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Apr 05, 2023SurreyLibraries_Teens4 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The book Cloaked is a fantasy that takes place in modern day California, it’s about a guy named Johnny that has a after school job of repairing shoes on South beach, in which he is the 3rd generation in his family to do so. However since…
Mar 29, 2023SurreyLibraries_Teens3 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
In the novel Cloaked, written by Alex Flinn, Johnny, whose job is to repair shoes, learns what the outside world is like. The shop Johnny works in is on South Beach, Miami and he is the third generation to run the business. His dad, mom,…
Mar 22, 2023SurreyLibraries_Teens2 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Cloaked is a fairy tale spin-off that takes elements from well known fairy tales and spins them around for its own use. However, the setting is different than most because it is set in modern day California instead of some medieval town.…
Mar 16, 2022SurreyLibraries_Teens1 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book so much; it had such grasp on the words and after every sentence I just wanted to read more and more. The book was one of the best fantasy books I have ever read, and Alex Flinn did a spectacular job to portray Johnny. To…
Feb 28, 2022SurreyLibraries_Teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A seventeen year old boy, Johnny, worked at a shoe shop which was his family business in Miami, Florida. Now, you wouldn't expect a princess to arrive at a shoe repair shop to ask for help, especially when she asks to find her brother who…
Jan 07, 2019BowToTheBookworm rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a lighthearted and cutesy story, with modern day incorporations of classic fairytales. That aspect of the book was quite enjoyable. This would be a good read for somebody who doesn't want to read a 'serious' book. However, I felt…
Aug 25, 2016
Cloaked is not just the retelling of one story it is a retelling of Cinderella, Princess and the Frog, and Six Swans. It was a beautiful mix that was perfect, it did not feel like there was too much going on, it was well balanced. I…
May 04, 2014ABenoit rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I liked it. It was cute and fun.
Aug 05, 2013billybee11 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Really amazing. I hadn't heard of most of the fairy tales in it but it wasn't that important to the story
Jun 09, 2013librarylin25 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great modern day, fairy tale mix-up adventure! I borrowed it for me and my teen son ended up reading it first, and liked it too. The cover is deceiving tho-should be a shoe or cloak and something that would appeal to boys, since the main…
May 14, 2012
What is the name of the hotel Johnny and his family have their shoe shop in? I need it for a school project I'm doing, and I don't have access to the book.
Apr 14, 2012mbssmith rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This was a good book, but I liked beastly more.
Jan 22, 2012Nineshadesofnifty rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This book was just a bit too "teen" for my liking. The main character just didn't seem to be able to put two and two together. I wish teens got a bit more credit. It was still fun and I liked all the obscure fairytale tie-ins.
starlet587
Sep 23, 2011starlet587 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I completely loved this book. I completely love this author and i highly reccommend this book. It was a very happy read, at times suspenseful when need be and I mean from beginning to end i was hooked on this book. i really loved the way…
owllover
Sep 01, 2011owllover rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A cute fun read, worth reading tf you love fairy tales with a twist :)
ScarletLily
Jul 14, 2011ScarletLily rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
i love Alex Flinn, and usually her books blow me away, but this one was kind of disappointing. there was just so much going on from so many different fairytales, some of which i had never heard of. It was very complicated.
Mar 04, 2011MEGAN C MOORE rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I wasn't very impressed with this book. It was discombobulated. I LOVED Beastly and really liked A Kiss In Time, so I'm sad that Cloaked was so disappointing. Hopefully Alex Flinn can redeem herself with another fairytale retelling if she…