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Dream Merchant Saga #1
The Magic Crystal
When a good wish goes bad, a beautiful princess despised by all, a lowly court jester who was meant to be a great knight and a village idiot with a mysterious past are thrust together by fate. Made to embark on a perilous and unorthodox quest, they set off to break a dreaded curse. Along the way, a series of trials await them in strange lands far from home. From a powerful Wizard and an evil, shape-shifting Sprite to the flamboyant Elves and an army of mimes, they encounter an array of unforgettable friends and foes as they set off to recover a silver locket to destroy the curse. In a race against time, pursued by a Sorcerer on the hunt for this same locket, an epic journey becomes a trying, humorous adventure of self-discovery and a test of true loyalty and friendship for this unlikely trio as they fight to survive this quest and ultimately, each other.
396 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2010
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October 26, 2010
Full of excellent descriptions, Lorna and Nia easily transport the reader into the fantasy world of Fleetwood. The main character, Rose-alyn Beatrice Elizabeth Wilhemina Pepperton (Princess Rose) is established as egotistical with an annoying sense of entitlement, but her attitude fails to help her when she is banished from her home, Pepperton Palace.
The Magic Crystal had me laughing out loud unlike Lorna’s other series, the Imago Chronicles which had me in tears. I loved all of the characters in The Magic Crystal and reading about their physical and psychological journey. This book also has the most unlikely characters in a battle against Rose and her posse.
With killer bugs, fainting goats, attack rabbits, and mimes, The Magic Crystal is an excellent read for anyone (YA or adult) who enjoys fantasy or fairy tales, even if the characters are the size of ladybugs.
And while everything seems to wrap up nicely at the end of The Magic Crystal, there are still many unanswered questions leading to The Silver Sword.
The Magic Crystal had me laughing out loud unlike Lorna’s other series, the Imago Chronicles which had me in tears. I loved all of the characters in The Magic Crystal and reading about their physical and psychological journey. This book also has the most unlikely characters in a battle against Rose and her posse.
With killer bugs, fainting goats, attack rabbits, and mimes, The Magic Crystal is an excellent read for anyone (YA or adult) who enjoys fantasy or fairy tales, even if the characters are the size of ladybugs.
And while everything seems to wrap up nicely at the end of The Magic Crystal, there are still many unanswered questions leading to The Silver Sword.
April 14, 2012
The first installment in ‘The Dream Merchant Saga’, ‘The MagicCrystal’ is absolutely enchanting. As the authors say in the prologue, it is “an imperfect tale about imperfect people.” It is an untraditional fairy-tale, told in a thoroughly traditional style. Written by the mother and daughter team of L.T. Suzuki of 'Imago' fame, and her young daughter Nia Suzuki-White, The Magic Crystal delivers on all counts.
The tale opens with the spoiled, temperamental, thoroughly aggravating 16 year old Princess Rose abusing her servants and ‘her jester’ an unfortunate boy named Tag. Rose has ruined Tag's life, and made it impossible for him to achieve his goal of becoming a knight, something which he holds against her and she doesn’t give a fig about. She enjoys the fact that he has to serve her no matter what he really wishes.
Always looking out for herself, she has crafted a plan to trap the Tooth Fairy and thereby force her to grant Princess Rose 3 wishes. Rose tries to force Tag to help her steal the tooth of a child. He refuses to help her, but she gets the tooth through bribery. Her plan succeeds, but goes awry, when the enraged fairy rats her out to her parents. Her parents are not really that strong on discipline and leave it up to the tooth fairy to discipline Rose, as long as she doesn’t do any magic, such as changing her into a toad. Rose makes a bargain with the fairy who agrees to introduce her to the Dream Merchant who will make all her wishes come true. Though she is warned many times that this is not that good of an idea, Rose insists and the fairy accepts a small silver heart-shaped locket in lieu of a good deed to make the deal binding.
