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A Tale of Magic...

A Tale of Magic...

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  • Create Date：2021-11-13 06:54:39
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  • Author：Chris Colfer
  • ISBN：0316523518
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Summary

This #1 New York Times bestseller is the first book in a new series set in Chris Colfer's Land of Stories universe， perfect for both new and longtime fans！



When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library， she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic！ But in the oppressive Southern Kingdom， women are forbidden from reading and magic is outlawed， so Brystal is swiftly convicted of her crimes and sent to the miserable Bootstrap Correctional Facility。


But with the help of the mysterious Madame Weatherberry， Brystal is whisked away and enrolled in an academy of magic！ Adventure comes with a price， however， and when Madame Weatherberry is called away to attend to an important problem she doesn't return。


Do Brystal and her classmates have what it takes to stop a sinister plot that risks the fate of the world， and magic， forever？


Fall in love with an all-new series from Chris Colfer， the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Land of Stories， filled with adventure， imagination， and wonderfully memorable characters both familiar and new。




A #1 New York Times bestseller
An IndieBound bestseller
A USA Today bestseller
A Wall Street Journal bestseller

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Reviews

Brittney Leigh ，

Wow！ What an incredible book for kids， teens， AND adults。 Deeper messages about life， acceptance， and love vs。 hate are scattered throughout this fun， imaginative world。 It doesn't explicitly refer to this， but I find metaphorical overtones of accepting LGBTQ and anyone who has differences， and this book challenges gender norms as well。 A happy read that definitely sends positive vibes to the world。 Wow！ What an incredible book for kids， teens， AND adults。 Deeper messages about life， acceptance， and love vs。 hate are scattered throughout this fun， imaginative world。 It doesn't explicitly refer to this， but I find metaphorical overtones of accepting LGBTQ and anyone who has differences， and this book challenges gender norms as well。 A happy read that definitely sends positive vibes to the world。 。。。more

Elizabeth Davis ，

If you want to be a bestselling author， be an actor…Because that’s the only way something so trite and artless gets published， let alone becomes a bestseller。 If language is a tool to be wielded， and someone like Tolstoy stands at one end of the spectrum with the sharp scalpel of a surgeon， Colfer squats at the other end as “primate with rock tries to open melon。” DNF

Yunhan ，

14-year-old Brystal Evergreen's favorite activity is reading。 The problem is， in the Southern Kingdom， girls are trained to be wives when they grow up。 This means that instead of studying subjects like math or science， girls are taught how to serve the right amount of tea or how to curtsy One day after school while walking past the library（which she is not allowed to enter） Brystal sees a help wanted sign for a maid。 It's the perfect excuse for going into the library and reading all the books！ B 14-year-old Brystal Evergreen's favorite activity is reading。 The problem is， in the Southern Kingdom， girls are trained to be wives when they grow up。 This means that instead of studying subjects like math or science， girls are taught how to serve the right amount of tea or how to curtsy One day after school while walking past the library（which she is not allowed to enter） Brystal sees a help wanted sign for a maid。 It's the perfect excuse for going into the library and reading all the books！ Brystal quickly applies for the job。 Soon， while cleaning the library， Brstal finds a secret passageway that leads to dozens of books。 Why would someone need to hide books？ She discovers that the books are banned， and they are all about topics like how the justices banished the trolls because they wanted their land。 All the authors were executed， except for one。 The book is called The Truth About Magic， and obviously， it is about magic。 Brystal discovers that she is actually a fairy！ In a matter of days， Brystal is sent to the Bootstrap Correctional Facility for Young Women。 The facility "cures" fairies by making them do chores like digging holes in the ground and making shoes。One day， a strange fairy named Madame Weatherberry visits the facility。 To her astonishment， Madame Weatherberry chooses Brystall for a school or fairies。 Brystal learns how to use her powers。 But in the end， how will they show the public that fairies are good？ I liked this book because it had a twist at the end that I wasn't expecting。 This book is great for people who like fantasy。 。。。more

