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Much Ado About Magic
Last year, Beatrice Hero was humiliated by Benedick Padua using a truth spell on her to admit her love for Pedro Arragon, who quickly rejected her in front of the entire high school. Now she overhears that Benedick is in love with her and has been for years. Is she more interested in love or revenge?
In a contemporary world where there are five clans, Arragons with money, Heros with beauty, Florentines with strength, Paduans with truth, and Messinas with knowledge, Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is retold. Benedick and Beatrice are feisty lovers who take as much pleasure in needling each other with ever greater displays of wit as they do in kissing. But when Beatrice and Sarah are accused of stealing a different clan's magic spell and the World Council gets involved, only Benedick believes they are innocent and can prove that someone else is trying to change the balance of power and use all five magic spells at once.
As Beatrice says, "sometimes love and hate aren’t different feelings. They’re our hearts telling us that there is a connection, and we don’t know what to do about it."
In a contemporary world where there are five clans, Arragons with money, Heros with beauty, Florentines with strength, Paduans with truth, and Messinas with knowledge, Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is retold. Benedick and Beatrice are feisty lovers who take as much pleasure in needling each other with ever greater displays of wit as they do in kissing. But when Beatrice and Sarah are accused of stealing a different clan's magic spell and the World Council gets involved, only Benedick believes they are innocent and can prove that someone else is trying to change the balance of power and use all five magic spells at once.
As Beatrice says, "sometimes love and hate aren’t different feelings. They’re our hearts telling us that there is a connection, and we don’t know what to do about it."
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First published October 9, 2012
About the author
Mette Ivie Harrison
68 books439 followersMy name is pronounced "Metty" like my mother's "Betty." It is Danish, and we were all named after ancestors. I guess by the time they got to number nine (out of eleven), it was getting tricky. So I got the funny Danish name no one knew how to prounounce. In Denmark, it should be "meta" like "metaphysical." It's from the Greek for "pearl." And no, it's not short for anything. Not even Mediterannean.
My first book, THE MONSTER IN ME was accepted for publication in 1999 and was published in 2002. My second book, MIRA, MIRROR was published in 2004. The latest book, THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND , was published in 2007. A sequel, THE PRINCESS AND THE BEAR, came out in April of 2009.
I now live in Utah with my husband and 5 children, ages 5 to 14. I write during nap time, or at 4 in the morning, or while the broccoli for dinner is burning. Whenever I get a chance. I love to write the kind of books that I love to read. And I love to discover what is going to happen next, just like a reader would. I also do some racing in triathlon.
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My first book, THE MONSTER IN ME was accepted for publication in 1999 and was published in 2002. My second book, MIRA, MIRROR was published in 2004. The latest book, THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND , was published in 2007. A sequel, THE PRINCESS AND THE BEAR, came out in April of 2009.
I now live in Utah with my husband and 5 children, ages 5 to 14. I write during nap time, or at 4 in the morning, or while the broccoli for dinner is burning. Whenever I get a chance. I love to write the kind of books that I love to read. And I love to discover what is going to happen next, just like a reader would. I also do some racing in triathlon.
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June 28, 2013
I really liked how Harrison, took Much Ado About Nothing, a Shakespearian play and "modernized" it. This book isn't a play, but a spin off from the play. I think mostly because I gave it such a high rating not only it was a good spin off, (one of the best book spin off I ever read), but Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favorite Shakespearian plays.
Just like in Much Ado About Nothing, I liked the banter between Beatrice and Benedict that Harrison put in her book. In this version, it was both Beatrice and Sarah Hero who had to disappear so that they, (Benedict, Sarah, and Beatrice), can find the ones who are behind the abuse of magic. I did miss the comic relief of the police officers that are in Much Ado About Nothing.
As I do understand it, there are 5 clans and each clan has one type of magic spell that they can do. There is a World Council that keeps the clans from getting to much power. There is a small group that believes that all people can and should do all of the magic spells as they please. Interesting twist of the play in this book.
This book is only for Kindle and it is .99c.
Just like in Much Ado About Nothing, I liked the banter between Beatrice and Benedict that Harrison put in her book. In this version, it was both Beatrice and Sarah Hero who had to disappear so that they, (Benedict, Sarah, and Beatrice), can find the ones who are behind the abuse of magic. I did miss the comic relief of the police officers that are in Much Ado About Nothing.
As I do understand it, there are 5 clans and each clan has one type of magic spell that they can do. There is a World Council that keeps the clans from getting to much power. There is a small group that believes that all people can and should do all of the magic spells as they please. Interesting twist of the play in this book.
This book is only for Kindle and it is .99c.
March 4, 2014
Modernization of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" with a touch of fantasy. A little odd at tomes, but overall I enjoyed it. Mostly probably because I love Much Ado. If you don't know that story and enjoy that recognition, you might not feel the same.
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July 4, 2018dnf, i loved all the books i've read by mette ivie harrison till now and i am not going to ruin a good relationship and so am not going to continue with this one!! probably i am not too old and this is too ya!
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