Member Review
Review by
Chelsea Z, Reviewer
Thank you, Disney Books Publishing, and NetGalley for sending me this digital arc!
As a longtime Nightmare Before Christmas fan, this was an instant "add to TBR" for me. I see something new and fall in love with the characters all over again every time I watch the Tim Burton film - which is every Halloween. So I was so excited to see a sequel spinoff novel exploring Sally's past, present, and future following her love story and marriage to Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town.
This is a YA book, but I would consider it bordering the line between middle grade and YA, mainly for some of the cookie-cutter, flowery prose and dialogue. But there is kissing and frequent descriptions of Halloween horror and death, so I see why it's YA.
My expectations for the world-building and prose style of the novel were met, but my "Long Live the Pumpkin Queen" exceeded my expectations when it came to Sally's story of self-discovery. Her journey from "just Sally" to the commanding, respected, and beloved Pumpkin Queen is as cozy and spooky as it is suspenseful. After a bit of a slow burn start, the action picked up and I found myself unable to put this book down because I just HAD to know what happened next.
This book is perfect for Nightmare Before Christmas fans who've dreamed of living in Halloween Town as a hopeless romantic rag doll who falls in love with a skeleton king.
As a longtime Nightmare Before Christmas fan, this was an instant "add to TBR" for me. I see something new and fall in love with the characters all over again every time I watch the Tim Burton film - which is every Halloween. So I was so excited to see a sequel spinoff novel exploring Sally's past, present, and future following her love story and marriage to Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town.
This is a YA book, but I would consider it bordering the line between middle grade and YA, mainly for some of the cookie-cutter, flowery prose and dialogue. But there is kissing and frequent descriptions of Halloween horror and death, so I see why it's YA.
My expectations for the world-building and prose style of the novel were met, but my "Long Live the Pumpkin Queen" exceeded my expectations when it came to Sally's story of self-discovery. Her journey from "just Sally" to the commanding, respected, and beloved Pumpkin Queen is as cozy and spooky as it is suspenseful. After a bit of a slow burn start, the action picked up and I found myself unable to put this book down because I just HAD to know what happened next.
This book is perfect for Nightmare Before Christmas fans who've dreamed of living in Halloween Town as a hopeless romantic rag doll who falls in love with a skeleton king.
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