The Snow Spider (The Magician Trilogy, Book 1)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780745105901 (0745105904)
Publish date: October 1st 1987
Publisher: G K Hall & Co
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Series: Snow Spider Trilogy (#1)
This is a small, odd little middle grade fantasy. It’s set in Wales, which is totally catnip to me. However, I felt a bit distanced from all the characters–it was like emotional beats were set up but not fleshed out enough for me to buy them.
the short of it—kids book based in Ireland, very fanciful, filled with magic and puzzles, i don't quite get where it was headed
This book had a lot of potential it unfortunately didn't use. It didn't make me want to read the rest of the trilogy.
Young Gwyn's world has been lonely since the disappearance of his sister Bethan. His parents, particularly his father, are still grieving and his father blames Gwyn for his sister's loss. On his ninth birthday, though, his life takes a strange turn as his nain (grandmother) gives him five gifts and ...
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