Vanessa ，

My 11 year old declared this to be "almost as good as Harry Potter"， so as a huge Harry Potter fan， I saw those words as a challenge and accepted them。Whilst it was not "almost as good as Harry Potter" in my eyes， A Tale of Magic was still an interesting story。 So interesting in fact that I was left wanting more。 More detail about the lands， the characters， the conflict， the journeys。 For me， the actual detail of the story was skimped over in favour of quite a few not-so-subtle ethics and values My 11 year old declared this to be "almost as good as Harry Potter"， so as a huge Harry Potter fan， I saw those words as a challenge and accepted them。Whilst it was not "almost as good as Harry Potter" in my eyes， A Tale of Magic was still an interesting story。 So interesting in fact that I was left wanting more。 More detail about the lands， the characters， the conflict， the journeys。 For me， the actual detail of the story was skimped over in favour of quite a few not-so-subtle ethics and values lessons。 Important lessons， absolutely， but I wanted to get lost in the world created by Colfer， which I just couldn't this time。 So， whilst my 11 year old gives this book 5 stars， and I give it 3， we negotiated on a healthy 4 stars。 It is a great read after all， I'm just being finicky。 。。。more

Annika ，

AWESOME but he used some of his old charecters。

Cindie Usevich ，

Loved this book！ I don't even care that it is a children's book。 It was perfectly entertaining and I am looking forward to the next one！ Loved this book！ I don't even care that it is a children's book。 It was perfectly entertaining and I am looking forward to the next one！ 。。。more

Jennifer ，

I loved Land of Stories and was super excited for this book， but it just didn’t hit the mark for me， unfortunately。 It wasn’t terrible， but I didn’t love it as much as I loved the original Land of Stories series。

Blake Williams ，

A little slow to start but wow I’m blown away。 Chris Colfer is so good at pulling you into the magic that lives in his stories。 The ending had quite a twist I wasn’t expecting。 I love all the representation and feminism！ Overall this book was a little heavier and darker than The Land of Stories books but it was so impactful。 Can’t wait to read the rest of the trilogy！

Felicia ，

The characters were very flat， they hardly struggled to overcome their seemingly insurmountable challenges。 The magic system can fix anything with literally a wave of the hand I don't even understand why the people of magic were oppressed in the first place。 I mean， the main characters learned their magic within a few months and were already able to do a lot。 We don't get a glimpse into how the magic works beyond just believing and imagining things happening。 The author always "told" what was ha The characters were very flat， they hardly struggled to overcome their seemingly insurmountable challenges。 The magic system can fix anything with literally a wave of the hand I don't even understand why the people of magic were oppressed in the first place。 I mean， the main characters learned their magic within a few months and were already able to do a lot。 We don't get a glimpse into how the magic works beyond just believing and imagining things happening。 The author always "told" what was happening rather than "showed" what happened。 The main character was pulling wisdom from no where and knew exactly what her classmates were thinking and exactly how to help them。 She's 14！ I hardly knew what I needed myself at that age。 Yeah， this was aimed at children but there are so many classic children's books that are so much better。 I don't know why I stuck it out to the end of the first book。 。。。more

Aivry ，

3。5

Janna Roslan ，

Even this book is for young adults but the storyline is pretty convincing for me。 it is a good book to read if you are more to fantasy。 This book it's highlighted more about discrimination and politics。 there are so many things relatable to the world nowadays but the story is based on magic and etc。 The plot is clear there is no confusing or blurry part where you can understand the message they want to deliver。 the best thing about this book is it will never let your hand down from the book， tim Even this book is for young adults but the storyline is pretty convincing for me。 it is a good book to read if you are more to fantasy。 This book it's highlighted more about discrimination and politics。 there are so many things relatable to the world nowadays but the story is based on magic and etc。 The plot is clear there is no confusing or blurry part where you can understand the message they want to deliver。 the best thing about this book is it will never let your hand down from the book， time will fly very fast as you always want to know what happens next what the twist and the ending。 plus I can say there are plenty of quotes we can take out from this book especially when it comes from madam wheatherberry， she speaks the truth even all she does is lies。 It's a white lie I think wuhu。 yeah cant wait to read book 2 。。。more

