only uses a sword once in the whole book!  (That's because she changed her weapon to something else, but I'm not going to say what.)

Anyways, when I read the beginning, I was so confused.  I was wondering how it all tied into the Cinderella story and why they were all going through that type of servitude.  It all unfolds slowly, but it all makes sense at the end.  I loved what they did with all the characters.

This book was separated into 3 parts.  The first part was when Pin was in servitude.  The second part is where the Cinderella story actually starts.  The third part is where they all are trying to escape from Story (< - - That reference only makes sense if you read the book).

The story itself was beautiful and timeless.  The concept and idea was something I would have never thought to put together.  I was completely dumb struck at the way it was executed and the beauty of the writing.

To me, all the characters were developed quite beautifully.  My favorite character was Shoe.  Hands down, no question.  Shoe was so perfect and wonderful and amazing and stubborn, but he was doing everything he did with the right intentions.  That's just some of the things of what I like about him.

I give this story 5 stars!

Have you read Ash and Bramble?  If so, did you like it?  If not, would you read it?  Tell me in the comments!

Charisma

So you all might not know, but I can't for the life of me read or watch embarrassing moments.  They really just won't work.  This book, however, has none of those unbearable moments!  It was great!

Anyway, this book sparked my interest when I was going through the library the day before (yeah, I think so) we went on Thanksgiving vacation.  I saw the cover and loved, so I picked it up and went on my way.  I was not expecting all the things in side of this book.

The characters were wonderfully developed.  All the characters captured you from the very beginning when they're introduced in the story.  My favorite characters were Lucy (obviously) and Walter (who you will all meet later in the book).

The writing was superb.  This book was set in the Victorian-era, so the language is everything that it would be back then.  Because of this, some parts of the language isn't the greatest.  It's not that horrible, but just telling you all.  If you're sensitive to some types of speech, then you might not want to read this book.  The iffy language disappears after the 1st chapter and after that it is spread across the book, only popping up once or twice in that one chapter, then 5 (maybe even 6) chapters later, there is another character saying that stuff.

The story was quite vivid and captured you when the first sentence is read.  The characters, mystery and magic help move the story along.  The ending is so wonderfully satisfying that you could just end there, but not every answer was answered in this book.

I loved reading the book.  It's absolutely wonderful!  I'm so glad this book is a trilogy and that all the books have been published.  My rating is 5 stars!

Have you read the Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons?  If so, did you like it?  If not, would you read it?  Tell me in the comments!

Charisma

  I've read the last book, which was called The Everafter War, and was it mind blowing.  And I started doubting that Michael Buckley would begin to start losing his touch.  OH BOY was I WRONG.  (I'm not even sure why I started to doubt him.)  Although I'm not going to spoil anything for you, because I want you to read all the stressful, beautiful, wonderful, funny moments ALL FOR YOURSELF, I am going to say this.  If you want a book to read, READ THIS!  And, by the way, no one likes things ruined for themselves.
  All I can say is that, this book is phenomenal and if you were looking for a good series to begin, here you are.  (By the way, the author cranks this book's 'oh my goodness' rating very high.  Like high-high.)

  I give this book a four and half star.