Long Live the Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Summary
Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be" 。。。 or are they？
Sally Skellington is the official， newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love， Jack， who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams -- if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town。 Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties， Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr。 FInkelstein for a different -- albeit gilded -- cage。 But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands， she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen， and the future of Halloween Town itself， into jeopardy。 Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home， or will her future turn into her worst。。。 well， nightmare
Sally Skellington is the official， newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love， Jack， who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams -- if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town。 Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties， Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr。 FInkelstein for a different -- albeit gilded -- cage。 But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands， she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen， and the future of Halloween Town itself， into jeopardy。 Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home， or will her future turn into her worst。。。 well， nightmare
Reviews
Alexis
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So instead of "something's wrong with Jack，" it's "something's wrong with Sally，" huh？ So instead of "something's wrong with Jack，" it's "something's wrong with Sally，" huh？ 。。。more
Natasha
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AMAZING！ They need to make this a movie。 I loved this story。
Christine Hovey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was a disappointment to me。 I hated the repetition of certain stuff and that she was from dream town（really unnecessary）。 It kind of ruins everything from the movie。 Also didn’t like how the author made Sally’s personality， it was a huge let down since all sally did was complain。 The book was 85% I’m a rag doll and Its all my fault。 The only good thing about the book was zero。 But I’m only one person so other people might love this book。
Michael Loring
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The first time I watched The Nightmare Before Christmas， I was 10 years old。 A friend of mine brought his VHS copy over to my house and we had to watch it in my sister's room - the only room that had a VCR at the time。 I still remember the awe I felt watching that movie for the first time， the scary delights that awaited us in that low resolution screen。 I fell in love immediately。 It was one of the great wonders of my childhood， a wonder I got to revisit thanks to this book。 Author Shea Ernshaw The first time I watched The Nightmare Before Christmas， I was 10 years old。 A friend of mine brought his VHS copy over to my house and we had to watch it in my sister's room - the only room that had a VCR at the time。 I still remember the awe I felt watching that movie for the first time， the scary delights that awaited us in that low resolution screen。 I fell in love immediately。 It was one of the great wonders of my childhood， a wonder I got to revisit thanks to this book。 Author Shea Ernshaw perfectly captures the tone of the setting， the voice of the characters。 I could easily imagine the events of this story happening in the stop-motion style of the movie。 I was so enraptured by Sally's fight to save her town I had to struggle to put the book down and sleep。 The expansion of the world Tim Burton created was absolutely fascinating！ I could see this spawning multiple sequels， although this stands perfectly by itself as well。 For lovers of all things Tim Burton， specifically The Nightmare Before Christmas， I highly recommend this book。 Long Live the Pumpkin Queen will easily go down as one of the best sequels in literary history！ 。。。more
Danielle Rodriguez
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This was a really cute book。 It did take until about half way through the book though until I really got into it。 It would make a cute movie （which it most likely will become lol）。
Keisha Klatush
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I really enjoyed this book。 In my opinion the author did a wonderful job telling Sallys story。 I would definitely read this book again。 😊
Elizabeth
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3。5 stars rounded up。 Was not what I hoped it would be。 I really love this author though， I think it couldn’t have been written by anyone else。
Baylee Watt
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I really enjoyed this book！ I like that we are able to know more about Sally’s character。 It is up to her to save her town and I love how she manages！ I love her loyalty to Jack and her role as his Queen。 I’d say 4/5 stars just because it felt a little aimed towards a younger audience， that may be because it’s through Disney。 The author did a great job！
Stephanie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm sure this book would be enjoyable for some extreme fans but I really did not enjoy this book！ The writing style is a little all over the place with lots of repeated lines throughout the book。 I really thought that so much could have been done with Sally's character as a whole but I felt disconnected between her personality in this novel compared to the movie。 Personally， I felt that the way Sally's character and her personality was written made her seem very "whiny" and not at all how I have I'm sure this book would be enjoyable for some extreme fans but I really did not enjoy this book！ The writing style is a little all over the place with lots of repeated lines throughout the book。 I really thought that so much could have been done with Sally's character as a whole but I felt disconnected between her personality in this novel compared to the movie。 Personally， I felt that the way Sally's character and her personality was written made her seem very "whiny" and not at all how I have remembered her from the film。 Every other page or chapter she is complaining about being a queen and how everything is her fault。 I just didn't enjoy it！ With that being said， I will say that being able to explore the other holiday doors was very enjoyable and was a major plus with being included into the book。 。。。more
cheyenne
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fun quick book， really gave sally a story line of assuming her role as pumpkin queen and the ending slayed， just enough romance between her and jack
