by Marissa Burt
When Una Fairchild stumbles upon a mysterious book buried deep in the basement of her school library, she thinks nothing of opening the cover and diving in. But instead of paging through a regular novel, Una suddenly finds herself Written In to the land of Story -- a world filled with Heroes and Vil...
Una Fairchild is the quintessential outsider. At 12 she is invisible to everyone around her, including her foster mother who would rather talk to her cats than the child in her care. Una spends as much time as possible holed up in the library basement in the same spot. So when she finds a hooded fig...
exciting and fun little story... looking forward to reading the next!
3.5 stars.Favorite aspects: Heroics practical, Villainy practical, Snow, Professor Thornhill, atmosphere, friendships, WIs, etc.The atmosphere of the book, as stated above, was one of my favorite things. The fairytale world, the characters within, and the overlying storyline of the Muses and their b...
2.5 starsIt has a cool concept, pretty well executed. As it is the beginning of the series, I am being lenient with lack of character depth and world-building. Hopefully, both issues will be addressed and resolved in the next installment[s].Backstory as history. Write-ins as visitors from our world....
The ending was literally "To Be Continued."
4.5 starsYet another wonderful MG fantasy - 2012 is the year of awesome Middle Grade books! I loved the protagonists, the setting, the entire concept of the world of Story. Only gripe - ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. I want to see what happens to Una next! Now! Alas, I must wait...full review ...
THREE WORDS: a Fantasically Enchanting AdventureMY REVIEW: Marissa Burt’s Storybound has enchanted me so completely! This book swept me away on a grand and epic adventure filled with edge of your seat action, fascinating characters, and a wonderfully whimsical world.Twelve-year old Una Fairchild has...
A gorgeous MG fantasy with a thick plot and lush world building. I can't wait to see what shenanigans Una and Peter will take part in next.