eBook Review: A Grimm Warning (The Land of Stories #3)

Title: A Grimm Warning
Author: Chris Colfer
Publisher: Little, Brown Book for Young Readers
Edition: I/eBook English Version
Published: July 8th, 2014
Page: 448
ISBN: 978-0-316-40683-3
Genre: Children, Young-Adult Fiction, Adventure, Fairy Tale Retelling

Synopsis: Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him until he discovers a mysterious clue left by famous Brother Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code. Meanwhile, Alex Bailey is training to become the next Fairy Godmother but her attempts at granting wishes never go as planned. Will she ever be truly ready to lead the Fairy Council? When all signs pint to disaster for the Land of Stories, Conner and Alex must join forces with their friends and enemies to save the day. But nothing can prepare them for the coming battle or for the secret that will change the twins' lives forever. The third book in the bestselling Land of Stories series puts the twins to the test as they must bring two worlds together!

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eBook Review: The Enchantress Returns (The Land of Stories #2) by Chris Colfer

Title: The Enchantress Returns
Author: Chris Colfer
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Edition: I/eBook English Version
Published: August 2013
Page: 517
ISBN: 978-0-316-25237-9
Genre: Children, Young-Adult Fiction, Adventure, Fairy Tale Retelling

Synopsis: After decades of hiding, the evil Enchantress who cursed Sleeping Beauty is back with a vengeance.
Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother! Against the will of their grandmother, the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue their mother and save the fairy tale world from greatest threat it's ever faced.

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Book Review: A Dash of Magic (The Bliss Bakery Trilogy #2) by Kathryn Littlewood

Judul: A Dash of Magic (The Bliss Bakery Trilogy #2)
Pengarang: Kathryn Littlewood
Penerjemah:Sujatrini Liza
Penerbit: Nourabooks
Edisi: I/Bahasa Indonesia
Diterbitkan pada: Agustus 2013
Jumlah Halaman: 312
ISBN: 978-9-794-33811-7
Genre: Fiksi remaja, sihir, keluarga

Sinopsis:

Rosemary Bliss rela melakukan apa pun untuk mendapatkan kembali Buku Resep ajaib milik keluarganya. Maka, dia menerima tantangan Bibi Lily untuk mengikuti kompetisi masak internasional di Paris. Jika Rose menang, Bibi Lily akan mengembalikan bukunya. Jika tidak, maka buku itu akan hilang selamanya. Didampingi keluarganya, kakek buyutnya, seekor kucing sarkastik, dan tikus Prancis, Rose berjuang demi menciptakan masakan spesial yang bisa membuatnya jadi pemenang. Bersama Ty dan Sage, Rose pun berkeliling Paris demi mendapatkan bahan-bahan ajaib: Rahasia Senyum Monalisa, Dentang Lonceng Notre Dame, Bisikan Kekasih, sampai Hujan Murni dari Puncak Eiffel.

Rose benar-benar tidak boleh kehilangan Bliss Cookery Booke untuk kedua kalinya!

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Book Review: Bliss (The Bliss Bakery Trilogy #1) by Kathryn Littlewood

         Judul: Bliss (The Bliss Bakery Trilogy #1)
         Pengarang: Kathryn Littlewood
         Penerjemah: Nadia Mirzha
         Penerbit: Nourabooks
         Edisi: II/Bahasa Indonesia
         Diterbitkan pada: Desember 2012
         Jumlah Halaman: 320
         ISBN: 978-9-794-33690-8
         Genre: Fiksi remaja, sihir, keluarga

Sinopsis:

Musim panas itu, Rosemary Bliss melihat ibunya mengaduk halilintar ke dalam semangkuk adonan dan semakin yakin bahwa orangtuanya menggunakan sihir di Toko Roti Bliss. Rahasianya ada pada sebuah buku resep Bliss Cookery Booke.

Namun, apa jadinya jika Rose dan Ty memutuskan bereksperimen dengan beberapa resep saat orangtua mereka pergi? Yah, beberapa Muffin Asmara dan Cookies Kebenaran sepertinya tak akan menimbulkan masalah, bukan?

