Review: The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms

The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I gave it 3 stars because I liked this book, don't get me wrong, but this is a mere transcitional book. It is about the same lenght that the previous one but this one serves only for settle the ground for the next adventure. There were few, (really few) chapters about Bree and Emerich and their background story is also interesting and I wished we coudl have gotten more of them, but I totally get it that in future installements they will play a part in the quest for balance in all realms.
I what made me decide on 3 stars is that I expected more of the stories in the cover: Merlin and Robin Hood to be more heroic and invested with the twins, also Peter Pan to have a fight or two, and certainly the Queen of Harts to have more lines than just "off with his head".
In the first chapter we are introduced to Hans Christian Anderse and his relation with the Fairy Godmother, It seems there that he got his stories completely from him and not from another world, which does not explain why at the end, the Ice Queen and Ursula appear in front of the witches (I don't even recall the Sea Witch from the Little Mermaid to be named). And that was some unsolved plot this book left on me.
I think Chris went too ambitious and could not concrete much with all the stories he intended to include. However his writing is fluid and interesting with a good pace, that makes it enjoyable and not boring at all... but I am not so fond of transitional books. I wait eagerly to have the next one and see which characters will Carter bring to the table. And I truly wish Charlie Charming to be saved and to live happy ever after.

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