Approached in the woods by a rather hideous, three-foot tall man-creature, William and Anna Archer, are given a message from their mother via a crystal ball. They are to follow the messenger through a magical portal to find her. In this modern-day fairy tale, the twelve-year-old, telepathic twins uncover a world hidden behind an enchanted mist conjured by five sorcerers to protect all magical … magical beings from the human world. A world that is now terrorized by a dark and destructive force sweeping across the land, threatening their very existence.
The twins embark on a perilous quest to save their mother and the grandfather they never knew existed. Fantasy has turned into reality for the Archer twins, and the safety of all magical beings now rests in their hands.
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This wonderful story may technically be classified as a “middle grade”, but it will certainly appeal to all ages. Fans of the Land of Stories series will definitely love this one, as that one focused on fairytale characters, this story focuses on a beautiful land full of all of the fairytale creatures we have come to love – from elves to fairies to giants…the list goes on, but I don’t want to spoil it, as the excitement of meeting them as they come up is all part of the fun.
Cameo Renae has always been a builder of beautiful worlds, and this is certainly no exception. As we travel through Misteria, getting to know it through the eyes of the twins, Will and Anna, she shows us that even through danger and destruction, true beauty and strength never dies. A perfect combination of the land and those who inhabit it create a land we all dream exists somewhere, named Misteria.
Will, Anna and their friend Henry were fun, yet tough (most of the time) kids that we watched be forced to grow up quickly as the story went on, but Renae did a wonderful job at showing that although they were facing adult problems, they were still kids at heart.
I really loved this story and all of the characters we met along the way, and I hope there are more stories to follow, since there are a lot of characters there that I’m sure have very interesting lives, and could occasionally use the help of some very special twins.
Magic and fairy tales galore! Misteria has it all. It sent my head a spinning in ways I didn’t think it could anymore. I felt like a young girl again reading this book and it was wonderful. I don’t remember the last time I had so much fun reading but, I’m glad I took the time for this one as I won’t soon forget it.
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
Misteria was such a blast to read. It’s everything you could want in a fantasy. It had dragons, unicorns, fairies and more. It was beautifully written, with such descriptions that I could envision what each creature looked like – even the unfamiliar ones.
I really enjoyed the story overall. It was fast paced, and didn’t waste any time getting to the action. I found myself wishing I could read faster, to see what happened next, and then at the end, wishing there was more to read.
Anna and Will were great main characters. At 12, they were so brave, yet they acted their age as well. I think that’s really important if you’re going to write a book about young main characters. If they start acting too old, it takes away from the story. I never felt like this was an issue – the kids all spoke and acted like kids.
Cameo Renae is a fantastic author who has created such a beautiful world called Misteria. While the book is aimed at the young, adults can thoroughly enjoy this one as well.
Young Anna and Will with the help of various new friends go into battle. Lots of fantasy style excitement occurs as you move from brother to sisters point of view. A cute adventure filled fairytale story.
A super interesting ya read. I loved that the author made the fantastical world exist within ours and the trio of heroes start out as regular everyday teenagers.
Playing up the twin phenomena as actually telepathy between the pair thanks to their Sorceress/Elvin blood was very clever. Henry was both an aggravating and occasionally cowardly seeming but also loyal to his friends, brave enough to stay at their sides regardless of his fear, and he proved quite the helpful member of their troupe.
Through their journey to save the magical world their grandfather created they teamed up with or got help from elves, a unicorn, Satyr, Pixie, Sprites, mermaids, water nymph, a dragon shifter, and a myriad of other paranormal fairytale creatures. I loved how uniquely but clearly each of them are portrayed.
The book is a bit gory and dark for some ya readers, I’d really suggest it for those in high school versus some ya readers that are in fifth to eighth grade. There’s battles, eviscerated villains, explosions of creatures and more, but not so graphic as to remove the ya grouping. It’s more never ending story vs walking dead.