Series ✦ Penny’s Take
How to Write a Fantasy Story
Natalie Hyde · 2014
72/100
👍 Worth It
Natalie Hyde packs a surprising amount into 32 pages — character development, world-building, dialogue, plot, language — and the integrated writing prompts mean readers are actually practicing as they go rather than just reading about craft. It is firmly introductory and will not replace a full writing course, but as an on-ramp to creative writing for grades 3 through 5 it is well-structured and immediately usable.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance68
craft72
originality62
accuracy80
hype70
age-fit88
human-eye72
Penny’s verdict72
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