The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell - Chris Colfer

This book has a lot of fans.

 

I am not one of them.

 

I wanted to read it for my kids, and I actually think they'll like it a lot. But for Dad, forcing myself through the dry, high-school-English-class writing was terrible. How this book has such a high rating is beyond me.

 

The things we do for our kids...

 

The story is clever and shows a lot of creativity, but the execution is rough--like tongue on sandpaper rough.

 

I won't be reading book 2, but I will be offering the series to my kids. If they turns their nose at it too, I'll come back here and let you know.

 

Happy reading!

 

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