Michelle Morrell
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Well that was way better than it had any right to be！ Sally comes into her own as the Pumpkin Queen， a huge adjustment for a shy and quiet woman who just wants life to stay the same。 The novel starts with her wedding to Jack and her huge culture shock at being forced into a "Queen" role， when all she wants to do is live her old， quiet life。 But then shit goes down and she learns stuff and goes places and does things 。。。 don't want to spoil anything。 But it's well written and full of delightfully Well that was way better than it had any right to be！ Sally comes into her own as the Pumpkin Queen， a huge adjustment for a shy and quiet woman who just wants life to stay the same。 The novel starts with her wedding to Jack and her huge culture shock at being forced into a "Queen" role， when all she wants to do is live her old， quiet life。 But then shit goes down and she learns stuff and goes places and does things 。。。 don't want to spoil anything。 But it's well written and full of delightfully gothy language and is written by a true fan。 It's not high literature or anything， but again， so much better than I expected。There are three things I would change: The first person narrative， all her whining gets kind of old， and the book has huge margins and leading and big font， all padding it to be a bigger book than it needed to be， save some trees people！ 。。。more
Jovana （NovelOnMyMind）
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Sounds perfect for fall！ 🍂 🍁 🎃
Juliann
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A charming story which highlights a female heroine and will delight children of all ages 。
Krysta Angotti
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Is it the NMBC， no。 But was it good， yes！ I enjoyed Shea and her writing and hope that one day there is a story where jack and sally are traveling through the realms and solving problems and truly living out the life I always dreamed they had。
Katie
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I love this book in so many different ways。 I love the word choices， characterization， and overall plot。 A perfect book for spooky season。
Lindsay Innocent
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A lovely retelling。 Although it has been at least a year since I last watched "A Nightmare Before Christmas"， I could really hear the characters voices in my head as I read this。 I'm honestly not sure that Shae Ernshaw can go wrong when it comes to magical realism。 You might even say she is the Queen of it ;） And now I sit back and HOPE that Tim Burton turns this continuation of his story into its own movie。 A lovely retelling。 Although it has been at least a year since I last watched "A Nightmare Before Christmas"， I could really hear the characters voices in my head as I read this。 I'm honestly not sure that Shae Ernshaw can go wrong when it comes to magical realism。 You might even say she is the Queen of it ;） And now I sit back and HOPE that Tim Burton turns this continuation of his story into its own movie。 。。。more
Meghan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 To start off， The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite movie of ALL time， so as soon as I heard about this book， I immediately went to get it at the store and had super high expectations right off the bat， which I admit is a little unfair of me， but come on， this is a sequel to one of my favorite stories ever。 And after finishing this one， I have to say I’m a little disappointed。This is by no means a bad book; I really like Ernshaw’s emotional writing for Sally， who I can really relate to f To start off， The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite movie of ALL time， so as soon as I heard about this book， I immediately went to get it at the store and had super high expectations right off the bat， which I admit is a little unfair of me， but come on， this is a sequel to one of my favorite stories ever。 And after finishing this one， I have to say I’m a little disappointed。This is by no means a bad book; I really like Ernshaw’s emotional writing for Sally， who I can really relate to for feeling inadequate， and some of the author’s descriptions， which， while a little overly flowery at times， definitely immerse you fully into the story and setting。 I also thought the story was quite serviceable， and I’m really happy Sally got her own story since she deserved to have one。 That being said， I have several gripes。 I was really disappointed at how little there was of Jack/Sally content。 The summary for the book leads you to believe that we will delve deeply into their relationship and Sally’s new role as the Pumpkin Queen （it’s literally in the title！）， but we really only got a little bit in the first few chapters， and the rest of the book is basically Sally’s solo adventure and her thinking about how much she loves Jack。 There isn’t a whole lot of their love story in the original movie， and I was hoping this book would explore their relationship way more since it has way more room to do so; personally， I wanted ALL the sickeningly sweet tender moments！！ Also， I definitely think Sally accepted being the Pumpkin Queen way too quickly; she was totally pulling her hair out worrying about it at the beginning of the book， but after a few days of trauma， she’s ready to take on the role？ While it was a believable addition to the story at least， I also can’t say I was a fan of the reveal of Sally’s parents; in my opinion， I feel like her character is stronger knowing that she was made by Finklestein， an abusive father figure， and rebelling against him and coming into her own rather than discovering a long-lost perfect， happy mommy and daddy。 And while I definitely liked Sally venturing into the other holiday worlds， it was super brief and I would’ve liked a bit more in that regard。Overall， not a bad story at all。 I can definitely see it as a cute， short animated sequel to the first movie， that doesn’t quite live up to the original but is at least entertaining。 I’m glad I read it but I probably won’t read it again。 。。。more
Leah
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Ugh…I wanted to like this book so sooo bad， but it was so hard to get through。 The strong Sally from TNBC who fought everyday to become independent of Dr。 Finkelstein was nonexistent in this book。 This Sally was whiny， always crying， and always on the edge of giving up。 I gave it 2 stars， 1 because I loved the few scenes including Jack， & the second ⭐️ for Zero…All in all， don’t waste your time。
Leora Winter
