The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories #1) - Chris Colfer
July 3, 2018
Once again, this was a book I'd heard great things about. I'd seen that there were so many books in the series, and it seemed to be quite popular. I hesitated because I'm always wary of 'celebrity' authors, and if I'm being petty, I didn't like Colfer's character in Glee.Â
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I don't know how many times I have to say this, but I wish I'd trusted my gut! Having said that, I think the child-version of me would have enjoyed this more.Â
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Rating: IÂ certainly can't say I completed hated this. I gave it a 3 stars out of 5. The main thing that irked me was the writing - the figurative language really threw me. Colfer tries to be 'original' with his metaphors and similes and instead they are jarring and take you out of the story.Â
Age suggestion: 9+ but see content notes...Â
Ability range: 9+. The writing is certainly not complex, but also, see below...Â
Content notes: There's certainly the odd comment made by Connor (I had to check out Goodreads to remember his name... that says a lot) that will go over lots of kids heads but otherwise are pretty 'teenage boy' silly/ sexually inappropriate. It's hard to know how much younger students would understand, but as an adult, I definitely noticed the several comments as we went through. Young and innocent minds will completely miss them! (Although always be prepared for interesting questions!)Â
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There were so many elements of this book that I enjoyed - and yet there are a few moments that also rubbed me the wrong way. I listened to this on audio and I didn't feel like the author's voice suited the story, so I'm not sure if that affected my opinion. I haven't decided yet if I'll continue on with the series.Â
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Have you read any of Chris Colfer's books? What did you think?
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Check out the first book hereÂ
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