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My almost 11 year old daughter just discovered these books after reading the Percy Jackson series. She LOVES them and I'm sure since all of her classmates are big readers this will go through the class. Not having read it myself I can't really speak to appropriateness etc. but I think if there were anything jarring in it my daughter would ask me. Happy to have a new author for her to explore!


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Story End Storybound Marissa Burt 9780062020543 Books Reviews

Marissa Burt (author) does a beautiful job bringing to life a world based on a novel idea. By this book she has stopped changing perspective quite so often, and the increased amount of context has made the story more clear.

This is the sequel to Storybound and starts where that book leaves off. Neither book will make much sense without the other.
Definitely make sure you've read Storybound first. And if you read Storybound, you'll definitely want to make sure you have this sequel handy; really more like two parts of the same book.

Overall, the books are solidly fun and interesting young adult fantasy. It's a neat premise and the characters are reasonably well done. I would be happy to read more books that are part of this universe. That said, it is fairly standard YA fantasy, somewhat predictable and nothing exceptionally new.
First, you MUST read the first book immediately before reading this one or you will be lost and frustrated. The plot is fast paced so that from word one you are living right in the middle of the action. I like the fact that Burt managed to keep up the momentum of the first book which had ended on a cliff hanger. If you like fantasy, action and self referencing, read this book, but only directly after reading the first one.
Like the subject line says, I thought the idea was intriguing, but on the whole the story just didn't really engage me. Whereas I'm normally the kind of reader that stays up until all hours of the night (or morning, as the case may be) and can't bear to put a book down to eat or use the bathroom, this book didn't rivet me enough to make me miss a meal, lose sleep, or hold it.

I have a hard time putting my finger on exactly what didn't work for me, but I think a lot of it was that I just didn't feel very drawn into the story...where the idea was interesting, the execution was flat, DOA. It was plotted well enough to get me through it, but the pacing was slow, and the characters relatively undeveloped. Oh, sure, they had some "backstory," but they weren't--for the most part--rich, interesting, nuanced characters. This was true with the exception of Kai, Indie, Snow, Snow's Mother, and the Red Enchantress...all supporting characters. Una and Peter, the two characters the story starts out with way back in book 1 become largely cardboard cut-outs by the end of book 2, just going through the motions required by the plot. I would have been happier if Una had been Written Out shortly after she was Written In and the story focused on everyone else.

I found myself wishing the book had been rewritten to focus on Snow, her Mother, the Muses, the Enchantress, and all the elements that the author infused with excitement. It was weird, really, but it was a book (and series) filled with extremes some parts and characters were fun and well written, whereas others were bland and took effort to get through. Those were normally the parts that I found myself putting the book down and going to do other things. It almost felt like the author powered through the writing of some parts of the book that she wasn't excited about and it came across on the page.

In any case, I just felt bummed at the end that such an excellent idea had not been done better. Basically the best parts of the series mostly involved other characters other than the main character (Una), which is kind of a problem.
I originally got Storybound as a free offer for my 8yo daughter's e-reader. I'd read a chapter each night as her bedtime story, but I found myself reading ahead a lot, just to see what happens next. When we finished, I bought Story's End so we could continue. This time, she was the one reading ahead! I had to go back and re-read the book because I couldn't keep up with her. She LOVED it!! With an interesting plot, characters with depth to them, and a suspenseful pace, there's enough to this YA lit book to keep readers of any age happy.
I'm reading this aloud to my two children, who love stories with a "fairy tale" theme. They LOVED the Heroes Guide series. They also enjoyed the "Land of Stories" by Chris Colfer (although I was slowly driven mad by the terrible dialogue writing!)

This one is a bit slow paced, and they are losing interest. I find I have to read several chapters a night, or s edit out a bit to move things along. We are halfway through, hope we make it.
Burt, Marissa. Story's End. Harper. 2013.

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Storybound by Marissa Burt is essential to read before reading Story's End. It is a two part series that only work as two parts of a whole. But as an entire whole they work tremendously. Una is a girl who loves to read and has been "written in" to the world of story. She is from the readers world and finds this world of story where every story character has more story than readers ever know.
When she accidentally releases the Enemy of Story, he begins the plans for Story's End. As the hero of the series it is up to Una to stop him.
This is where Story's End picks up and races toward the ending. Story's End is filled with the same magic that made Storybound great. I highly recommend this book for all fans of Storybound but also fans of Inkheart, Land of Stories and ABC's Once Upon a Time.
My almost 11 year old daughter just discovered these books after reading the Percy Jackson series. She LOVES them and I'm sure since all of her classmates are big readers this will go through the class. Not having read it myself I can't really speak to appropriateness etc. but I think if there were anything jarring in it my daughter would ask me. Happy to have a new author for her to explore!