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A review by awall14
Instead of Three Wishes: Magical Short Stories by Megan Whalen Turner
3.0
When I read this book I kept imagining me reading it to my future children. I do not know why.
These are are cute/great fantasy stories. For the most part. Unfortunately there were some not-so-great ones too. The first one and Instead of Three Wishes were predictable and didn't really interest me. It was worrisome when I started this book. It reminded me of a sophisticated child writing, not the brillant-it-makes-me-feel-stupid style of writing that I joined to Turner in my head.
I was worried. But I kept reading cause I always finish a book (Usually) and I knew it was technically a children's book, so my expectations should be a bit different.
So here is my advice for this book:
KEEP READING!!
Factory will make you happy and actually make you pause for a minute. Factory is five stars. The rest are all a steady three, maybe 3.5. I'm glad I kept reading. It was light and lovely fantasy. I think it could make children actually get into fantasy. Like I said before, I picture me reading it to my children. :p
Don't let the stupid (and ugly) cover stop you. Don't let the not-so-great first story stop you. It's a worth-it read and it will take you a day. If you like fantasy you'll like this. (I think. I make no promises of course.)
These are are cute/great fantasy stories. For the most part. Unfortunately there were some not-so-great ones too. The first one and Instead of Three Wishes were predictable and didn't really interest me. It was worrisome when I started this book. It reminded me of a sophisticated child writing, not the brillant-it-makes-me-feel-stupid style of writing that I joined to Turner in my head.
I was worried. But I kept reading cause I always finish a book (Usually) and I knew it was technically a children's book, so my expectations should be a bit different.
So here is my advice for this book:
KEEP READING!!
Factory will make you happy and actually make you pause for a minute. Factory is five stars. The rest are all a steady three, maybe 3.5. I'm glad I kept reading. It was light and lovely fantasy. I think it could make children actually get into fantasy. Like I said before, I picture me reading it to my children. :p
Don't let the stupid (and ugly) cover stop you. Don't let the not-so-great first story stop you. It's a worth-it read and it will take you a day. If you like fantasy you'll like this. (I think. I make no promises of course.)