Nadia Jules ，

2。5 stars。 If I was younger I may have enjoyed it but as an adult I found it too far fetched。 Since most of the reviews seemed to be from people who were older I thought this was one of the young adult fiction novels all ages would be able to enjoy but that wasn't the case。 I wasn't able to get into the characters at all and felt it was too rushed and it was definitely too childlike and predictable。 Still on the hunt for the Harry Potter-like series that will have me enthralled。 2。5 stars。 If I was younger I may have enjoyed it but as an adult I found it too far fetched。 Since most of the reviews seemed to be from people who were older I thought this was one of the young adult fiction novels all ages would be able to enjoy but that wasn't the case。 I wasn't able to get into the characters at all and felt it was too rushed and it was definitely too childlike and predictable。 Still on the hunt for the Harry Potter-like series that will have me enthralled。 。。。more

Ada Winter ，

A Tale of magic is a wonderful book and recommend to all

J Tizzo ，

I read this aloud to my kids，9 and 11， and we sll 3 enjoyed it！

Mariah ，

I loved this book！ It was so entertaining from the first chapter and kept me hooked until the end。 I didn't see that plot twist coming and it was so surprising！ Highly recommend！！！ I loved this book！ It was so entertaining from the first chapter and kept me hooked until the end。 I didn't see that plot twist coming and it was so surprising！ Highly recommend！！！ 。。。more

Stephanie ，

Simple but fun to read。 I enjoyed the story and really loved this fantasy world building。 This book is obviously a thinly veiled allegory for the LGBTQ+ community’s fight for acceptance and equality。 Props to the author for taking on this sensitive issue in a such a creative way and making it accessible for a younger audience。 As an adult reader， though， some of the moralistic parts were a little too heavy handed and distracted from my immersion into the story。Also， a heinous overuse of the word Simple but fun to read。 I enjoyed the story and really loved this fantasy world building。 This book is obviously a thinly veiled allegory for the LGBTQ+ community’s fight for acceptance and equality。 Props to the author for taking on this sensitive issue in a such a creative way and making it accessible for a younger audience。 As an adult reader， though， some of the moralistic parts were a little too heavy handed and distracted from my immersion into the story。Also， a heinous overuse of the words "suddenly，" "however，" and "unfortunately" had me cringing on the regular。 。。。more

Leilani ，

This is one of the best books i have read。I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy。

Marlene Haiberger ，

A must-read for all Harry Potter fans。 It isn't as good as Harry Potter， but the writing style certainly reminds me of it and the story was quite good。 A must-read for all Harry Potter fans。 It isn't as good as Harry Potter， but the writing style certainly reminds me of it and the story was quite good。 。。。more

Robbie ，

I read this book in order to have a book club with my 13 year old great niece。 I was surprised at the quality of the writing。 The plot was complex and could be interpreted on more than one level。 As an adult reading this story I was constantly comparing the story line to events in our history as well as current events。 As a 13 year old my great niece enjoyed reading about the tween fairies。 It was a fun read！ The descriptions were so entertaining！ Try it！

Melissa Carter ，

I love this book。 The amount of details and writing in general is perfection。 I love the characters and how they are introduced。 I def fell in love with them all。

Susan Ferguson ，

Brystal Evergeen has grown up in a world in which women are not allowed to read except for cookbooks and such。 But her younger brother smuggles her books she hides in the floor of her bedroom and reads - books of law， which he is studying， and any other books he has read。 But she is caught by her mother who takes away her books and begs her to stop reading， to attend the School for Future Wives and Mothers and forget anything else。 The main complication is that Brystal's father is a Chief Justic Brystal Evergeen has grown up in a world in which women are not allowed to read except for cookbooks and such。 But her younger brother smuggles her books she hides in the floor of her bedroom and reads - books of law， which he is studying， and any other books he has read。 But she is caught by her mother who takes away her books and begs her to stop reading， to attend the School for Future Wives and Mothers and forget anything else。 The main complication is that Brystal's father is a Chief Justice who sentences girls and women who go against the restrictive lifestyle， even ordering execution。 But Brystal accepts work as a maid in the Library to clean after hours when all the male students have left - this allows her to read the book in the library with no one knowing。 She tells everyone she is doing charity work for the orphans and old people。 One day she accidentally discovers a secret room in the library with banned books and records of searches for the authors of these books who were executed。 She is horrified。 One of the books is about magic and she discovers that she can do it - and is caught。 A Justice with a grudge against her father intends to have her executed， but she is sent to a reformatory where the girls are treated harshly and punished severely。 There are 4 kingdoms in this world and magic is forbidden in all。 Between the kingdoms is the In-Between where trolls， goblins， dwarves and other beings live in continual warfare。 。。。more