Of course, Princess Rose is her usual charming self when the Dream Merchant arrives, and thus is set into motion a wonderful set of adventures that are perfectly befitting the arrogant girl. He tells her that she shall have no more than 3 wishes per day, and that devious manipulation of the rules on her part will reduce her to 1 wish per day. He gives her a dream crystal and tells her to keep it safe, for if it should fall into the wrong hands, the consequences would be dire. She is told that she must learn something called wakeful dreaming to use it properly. He only asks for one thing in payment for the Crystal – the love of her parents. She agrees, as she does not think that her parents love her since they are always trying to get her to behave. He warns her to be careful of what she wishes for, tells her how to get hold of him if she wants to return the crystal and disappears.
Of course the next day she finds herself tossed out of the castle, and the only one who recognizes her is her despised jester, Tag who reluctantly helps her. Soon they are on a quest to find the one thing that can get her life back to normal - her heart. On the way they meet a wonderful character, Cankles Mayron, the local V.I (or Village Idiot). He helps them out and becomes an indispensible part of their life.
I enjoyed this creative and amazing series of adventures immensely. I laughed and cried with Rose and Tag, and loved the way that one misadventure flowed into another. Sorcerers, dragons, and mistaken identity - it is all rolled into one of the funnier tales I have read in a long time. The uneasy alliance of Princess Rose and Tag, and Cankles is a brilliant, entertaining story that will become a classic in my family. The Magic Crystal is a read-aloud sort of story, one that will enchant the adults as well as the children.
I am eagerly looking forward to reading the second installment in this series, The Silver Sword. It waits within my Kindle, tantalizing me, begging me to drop everything and read it!
The tale opens with the spoiled, temperamental, thoroughly aggravating 16 year old Princess Rose abusing her servants and ‘her jester’ an unfortunate boy named Tag. Rose has ruined Tag's life, and made it impossible for him to achieve his goal of becoming a knight, something which he holds against her and she doesn’t give a fig about. She enjoys the fact that he has to serve her no matter what he really wishes.
Always looking out for herself, she has crafted a plan to trap the Tooth Fairy and thereby force her to grant Princess Rose 3 wishes. Rose tries to force Tag to help her steal the tooth of a child. He refuses to help her, but she gets the tooth through bribery. Her plan succeeds, but goes awry, when the enraged fairy rats her out to her parents. Her parents are not really that strong on discipline and leave it up to the tooth fairy to discipline Rose, as long as she doesn’t do any magic, such as changing her into a toad. Rose makes a bargain with the fairy who agrees to introduce her to the Dream Merchant who will make all her wishes come true. Though she is warned many times that this is not that good of an idea, Rose insists and the fairy accepts a small silver heart-shaped locket in lieu of a good deed to make the deal binding.
Of course, Princess Rose is her usual charming self when the Dream Merchant arrives, and thus is set into motion a wonderful set of adventures that are perfectly befitting the arrogant girl. He tells her that she shall have no more than 3 wishes per day, and that devious manipulation of the rules on her part will reduce her to 1 wish per day. He gives her a dream crystal and tells her to keep it safe, for if it should fall into the wrong hands, the consequences would be dire. She is told that she must learn something called wakeful dreaming to use it properly. He only asks for one thing in payment for the Crystal – the love of her parents. She agrees, as she does not think that her parents love her since they are always trying to get her to behave. He warns her to be careful of what she wishes for, tells her how to get hold of him if she wants to return the crystal and disappears.
Of course the next day she finds herself tossed out of the castle, and the only one who recognizes her is her despised jester, Tag who reluctantly helps her. Soon they are on a quest to find the one thing that can get her life back to normal - her heart. On the way they meet a wonderful character, Cankles Mayron, the local V.I (or Village Idiot). He helps them out and becomes an indispensible part of their life.
