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Mis-Spelled
High School never prepared Evan for anything like this.
One minute, Texas. Next minute, fairyland. To get back home, he has to complete three quests for the queen of the elves. Each quest is a near-impossible task to defeat fearsome beasts or overcome impossible odds. The chance of Evan succeeding is just like a fairytale, Grimm.
You want me to fight what?
Evan’s one advantage is that in Stellaluna, he can learn anyone else’s magic, but he has to find someone to teach him. There is no knight school for apprentice wizards, so he’ll have to get creative. Perhaps he can strike a deal. Deals with elves always work out well, right?
A contract signed with a drop of blood.
It's a magical romp across the realm with mischievous sprites, devious elves, and a crazy old wizard who’s a few ants short of a picnic.
One minute, Texas. Next minute, fairyland. To get back home, he has to complete three quests for the queen of the elves. Each quest is a near-impossible task to defeat fearsome beasts or overcome impossible odds. The chance of Evan succeeding is just like a fairytale, Grimm.
You want me to fight what?
Evan’s one advantage is that in Stellaluna, he can learn anyone else’s magic, but he has to find someone to teach him. There is no knight school for apprentice wizards, so he’ll have to get creative. Perhaps he can strike a deal. Deals with elves always work out well, right?
A contract signed with a drop of blood.
It's a magical romp across the realm with mischievous sprites, devious elves, and a crazy old wizard who’s a few ants short of a picnic.
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Published April 11, 2022
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May 8, 2022
For my 200th book read (woohoo!) I chose to read MS by TH Leatherman, not really having much to go off of other than the sweet little excerpt about the girl morphing into a dragon and destroying an elf’s weapon and armor.
Albeit, my typical genre usually isn’t high fantasy, but this book doesn’t necessarily hold to the same genre tropes as your average HF read.
For starters, high fantasy usually establishes their magic system and makes it pretty easy for the reader to understand. The main character of MS struggles throughout the entire book to understand spells within this magic system, succeeding at some and utterly failing at others, making it a little more relatable for a reader like me, who typically struggles to understand how ANY magic system within this genre works. So that’s a win!
Second, HF books are typically pretty serious books—they take themselves very seriously, humor is used sparingly, the main character(s) have to be high caliber, major bad-asses or otherwise have a Chosen One complex where protagonist comes in as a noob and catches onto their role as the savior of everything without even putting forth much effort. Yawn. Read that all before. I’ll put that book on the nightstand for my husband to gnosh on.
Not so with MS.
T H Leatherman brings his own voice to this first person read, puns and all, and there’s no holding back. Evan, our protagonist, is funny, cheesy, self-assured for the most part, and although is pretty unconvincing as a teenager (sounds like a very sturdy and also very horny-brained 30-something-year-old imo), makes for a very fun prot. that you wish was one of your friend-group.
For my favorite part of this book, MS reads just like the best first Dungeons and Dragons campaign a dungeon master could ever hope for. Even the minor characters have their own speciality and quirks to be amused and entertained by, and you learn to really love each supporting character’s individuality. I’ll even put up with a half-dozen fart scenarios if it means going on a few quests with this dynamic group!
Finally, the last thing I want to mention about MS is that it’s a very easy read, not stodgy and again, does not take itself too seriously. Think Nicolas Sparks to the romance genre, or Nora Roberts to the thriller/fiction spot. THL appears to aspire to fill a much needed and coveted niche within the HF universe, in that he makes D&D and HF extremely accessible to the fledgling nerd.
And for those of you who don’t want to read whales, here’s a summary of my word vomit: READ THIS BOOK! It’s wonderful! It’s funny! It’s totally endearing! You’ll love Evan and his friends! Visit San Antonio and please don’t expect pine forests, it’s just an Easter egg!
Albeit, my typical genre usually isn’t high fantasy, but this book doesn’t necessarily hold to the same genre tropes as your average HF read.
For starters, high fantasy usually establishes their magic system and makes it pretty easy for the reader to understand. The main character of MS struggles throughout the entire book to understand spells within this magic system, succeeding at some and utterly failing at others, making it a little more relatable for a reader like me, who typically struggles to understand how ANY magic system within this genre works. So that’s a win!
Second, HF books are typically pretty serious books—they take themselves very seriously, humor is used sparingly, the main character(s) have to be high caliber, major bad-asses or otherwise have a Chosen One complex where protagonist comes in as a noob and catches onto their role as the savior of everything without even putting forth much effort. Yawn. Read that all before. I’ll put that book on the nightstand for my husband to gnosh on.
Not so with MS.
T H Leatherman brings his own voice to this first person read, puns and all, and there’s no holding back. Evan, our protagonist, is funny, cheesy, self-assured for the most part, and although is pretty unconvincing as a teenager (sounds like a very sturdy and also very horny-brained 30-something-year-old imo), makes for a very fun prot. that you wish was one of your friend-group.
For my favorite part of this book, MS reads just like the best first Dungeons and Dragons campaign a dungeon master could ever hope for. Even the minor characters have their own speciality and quirks to be amused and entertained by, and you learn to really love each supporting character’s individuality. I’ll even put up with a half-dozen fart scenarios if it means going on a few quests with this dynamic group!
Finally, the last thing I want to mention about MS is that it’s a very easy read, not stodgy and again, does not take itself too seriously. Think Nicolas Sparks to the romance genre, or Nora Roberts to the thriller/fiction spot. THL appears to aspire to fill a much needed and coveted niche within the HF universe, in that he makes D&D and HF extremely accessible to the fledgling nerd.
And for those of you who don’t want to read whales, here’s a summary of my word vomit: READ THIS BOOK! It’s wonderful! It’s funny! It’s totally endearing! You’ll love Evan and his friends! Visit San Antonio and please don’t expect pine forests, it’s just an Easter egg!
April 30, 2022
I received a copy of this from the author and I would have given it 7 or 8 stars if that were possible.
I loved it. There was humour in the horses name as well as some of the chapter titles.
Extraordinary things can happen when you are being chased by your brother and his sidekicks as Evan found out.
This author is a master storyteller. He has a way with words that leaves the reader in no doubt as to what he is trying to say. His descriptions of places, people and events are clear and paint vivid pictures in the reader’s mind.
I truly hope that this is the first in a series of stories as I want to hear more about Evan’s adventures with Sina, Gemma and Pi, not forgetting Bramble.
If you want an entertaining story that leaves you with a smile on your face and a longing to hear more then I heartily recommend Mis-Spelled by TH Leatherman.
I loved it. There was humour in the horses name as well as some of the chapter titles.
Extraordinary things can happen when you are being chased by your brother and his sidekicks as Evan found out.
This author is a master storyteller. He has a way with words that leaves the reader in no doubt as to what he is trying to say. His descriptions of places, people and events are clear and paint vivid pictures in the reader’s mind.
I truly hope that this is the first in a series of stories as I want to hear more about Evan’s adventures with Sina, Gemma and Pi, not forgetting Bramble.
If you want an entertaining story that leaves you with a smile on your face and a longing to hear more then I heartily recommend Mis-Spelled by TH Leatherman.
October 17, 2022
Well, Evan is certainly having a challenging day. Getting chased by his brother ends with falling into the land of elfs. He meets a dragon-morphing girl and many little elves. He ends up on many adventures with her. This story is a fun fantasy full of humor, adventure, and wit. I love the characters. You can feel the quirky personalities. The storyline flows fairly smooth. It’s an enjoyable tale that many will like with dragons, elves, and more.
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