Kimberly ，

My goodness， this started off in such a dystopian way！ Women had specific life paths imposed on them。 They were raised to be wives and weren't allowed to read or engage in anything faintly studious。 They were taught to sew and do things that involve taking care of the house and husband/family with no other educational choices。 The MC， Brystal Evergreen， spoke up for her brother early on in the story and was severely chastised by her father， with the hint that if he became sufficiently angry， he My goodness， this started off in such a dystopian way！ Women had specific life paths imposed on them。 They were raised to be wives and weren't allowed to read or engage in anything faintly studious。 They were taught to sew and do things that involve taking care of the house and husband/family with no other educational choices。 The MC， Brystal Evergreen， spoke up for her brother early on in the story and was severely chastised by her father， with the hint that if he became sufficiently angry， he may resort to physical violence。 So awful！ Not far into the story， I was wondering why I’d bought it via Audible。 I can only think that it was recommended on Litsy or Goodreads and the magic angle is always appealing to me。Thankfully， Brystal's life changes for the better at a certain point。 And that's when things became really interesting！ Made me glad that I hung on， because it was iffy for a bit。 The events of the story occurred a little too quickly for me to fully buy into， but the characters and world building had me engaged。 I realize now that from the get-go， the author wove social commentary throughout the entire story。 It got a bit preachy by the end， but I still really enjoyed the adventure and the drama。 The author read the audiobook and was great。 。。。more

Sri Lalitha ，

The book was good， but I did not understand a little bit of it。 I liked the way that the author decided to make another series like the Land of Stories。 the last one was AWESOME！ but this one was just screaming out， "I am not that good" The book was good， but I did not understand a little bit of it。 I liked the way that the author decided to make another series like the Land of Stories。 the last one was AWESOME！ but this one was just screaming out， "I am not that good" 。。。more

Nainika Gupta ，

A new world。。。and I loved this so much！

Lake Reads ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed this book and related to Brystal on a lot of levels。 I was angry at the way women were treated and were not allowed to read and were punished for it as a crime。 I was happy that Brystal was choosen to go to the school but I wished there was more added to build the book up to when Brystal finds out the truth about Madame Weatherberry being the snow queen。 （BUT LIKE OMG I WAS SHOCKED AND I FACE PALMED MY BOOK IN SHOCK LIKE AHHHHHHH！！！） I was so proud of Brystal when she stood up to her f I enjoyed this book and related to Brystal on a lot of levels。 I was angry at the way women were treated and were not allowed to read and were punished for it as a crime。 I was happy that Brystal was choosen to go to the school but I wished there was more added to build the book up to when Brystal finds out the truth about Madame Weatherberry being the snow queen。 （BUT LIKE OMG I WAS SHOCKED AND I FACE PALMED MY BOOK IN SHOCK LIKE AHHHHHHH！！！） I was so proud of Brystal when she stood up to her father！！！！ Like YES！ You tell him Brystal！！ I really like all the characters but I wish there was more bonding and them getting to know each other more not just them automatically being close you know？ Other than that I enjoyed the book a lot。 I enjoy the friendship between Brystal and Lucy， I enjoyed the humor of Mrs。 Vee xD I also was using the audiobook for this book and the voising was great when she was like "HAHA！" She was just gold and a very good character xD 。。。more

