The Wizard, The Witch & Two Girls from Jersey

I just finished reading Lisa Papademetriou's The Wizard, the Witch and Two Girl's from Jersey. Before I give you the 411 on this book, I think I need to let you know that, I'm truly not a big fan of fantasy (I know, I should be beaten to death by an elf with some sort of magic contraption). This book is a fantasy but it also has a lot of Chick Lit flava to it. It's like the Princess Diaries meets Lord of the Rings. It allowed a non-fantasy lover to delve into the magical world of elves, dwarves and evil magic and actually enjoy the ride. Two main characters, Heather and Veronica are of course, are opposites. One is popular and the other, not so much. Both have a paper due on a fantasy book and guess what? There is only one copy available. This leads to a struggle over the book resulting in the girls literally falling into the realm of the book and becoming part of the story. This leads to the story changing and the girls having the task of destroying the Twilight Queen, trying to mess up the whole story and saving this new world.

The book is 273 pages. Serious fantasy readers will probably balk at this book. There is some cussing by the characters but it is lightly sprinkled in this book. I recommend this book for someone who wants a fun, chick lit read (romance, snappy dialogue (mostly) between the characters). Also, if you are digging the fairy tales, give this one a try. I really think 7th graders and up would get it better, in my opinion.