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I've always loved this type of book and this one didn't disappoint. The cover said for fans of Septimus Heap, Fablehaven and the Sisters Grimm. I have enjoyed the Septimus Heap and Harry Potter series so I was drawn to this. Who doesn't love a wizard? It has a similar theme of a young boy who develo...
Many times I appreciate middle-grade fantasy without necessarily liking them–great for their intended audience but perhaps a little thin for adult readers. But every so often a book comes along which is at the same time so exactly what I would have loved at thirteen and at the same time so exactly w...
3.75 out of 5Fun. charming, simple, if a tad too lonogwinded and anticlimactic at the end.Review to come.
I just saw that someone else referenced Diana Wynne Jones in his/her review--agreed, and I would throw in perhaps a little smidge of Pratchett, too (the butter churns, for some reason). In other words, I liked it. Nice use of classic fairy tale tropes throughout.
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