Silly Pick ，

It's a middle grade， so I'm not in target anymore （sigh， so more） but it was really really cute and adorable。What really hit me were the strong social issues put in this book: feminism， the fear of the different， the role of the power （i assumed the Church） that erase history and change it for its own purposes。。。 really amazing！ It's a middle grade， so I'm not in target anymore （sigh， so more） but it was really really cute and adorable。What really hit me were the strong social issues put in this book: feminism， the fear of the different， the role of the power （i assumed the Church） that erase history and change it for its own purposes。。。 really amazing！ 。。。more

Erin ，

A Tale of Magic。。。 - Chris ColferSynopsis: Brystal Evergreen lives in a world where it’s illegal for women to read， and where magic is the greatest crime a person can commit。 Women are expected only to cook， clean， and serve the men in their lives。 Fourteen-year-old Brystal has never been satisfied with her role in the world， and she feels naturally drawn to books and reading and learning。 After securing a job at the library， Brystal discovers a banned book about magic， which awakens a horrible A Tale of Magic。。。 - Chris ColferSynopsis: Brystal Evergreen lives in a world where it’s illegal for women to read， and where magic is the greatest crime a person can commit。 Women are expected only to cook， clean， and serve the men in their lives。 Fourteen-year-old Brystal has never been satisfied with her role in the world， and she feels naturally drawn to books and reading and learning。 After securing a job at the library， Brystal discovers a banned book about magic， which awakens a horrible truth: she is capable of performing magic。 She gets caught and sentenced to a life of hard labor in an unfair trial。 But her life changes when a fairy named Madame Weatherberry whisks her away to her Academy of Magic。But not everything is as it seems。 Brystal and her fellow students start to notice their new instructor acting mysteriously， and then one day Madame Weatherberry has to leave on urgent business。。。but doesn’t return。 Now it’s up to Brystal and her new friends to discover the truth and save magic - and maybe the world - along the way。What I Liked: The references and characters to the original The Land of Stories series were SO funThe Snow Queen plot twist was good！ I actually didn’t predict it ahead of timeWhat I Disliked: The symbolism and social commentary felt a little bit pounded into my head; it could have been more subtle and the same message would have still come across loud and clearRating: 4/5 stars 。。。more

Coral Smith ，

A great adventure tale of magic and adventure。 Meet Brystal who doesn't seem to fit in with what her path in life is supposed to be， she tempts fate with choosing to go against the mold and her adventure begins A great adventure tale of magic and adventure。 Meet Brystal who doesn't seem to fit in with what her path in life is supposed to be， she tempts fate with choosing to go against the mold and her adventure begins 。。。more

Karen Cohn ，

This was a fun and fantastical read， in what turned out to be a prequel to The Land of Stories。 Did you ever wonder where fairies came from？ Who trains them in magic？ This book answers those questions， and more， in a story as engaging for adults as it wold be for tweens and teens。 As soon as I finished it， I picked up the next book in the series; I can only hope it will be as good。

🍄Claudia🍄 ，

DJ hdhdhigcdfbjkgddegnjhukkhfdgjnvgjb This book was a piece of art。 Read it。 Stop。 Search Tale of Magic and add to Want to Read。 Like seriously this was amazing！ I love his Land of Stories series and liked his graphic novel and I had to pick this book up。 When I say I had to， I had to。 Whenever I finished his other series I felt bad。 Very bad。 It made it even worse because I thought the series had seven books but it only have six so when I tried to get "the seventh book" nothing popped up。 Then， DJ hdhdhigcdfbjkgddegnjhukkhfdgjnvgjb This book was a piece of art。 Read it。 Stop。 Search Tale of Magic and add to Want to Read。 Like seriously this was amazing！ I love his Land of Stories series and liked his graphic novel and I had to pick this book up。 When I say I had to， I had to。 Whenever I finished his other series I felt bad。 Very bad。 It made it even worse because I thought the series had seven books but it only have six so when I tried to get "the seventh book" nothing popped up。 Then， I realized， Claudia your so freaking stupid THERE IS NO SEVENTH BOOK！ ANYWAYS， before I go into a full on rant just read this book。 I loved it。 Yes。 Just read it。 I will definitely be starting the second book : ））。 Just do it and read the book！ Please。 Good day。 😅 。。。more

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