I enjoyed this creative and amazing series of adventures immensely. I laughed and cried with Rose and Tag, and loved the way that one misadventure flowed into another. Sorcerers, dragons, and mistaken identity - it is all rolled into one of the funnier tales I have read in a long time. The uneasy alliance of Princess Rose and Tag, and Cankles is a brilliant, entertaining story that will become a classic in my family. The Magic Crystal is a read-aloud sort of story, one that will enchant the adults as well as the children.
I am eagerly looking forward to reading the second installment in this series, The Silver Sword. It waits within my Kindle, tantalizing me, begging me to drop everything and read it!
March 29, 2011
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The Magic Crystal is a comedic high fantasy; complete with drunken “manty-hose” wearing elves, trolls who are terrified of the dark, an evil sorcerer who loves mimes and tons of other outrageous creatures.This incredible book was absolutely hilarious - I cannot tell you how many times I found myself literally laughing out loud. I had to worst time maintaining a straight face while I was trying sneak in some pages during classes.
The characters are all incredibly priceless – they all have individual quirks that you are going to love. Even the snobbish Princess is a complete hoot in all of her self-centered glory. Princess Rose is perfectly dreadful; she is rude, demanding, self-centered, self-absorbed and downright rotten. Basically, she is a character you will absolutely love to hate. You cannot help but marvel in her brashness; she is a force to reckon with and she is undeniably entertaining. I must say, I honestly enjoyed seeing Roses’ progression throughout the story – it was incredible well done, because it doesn’t seem forced. She maintains true to form for the entire book and her progression into a somewhat caring person is slow and persistent. She doesn’t magically change overnight, which I really appreciate.
Next we have Tagius “Tag” Yairet gets himself roped into joining the Princess on her quest and he proves to be just as entertaining as Rose. He is the only person who dares to stand up to her and he just lives to goad her. The two of them butt heads quite frequently and their banter is always undeniably comical. Tag fancies himself a Knight, so he is always trying to be the brave one and do the right thing. Much to his dismay, there are a few times when the Princess outsmarts him or outperforms him in an activity and he left speechless.
Rounding out the unlikely trio is Cankles; the village idiot. Rose and Tag pickup Cankles early on in their quest and is ends up being a huge help to them. Rose is quick to dismiss their rather slow acquaintance, but that does not stop Cankles from being a faithful friend to her. His ignorance does not bother him in the slightest and he lets her snide comments roll right off his back. Despite the fact that his elevator doesn't seem to go all the the top, Cankles definitely has his moments of wisdom. He is the one who finally talks some sense into Rose and often gets the trio out of uncomfortable situations by defusing the tension.
The storyline is well-developed, entertaining and easy to follow. This book has everything you could ever imagine; sorcerers, tooth faeries, trolls, dwarves, elves and so much more. It is extremely well written and has a direct line to your funny bone. The characters are all unique and memorable and the dialog is charming and witty.
The ending satisfied me, because it was clean enough to wrap things up, but it also left an opening for the next story. Enough of the problems were resolved to tide readers over until the release of the sequel. The Magic Crystal is so incredibly off-the-wall and offbeat it is literally impossible not to enjoy it. Fans of Alex Flinn’s Cloaked and William Goldman’s classic, The Princess Bride are sure to love it.
The Magic Crystal is a comedic high fantasy; complete with drunken “manty-hose” wearing elves, trolls who are terrified of the dark, an evil sorcerer who loves mimes and tons of other outrageous creatures.This incredible book was absolutely hilarious - I cannot tell you how many times I found myself literally laughing out loud. I had to worst time maintaining a straight face while I was trying sneak in some pages during classes.
The characters are all incredibly priceless – they all have individual quirks that you are going to love. Even the snobbish Princess is a complete hoot in all of her self-centered glory. Princess Rose is perfectly dreadful; she is rude, demanding, self-centered, self-absorbed and downright rotten. Basically, she is a character you will absolutely love to hate. You cannot help but marvel in her brashness; she is a force to reckon with and she is undeniably entertaining. I must say, I honestly enjoyed seeing Roses’ progression throughout the story – it was incredible well done, because it doesn’t seem forced. She maintains true to form for the entire book and her progression into a somewhat caring person is slow and persistent. She doesn’t magically change overnight, which I really appreciate.
