I’ve previously read James Riley’s The Revenge of Magic series and really enjoyed that. Quotes are taken from an unfinished product and may differ from the final version. Many thanks to Aladdin and Turn the Page Tours for an ARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Emotional arc about learning to accept yourself.

Unexpected twists on old tropes that’ll keep you guessing.

Twisted fairy tales with a unique, new take on classics.

…This sounds like it’ll end badly, doesn’t it? Rating:Ĭontent Tags: Middle Grade Fantasy Fairy Tale Retelling If Jin does find the Last Knight and bring him to the Golden King, why, that could doom the entire fairy-tale world. What Lena and Jin don’t know is how close the Golden King’s plans are to coming together, between his dark magic and his horrible Faceless knights. At least the king only has two wishes left, one of which is for Jin to go to the Cursed City and capture its protector, the Last Knight-one of Lena’s closest friends.

In Jin’s case, it’s the power-hungry Golden King. Someone who knows not to judge by appearances is Jin, a young genie currently serving one thousand and thirty-eight years of genie training that requires him to fulfill the wish of whoever holds his magical ring. Fortunately, Lena has friends down in the Cursed City who understand that looking different doesn’t make her less of a giant.

But hiding who she is has always felt wrong, even though she knows the other giants might not accept her. Lena has kept the fact that she’s a tiny giant secret, using magic to grow when out in the giant village.

Storybook characters collide in this first book in a new trilogy of twisted fairy tales from New York Times bestselling author James Riley, set in the world of his popular Half Upon a Time series-perfect for fans of Fablehaven and Chris Colfer’s A Tale of Magic series!įive and a half feet might seem pretty tall for a twelve-year-old, but it’s not when your parents are giants. Also by this author: The Revenge of Magic (The Revenge of Magic, #1), The Last Dragon (The Revenge of Magic, #2), The Future King (The Revenge of Magic, #3)

Once upon a time twisted tale