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Once Upon a Time: A Story Collection by Shannon Hale

mona_lisa248's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

sofia_santana's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

victorsvales's review

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3.5

como pode os wonderlanders serem os maiores do mundo
(só um conjunto de contos já conseguiu aprofundar muito alguns personagens da série para além dos episódios da série! nostalgia pura)

mayakenney1's review

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adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

sparksofember's review

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3.0

Each chapter is a short story featuring the same day from various characters in the Ever After High world preparing to head off to school - much like a small prequel. Some were better than others but they are all clever and unique and the little places where the stories overlap was neat.

katieblackwood's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

flerpi's review

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3.0

Yes, it's a children's book, but I read it anyway and liked it. Good, easy read for a time where I was suffering a lot of brain drain/stress from school.

The idea is that all the major fairy tale characters went on to have children, and the children are destined to relive their parents' stories. Some seem oddly OK with having their destinies chosen for them, especially considering what some of those destinies include. I know why it was done, and there is at least one character that seems ready to rebel, but I'm still a bit iffy about this being presented in a children's book. How it's handled in the sequels - yes, I plan to read them - may change my rating.

linaa13's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

4.75

LITERALLY THE ASHLYNN AND HUNTER STORIES WERE SO CUTE I THOUGHT ID DIE????

adjacentvoice's review

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4.0

4.5

daniiii_xx's review

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3.0

I gave this book 4 stars even though it was a good book to me it wasn’t a very captivating book. The only story I really liked was probably Raven’s story or Maddie’s and Kitty’s. The other books just seemed quite repetitive however I did enjoy how all the stories seemed to link up to another’s story.