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Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy
by Melissa de la Cruz
Disclaimer: I received a finished hardback of this book from the publisher for Turn The Pages tours. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy
Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Book Series: Standalone??
Diversity: Half Asian MC and characters
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: Mg, fantasy, story in a story
Publication Date: December 1, 2020
Publisher: Roaring Book Press
Pages: 336
Recommended Age: 10+ (death, slight gore and violence, some scary moments).
Synopsis: Nothing ever happens in Filomena Jefferson-Cho’s sleepy little suburban town of North Pasadena. The sun shines every day, the grass is always a perfect green, and while her progressive school swears there’s no such thing as bullying, she still feels bummed out. But one day, when Filomena is walking home on her own, something strange happens.
Filomena is being followed by Jack Stalker, one of the heroes in the Thirteenth Fairy, a series of books she loves about a brave girl and her ragtag group of friends who save their world from an evil enchantress. She must be dreaming, or still reading a book. But Jack is insistent—he’s real, the stories are real, and Filomena must come with him at once!
Soon, Filomena is thrust into the world of evil fairies and beautiful princesses, sorcerers and slayers, where an evil queen drives her ruthless armies to destroy what is left of the Fairy tribes. To save herself and the kingdom of Westphalia, Filomena must find the truth behind the fairytales and set the world back to rights before the cycle of sleep and destruction begins once more.
Review: For the most part the book was pretty good. I thought the character building was excellent and the world building was very well done. The book has a inkheart feel to it and I think children and adults or anyone who likes reading middle grade books would really enjoy this.
feeling complaints I had were that the book was really fast paced and it took a bit for me to get into the story because of how fast paced it was. it felt like the author wanted to get to the point of the story more than she did want to explain what was going on in the book but once we got to the point of the story then things started to be more explained.
Verdict: I recommend it for any inkheart fans or anyone who just likes fantasy books.
Book: Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy
Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Book Series: Standalone??
Diversity: Half Asian MC and characters
Rating: 4/5
Recommended For...: Mg, fantasy, story in a story
Publication Date: December 1, 2020
Publisher: Roaring Book Press
Pages: 336
Recommended Age: 10+ (death, slight gore and violence, some scary moments).
Synopsis: Nothing ever happens in Filomena Jefferson-Cho’s sleepy little suburban town of North Pasadena. The sun shines every day, the grass is always a perfect green, and while her progressive school swears there’s no such thing as bullying, she still feels bummed out. But one day, when Filomena is walking home on her own, something strange happens.
Filomena is being followed by Jack Stalker, one of the heroes in the Thirteenth Fairy, a series of books she loves about a brave girl and her ragtag group of friends who save their world from an evil enchantress. She must be dreaming, or still reading a book. But Jack is insistent—he’s real, the stories are real, and Filomena must come with him at once!
Soon, Filomena is thrust into the world of evil fairies and beautiful princesses, sorcerers and slayers, where an evil queen drives her ruthless armies to destroy what is left of the Fairy tribes. To save herself and the kingdom of Westphalia, Filomena must find the truth behind the fairytales and set the world back to rights before the cycle of sleep and destruction begins once more.
Review: For the most part the book was pretty good. I thought the character building was excellent and the world building was very well done. The book has a inkheart feel to it and I think children and adults or anyone who likes reading middle grade books would really enjoy this.
feeling complaints I had were that the book was really fast paced and it took a bit for me to get into the story because of how fast paced it was. it felt like the author wanted to get to the point of the story more than she did want to explain what was going on in the book but once we got to the point of the story then things started to be more explained.
Verdict: I recommend it for any inkheart fans or anyone who just likes fantasy books.