Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends (Ever After High, #1)by Shannon Hale

At Ever After High, an enchanting boarding school, the children of fairytale legends prepare themselves to fulfill their destinies as the next generation of Snow Whites, Prince Charmings and Evil Queens...whether they want to or not. Each year on Legacy Day, students sign the Storybook of Legends to seal their scripted fates. For generations, the Village of Book End has whispered that refusing to sign means The End-both for a story and for a life.As the daughter of the Evil Queen, Raven Queen's destiny is to follow in her mother's wicked footsteps, but evil is  so not Raven's style. She's starting to wonder, what if she rewrote her own story? The royal Apple White, daughter of the Fairest of Them All, has a happy ever after planned for herself, but it depends upon Raven feeding her a poison apple in their future.What if Raven doesn't sign the Storybook of Legends? It could mean a happily  never after for them both.

First I saw the dolls in a store flyer. It was love at first sight. Then I saw the book in the store and I promptly told my husband he was buying this for me for Christmas. Then I discovered the website and the theme song and the webisodes so it's pretty safe to say I have become slightly obsessed with this series.I knew that this book was going to be for kids even before I watched the animation. But I also knew I was going to love it to pieces and I wasn't wrong.The book is pretty. The pages are pretty. It's full of puns and life lessons and Morals of the Story and just so much fun, fairy tale goodness. I keep thinking it's Disney, but it's Mattel. It's my Jem and the Holograms obsession for this decade. I don't care about Monster High, but I was instantly drawn to fairy tale legends. What can I say?  I like fairy tales.There is mystery and deception and friendship and broken friendships. There's hope and whimsy and humour and gossip.I loved everything about this book. It is an exceptionally light and fun read but it's just what I needed after Christmas and the months I have been having. It was FUN. I laughed out loud. I rolled my eyes. I smiled A  LOT while reading this book. It's fun.And the theme song isn't so bad either. It has a good message.

They told you everything was waiting for you,They told you everything was set in stone,But now you're feeling like a different ending,Sometimes you gotta find it on your own.

It's an open book,A road in reverse,A brand new hook,Forget that curse!It's a Rebel cause,With a Royal heart,Rewrite, ignite, restart!

Cause it's your life,It's your time,Go forward or rewind!

And it's a pretty freakin' catchy bubblegum pop song. Even my husband dances to it with me. Heh.

Shush now. Let me have my whimsy. =P