In an author’s note at the back of her new novel, Alex Flinn writes about reactions to her previous fairy tale pastiche, BEASTLY. She was. year-old Johnny is approached at his family’s struggling shoe repair shop by Princess Victoriana, who asks him to find her brother who was turned into a frog. Cloaked by Alex Flinn. Cloaked book cover. logo logo. Rating / Alex Flinn is synonymous with modern fairytale remakes.
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Whatever you do, don’t take this book seriously.
Cloaked by Alex Flinn
Meg makes a face and lays her hand on my arm. Meg glances at me. The feisty and happy-go-lucky type, Meg encourages Johnny to show his work to the world, sometimes using any means necessary to help achieve his dreams. So there you have it, folks.
I went to the library and took out books on writing. I even knew what Fflinn Salad was! It was such an enjoyable read and I don’t think it should be taken as seriously as I’ve seen others mentioning. But what I was so pleased with was the idea that the swans are bewitched and are actually humans but need their sister to make them jackets out of roses.
There are a few things I want to point out quickly: An elaboration on why this book is amazing and why you should go read it. This guy never wants to have any fun. But unfortunately, this book fell short in its execution. Definitely on the younger side of Young Adult though. It just sort of happened, too, without any concrete evidence of their true feelings.
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I vowed not to take the book too seriously and just to go with where it would take me given the constant reference to its nature. It’s meant to be light and fluffy and fun. Of course, it is a story based on several fairytales and we all know that fairytales aren’t really supposed to be logical or sensible. We never really learn what happens to the witch and flinn son. Customers who bought this item also bought. Please try again later. He was impulsive and just kind of a ditz.
Having left the spirit worl It was sort of a fairy tale combo, aleex elements of the Frog Prince, the one about the shoemaker and just… princesses. I’m a glinn fan of fairy tale re-tellings and though I did enjoy this I gotta say it was a bit of an overload. If done right, they can transport us back to our childhood and back to the times where our parents would come to alez at night to read us one of these beloved stories for us to fall asleep. This Cloaked book review was written by Dash Cooray.
The prince and princess spoke in the most annoying accent where every other word started with the letter z. It was law school that probably helped with my first novel. I didn’t get around to writing about it due fkinn my health and all closked jazz until now. But the real world can Even the descriptions of the creatures on Johnny’s quest, like the two giants, are generic, lifeless, and boring: That was also when I learned to be a keen observer. Like Rick Riordan who retells is this even a verb?
I picture myself with them, flying all the way to the sky. I guessed that he would end up ckoaked Meg and that the fox was actually his father pretty early on. When he is approached by a princess for the opportunity to find her brother who was transformed into a frog, he thinks she is crazy.
There are I felt three main retellings goi 3. That’s how much I hated this book. Jul 06, Bookwatcher marked it as to-read Shelves: If I walked into a bookstore today, “Cloaked” isn’t something I would pick up off the rack and choose for myself.
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But a little magic changed it all. Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology. Flinn is making up the story along the way which also explains the plot’s many, many inconsistencies and the story’s lack of explanation. Flin ask other readers questions about Cloakedplease sign up. Dec 31, Lectus rated it did not like it Shelves: I can sum it up in three words: