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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated Pip Bartlett's Guide to Unicorn Training in Books

Mar 11, 2021  
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Unicorn Training
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Unicorn Training
Jackson Pearce | 2017 | Children, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is the second book in the amazing Pip Bartlett series. This time, Pip and her best friend, Tomas, find themselves at a magical creature show, which includes an unicorn exhibition. And things are personal, as one of the unicorns being shown is their beloved Regent Maximus, who is, of course, terrified of performing.

I've been reading these stories to my daughters, eight-year-old twins, and they are some of our all-time favorites. They love spunky Pip, who can talk to magical creatures; Tomas, who is allergic to all magical creatures; Pip's aunt and cousin; and all the adventures they go on. Every book has illustrations from Jeffrey Higgleston's Guide to Magical Creatures--Pip's bible, so to speak, which she adds to every time she encounters a new creature. They love the pictures and all the amazing imaginary creatures--even creating their own entries. I enjoy how the book brings out their creativity and that it's one that holds all of our attention. The stories are sweet and funny, focusing on family and friendship, but with lots of fascinating creatures and escapades too. What's not to love?
  
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David McK (3623 KP) rated Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3) in Books

Oct 19, 2025  
PG
Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3)
Jonathan Stroud | 2005
6
6.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
The final part in Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus trilogy, all set in an alternative modern-day-ish London where magic is a real thing and with those able to wield it (or, more accurately, able to summon various magical creatures including Djinni to carry out their orders) in power, again following (roughly chapter about) the main three characters of the magician John Mandrake, his Djinni Bartimaeus and the commoner Kitty Jones who has magical resistance.

Which, as the ages-old Djinni Bartimaeus points out, is something he has seen time and time again throughout the ages: those able to perform magic rise to the top until magical resistance starts growing amongst the downtrodden commoners, who then over-through their rulers.

The trilogy, as a whole, I felt is enjoyable enough but does need to be read in order, with this perhaps the best.
  
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Christina Haynes (148 KP) rated The Memory Trees in Books

Feb 10, 2018  
The Memory Trees
The Memory Trees
Kali Wallace | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
2
5.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
THE MEMORY TREES KALI WALLACE 320 YA / FANTASY Sypnosis: A dark magical realism novel about a mysterious family legacy, a centuries-old feud, and a tragic loss that resurfaces when sixteen-yea (0 more)
The Memory Trees By Kali Wallace
Contains spoilers, click to show
  
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Jodie Barker (70 KP) rated Mort in Books

Nov 19, 2018  
Mort
Mort
Terry Pratchett | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.7 (19 Ratings)
Book Rating
I really enjoy terry pratchetts discworld books, even if they do confuse me a little at times. It is a really funny and magical world with hilarious characters such as death in this book. Always entertaining to read
  
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Merissa (13389 KP) created a post

Mar 20, 2023  
"A magical story."

The Garden Gnome (Theory of Magic #1) by Jeff McIntyre - Available on #KindleUnlimited, #Contemporary, #Fantasy, 4 out of 5 (very good)

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