I remember watching the mini-series when i was about 8. It was phenomonal. My whole family watched it religiously. My sister imediately bought me the book when she saw it. Now many years later I have read and re-read the book many times. I've none dschool projects on it. My book is now falling to peices. Its indesensable to me. It has some strong themes. It is well written and so spellbinding. It is well written with the Grimms fairy tales playing a huge role. This is my all time favorite book. I would recomend it to any one who likes fantasy or fairy tales. This book is amazing and for those who have watched the mini-series its even better! Although still very close to the screenwrite. ( )

The last thing Virginia ever expected as she biked through Central Park on her way to work was to run into a magic mirror escapee, the almost-crown Prince Wendell of the 4th Kingdom, turned into a Golden Retriever. Her fated smash into the animal soon leads Virginia and her maintenance man father on a journey to another world where the descendants of fairy tales rule, trolls abound and love can come in the most unlikely of guises.

I haven't yet had the opportunity to watch the mini-series this book was based on (it is in my Netflix queue) but if it manages to be half as entertaining as the book, it should certainly be worth the watch. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect with this story but I really enjoyed it. I especially like the way this takes the next step after "happily ever after" to show you what the descendents of some of our greatest fairy tale legends such as Snow White, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood got up to when their tales were done. There were points where I didn't really like Virginia very much, but generally I really enjoyed all the characters, especially Wolf who worked so very hard at reforming himself (with the assistance of all those self-help books LOL!)

I really was guessing right up until the end if we would have an HEA or not, but I won't say anything about that here, just that it was a fitting conclusion. Certainly and enjoyable and light fairy tale fantasy for those looking for a brain break. ( )

Okay, admittedly, the whole thing is pretty silly, and it's a very easy read, but I love it anyway. There are a few additions that weren't in the miniseries, but it follows almost exactly apart from those. The interplay of the fairy tales is very clever. Recommended if you liked the miniseries, or if you like revisited versions of the stories from your childhood. ( )

An almost exact adaptation of the miniseries. I only bought this because I loved the show so much. ( )

This should probably be a given, but I'll say it anyway - this novelization is best read after seeing the mini-series. There are parts of the story (especially some of the jokes, like the whole Saturday Night Fever thing) that go over better on screen than in this book. In addition, there are some things that I actually thought turned out better in this book than in the mini-series - in my opinion, Wolf comes across as a bit sexier in the book.

For a novelization, this book isn't bad. While it faithfully follows the events as they happened in the mini-series, fans of the mini-series will love the occasional peeks into characters' minds that you don't get in the mini-series. ( )

A NYC girl and her dad dorothy to a world of mishmash fairy tales where the evil stepmother has turned the true prince into a dog. ( )

Highly entertaining and a great tie-in to the mini-series. Very clever mix of modern times and many fairy tales. A story to be read again and again and shared with all generations. ( )

I love this book, I read it every year. The mixture of fairy tale and modern day issues is very clever. Its a good book to have on an aeroplane. ( )

An interesting tie in to the minseries, mixing popular fairy tales and the modern world. What happens when reality runs into what happens after the fairy tale ends. Similar in feeling to parts of the Graphic novel Fables.

This book was pretty good for a movie tie-in. I loved the mini-series! The pictures in the book are great as well. ( )