Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and then bought my own copy. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book Series: The Tales of Pell Book 1

Rating: 3/5

Publication Date: July 17, 2018

Genre: YA Fantasy Satire

Recommended Age: 15+ (some violence, some gore, talking goats, some slight sexual innuendos)

Publisher: Del Rey

Pages: 384

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Synopsis: Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, a hero, the Chosen One, was born . . . and so begins every fairy tale ever told.

This is not that fairy tale.

There is a Chosen One, but he is unlike any One who has ever been Chosened.

And there is a faraway kingdom, but you have never been to a magical world quite like the land of Pell.

There, a plucky farm boy will find more than he's bargained for on his quest to awaken the sleeping princess in her cursed tower. First there's the Dark Lord who wishes for the boy's untimely death . . . and also very fine cheese. Then there's a bard without a song in her heart but with a very adorable and fuzzy tail, an assassin who fears not the night but is terrified of chickens, and a mighty fighter more frightened of her sword than of her chain-mail bikini. This journey will lead to sinister umlauts, a trash-talking goat, the Dread Necromancer Steve, and a strange and wondrous journey to the most peculiar "happily ever after" that ever once-upon-a-timed.

Review: I thought this was a pretty good book. The character development was well done, the plot was pretty good, and the world building was really amazing. The book had a William Goldman feel to the book. It was sarcastic and hilarious and it pokes fun at your average fairytales.

However, I felt that the pacing was really slow in a lot of places and it really made the read not so fun to read at times. The book also switches POV a lot, so you gotta pay attention. The book is still entertaining either way.

Verdict: Hilarious and funny!