30 Day OUAT Challenge – Day 28

Sotrybrooke or the Enchanted Forest?

Storybrooke

But post-Emma’s arrival, obviously.

Who wouldn’t want to live in a town where every fairytale character you’ve ever heard of lives and interacts, whilst keeping all the 21st century comforts you’ve come to love? You can still experience the magic and adventures of the Enchanted Forest without forsaking electricity or central heating. I can only imagine how cold it gets during the castles in the winter.

Plus, have you seen how pretty Storybrooke is? It’s a quaint little village that is picturesque in beauty and versatile in environments. It’s surrounded by forestry with a massive lake to sail on and a lovely little park that we’ve seen in Season 3. And the library! It’s massive! I could just get lost in that place – I get why Belle spends all her time there.

While the Enchanted Forest is nice, I don’t think I could permanently leave this world, my world. Like how the characters from the Enchanted Forest just want to get home, I can’t help thinking I’d be like that there, even with the amazing company and breathtaking landscapes. I just couldn’t leave home like that. That’s why Storybrooke is the best of both words. I would be able to experience the shenanigans and majesty of the Enchanted Forest in my own world in an environment I fully understood.

30 Day Book Challenge – Day 28

Favourite book title

Nevermore by James Patterson

I like this title because it is ambiguous enough to intrigue the reader, but simplistic enough to let everyone know that something bad is going to happen. As a word, ‘nevermore’ means to have an end to something. The word, I think, is a joining of two phrases ‘never again’ and ‘no more’, which is very poignant considering the details of the plot line of the series. Also, I do love one word titles. They’re so dramatic, especially when the cover (and blurb, to be honest) don’t give much away. In addition, as it is the final book of the Maximum Ride series, it has a sense of finality.

The series, for those who are wondering, is about group of teenagers who are 98% human and 2% bird. As such, they have wings – and a few other genetic mutations that don’t become apparent until later on in the series, so I won’t spoil them for you. Safe to say, at this point in the series they’ve all gone through a lot, and the end has finally arrived.

Dun dun duuuuun!

Sorry, that got a little dark there, but it is a good book and I would highly recommend it. It is a bit dark at times, but also light hearted. For example, in one book it goes into detail about the scientists running tests on a small girl not dissimilar to those performed on rats, but in the following book they go to Walt Disney World, Florida. Extreme ends of the spectrum, but good none the less. The first is The Angel Experiment.