My Review:
Not only was I totally drawn to the cover but the synopsis sounds like so much fun. You always read about the good guys so it was a nice change for once to read about the villain, even though they were now good guys….sort of, but no….oh, nevermind.
I am a lover of fairytale retelling, this book was fantastic. Kind of had a Harry Potter type feel to it with the school, teachers and the group of friends. Gillian Cobbler just wants to help her family but when she is caught stealing one to many times she is sent to Fairy Tale Reform School to help her see that doing bad isn’t the way to go, she needs to turn herself around to the side of good. I love Gillian and I really think what she was doing would not be seen as bad but a good thing for her family just not going about it the right way. The story is told on her POV and I loved her, she is really cute, caring and just worried about her family. Even though the character is said to be 12 years old I kind of felt like she was older maybe about 16 so that was throwing me off just a little, the other characters Kayla, Jax, Maxine and Ollie are super cute but I wish they had a little more character build which I hope will happen in the next book. I also wanted a little more world build just to get a clear picture of the school and the world this was set it. I loved the idea that the princesses ruled the land and the concept of the book is brilliant.
The story is fantastic, I love the idea that kids that could be going toward a life of evil have a chance to redeem themselves by going to reform school and seeing all the evil villains as the professors. Just a wonderful idea, I noticed that some of the stories about the princesses and villains were taken from the original stories not the Disney version and this made me love the book even more.
Needing little more character and world build this book was a 4.5 star for me. It was fast moving with non stop action and some great twists and turns, I loved the characters and looking forward to the next book to see what happens to Gillian and her friends. I think this is a great start to what could be a fantastic series.
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I’m glad this one was fun. I’m not a big fan of fairytales or retellings, but I have this one on my TBR because it sounds different and good.
Sounds like such a fun read and I’m always a fan of school series. I think I’d like this one!
with maybe a few tweaks this would be a great school series, I can’t wait for the next one!
Glad you enjoyed our pick! Now, I must add to my TBR. That’s the easy part. The hard part is finding time to read it. LOL
It is really a very quick read but Oh it’s just so awesome!
I just ordered this one for the library. I may have to pick it up once it comes in. Glad you liked it!
Oh it’s fantastic, so cute! I would for sure get it asap 🙂
RUH ROH is Cinderella’s step mother up to no good???? I always hated that witch lol. This book sounded completely adorable when you first had Flunked on the blog.I knew it would be a trip! gGeat review 😀
Thank you 🙂 It was really cute! I totally Recommend!
Great review! This sounds like a cute and fun read. I am happy to hear you enjoyed this one! The idea that the idea that kids that could be going toward a life of evil have a chance to redeem themselves by going to reform school sounds fun and original.
It was and I loved the villains being the teachers, It really had a great harry potter feel to it, I honestly think with a little more world and character build this could be a really amazing series.
That does sound so cute. I might need to add it onto my own TBR. 🙂
I would for sure! It looks like it will be a great series.
This one sounds cute! I am glad you liked it. I enjoyed my TBR pick this week as well. 🙂
Me too! It was a really fun read 🙂
Oh I’m definitely adding this one to my TBR stacks! I absolutely love the concept. Thanks for the great review!