YMMV / The Land of Stories

• Alternate Character Interpretation: In-universe example. Conner’s presentation on The Boy Who Cried Wolf has this, with Conner stating that the boy was just a little kid who didn’t know any better and should have been supervised by his parents in the first place.
• Anvilicious: Although the stories themselves aren't overly moralistic, Chris Colfer certainly doesn't shy away from spelling out precisely the moral lessons learned, usually through characters spouting truisms.
• Broken Base: Depending on who you ask, Alex's curse being broken by seeing her father is either a heartwarming conclusion to the series or a rushed Deus ex Machina.
• Captain Obvious Reveal:
  • Froggy being a prince is very easy to figure out, even before learning about the missing Charming prince.
  • Several easily guessed the twins’ father would be from the Land of Stories. And once you figure that out, guessing the journal they’re following was written by him isn’t too difficult either.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In the fifth book, Alex notices that Mrs. Peters' classroom has a lot more computers in it. This worries her, fearing the idea of students being taught at home from a device. Keep in mind that this was written before the COVID-19 Pandemic, when many schools were forced into online learning.
• I Knew It!: Some guessed that the Masked Man was actually the twins’ uncle, not their deceased father. This is later revealed to be true, although, surprisingly, they’re not identical twins and instead just two brothers who look very much alike.
• Unintentionally Unsympathetic: Gretel. Her backstory of wanting to be her own person is not nearly tragic enough to justify the crime of killing her brother. Sure, it was accidental, but she still has absolutely no remorse over it.