Isle of the Lost by Melissa De La Cruz
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Isle of the Lost by Melissa De La Cruz
Title:The Isle of the Lost
Author:Melissa de la Cruz
Pages:320 pages
Genre: Children fiction; YA; Retelling; Fairy-Tale
Barnes and Noble Overview:
My Review:
For all of you Disnerds (Disney nerds) out there, like myself, make sure to check this book out. Growing up with the classic Disney version fairy-tales I was tickled pink to hear of this retelling with the offspring of some of my favorite Disney villains!
Hello Cruella, Jafar, Evil Queen & Maleficent! There is no Bippity-Boppity-Boo in these stories, these character’s offspring are cool, younger, versions of their parents, but also have unique personalities. Thanks to their Villainous Parental these teens have been banished from the USA (United States of Auradon) to the Isle of the Lost, a place with no magic or luxury of any kind. A place where their once feared parents are powerless, having no choice but to live ordinary lives — ‘ruling’ over their minions to no end, plotting evil deeds to no avail, and raising their kids to be as evil as can be, sending them to a school that teaches them nothing but selfishness and evil deeds.
At the point when Maleficient discovers that her staff, the Dragon’s Eye, has stirred she sends her daughter Mal to recover it. Having lived in her mom’s mistake all her life, Mal sets out without hesitation to recover the Dragon’s Eye for her mother, a chance she see’s to make her mother proud. Thinking she may need a little help she takes with her – Carlos, the nerdy son of Cruella de Vil; Jay, the thieving child of Jafar; and Evie, the beautiful princess of the Evil Queen. Along the way, they are tested with obstacles based off their parents evil ambitions of the past. Soon these four kids start to understand that they don’t need to live in their parents evil shadows, they could make their own destiny. This book isn’t for the faint of heart or uber Disney fans considering it is aimed for the younger crowd labeled as a children’s book.
Check out the Sequel The Descendants now playing on Disney Channel
Author:Melissa de la Cruz
Pages:320 pages
Genre: Children fiction; YA; Retelling; Fairy-Tale
Barnes and Noble Overview:
“Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon to the Isle of the Lost–a dark and dreary place protected by a force field that makes it impossible for them to leave. Stripped of their magical powers, the villains now live in total isolation, forgotten by the world.
Mal learns from her mother, Maleficent, that the key to true darkness, the Dragon’s Eye, is located inside her scepter in the forbidden fortress on the far side of the island. The eye is cursed, and whoever retrieves it will be knocked into a deep sleep for a thousand years. But Mal has a plan to capture it. She’ll just need a little help from her “friends.” In their quest for the Dragon’s Eye, these four kids begin to realize that just because you come from an evil family tree, being good ain’t so bad.”
My Review:
For all of you Disnerds (Disney nerds) out there, like myself, make sure to check this book out. Growing up with the classic Disney version fairy-tales I was tickled pink to hear of this retelling with the offspring of some of my favorite Disney villains!
Hello Cruella, Jafar, Evil Queen & Maleficent! There is no Bippity-Boppity-Boo in these stories, these character’s offspring are cool, younger, versions of their parents, but also have unique personalities. Thanks to their Villainous Parental these teens have been banished from the USA (United States of Auradon) to the Isle of the Lost, a place with no magic or luxury of any kind. A place where their once feared parents are powerless, having no choice but to live ordinary lives — ‘ruling’ over their minions to no end, plotting evil deeds to no avail, and raising their kids to be as evil as can be, sending them to a school that teaches them nothing but selfishness and evil deeds.
At the point when Maleficient discovers that her staff, the Dragon’s Eye, has stirred she sends her daughter Mal to recover it. Having lived in her mom’s mistake all her life, Mal sets out without hesitation to recover the Dragon’s Eye for her mother, a chance she see’s to make her mother proud. Thinking she may need a little help she takes with her – Carlos, the nerdy son of Cruella de Vil; Jay, the thieving child of Jafar; and Evie, the beautiful princess of the Evil Queen. Along the way, they are tested with obstacles based off their parents evil ambitions of the past. Soon these four kids start to understand that they don’t need to live in their parents evil shadows, they could make their own destiny. This book isn’t for the faint of heart or uber Disney fans considering it is aimed for the younger crowd labeled as a children’s book.
Check out the Sequel The Descendants now playing on Disney Channel
