Once Upon Another Time
Written by James Riley
Narrated by Ramon de Ocampo and Billie Fulford-Brown
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About this audiobook
Five and a half feet might seem pretty tall for a twelve-year-old, but it’s not when your parents are giants. Lena has kept the fact that she’s a tiny giant secret, using magic to grow when out in the giant village. But hiding who she is has always felt wrong, even though she knows the other giants might not accept her. Fortunately, Lena has friends down in the Cursed City who understand that looking different doesn’t make her less of a giant.
Someone who knows not to judge by appearances is Jin, a young genie currently serving one thousand and thirty-eight years of genie training that requires him to fulfill the wish of whoever holds his magical ring. In Jin’s case, it’s the power-hungry Golden King. At least the king only has two wishes left, one of which is for Jin to go to the Cursed City and capture its protector, the Last Knight—one of Lena’s closest friends.
What Lena and Jin don’t know is how close the Golden King’s plans are to coming together, between his dark magic and his horrible Faceless knights. If Jin does find the Last Knight and bring him to the Golden King, why, that could doom the entire fairy-tale world.
…This sounds like it’ll end badly, doesn’t it?
James Riley
James Riley lives in Virginia. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time, Story Thieves, Revenge of Magic, and Once Upon Another Time series.
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Readers find this title to have quirky and memorable characters, with a plot that picks up loose threads from the Half Upon a Time series. The narrators did a splendid job. While there was a negative review that expressed discomfort with LGBTQ+ representation in a kids book, overall, readers loved the book and recommend reading the Half Upon a Time series before diving into this one.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quirky and memorable characters and a plot that picks up some loose threads from the Half Upon a Time series. The narrators did a splendid job.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I could really do without all the gay shit for kids.
Absolutely pitiful. You guys know exactly what you are doing.
Why must be have to hear about people’s sexual orientation in a kids book!!!
Disgusting. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely loved it!! I definitely recommend reading the half upon a time series before reading this book so you can understand what is going on.