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Mikyle Lowe and the Parchment of the Emerald Ring
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Mikyle Lowe is abandoned at infancy and is grown up being hated by his remaining family. He soon finds out that he has magic and is sent to Mystic School of Sorcery, but quickly after unveils the truth of his past, and is told of his destiny that will change his life forever. And that being safe was a gift!
Mikyle Lowe is abandoned at infancy and is grown up being hated by his remaining family. He soon finds out that he has magic and is sent to Mystic School of Sorcery, but quickly after unveils the truth of his past, and is told of his destiny that will change his life forever. And that being safe was a gift!
236 pages, Hardcover
First published June 27, 2014
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April 3, 2014
I struggled with this one from the first page for various reasons. The main reasons I couldn't go further than just over halfway through would be totally resolved by an editor. If the dilemma raised by bad grammar and spelling were corrected alongside the printing errors then it would possibly be less of a struggle to read. It would also be much more readable if I hadn't already been introduced to a set of very similar books some years ago that made sure their author would be world famous for the rest of literary history.
January 27, 2016
I received this book for free as part of the Goodreads First Reads giveaway in exchange for an honest review.
It is fair to say, given my one star review, that I did not enjoy this book. It was a real toil to complete this book, despite beginning with a very open mind. I feel bad I have to write this review, however the terms of the giveaway dictate that I must do so.
Before discussing the plot, I must say that the grammar was poor, with some bizarre syntax, and some unforgivable spelling mistakes. The habit of using capital letters (for when people are shouting), began to annoy me after a while, especially as some of the character shout a LOT!! This could be excusable if the book had a good plot, which it does in a way, but for all the wrong reasons: the plot is unfortunately not original in the slightest.
You decide from this somewhat plot synopsis: The story focuses on an orphaned boy who lives with his aunt, uncle and cousin who REALLY hate him. The boy, Mikyle Lowe, has a greater destiny however; he is actually a wizard, fated to be the greatest wizard of all time, and it is foretold that he will be the one to defeat the dark lord, who also happened to murder his parents.
To do so, he must attend a special school for wizards, to learn the dark arts in order to defeat HIM (the dark lord can't be named except in hushed tones, for fear of incurring his wrath). Wizard-in-waiting Lowe stops off at a hidden street to buy his school supplies such as his wand, his broom, his books, his uniform etc. Of course he makes friends with a girl and a boy who are fellow trainee wizards, who he of meets on the train journey to the school.
Stop me if you've heard it before. Does it sound familiar? No wonder; there is a world-famous author who created a character whose own story mirrors this one so closely, that it could make copyright lawyers rub their hands with glee. Though this book is in no real danger of either reaching the same audience, or harming the legacy of that series of books, so it is unlikely that its author J.K.R. would even acknowledge its existence.
There is literally nothing original about this book, at all. Reading some other reviews and from the writer's profile, it appears the author M.J.L. is a young teenager (15), however this doesn't excuse the severe lack of originality.
Indeed, if you didn't immediately recognise this book's plot was purloined (maybe you have been hibernating for the past 20 years), check out some of the author's favourite books/quotes etc, to give some hints as to the source for the plot.
While it is commendable someone so young would want to write at all, they should write their own story, rather than (poorly) rewrite a legendary story.
It is fair to say, given my one star review, that I did not enjoy this book. It was a real toil to complete this book, despite beginning with a very open mind. I feel bad I have to write this review, however the terms of the giveaway dictate that I must do so.
Before discussing the plot, I must say that the grammar was poor, with some bizarre syntax, and some unforgivable spelling mistakes. The habit of using capital letters (for when people are shouting), began to annoy me after a while, especially as some of the character shout a LOT!! This could be excusable if the book had a good plot, which it does in a way, but for all the wrong reasons: the plot is unfortunately not original in the slightest.
You decide from this somewhat plot synopsis: The story focuses on an orphaned boy who lives with his aunt, uncle and cousin who REALLY hate him. The boy, Mikyle Lowe, has a greater destiny however; he is actually a wizard, fated to be the greatest wizard of all time, and it is foretold that he will be the one to defeat the dark lord, who also happened to murder his parents.
To do so, he must attend a special school for wizards, to learn the dark arts in order to defeat HIM (the dark lord can't be named except in hushed tones, for fear of incurring his wrath). Wizard-in-waiting Lowe stops off at a hidden street to buy his school supplies such as his wand, his broom, his books, his uniform etc. Of course he makes friends with a girl and a boy who are fellow trainee wizards, who he of meets on the train journey to the school.
Stop me if you've heard it before. Does it sound familiar? No wonder; there is a world-famous author who created a character whose own story mirrors this one so closely, that it could make copyright lawyers rub their hands with glee. Though this book is in no real danger of either reaching the same audience, or harming the legacy of that series of books, so it is unlikely that its author J.K.R. would even acknowledge its existence.
There is literally nothing original about this book, at all. Reading some other reviews and from the writer's profile, it appears the author M.J.L. is a young teenager (15), however this doesn't excuse the severe lack of originality.
Indeed, if you didn't immediately recognise this book's plot was purloined (maybe you have been hibernating for the past 20 years), check out some of the author's favourite books/quotes etc, to give some hints as to the source for the plot.
While it is commendable someone so young would want to write at all, they should write their own story, rather than (poorly) rewrite a legendary story.
May 22, 2014
Written by a 15 year old (from profile info) and it seems not to have been proof read or edited by an adult because it is packed full of grammatical mistakes and spelling errors. A real shame. A new edition is to be released June 2014. A full rewrite I hope.
I would have given 1 star if the author had been an adult.
I would have given 1 star if the author had been an adult.
September 11, 2014
A resonable story about a boy with magical powers, who is destined to save the magical world via magic school. The book is held back by its similarity to another very famous series of books about a boy wizard, and its lack of editing.
April 4, 2014
Got a arc of this book and read it and it Is filled with magic and suspense even though it's an unedited proof.
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