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A review by pinkmalady
The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I genuinely really like this series, still, and it was absolutely formative for me as tween. But honestly from book 3 (A Grimm Warning) onward I felt like the writing for Alex started falling flat.
I feel like Colfer, despite basing both of the twins at least partially on himself, really plays favorites with Connor (and I really can't blame him because Connor is one of his best characters,) and Alex gets the blunt end of the stick. And it's more of a thing in the two previous books, but I am not a fan of either (there were two, right?) of her romances (then again I don't like Bree, either, so take that as you will.) The differences between the twins are vital to the plot here (and have been present since book one) but once again, Alex gets sidelined when I think there could've been some better stuff there!!
I feel like Colfer, despite basing both of the twins at least partially on himself, really plays favorites with Connor (and I really can't blame him because Connor is one of his best characters,) and Alex gets the blunt end of the stick. And it's more of a thing in the two previous books, but I am not a fan of either (there were two, right?) of her romances (then again I don't like Bree, either, so take that as you will.) The differences between the twins are vital to the plot here (and have been present since book one) but once again, Alex gets sidelined when I think there could've been some better stuff there!!