When You Wish Upon a Star: A Twisted Tale

One of the best books I’ve ever read. More people need to read this. You won’t regret it! If you love to read period, give this a try.

Great bookDurableLove the content of this series

These books by twisted tales are so fun to read. Can’t put it down

I’d give this four stars because the characterization is amazing and I love the moments between Chiara and Iliara as well as the moments between Geppetto and Iliara. Problem is, this is a Twisted Tales book. So while I do want this exposition for The Blue Fairy and how she came to be, that means there’s very little time to expound on the Pinocchio story.The book refuses to accept the movie’s events (no gentle bending which we love for Twisted Tales) and outright won't acknowledge fact that foxes and cats (and talking crickets) are moderately normal and exist with non-talking animals. Which hey, I get it. But take that up with Carlo Collodi. Disney didn’t invent that one.Other than the siblings being believable and getting a glimpse into Geppetto’s past, the pacing is all over the place. You get halfway through the book and it’s still in the past. You haven’t hit the actual meat and potatoes of the main story yet. I’m confused at that point. So when do we meet back up with Pinocchio and Jiminy? When do we start seeing the Heartless fairies ruining Pinocchio’s chances at being a real boy?Uh. We don’t really get treated to that. We see Scarlet and her cohorts celebrating Treasure Island being a success but we never really see how the Blue Fairy and Pinocchio are doing. We don’t get the sense that she’s some worried, distant mother who just had her wooden child (nephew? Cousin?) threatened. Without Pinocchio popping in, we really just get Blue’s urgency to help her sister. And while it’s believable due to the backstory we read, after those forty years pass and we’re told this animosity is supposedly there… I’d expect to see more. It’s a story that seems like it’s had too much cut from it and now we had to see it wrap up within three chapters. I feel like I got hyped up for something just to have the rug pulled out under me.It’s great for Pinocchio fans, especially if you really love the Blue Fairy. The problem is it’s just so short and spends all it’s time in the past getting you ready for something so amazing that unfortunately, arrives with a whimper.But hey, I’m probably the Blue Fairy’s only fan so I devoured this book in a single sitting. Enjoyable enough! Though I’d suggest this to those who were a bit older.

This was a fun book to read. Great twist on a well loved fairytale!!!! What a great imagination. Great read!!!!

This was truly one of the best in the twisted series. I read it so quickly and I’m not a Pinocchio fan at all. Such a fun take on the story from a character you don’t see much from in the original. Get this. You won’t regret it.

Haven’t started it yet but I loved the collection

I was so excited to see this book. I’ve been keeping up with the series. I’m so mad on how it’s printed. I see a good section where is was folded and it wasn’t cut right. I’m disappointed and it reminds me of the mulan one I got on Amazon. Why do the pages look like they have been smeared with ink? Is there not someone looking at the books before sending out for quality control? I’m very sad and debating about returning it.