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“3 words”
Reading age
10+
Genre
Fantasy
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
September 21, 2021
My summary of the book
Fairy tales are seen as warnings or fantasies that little kids love to dream about. Wrong; you may think you know them all, but they’re not the same as you might’ve heard. Read these 12 scary tales and discover the genuine hardship behind these fairy tales.
My thoughts
I loved how this book pictures the main characters in a whole different light. Dark and twisted, those fairy tales are scary and good.
Although, I’m not too fond of how Sleeping Beauty went. The plot was completely different from what I’d heard; instead of a princess, there’s a prince haunted by a “demon.” But on the bright side, the other fairy tales were well-written!
My rating
About the author
“Soman Chainani’s first five novels in the School for Good and Evil series debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. The series has sold over 2 million copies, translated into 29 languages across six continents, and will soon be a major motion picture.
A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University’s MFA Film Program, Soman has made films that have played all over the world, and his writing awards include honors from Big Bear Lake, the CAPE Foundation, and the Sun Valley Writers’ Fellowship.
When he’s not telling stories, Soman is a die-hard tennis player who never lost a first-round match for ten years . . . until he started writing The School for Good and Evil. Now he loses all the time.” – Book Depository.
More by the author
The series: The School for Good and Evil; There is my review here.