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I got this book the day it came out！ My cousin and I read it together。 A chapter a day。 Though sometimes it was so good， we couldn't stop at one chapter。 I really like how easy this was to read and how vivid the story was。 There were many twists in the story， and I never knew what to expect next。 I also related a lot to Sally in this book。 She is definitely one of my favorite characters。 Reading the book also gave me an excuse to watch Nightmare Before Christmas again haha。 It's one of my favori I got this book the day it came out！ My cousin and I read it together。 A chapter a day。 Though sometimes it was so good， we couldn't stop at one chapter。 I really like how easy this was to read and how vivid the story was。 There were many twists in the story， and I never knew what to expect next。 I also related a lot to Sally in this book。 She is definitely one of my favorite characters。 Reading the book also gave me an excuse to watch Nightmare Before Christmas again haha。 It's one of my favorite movies！ 。。。more
Joey Vichio
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So cute ！ Really， I was entertained from start to finish ！ I will say there may have been a tad bit too many ideas floating around - too many chefs in the kitchen if you will。 But quite a few of them would actually make for some solid movie-sequel plot points！ I do wish we could have had some mention of Oogie Boogie ！ How are you gonna create a whole Dream Town and NOT mention the boogeyman ？ I digress， this was exactly why it needed to be。 Get your hands on it if you’re a fan ！
Shania Messier
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It's very clearly written for middle school to early high school readers， however it's a cute story。 It's very well done and you still get sucked into the story。 It's very clearly written for middle school to early high school readers， however it's a cute story。 It's very well done and you still get sucked into the story。 。。。more
Juan Manuel Sarmiento
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I meanGood concept but it's so reiterative on the fact that Sally's a ragdollShe's a ragdoll， she has self-esteem issues， we get it。 Three hundred pages of the same over and over with no character development I meanGood concept but it's so reiterative on the fact that Sally's a ragdollShe's a ragdoll， she has self-esteem issues， we get it。 Three hundred pages of the same over and over with no character development 。。。more
Becky
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC and audiobook。Description from NetGalley:Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be" 。。。 or are they？Sally Skellington is the official， newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love， Jack， who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams -- if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town。 Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties， Sally can't hel Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC and audiobook。Description from NetGalley:Jack and Sally are "truly meant to be" 。。。 or are they？Sally Skellington is the official， newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love， Jack， who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams -- if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town。 Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of queenly duties， Sally can't help but wonder if all she's done is trade her captivity under Dr。 Finkelstein for a different -- albeit gilded -- cage。 But when Sally and Zero accidentally uncover a long-hidden doorway to an ancient realm called Dream Town in the forest Hinterlands， she'll unknowingly set into motion a chain of sinister events that put her future as Pumpkin Queen， and the future of Halloween Town itself， into jeopardy。 Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she's learned to call home， or will her future turn into her worst。。。 well， nightmare？ I loved Nightmare Before Christmas growing up， so I was excited when I saw this book was coming out。 I think it is fun。 I don’t think that I need it。 It was nice to see Sally find out where in the holiday worlds she fits in now that she is the queen of Halloween。 It was interesting to see how the different worlds are portrayed。 It is well written。 It just wasn’t quite what I as an adult was looking for。 I enjoyed it but don’t think I’d reread it。 Overall: 3/5 。。。more
Nele
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This is so cute。Read it in a day。In the beginning， I thought Sally was nagging a bit too much about being a queen。But then， the story turned and it swept me up。 I could not put it down。
Celeste Taylor
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Such an amazing book。 As a huge fan of NBC I was nervous I wouldn’t like this book because I was scared the continuing of the story would somehow ruin the original， it did not。 Its the cutest story， easy to read， very imaginative and was also written with the same tone of movie making it easy not to question the continuation。 Must read for NBC fans！
Juliet Velo
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Please read this enchanting book！！
Sarah🤍 Fountain🪴
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Absolutely loved it。 I’m a huge NBC fan and it was nice to have something from Sally’s POV
Markita
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This was one book that seemed impossible to put down。 One more chapter leads to reading almost 100 more pages。 The idea of the story line is heart warming and something every one can connect with to a point。 This would make an awesome movie！
Sparkles。
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I always loved watching 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' each Halloween， so when I saw that there was going to be a book with Sally， I HAD to get it and it did not disappoint。 I thought it was a fantastic look at all the other holiday trees and even trees I did not know would exist。 I love that it developed Sally as more than a rag doll and we found more layers in her character。 There's so many revelations in this book and I don't wanna spoil it， but it was a quick read and if you're a fan of th I always loved watching 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' each Halloween， so when I saw that there was going to be a book with Sally， I HAD to get it and it did not disappoint。 I thought it was a fantastic look at all the other holiday trees and even trees I did not know would exist。 I love that it developed Sally as more than a rag doll and we found more layers in her character。 There's so many revelations in this book and I don't wanna spoil it， but it was a quick read and if you're a fan of the movie and looking for a quick read， read this！ 。。。more
amy
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