# Melowy

Melowy is an Italian children's book and comic book series with a target demographic of girls 7-12 written by Danielle Star. The books chronicle the tale of unicorns with special wings, as well as magic abilities, during their stay at the Castle of Destiny and Castle of Chance boarding schools.

## Development

Danielle Star wrote the script for the first 12 books before submitting them to Alessandra Berello, publisher manager at Atlantyca Entertainment, who she began frequently chatting with on E-mail, including to discuss and approve the characters' clothes and accessories.

## Lead characters

* Cleo (Clio): Home realm unknown, having grown up at the Castle of Destiny and was raised by the castle's chef.
* Electra (Elettra): From the Day Realm.
* Selene: From the Night Realm.
* Cora (Kora): From the Winter Realm. Likes to go ice skating.
* Maya (Maia): From the Spring Realm. Likes to cook food.

## Books

Books :
| Number | Original title | English title | Original release date |
| 1 | Il sogno si avvera | Dreams Come True | March 31, 2016 |
| 2 | Il canto della luna | The Song of the Moon | March 31, 2016 |
| 3 | La notte del coraggio | The Night of Courage | March 31, 2016 |
| 4 | L'incanto del ghiaccio | The Ice Enchantment | March 31, 2016 |
| 5 | Il giorno della felicità | The Surprise Visit | May 5, 2016 |
| 6 | Il libro segreto | The Secret Book | May 5, 2016 |
| 7 | La forza dell'amicizia | The Power of Friendship | May 5, 2016 |
| 8 | Il ballo della principessa | The Princess Ball | May 5, 2016 |
| 9 | Il palazzo di cristallo | The Crystal Palace | May 26, 2016 |
| 10 | La ricretta della primavera | The Spring Recipe | May 26, 2016 |
| 11 | La magia di Destiny | The Magic of Destiny | May 26, 2016 |
| 12 | Amiche per sempre | Friends Forever | May 26, 2016 |
| 13 | In cerca del tesoro | In Search of Treasure | June 12, 2018 |
| 14 | Destiny in pericolo | Destiny in Danger | June 12, 2018 |
| 15 | Un sogno da salvare | A Dream to Save | October 30, 2018 |

## Comics

In contrast to the books, the comics were created in the United States by Papercutz and had English as their original language.
Comics :
| Number | Title | Release date |
| 1 | The Test of Magic | May 29, 2018 |
| 2 | The Fashion Club of Colors | December 4, 2018 |
| 3 | Time to Fly | September 10, 2019 |
| 4 | Frozen in Time | June 9, 2020 |
| 5 | Melloween | February 22, 2022 |
| 6 | The Dream Realm | May 2, 2023 |

## Toys

A one-wave, 12-figure toyline was released in Italy in 2015 that predated both the books and the comics.

## Reception

The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney) wrote about Dreams Come True that "With bright coloured illustrations", "the Melowy series will appeal to new independent readers.", while Kirkus Reviews wrote that while formulaic, "the audience it’s carefully calculated to appeal to will probably adore it." First Comics News wrote about The Test of Magic that it was a "younger reader book but can be enjoyed by any age.", and that the characters were "adorable" and "sickly sweet", Booklist wrote that it would appeal to "Fans of whimsical, effervescent comics", while BSCKids wrote that "The characters are fun" and that the "coloring and artwork really bring out their personalities". Cairns Post listed The Night of Courage as a "Good Reads" in its Northern Family section.
The first book (Il sogno si avvera) was number 8 on the kids literature list of La Stampa Tuttolibri's publishing of Italian BookScan weekly bestsellers for 27 March through 2 April 2016. The following week, it was placed 4th in Corriere della Sera's kids literature sales charts for 11–17 April 2016.

## Translations

In addition to Italian and English, the books have been translated to French, Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Greek. However, only the Italian version received all 15 books.