A Tale of Magic...

allofakind shared a tip "I have loved Chris Colfers books since I read Land of Stories and followed along since the first ones. This story is a perfect prequel, in that you don't need to have read the books prior to understand what's happening but if you did, nothing was spoiled for you and the twists and reveals were still very satisfying. The creation of the Fairy Council and the birth of Fairy Godmother were things that I always wanted to know about in the original books, but also wasn't something I wouldve died without knowing. However, given this whole story and history behind, i love the adventures that happened far before Alex and Connor were even concepts in this time-line. The knowledge of what was to come also made it very interesting since I knew a little of the magic and witchcraft in the world, but was able to learn it all again through new eyes. The metaphors for racism, sexism, and homophobia are also not lost on me and I felt dealt with very well. The magic conversion camp, the humans driving out other races and rewriting history to make it seem like it was for the good of the people, and the women in the Southern kingdom not being allowed to even read brought real world issues to my mind while also not deterring from the story or even feeling forced. All in all, another splendid work from Mr. Colfer and I will definitely be getting the next book, A Tale of Witchcraft."

fathom_gathergood shared a tip "This book was well written and refreshing, it was hard to guess where the story might go since it didn't follow the classic formula. Anything that was a cliché was put in for humor, so many one liners that deserve to be annotated."

juliana_attardo shared a tip "Read this book and couldn’t put it down!! There’s 3 books hopping for a 4th. I got covid and are Currently reading the 3rd book and it’s one of the only things keeping me sane!!"