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Louise (64 KP) rated The Sleeper and the Spindle: Winner of the Cilip Kate Greenaway Medal 2016 in Books

Jul 2, 2018  
The Sleeper and the Spindle: Winner of the Cilip Kate Greenaway Medal 2016
The Sleeper and the Spindle: Winner of the Cilip Kate Greenaway Medal 2016
Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell | 2014 | Children
8
8.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
My thoughts:

What a beautiful book! How have I not come across Chris Riddell before? I do not know! What an amazing illustrator!

The sleeper in the spindle is a combination of sleeping beauty and snow-white retelling with Gaiman’s dark twist added to it.There are two lands which are separated by huge mountains which no-one can get across, not even the birds fly over, the only one’s are three dwarves and they tunnel under. The dwarves are off to find the queen some silks for her pending wedding. Dorimar is the other kingdom where they make the best silks, once the dwarves get there they come across an Inn, which they usually drop by as they made friends with the local innkeeper. Only this time the Inn was packed with Villagers, There Is a plague travelling across the kingdom which puts everyone into a slumber which was casted by an enchantress. With this news the dwarves return to the Queen to let her know what is going on the other side of the mountains and could possibly come across to Kanselaire. With her pending wedding and the thoughts of being a dutiful wife and mother, one last adventure is what she needs, she is off to save Dorimar.

I have actually read the sleeper in the spindle before but from Gaiman’s short story collection Trigger Warning.

The story is very short only 72 pages so can be easily done in one sitting. However there is not a lot of character development and the Villain is the same old power/youth hungry menace.The ending will not be to everyone’s taste,but it was well written and an easy read

The illustrations are absolutely stunning, they are black and white with gold leaf added on every page, The detail is so intricate and amazing and definitely complements the story really well.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone as it is classed as a children’s book.

I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars.
  
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Merissa (13023 KP) rated Spark & Heir (Royal & Piper #3) in Books

Dec 10, 2024  
Spark & Heir (Royal & Piper #3)
Spark & Heir (Royal & Piper #3)
E.L. Tenenbaum | 2024 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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SPARK & HEIR is the final part of this outstanding trilogy, so hold onto your hats because it's non-stop.

Quirin and Cal are with King Eryk, although neither of them knows for sure where or how they fit in. Cal bargains for her kingdom, paying a price she has always known about. Quirin finds himself torn between his old king who made him what he was, and the new queen who had won his loyalty and admiration. I absolutely loved how Quirin talked with Kylen about Cal. Kylen was also a character I grew to love, understated and shy, but with a massive heart for those he cares about.

Still told by three different people, you literally get the inside take on just how twisted and malicious Evalena is. My heart broke at times, not only for a specific character but also for Quirin.

Now, I'm going to be deliberately vague here, but I want to mention something without giving away any details... Quirin is sent away to gather information on what Evalena's doing, while Cal obviously stays behind. During that time, something absolutely necessary happened, but I didn't like it because Quirin wasn't there. After I got over my upset, I realised it was a perfect example of how war doesn't stop just because you're a main character!

The climax and epilogue are outstanding and I was hung on every word. I am sad to see this come to an end, although I still hope for more from this kingdom and for Quirin. A 5-star series and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me. Just don't make me choose my favourite book out of the three because I'm stumped!

** same worded review will appear elsewhere **

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2369 KP) rated The Syndrome (Kingdom Keepers, #7.5) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Syndrome (Kingdom Keepers, #7.5)
Ridley Pearson | 2015
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
When Amanda can’t reach any of the Kingdom Keepers for a few days, she travels from California to Florida to try to find them – only when she arrives, she discovers it is worse than she feared. Meanwhile, Jess is having visions again that show Amanda might be in danger. What is going on?

How could this DisNerd not love this series, and the transition book to a new story is filled once again with twists, danger, and lots of fun. The scenes in the parks are exceptionally well done as always, plus I felt that we really got to know Amanda and Jess in this book. The first person narration does alternate between several people, and it works well, although at times I feel like it needlessly repeats scenes. My biggest complaint is sloppy editing, however.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/08/book-review-syndrome-by-ridley-pearson.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.