We’ve all heard Fairytales. Little Red Riding Hood and the wicked wolf, Sleeping Beauty and the terrible spell put on her for spite. We also enjoy reading Fairytales that have been rewritten and told in more modern formats. Have you ever thought the original Fairytales we know aren’t the real story?

Philomena Jefferson-Cho who lives in a little town called North Pasadena where “…nothing ever happens,” is about to learn the truth.

It’s a big day for Philomena because she has been waiting a year for the 13th and final book in her favourite book series ‘Never After‘ to hit the bookshop shelves. Not only is today the day, but her mum and dad have let her go to the bookstore on her own. Philomena might be smart, 12 years old and responsible, but she is hovered over by her paranoid parents constantly.

At the store, Philomena receives terrible news and must return home without the book. At first, with disappointment filling her thoughts, she doesn’t notice someone is following her. Strange lightning appears out of nowhere along with a weird cackling. What the heck?

The stranger behind her looks just like a character from the books. Surely he’s just a fan dressed up?

He has an amazing story – one Philomena cannot ignore. Suddenly she is not only mourning the final book in her favourite series, she is living it!

Anyone who enjoys twisted, tangled or rewritten Fairytales, The Land of Stories series, or the movie The Dark Crystal – will love this adventure into Never After. You will learn the truth about the Fairytales we know, who the real villains are and why they are so evil.

Author – Melissa de la Cruz

Age – 9+

(Fairytales, Helicopter parents, Adventure, Twisted tales, Danger, Good and Evil, Quest, Books, Action, Fantasy, Magic)