Long Live The Pumpkin Queen: Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Written by: Shea Ernshaw Book Review by Miranda Moses (Fraser) IBSN: 978-1-368-06960-1 COME ON MY SILLY LITTLE GHOULIES, we've got another Halloween Book Review to do! This book review is specifically tailored for readers who don't like jump scares or dark topics. Let's be honest, Nightmare Before Christmas was never a scary story. It was always a fun childhood tale. At the end of the album for the movie, they confirm that Jack Skellington and his wife Sally have children and live happily ever after. But we don't really know all that much about Sally Skellington. And with this book, we get so much more information about Sally and the Halloween Town universe! Shea Ernshaw did a wonderful job expanding on this beloved fandom.
With all that being said, let's jump into this book review. The book starts off almost a year exactly from the original story. Halloween is two weeks away and Jack and Sally are getting married. Afterward, they go on a very brief honeymoon to Valentine's Day Town. This is exciting because most of us have always wanted to know what the other towns were like! (So immediately you're pumped hoping that you will get to see inside the other doors.) But, since Halloween is almost here Jack must return to do his job as Pumpkin King. The whole time though, Sally is in her head. She is an anxious ball of fabric and dried leaves because she knows, that she is now the Pumpkin Queen. And she is scared, nervous, and afraid of things changing. I feel you, girl, that is my anxiety to a T. Now because of her nerves, Sally heads into the woods for some fresh air, determined to take a break from everyone's demands and calm down. But as she's wandering the woods she comes across a door that Jack has never seen, a door that is overgrown and hidden away. When Sally attempts to open the crescent moon door, Zero freaks out and pulls her back to Halloween Town. In their haste... they didn't shut the door. And Sally and Zero have unleashed a being of great power onto Halloween Town and all the other realms. Now Sally is on a mission to fix her mistake but as she goes from town to town she realizes she is alone on this mission and all hope may be lost. Now, this is where I stop giving you a lot of information specifically about the storyline because truly I was shocked by the plot twists and I want you to be as well. I will say with excitement that we get to see the other realms and we do get to find out what's behind the crescent moon door. I will even go as far as to tell you that the being Sally accidentally set loose was the Sandman. And that he is putting everyone into a deep sleep. He even went into the human realm. (which was wild because we got a COMPLETELY unexpected, Queen Elizabeth II sighting.) In Sally's mission to stop the sandman, we find out more about her past which is really interesting because I wouldn't have expected it... but also somehow it completely makes sense to me. I have seen a lot of criticism that this book reads as fan fiction. And maybe in parts, especially towards the end, I can totally see that. But here's the thing, a lot of fan fiction is read online... and a lot of it has turned into something bigger. So if you don't enjoy fan fiction then maybe you won't like this. But the authors who write for Disney have to have everything okayed and it is implied that even Tim Burton had to sign off on this. So to me, it can't be that far off from what Tim himself would have liked in this universe. And I almost hope there will be more stories with the other realms. In conclusion, I recommend this book to people looking for something more fun and less spooky for a Halloween read. I DEFINITELY say this is a safe fun story for young readers, especially lovers of The Nightmare Before Christmas. Thank you to my Brother-In-Law and Sister-In-Law who bought this book for me as a gift. I really hope people enjoy it. Read on my fellow Bookworms. May we one day have Belle's library! And as always links to the author's pages can be found down below.
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