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I personally think this book took a break from what they usually talk about in Dork Diaries. so the book starts out with them in the gym playing dodgeball and Nikki the main character gets hit with a dodgeball from McKenzie. Then she faints and then she goes into this like a loophole into a whole different world where all the characters that she knows in real life are like fantasy characters. and her "enemy" is basically the Wicked Witch of the West which is Mackenzie. McKenzie is the Wicked Witch of the West because she does not like nikki. Brandon her crush is the prince and it's like a Cinderella Story. her little sister is a fairy godmother and then she meets all these like fairy tale people.

creepyhannah's review against another edition

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i think this is the best one it's so fun

kluds's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

nijole's review against another edition

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5.0

It is a lovely book. It's basically about this girl called niki. She is hit right in the face by her enemy Mackenzie, while she was playing dodgeball. She then faints and goes in a dorky fairytale. She makes friends and then she is accused of being a witch. She is then told to be hung by the queen of hearts. Her crush Brandon then, comes to save her as a prince. She then gains consciousness and wakes up.

ricksilva's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is (clearly intentionally) similar in format to Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which I've read quite a few of because my son enjoyed them. The narration is prose with frequent illustrations.

The main character, Nikki, is considerably more likeable than the Wimpy Kid protagonist, but is also a bit on the bland side. It feels like the author is trying so hard to make Nikki relatable that she's afraid to give Nikki much in the way of distinctive traits, quirks, and flaws.

This story was an homage/parody of The Wizard of Oz, with elements of other fairy tales sprinkled in, as Nikki gets knocked out playing dodgeball in the midst of a bad day at school, and dreams up (is transported to) a fairytale adventure.

She meets fairytale versions of people she knows in her own world, has some adventures (the supporting cast could use a bit more diversity), makes some friends and some enemies, gets in trouble, and gets rescued by her friends.

She also resolves a bit of conflict with her younger sister, in a scene that is genuinely tender.

There's nothing awful here, but nothing all that distinctive either.

mettejaspers's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

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