Beauty Queen

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: March 7, 2017

Review

This is the paperback edition of the 7th book in the twisted fairy tale series, Whatever After, for fantasy readers in grades 2-4. Siblings, Abby and Jonah, have a magic mirror in their basement that sends them to different fairy tales at the stroke of midnight. Unfortunately, Maryrose the fairy wiped Jonah's memory clean in the previous episode and he doesn't remember. What is worse, Abby has purposefully ruined her friend's painting at school because of jealousy. When the mirror finally allows them access to the fairy tales, they find themselves in the Beauty and the Beast construct and as various friendships are made with the Beast, jealousy is the focal point of the lesson to be learned. Although it is the seventh adventure, readers new to the series will be able to easily navigate the setting and understand the workings of Mlynowski's fantastical fairy tale world.

Overall Book Score: good