Moderator's Pick BOTM ~ July 2020

[Lacey]

The Moderator's Pick BOTM for July 2020 is...

The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer!

I know that so many people love this book and as popular as it is, I have never read it! I hope you guys will enjoy reading it for this first time or re-reading it! Discuss down below.

[Lacey]

I just finished this book and loved it so much! It was so fun to see all the fairytale characters interacting with each other!

[Dalia]

I loved this series when I was younger!

[Lilli Gilliam]

I read it! Do we discuss here?

[Lacey]

Yes, discuss here!

[Lilli Gilliam]

Okay, Thx! I really like Froggy as a character!

[Lacey]

I agree! He was really helpful to the twins and I could not predict that (view spoiler)[ he was actually the fourth Charming brother! (hide spoiler)]

[Lilli Gilliam]

I know!!! I was like, "PLOT TWIST!"

[Lacey]

I thought it was impressive how Chris Colfer added onto the character's original stories as if this was just another fairytale written by the Brother's Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen. He must have had to read all of the original stories first!

[Lacey]

I am so excited to read the rest of the series! I just borrowed the second book!

[Lilli Gilliam]

Lacey wrote: "I thought it was impressive how Chris Colfer added onto the character's original stories as if this was just another fairytale written by the Brother's Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen. He must hav..."

If he were retelling fairy tales and putting together his own fairy tale world, I think he must have, because a lot of the original stories are different from what we are told today.

[Lilli Gilliam]

I lost the second and fourth book sadly! My favorite is the last! I want spoil anything tho :)

[Lacey]

Also, can we just admire those covers for a second?!? They are amazing!

[Lilli Gilliam]

Lacey wrote: "Also, can we just admire those covers for a second?!? They are amazing!"

Yes, they are gorgeous!

[Amelie]

I loved this book, The Land of Stories is one of my favourite series! I liked the way various fairytales were successfully incorporated into the story, and it was quite an entertaining read that was easy to follow! My favourite character is Alex - her love of books is super relatable.