A Tale of Witchcraft...
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic
4.6
(1.8K)
Chris Colfer
In the enchanting New York Times bestselling sequel to A Tale of Magic…, a mysterious new witch arrives at the academy and her intentions are anything but good. Filled with brand-new adventures and a cast of memorable characters, both familiar and new, Brystal’s journey is only just beginning… Brystal and her friends have saved everyone from the evil Snow Queen and secured worldwide acceptance for the magical community. However, when a mysterious new witch named Mistress Mara arrives at the academy, the celebrations are cut short. Mistress Mara begins recruiting fairies into her rival school of witchcraft and ominous plot against mankind. Elsewhere, the fragile peace is on the brink of shattering. Outrage has spread throughout the kingdoms in opposition to the legalization of magic. And a dangerous and centuries-old clan known as the Righteous Brotherhood has resurfaced, with one goal in mind: to exterminate all magical life forever…
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Author
Chris Colfer
Pages
464
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published Date
2020-09-29
ISBN
0316523534 9780316523530
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"Prequel to land of stories, everything just ties together and clicks perfect"
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"Awesome"
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Cecilia Navarro Acevedo
"This book is great I highly recommend it. At first though it drove me nuts. It switched perspectives between Lucy and brsytal. However today as I finished the book. I put that aside and enjoyed the book fully. If you have been waiting for this second book you will not I repeat will NOT be disappointed. There are so many twists and turns it will keep you on the edge of your seat that is if you don't read it all in one sitting. Enjoy!"
"I have been in love with Chris Colfers writing since Connor and Alex first fell into the Land of Stories, and I gotta say, he's done it again.
The book is very much a transitional second book in the trilogy, which means it can be slow at first and the climax was at the very end, with the book ending with the disaster that must be dealt with in the last book, but u still think it was very necessary, as these types of books are.
It was necessary to see Brystal start to doubt herself, even before the voices in her heard made it impossible to think any different. It was necessary to see the school of witchcraft, see what witches really were, not necessarily evil but just the other side of magic... and okay, maybe a little mean. But even more, it was necessary to understand who the Righteous Brothers were, their plot, and why they hated magic so much... Which unfortunately, like many hate groups, comes down to fear, power, and tradition.
There's a lot that's put on the shoulders of Brystal, now the Fairy Godmother, things that any other 16 year old would buckle under the weight of. So this book was also necessary to allow her to buckle and remember that there are other people for her to lean on.
As always, the world building and magic were as well thought out as they were silly (I mean, come on... A witch named Sprout who's speciality is growing plants? Who saw that coming), and the lore has me scratching my head, itching for the rest of this prequel series so I can re-read the originals and see if any of this backstory lore leaks into the stories of Brystals eventual grandchildren."
"I suggest if you have read the whole series then you should try Land of Stories or The Girl who drank the moon."
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Cindy Tran
"Love this book!"
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Rebecca
"Does anyone know if a third book will come out?"
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Chloe Dandeneau