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Book Reviews: Ash and Bramble

11/28/2015

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Author:  Sarah Prineas

Genre:  Fantasy

Length: 464 pages

Summary: When the glass slipper just doesn’t fit . . .The tale of Cinderella has been retold countless times. But what you know is not the true story. Sarah Prineas’s bold fairy-tale retelling is a dark and captivating world where swords are more fitting than slippers, young shoemakers are just as striking as princes, and a heroine is more than ready to rescue herself before the clock strikes midnight.
Pin has no recollection of who she is or how she got to the Godmother’s fortress. She only knows that she is a Seamstress, working day in and out to make ball gowns fit for fairy tales. But she longs to forsake her backbreaking servitude and dares to escape with the brave young Shoemaker.
Pin isn’t free for long before she’s captured again and forced to live the new life the Godmother chooses for her—a fairy-tale story, complete with a charming prince—instead of finding her own happily ever after.


My Review: So, if you read the jacket's summary, it says that Pin exchanges her glass slipper for a sword.  Not to ruin it or anything but she doesn't.  At all.  Whatsoever.  Nada.  She doesn't change any shoe for any sword.  She 
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!
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Have you read Ash and Bramble?  If so, did you like it?  If not, would you read it?  Tell me in the comments!

Charisma
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Book Reviews: The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons

11/28/2015

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Author: Barbara Mariconda

Genre: Fantasy

Length: 256 pages

Summary: An enchanted flute that vibrates when danger is near, sparkling mist that unlocks a drawer of family secrets, and a bookcase that expands to conceal her hiding place - these are the bits of magic Lucy P. Simmons has experienced since her parents drowned at sea.

The magic is helping Lucy keep her house - Father's beloved "ship on shore" - out of the hands of her greedy uncle Victor.  Lucy thinks the magic is coming from Marni, a mysterious woman who seems to be one with the sea itself... and who bears a striking resemblance to the mythical siren in the paining in Father's study.

Together, Lucy and Marni devise a plan to stop Uncle Victor's conniving ways.  In the process, Lucy makes unexpected friends and discoverst hat courage may be the most powerful magic of all.  But will if be enough to prevail in the face of her evil uncle?

My Review: (I though friendship was the strongest magic.)

This book is sooooo amazing!
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!
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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
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Book Review: Shadow Scale

11/28/2015

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Author: Rachel Hartman

Genre: Fantasy

Length: 608 pages

Summary: The kingdom of Goredd: a world where humans and dragons share life with an uneasy balance, and those few who are both human and dragon must hide the truth. Seraphina is one of these, part girl, part dragon, who is reluctantly drawn into the politics of her world. When war breaks out between the dragons and humans, she must travel the lands to find those like herself—for she has an inexplicable connection to all of them, and together they will be able to fight the dragons in powerful, magical ways. 
 
As Seraphina gathers this motley crew, she is pursued by humans who want to stop her. But the most terrifying is another half dragon, who can creep into people’s minds and take them over. Until now, Seraphina has kept her mind safe from intruders, but that also means she’s held back her own gift. It is time to make a choice: Cling to the safety of her old life, or embrace a powerful new destiny? 

My Review: Well, this book was certainly not what I was expecting.  Nothing at all.  This book surprised me in so many ways that I think it might have scared me at some
points.  Or in the least startled.

The Setting: Just like before, it was imaginative and creative as ever.  You saw every landscape so vividly and clearly.  Because Seraphina traveled into more lands and experienced different things than the first book, you actually get to see their lands in a beautiful way.  This was one of the best parts about the book.

The Characters:  Because Seraphina is gathering her other half-dragons, you get to meet a lot of new characters then you did in the last book.  Most of them are quite refreshing while others... others you just want them to completely disappear from the book and live a happy life with the other characters.  Here were my favorites:

Princess Glisselda!  She was a magical wonderful person in this book.  She was a very determined young girl, she knows how to lead a whole kingdom, and she... she's just great.

Abdo and Orma are always going to hold such an awesome place in my heart.  Though they have quite tragic stories in this book...  :(

And I really do not like Jannoula.  She is probably the worst character in this whole book.  No... she is the worst character in this book.  She fools you every single time, and you think she's good, then she does something horrible and you go back to thinking she's evil.  -_-  I really just don't like her.


Also, I wanted to tell you all this.  Close to the end, Jannoula says her background and it is very... inappropriate.  There was something small like this in Seraphina, but it wasn't like this.  So please don't start this book and expect it to be all okay, because this isn't.

That is my review!  I give this book.... *drum roll* 4 stars!
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Have you read Shadow Scale?  If so, did you like it?  If not, would you read it?  Tell me in the comments!

Charisma
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November 25th, 2015

11/25/2015

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Author: Michael Buckley

Genre: Mystery and Fantasy

Length: 266 pages

Summary: After the shocking ending of The Everafter War, this book picks up with Sabrina, Daphne, and Puck stuck in the Book of Everafter, where all the fairy tales are stored and enchanted characters can change their destinies. The girls (and Puck) must chase the Master through a series of stories, where they're willing to change what they need in order to save their baby brother. Soon, however, they are confronted by the Editor--the book's guardian--who, along with an army of tiny monsters known as Revisers, threatens the children with dire consequences if they don't stick to the stories. As they chase their quarry and dodge the Revisers, they meet Alice, Mowgli, Jack the Giant Killer, Hansel and Gretel, the Headless Horseman, and more. But will they find their brother in time?

My Review:
 This book exceeded my expectations...  And my expectations were high (like REALLY high).  Michael Buckley knows how to twist (and turn... TIGHTLY) things together to make it beautiful.
  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.
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  Have you read The Inside Story by Michael Buckley?  If you have, did you enjoy it?  If you haven't, do you want to read it?
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