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The Snowball Effect: A Fairy Tale
It is 1566. On the coast of Croatian Ardubia, Cynthia is content to live a quiet life as an innkeeper, serving guests, knitting, and catering to her cat. Cynthia is unaware that her best friends, Prophet and Precious, are waiting for the moment when Cynthia will become a wizard and save their nation.Cynthia will need to work fast when she becomes a wizard.Before Cynthia was born, Vitomir, the greatest wizard at the time, started working to seal away magic and usher in an age of reason. Vitomir's final work will banish those of great power from reality and Vitomir cares not that he, too, will be gone.Cynthia is unaware of her potential to become the greatest wizard of the day. Unaware that her hidden power dooms her, and she only has a few months left before reality rejects her and erases the memory of her existence.Cynthia's cat, Snowball, is making her own plans and does not care that her master will soon visit Hell, enter the Mirrorlands, and become a Queen of Fairy. Cynthia's cat, Snowball, has decided she wants kittens.
357 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 26, 2019
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September 13, 2020
This story tells of a cat-loving knitter who is an outcast in the real world. She transforms into a Wizard on a mission to create her very own Fairyworld, a world with mirror gateways and a male Wizard who will teach her more of the ways of magic. The psychological action takes place between the real world and other worlds, and Snowball, the familiar, is a mysterious presence in the tale who seems to understand and preside over the magic.
The world-building in this tale was good, and very detailed. The characters were magical and intriguing. Sometimes, it was confusing to have characters with more than one name. But characters were well-developed, and drawn with sensitivity and compassion.
This story is a very ambitious project, and I felt that the distinction between worlds was a little blurry at times because of the structure of the narrative, which I felt could have been edited for padding, and thus a little shorter and clearer. The middle of the book drifted a little, and it needs to be more clearly focused. This would also improve the pace. Occasionally, there was overwriting which did not leave enough to the reader's imagination.
As the narrative developed, things became clearer, but I feel that more foreshadowing might have been done, with the prophecy coming in a little earlier to guide the reader.
In sum, an entertaining and enjoyable story with great potential, that needs a little more clarity, space for the reader's imagination, and structure.
The world-building in this tale was good, and very detailed. The characters were magical and intriguing. Sometimes, it was confusing to have characters with more than one name. But characters were well-developed, and drawn with sensitivity and compassion.
This story is a very ambitious project, and I felt that the distinction between worlds was a little blurry at times because of the structure of the narrative, which I felt could have been edited for padding, and thus a little shorter and clearer. The middle of the book drifted a little, and it needs to be more clearly focused. This would also improve the pace. Occasionally, there was overwriting which did not leave enough to the reader's imagination.
As the narrative developed, things became clearer, but I feel that more foreshadowing might have been done, with the prophecy coming in a little earlier to guide the reader.
In sum, an entertaining and enjoyable story with great potential, that needs a little more clarity, space for the reader's imagination, and structure.
September 5, 2021
Great adventure for older children with fairies, wizards, other worlds, Kings, Queens and so much more. I think it would be a bit daunting for young children as there is lots going on at all times. That makes it a wonderful read for adults as well. If your looking for magic and adventure, look no further.
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