The Enchantress Returns (The Land of Stories, #2)
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Read between April 27 - May 19, 2022
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anyone can have a once-upon-a-time or a happily-ever-after, but it’s the journey between that makes the story worth telling,”
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“That’s nice—wait, is that supposed to be me?” Alex said and pointed to his sketch. “Not at all,” Conner said. “What would make you think that?” “Because it says ‘supposed to be Alex’ underneath it!”
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Most skeletons in the closet don’t have wings.”
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he had been quietly hoping his dog days were over.
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“Always have a plan B and a friend with bail, and you’re guaranteed to never fail,” Mother Goose said and took another drink. “That’s my motto.”
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“Forgive me, I don’t mean to be rude,” Red said to the twins. “It’s just every time I see you two I’m heartbroken, kidnapped, or homeless.”
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Apparently, a person of privilege is never allowed to complain about anything.
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“They may be emotionally distressing wanted fugitives, but they’re still our guests.”
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They were round and wide like lima beans but were black and bounced livelily on the table.
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“Young man, if it was in my nature to be specific I wouldn’t be able to look in two directions at all times,” the Tradesman said and his good eye glared at Conner.
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You’ll always be like a son to me, Jack.” Conner cleared his throat. “The kind of son you rip off in a trade that sends him on a life-threatening adventure?” he asked. The Tradesman rethought his words. “More like a nephew, then,” he
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“On a scale of kitten to tiger, what kind of danger are we talking?”
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“Our grandma would be behind the most famous curfew in history, wouldn’t she?”
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“What kind of mother would I be if I let something as simple as species get in the way of love? I’m courting a giant frog, after all!
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“Is this clump of bubbles a friend of yours?” she asked the twins, as if she was making a judgment against their character.
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“What happened to the Troll King and Goblin King?” Conner asked. “Rocks fell and they died,” Trollbella said simply. “It was tragic, it was messy—environmental hazards when you live in an underground kingdom.”
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Trollbella was homeless, but still not hopeless.