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eBook Review: Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore

Title: Magic Under Glass
Author: Jaclyn Dolamore
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Edition: I/eBook English Version
Published: August, 2008
Page: 240
ISBN: 978-1-599-90580-8
Genre: Young-Adult Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Mystery

Synopsis:
Nimira is a music-hall performer forced to dance for pennies to an audience of leering drunks. When wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to do a special act - singing accompaniment to an exquisite piano-playing automaton, Nimira believes it is the start of a new life. In Parry's world, however, buried secrets stir.

Unsettling below-stairs rumours abound about ghosts, a mad woman roaming the halls, and of Parry's involvement in a gang of ruthless sorcerers who torture fairies for sport. When Nimira discovers the spirit of a dashing young fairy gentleman is trapped inside the automaton's stiff limbs, waiting for someone to break the curse and set him free, the two fall in love. But it is a love set against a dreadful race against time to save the entire fairy realm, which is in mortal peril.

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eBook Review: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier

Synopsis: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old blind orphan who has been schooled in a life of thievery. One fateful afternoon, he steals a box from a mysterious traveling haberdasher—a box that contains three pairs of magical eyes. When he tries the first pair, he is instantly transported to a hidden island where he is presented with a special quest: to travel to the dangerous Vanished Kingdom and rescue a people in need.

Along with his loyal sidekick—a knight who has been turned into an unfortunate combination of horse and cat—and the magic eyes, he embarks on an unforgettable, swashbuckling adventure to discover his true destiny.

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eBook Review: My Name is Rapunzel by K.C. Hilton

Synopsis:  My tale has been told again and again, and I’ve heard each one. Except for my hair, I barely recognize the pitiful renditions. Muddled versions, crafted to entertain laughing children…but the children wouldn’t have laughed if they’d known the real story. It wasn't their fault. They didn't know the truth. Nobody did. My name is Rapunzel. I will tell you my story. I will tell you the truth.

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It is another story about Rapunzel. Rapunzel in this book is described as a teenager, she was 16 years old, and she was fall in love with a guy named Henry. At first, she expected that Henry will be her only love of her life. She wanted to marry him, and he wanted to propose her to be his wife. Their charming love story was not that easy to be true. The day when Henry proposed Rapunzel, something horrible happened. There was a weird storm approaching then Henry was gone. And something left behind after the storm was only the Witch with a suspicious Dragon standing in front of Rapunzel.

eBook Review: Entwined by Heather Dixon

Sinopsis:

Azalea is trapped. Just when she should feel that everything is before her . . . beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing . . . it's taken away. All of it.

The Keeper understands. He's trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the palace. And so he extends an invitation.

Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to dance in his silver forest.

But there is a cost.

The Keeper likes to keep things.

Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late.

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Book Review: Spells (Wings #2) by Aprilynne Pike

Sinopsis: Enam bulan lalu Laurel menyelamatkan gerbang peri menuju Avalon, dan sekarang ia harus menghabiskan libur musim panasnya disana, mengasah keahliannya sebagai peri Musim Gugur. Tapi keluarga dan teman manusianya masih dalam bahaya-dan gerbang menuju Avalon juga semakin terancam. Ketika harus melindungi orang yang dicintainya, akankah Laurel bergantung pada David, pacar manusianya? Ataukah ia akan berpaling pada Tamani, peri yang juga tertarik pada Laurel?

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Book Review: Wings by Aprilynne Pike

Sinopsis:

Laurel benar-benar terpesona. Itu luar biasa indah-terlalu indah untuk digambarkan dengan kata-kata. Laurel berbalik menghadap cermin lagi, matanya menelusuri kelopak yang melayang di kedua sisi kepalanya. Itu terlihat seperti sayap.

Sepasang sayap yang mirip kelopak bunga tumbuh di punggung Laurel. Sejak itu dunianya berubah. Ia bertemu dengan Tamani. Pria itu melihat Laurel mengembangkan sayapnya di dekat sungai, lalu berbicara dengannya seolah sudah mengenalnya sejak lama. Tamani mengatakan sesuatu yang sangat tidak masuk akal. Dia bilang Laurel adalah peri, sama seperti dirinya. Tapi Laurel berada di dunia manusia untuk mengemban tugas penting, yaitu menjaga gerbang masuk Avalon, dunia peri, dari makhluk-makhluk jahat seperti troll. Sementara menghadapi takdirnya yang baru, Laurel pun terbagi antara cintanya pada Tamani dan David, sahabat manusianya...

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