Calonita, Jen Charmed (Fairy Tale Reform School #2), 288
pages. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, MARCH
2016. $16. Content: G.
Gilly Cobbler may have saved the Princesses and her school
from takeover by the Evil Queen, but that doesn’t mean that all is well at the
Fairy Tale Reform School. The pirate
Blackbeard has joined the faculty and on his first day the Evil Queen is sprung
from the school’s jail. Gilly suspects
that Jocelyn, her personal rival and the Evil Queen’s sister, is the traitor, but she will have to go undercover as part of
Princess Briar Rose’s Royal Ladies in Waiting in order to get to the
truth. If she forgets to trust her
friends, however, she may not have any support when she finally realizes who
the real threat is.
Calonita has a pretty fun series for twisted fairy tales
lovers. Things are a little complicated
with every traditional evil character also having a common, non-evil name. Gilly doesn’t really come off as evil any
more, so I am somewhat confused as to why she is still in reform school, except
as a plat device. But these are the
concerns of a long-time reader, and I am betting that neither problem will
concern younger readers very much.
EL, MS – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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