Ramora

Tales from P.A.W.S. #2

by Debbie Manber Kupfer

From high up on the mountain of Manus Wu, Ramora felt she could reach out and touch the clouds. She sat and waited. The fairy had said she would come. She felt in her pockets for the vial of potion and the silver coin. Freedom – she would buy her freedom from the fairy. It was the only way.

A short story from the world of P.A.W.S.

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories

14 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 11, 2016

About the author

Debbie grew up in the UK in the East London suburb of Barking. She has lived in Israel, New York and North Carolina and somehow ended up in St. Louis, where she works as a writer, editor and a freelance puzzle constructor of word puzzles and logic problems. She lives with her husband, two very opinionated felines. She believes that with enough tea and dark chocolate you can achieve anything!

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Reviews

[SheReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great little story from an interesting world. I find myself loving short stories lately. I think that having to fit so much meaning into so few pages makes a writer tighten everything up. There's nothing unnecessary. Every line has a point.

That's how it was with this. It didn't include the main characters from P.A.W.S. that we love so much (or hate in Allistaire's case) but it was interesting and meaningful. I enjoy Ms. Kupfer's writing tremendously and will continue to read whatever she wants to write.

[MasterReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Story:
Ramora is a young teen, but already old enough for marriage and her parents arrange for her to be wed in three months time to a wealthy merchant.
It will be a bond of convenience, the guy certainly isn't in love with Ramora and she despises him and is desperate for a way out.

One day, when Ramora again contemplates her situation, she finds a fairy hovering by her side. The wee magical being offers her a solution, but there's a price to pay. (Isn't there always?)
Ingredients for a potion have to be found and mixed and she has to steal a silver coin, all to be handed to the fairy on top of mountain Manus Wu in the small hours of her wedding day.

Will it work? Is the fairy to be trusted?

Narration:
Falon Echo's narration is easy to follow and very enjoyable.

Overall:
I love fairy tales, preferably the classics, which are more dark. Ramora would fit nicely into a Brothers Grimm collection. The ending is not what one might hope for Ramora.
I'm not (yet) familiar with the world of P.A.W.S, of which this is a short tale, but the story works fine as a standalone.
Perfect audiobook for a lovely teabreak and five star shaped silver coins from me for Ramora.

[Michele Brooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

I offered to review this audiobook because I am such an an avid reader but also almost exclusively audio due to my schedule. Because of this, and the fact that a bad narrator can destroy a great series, I can be very critical of narrators. Especially when books have a single narrator required to speak with different voices for multiple characters. Most cannot do it without having some errors where they use the wrong 'voice' for the wrong character. Unfortunately, I had some issues with this book but since it was a short novella I was able to make it work.

As to the story, I am not one to give a lot of specific story details since I feel you should read the story for that. However, I will say that this is a novella on one of the characters of the P.A.W.S. series. If you like gleaning background on your characters in a series, you will enjoy this novella.

I received a free review copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Be careful what you wish for. It's advice that is given by so many to so many, yet is often heeded only when it is too late. Ramora, who has been betrothed on her twelfth birthday to a man who was three times her age, is no different. Desperately seeking a way out of her impending marriage, Ramora makes an agreement with a fairy. But, what is it that the fairy wants in exchange for Ramora's freedom?

I was quite amused by the names of the ingredients required for the potion as Romara gathered them - I don't think I could even spell the names of the creatures from which Ramora gets the ingredients. I also was not surprised at all at the decision that Ramora made, especially given what Rodwin says about her.

Still, I was surprised at what actually happened. Indeed, because of that, it bears repeating... Be careful what you wish for.

There's not much to say about the narrator, Falon Echo, other than that she did a wonderful job with the story.

[Jacqueline · Rating 1 out of 5]

I received a copy of this story from the author on StoryOrigin in exchange for an honest review.

A quick short story (less than 30 minutes on the audible version). Ramora is a short tale in the story ARC of P.A.W.S. Truthfully, I'm not even sure how the characters relate to the storyline - possibly it was a small character from Book 1 or most likely wasn't mentioned. This should honestly be more like Book 1.5 instead of Book 2.

The short story wasn't all that interesting. It was more of a quick description of how a character found herself in the situation she was, but since I have no reference to who this character is, it made it really confusing and kind of not worth my time or energy.

My suggestion - don't bother with this "Tale". It doesn't add anything to the storyline.

Narrator was acceptable.

[Mv · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the sixth book I have read/listened to by this author and I am curious to listen to more in the P.A.W.S. world. This book is over my head right now however. I don’t recall Ramora from book one. I am sure this one brings insight. I like short stories or novellas that expand upon the stories of characters. . ——-

This is the first book I have listened to by this narrator ( Falcon Echo ). She did give a fairly distinct sound to each character, but her style is such I didn’t forget I was being read to. Regardless, it would not stop me from listening. She still does a good job. ——-

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence, or swearing. ——-

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
Please feel free to comment on whether you found my review helpful.

Story 4/5
Narration 4/5

[Raya Whitehouse]

Such a cute short story. I have read / listened to many books from Debbie. All the P.A.W.S. books are just awesome, I was glad to get these books.

Fairy wishes can be dangerous.

Ramora was to be engaged at the age of 12. The man she was getting betrothed to a man 3 times her age and whose word when he saw her was "she will do". This was the day she first met the fairy. The fairy made her a deal after she made a wish.

Narrator did a great job with reading the book and voices.

I received a free review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving am honest review.

[Katherine Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good short story giving you background into one of the characters you meet in the P.A.W.S. world. Ramora is trying to avoid marriage when she meets Morgana and makes a deal. She comes to find out that deal might not have been the best thing for her but she is stuck now. But while she is stuck, she has everything she could possibly want, but she is not happy. The narrator did a good job with the story.

I received a free copy of this audio book from Story Origin for an honest review.

[Catrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short tale from the world of P.A.W.S. We get to hear the back story of how Ramora ended up in the situation she’s in. Morgana plays a role...

I really enjoy these short tales by Debbie Manber Kupfer. They are an added bonus, giving more background to the lesser characters in the world of P.A.W.S.

Falon Echo’s narration was well done.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

[Roger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ramora (Tales from P.A.W.S. #2) , my tenth read from author Debbie Manber Kupfer. A well-written enjoyable 14-page/22-minute read. I look forward to the the next books in this entertaining series . "I received a free Audible review copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review."Falon Echo's narration brings enjoyment to the read. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

[OldBird · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short fairytale-style story with just enough of the Grimm factor to stop it feeling twee. I've never read and P.A.W.S books, but it wasn't necessary. A nice (if that's the right word!) intro into the author's style.

-I received a free copy of this ebook via a giveaway-

[Georgia Tumbleweed McNabb · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story that is a side story to a Series, about being careful what you Wish for. A Young girl who does not want to marry a older man her parents betrothed her to, meets a Fairy who offers her a deal.

[Assortedtrashprincess · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this short story but the narrator was a little slow for me. I recommend on kindle.

[Beaulah McLean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always read about Ramora in the other PAWS books, but now I got to hear her story. Loved it. Poor girl tried to choose the lesser evil for her future...

[Kerry-Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I usually think with short stories it's hard to make a big impact, but this actually did and I will now be looking at other books by this author
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

[Tom Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting thought provoking short story. I like the characters and the descriptions in the book.
I received this audiobook for free from storyorigin and wanted to leave an honest review.