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Chargement... Neverdark (2011)par C. S. Einfeld
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Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A delightfully written story about the faeries that live in an enormous and ancient oak. This charming fable is suitable for young children, although it does use a few long words. The theme seems to be over-exploitation of resources, along with the traditional "little guy against the word". It is a simple quest narrative - heroine gets give quest, makes trip across the world (in this case, the tree), makes a few friends, meets a few foes, achieves goals. There are no real surprises, no unusual twists and, unfortunately, there is a prophecy. However, the setting is intriguing enough to be somewhat original and since the character is obviously very small, it does take on a whole new perspective. The characters are amusing, and well developed. They all have distinct personalities - from the fierce little firefly to the slightly loco Mexican crow and the dialogue is witty and fun. It would be quite fun to read aloud. The villain too is a nice change - he's not so much evil as extremely single-minded and determined. Bugbears - Einfeld has an obsession with ! exclaimation marks. I've heard one should not overdo them in a novel, and I know now why - they just feel wrong. Like the writer is forcing certain ideas into your face. Also, the posessive use of "its" on occasion is accompanied by an errant '. But not consistently, highlighting that clearing the author knows how to correctly use grammar... but sometimes forgets. A bit of a more thorough proofread could have improved the experience! There are little illustrations too, always a treat in an ebook, but alas due to formatting they are also pretty small making them hard to discern. Still, a cute and engaging read. I want a pet firefly! Cette critique a été rédigée pour LibraryThing Member Giveaways. A nice grade school story about a young princess who must go on a great and difficult journey to save her home and life as she knows it. A very well written and descriptive book with a lot of characters and developed script. A good book for reading to your children, or let them read it themselves. Read a chapter a night to my kids and I have to admit it sucked ME in too! It's SO amazing!! I won't be surprised if it hits bestseller status. It's completely enchanting, meaningful, and the voice is classic, timeless, endearing. There was even a scene that nearly had me in tears. GREAT emotion! This book was brilliant all the way through, nothing short of that! This was a joy to read, the kids loved it, and I did, too! This is a classic in the making! Princess Fiera is the perfect fairy princess character. She has spunk but she's sweet. She makes a good role model! The whole world of Doru is brilliant and the language is just so ... AH I can't do this book justice with my review. Just try a sample and you will see what I mean about the voice. All the Kingdoms are so cleverly named, the conflict is so perfect, it's just a fun, fact-paced read. And it's extremely well-edited, thank goodness, as that seems to be rare in ALL books these days. It was nice to be able to just sit back and enjoy. I can't express enough how much I loved this and how highly I recommend it. It is one of my all time favorite children's novels now, and I haven't said that in a long time! Cette critique a été rédigée pour LibraryThing Member Giveaways. This book starts out with a young Fairy princess who is being the object of a evil War Lord. She starts on a journey to save her kingdom and brings together the People affected by the Evil War Lord who join together to save the whole kingdoms. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Warning! This book contains (1) very kick-butt Faerie Princess, an Evil Dark Lord, a rhino-beetle named "Gor", Dragonfly Riders, Bat Brigades and an extremely adorable, fluffy, pet firefly with anger-management issues. From the blurb: The Faeries of Southnut are in big trouble. Lord Darkwater is up to no good. The White Castle of Doru is under attack by the greatest army Princess Fiera's ever seen. Lord Darkwater is poised to crush her tiny kingdom unless the king gives her up to become his wife. Well, fffungus! She's having none of that! The race is on for Fiera to outwit Lord Darkwater's Dragonfly Riders, Bat Brigades, and even a giant, faerie - eating Spider to save herself and, before it's too late, her whole world. *** As reviewed by HarperCollins: NEVERDARK is a charming fairytale - adventure for children of all ages. It is a traditional tale, but it certainly doesn't feel old-fashioned. This is in large part due to the vivacious writing and the very engaging authorial voice. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The prose is beautifully rendered, the characters unforgettable and the subtext message about our own misuse of the world very chilling. (