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Synopsis:

A deluxe novelization of the Walt Disney Pictures film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

This sequel explores the complex relationship between the horned fairy and Princess Aurora, as they face new threats to the magical land of the Fair Folk.

Review:

I always get nervous reading books around a Disney universe. I generally worry that the book won’t set the scene as well as the movie would, the characters won’t be written accurately or even the storyline won’t be as smooth and portrayed correctly. So when I received this book, I started to get nervous before I started reading but soon found that I had nothing to worry about at all.

From the very first line of the book, you fall into the wonderful world that Disney has created, you can see the characters clearly in your mind, as well as the settings. Honestly there wasn’t anything about this book that I didn’t like, nor made me think that it wasn’t based around Maleficent at all.

While this story is based on the second movie instalment (if you haven’t watched the movie then maybe don’t continue to read on) and with such a small book you would figure that they haven’t captured almost a 2 hour movie within the pages but they actually have.

Straight away you follow the engagement of Aurora to the Prince and how this impacts the two lands and how Maleficent is torn between her duties to the land and her love for Aurora.

Overall this was a beautiful read and the book you need to devour in one sitting. I highly recommend that you add this to your TBR!

Rating: 5/5

Publisher: Scholastic Books

ISBN: 9781094018034