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Charmed (Fairy Tale Reform School #2)

kdk October 16, 2018
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In her first Fairy Tale Reform School novel, .nightsandweekends.com/articles/17/NW1700143.php>Flunked, well-meaning thief Gillian Cobbler was sentenced to attend a reform school run by reformed villains. But while she helped to save the day in the first installment, she faces new challenges in the audio edition of the follow up, Charmed.



The second book in the series finds Gilly trying to adjust to her new-found fame. After saving Enchantasia, Gilly has become a hero—and that’s a pretty big change from being seen as nothing more than a thief and a troublemaker just weeks ago. But something is still not quite right at Fairy Tale Reform School, and Gilly is determined to get to the bottom of it. She is, after all, the school’s hero. So she decides to do a little undercover work—even if it means spending less time with her friends and more with the school’s snobby Royal Ladies in Waiting.



Charmed explores what can happen when you let a little bit of fame go to your head. In the first novel, Gilly got to enjoy life at FTRS a little more. She got to explore the school and make friends (and an enemy or two) before the real action began.



But now that she’s a beloved hero, Gilly feels that it’s her responsibility to protect the school—to get to the bottom of the latest mystery and keep evil from rearing its head once again. That’s not altogether a bad thing—but, in the process, she turns her back on those who care about her the most. She secretly joins the Royal Ladies in Waiting, avoiding her closest friends as she searches for a mole who’s leaking valuable information to the villains who want to take over the kingdom.



For that reason, the second book in the series is rather dreary. Gilly may have the best of intentions, but her methods aren’t always the best—and that makes her less likable as a main character. She’s hurt her friends and her family members, too—so the story is filled with disappointment and hard feelings.



Meanwhile, the story also offers some interesting twists on some familiar fairy tales—surprising twists that might not sit well with loyal fairy tale fans. But as long as you’re open to some new perspectives on the characters, you’ll be amused by the outcome.



The second Fairy Tale Reform School lacks the novelty of the first—and it takes a moodier turn. But if you love the fairy tales of your childhood, Charmed is still an entertaining twist on the stories (and characters) that you know and love.





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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it. Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course. As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com). Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.

Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.

As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).

Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.

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