A Hexcellent School Year

THE STORYBOOK OF LEGENDS (EVER AFTER HIGH, #1)        By: Shannon Hale        3.5 Stars

For an audience who loves fairytales, pop-culture, and beautiful pink and purple boarders on every single page.

A Little History:

Basically, this book series was created to complement the Monster High franchise. Think offspring of monsters in high school or check them out here. A year ago my niece did a birthday party with a Monster High theme and it was actually pretty fun. I even had to watch one of the TV shows after it. Check out the Youtube channel here.

Ever After High is now its own franchise based around the offspring of the famous fairytale characters we are all are familiar with. You can check them out here. You can view clips on the Youtube channel here. There is a good chance that your kids, your family, or your neighbors, will be totally obsessed with one or both of these franchises.

Storyline:

Are you a Royal or a Rebel?

Apple White is ready to fulfill her destiny as the next Snow White (even if she is blonde). Raven Queen’s destiny is set to be the evil queen who poison’s Apple, but she doesn’t want to be an evil queen. She prefers to write her own story over following the one her parents lived. The problem is if she refuses to sign the pledge for this destiny, she (as well as everyone involved in the story) will cease to exist.

The Ever After High series currently has 7 prequels allowing you to further understand the characters, such as Maddie Hatter, or even the Huntsman, in addition to a story collection book. The regular series currently has 3 books, with the third being released on 8/26/14. Check out the whole list here.

The story is creative and especially fun for young readers. How would you write your destiny?