An Author's Odyssey: Book 5 (The Land of Stories) [Paperback] [Jun 15, 2017] Chris Colfer

Reading this with my 8 year old before bed. Such fun adventures! When I started reading these books to her I had no idea it was a series but here we are 5 books later!

Olivia's Review; I've eagerly anticipated this next installment in the Land of Stories, and it hasn't disappointed! The characters were all spot-on, and I loved getting to see Connor's imagination through his stories and how they reflected the Bailey twins's adventures. The writing was humorous and fast-paced - there was never a slow moment in the story. The plot was exciting and suspenseful, a perfect read for kids of all ages. I fell in love with this series a while ago and am thrilled that there will, indeed, be another book in the series after this one. Overall, an exciting, action-packed, super creative, funny, clever fifth installment to the Land of Stories! Reviewed by a 12 year old girl Oscar's Review: I really loved this book. In every chapter when you thought something was going well, the ship would sink and everything would be submerged and the story would be shaken. I really don't have that much to say about this book because I love it so much, but I do have one thing: most who read this book will love it as they've loved, in turn, the first, second, third, and fourth books in the series. There was also a HUGE, interesting, and unexpected twist that really shook up the story and increased the suspense and excitement levels by a tenfold. I think this book would really appeal to reluctant readers because it is an action-packed, fast-paced fantasy story that pulls you into the book from the start. Reviewed by a 9 year old boy (reviewed by the Kid Book Reviewers, siblings ages 9 and 12 @ (...))

great read

My sons second grader teacher introduced us to this series by Chris coffer, and I look forward to reading the land of stories to him each night, just as much as he looks forward to his bedtime reading. He’s now in 3rd grade and we are through most of the series, even red a few of the off shoot books about the characters. They are also very entertaining. My son is an artist & studies the cover illustrations in great detail each time we acquire a new book, and comments on them as the related to how they were described in the previous book.

Loved the book! I have been a big fan of The Land of Stories series. The only thing was the ending. There was a pretty big cliffhanger at the end of the fourth book and an even BIGGER one at the end of this one. I don't mind the occasional cliffhanger, but there needs to be some resolution. In this book it felt like we were just tying up lose ends from the last book, and then we were finally getting to the point we were before, and then boom, the book ended. Just as we were getting somewhere, all the progress stopped. I can't blame you for keeping us in suspense though! all in all, I enjoyed the book, but I JUST GET REALLY HUNG UP ON ENDINGS! They can really make it or break it for me. I also wish more characters from the last book could've been incorporated into this one. For instance, Arthur and Merlin were a big part of the last book! I felt like there should've been more than just half a chapter about them. I read really fast,( I also think the fifth book could've been longer! It did not feel like 439 pages!) so after that I finished the fifth book, I instantly went looking for the next one. I couldn't find anywhere that there's even going to be a sixth book! I really hope there's an update on it soon, because there wasn't even supposed to be a another book and I need at least a confirmation that there is one! I recommend reading this book if you have already read the rest of this series, but if you haven't you DEFINITELY need to go back and read the first four, or you will be REALLY confused. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because of the ending, but I still loved the book anyway and hope the sixth comes out soon! Thank you for reading my EXTREMELY long review!

I LOVE this series. I am a 3/4 grade teacher and my students have fallen in love with this series as much as I have. I noticed when I first read book 1 I realized many of my students had never heard the fairytales and rhymes that I had loved as a child. I started introducing my students to rhymes and fairytales as school starts in August and then once all the characters are familiar to them, we start a Land of Stories daily reading. All of my students have learning differences and most have significant struggles with reading. This book has been a game changer. Students who would struggle with books and dreaded anything with words all of a sudden started to fall in love with reading. The fact that Conner has attention issues, trouble with school, and occasionally misspells things makes the students feel like they have something in common with the characters. I have former students coming up to me all the time with updates about the books. I even had a little bet about who would get this book read first.

This book series is amazing!!! It is so creative and imaginative, with comedy and adventure, danger and drama and magic, deeply thought out characters, and vivid descriptions! It is engaging and draws you in from the very beginning of the first book of the series. The entire world that the author has created is so original, complex but clear, and complete, it feels real!!! It is an exciting and fun read. Best of all, one of the best things about this series is that, unlike many others, each book is just as fantastic as the next!!!! You will be right there with the characters on their journey from start to finish, and as soon as you reach the end of each book you will be just dying to begin the next!!!

Colfer's The Land of Stories continues with a fun ride through the imagination of his protagonist Conner. Creative, hilarious, inspiring and enjoyable, this brand new adventure will keep you giggling throughout. I loved learning more about what goes on in the characters' heads, and each brilliantly zany adventure adds to the delight. A must read for fans of the series, with a wonderful meta twist!

eficácia e rapidez

Amazing book and great quality, excellent book for fairy tale lovers!!

I love this book

I am 10 and dyslexic. I had had a hard time reading,one day at school I saw my friends reading a book called the land of stories so I decided to try it out since it looked good. I got it on my kindle and it was so good that I read it in two months! Now I’m reading book 6, I love your books and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep writing!!!👌👍🤩🤓