Mistress of All Evil by Serena Valentino

I am back from my trip to England.  I spent a long weekend with my sister and her family at Lakenheath AFB. 

This Disney villain series was highly recommended by several of my Disney obsessed friends.  They are billed as back stories and what happens after the movies, all intertwined in-universe style.  I had purchased the set for the WHHS Library, as the vendor reading level is on the younger side but with a range of interest age.  I've had trouble keeping them on the shelf because they are so popular.  Naturally I wanted to read one, so I chose Maleficent of Sleeping Beauty.

I hated it.  

I'm sorry, but this was terrible.  I'm actually sad to have read it, because I almost feel it's ruined the character for me.  

I do not see the allure.  The tale does not match what we know about the character (and I'm not buying the in-universe style: we know when the fairy tales are set, you can't change that).  The writing itself is definitely for 11-12 age, which means many of our lower-level readers can access it, but for me, I felt I was reading something way to simplistic for the subject.  

Back to the shelf this one goes, not the display.

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