so I’m reading and all the sudden Ting! Ting! Ting! Idea what if I could show you all the books I’ve been reading? But then I thought no that’s too long! Then it literally hit me (long story!) I could show you a book once a week and talk about it (try to get you interested) and make my comments. So the first book I’m starting with is:

THE GENIUS FILES: Mission Unstoppable by Dan Gutman:

Hilarious book I could so die of laughter with this series but were here with the one book so let’s get on with it.

Coke and Pepsi (or pep for short), the McDonald twins you could call them, are running across the united states trying to make it to their aunt’s wedding alive. So far they’ve jumped off a cliff. They’ve were attacked by men in bowler hats (The bowler dudes they call them), with poison darts. There crazy teacher set the school on fire with only the twins inside. And there is still more to come. As they run cross country ON THEIR VACATION, questions race with them: Who is trying to kill Coke and Pep McDonald? And why? More questions are answered as they discover there are part of a secret organization called THE GENIUS FILES-a group a kids who are geniuses and are supposed to solve all the country’s problems-and there supposed to stop an attack the day before their birthday, but how can they do that if their lives are already in danger? Find out with THE GENIUS FILES: Mission unstoppable by Dan Gutman!

Coke- Coke is a cool guy who is really smart because he has a photographic memory. But he doesn’t strike you as a super smart genius kid at first. Then he shows his true colors later as the smart guy that constantly get him and his sister into trouble and out of it again.

Pepsi (Pep as she prefers) - Pep is an awesome girl who is smart but not as smart as her brother. She really comes in handy when ciphers need to be deciphered. She is always the one who sees trouble coming but her brother doesn’t listen and she is the one who gives her brother the idea on how to get them out of trouble.

Anyway this is an awesome book you have to read it I couldn’t stop laughing! If you’re going to ask me who’s my favorite character truth is I can’t decide!

If you love this book encourage other people to read it, who knows you my start a worldwide book club and not even know it!

Here is a video about it: