The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer

I may not be good in writing a review, but I can't help to share my current reading, The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer. Colfer is back with the sequel of this spin-off of childhood fairy tales. The first book, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell had enough taken my breath away I couldn't imagine he could write the sequel better. And yet, he accomplished it. The Land of Stories has successfully brought back my childhood fantasies into a perfect twist. I must appreciate, it isn't disappointing at all.

After traveling from The Land of Stories for the first time and knowing that both of them were parts of the two worlds, Alex and Conner Bailey lived their lives as normal teenagers. Except, they did not. They, especially Alex, had always wondered when their second chance to visit would come. After more than a year without contacting to the Land of Stories, they got a shocking news that even their grandmother, The Fairy Godmother, could barely stand: The Enchantress had returned. After more than a hundred years she was considered dead, now the Enchantress grew more and more powerful. She came with a quest to conquer both of the worlds: The Land of Stories and the Otherworld, namely where Alex and Conner belonged. Worse, the Enchantress successfully kidnapped Charlotte, Alex and Conner's mom in order to pursue her quest.

Finally, they got a chance to come back to the Land of Stories by accident. Alex was happy to know that, but seeing the situation was not so-called fairy-tale-y, she knew that something big was up. Alex and Conner, once again, did an adventurous journey to find and rescue their mother as well as to defeat the Enchantress. Would they be successful this time? Then what did it mean the Snow Queen saying to Alex 'Of the four travelers, one will not return?' Did one of them not survive?

After reading all of his three books, a young adult Struck by Lightning, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, and The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns, I like the way how Colfer delivers the story. He's not in a rush, nor too detailed. He seems very accurate in calculating the pace. He knows when to slow down and when to run to keep the thrill of the book's felt so real. One of his greatest strength is his ability to reveal every key point of the book. Therefore, everything is related very neatly. I sometimes find a book that cannot really relate one event to another, so the plot seems a waste because it has no point in that book. However, Colfer has successfully managed the other way around. If he determines to make the third sequel of The Land of Stories, I will definitely be the first to read.