Next we have Tagius “Tag” Yairet gets himself roped into joining the Princess on her quest and he proves to be just as entertaining as Rose. He is the only person who dares to stand up to her and he just lives to goad her. The two of them butt heads quite frequently and their banter is always undeniably comical. Tag fancies himself a Knight, so he is always trying to be the brave one and do the right thing. Much to his dismay, there are a few times when the Princess outsmarts him or outperforms him in an activity and he left speechless.
Rounding out the unlikely trio is Cankles; the village idiot. Rose and Tag pickup Cankles early on in their quest and is ends up being a huge help to them. Rose is quick to dismiss their rather slow acquaintance, but that does not stop Cankles from being a faithful friend to her. His ignorance does not bother him in the slightest and he lets her snide comments roll right off his back. Despite the fact that his elevator doesn't seem to go all the the top, Cankles definitely has his moments of wisdom. He is the one who finally talks some sense into Rose and often gets the trio out of uncomfortable situations by defusing the tension.
The storyline is well-developed, entertaining and easy to follow. This book has everything you could ever imagine; sorcerers, tooth faeries, trolls, dwarves, elves and so much more. It is extremely well written and has a direct line to your funny bone. The characters are all unique and memorable and the dialog is charming and witty.
The ending satisfied me, because it was clean enough to wrap things up, but it also left an opening for the next story. Enough of the problems were resolved to tide readers over until the release of the sequel. The Magic Crystal is so incredibly off-the-wall and offbeat it is literally impossible not to enjoy it. Fans of Alex Flinn’s Cloaked and William Goldman’s classic, The Princess Bride are sure to love it.
November 11, 2010
The saga is a collaboration between Lorna and her daughter Nia. They make one awesome writing duo! Rose is a truly unique character. I wanted to hate her, I tried, but she was just so darn fun! I loved being angry with her, yelling out loud that she was about to do something extremely wrong or that she should “shut her pie hole”! The emotions I shared with Rose on her adventures brought me as close to a character as I’ve ever been. The interaction between Tag and Rose was wonderful. Nothing says true love like constant bickering and loathing of one another- oh, their banter had my in tears, tears of laughter! Rose swears her court jester is not funny, but I have to disagree. Tag has a great sense of humor despite Rose’s short comings and also, he’s quite the charmer. Tag’s outlook on life helped me relate to him the most. And it helps that he is destined to be a knight; brave, suave, witty, strong and insightful. Yes, I fell in love with Tag right away. During their quest they gained a new member and friend, Cankles, depicted as the village idiot, however, his evaluation of many things proves he may be slow, but he is no idiot. They three form a close bond of friendship and learn from one another to trust and depend on each other. The dialog in this book is brilliant. Ms. Suzuki and her daughter have a gift, not one time in this book did I think I was reading a book about characters; they were living, breathing people that I simply followed along and fell in love with. They also have a gift for making people laugh. It is difficult to write humor into a novel, but I found myself having to put the book down because I was laughing too hard at times to see straight, I am not exaggerating. There is a great lesson and message also, but at no time did I feel that I was being preached at or beaten over the head, it is hidden and discovered in the story and you discover it right along with the characters through their humorous and fantastic journey. I didn’t think that I could love a fantasy story more than The Princess Bride, but with the realistic and captivating dialog, thought provoking story line and Tag (yes he alone is enough) it’s now my new favorite Fantasy. I can’t wait for the sequel to be released. Do yourself a favor and pick this book up, you won’t regret it!
I can’t stress enough how much I enjoyed this book, I give The Magic Crystal 5 flames!
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I can’t stress enough how much I enjoyed this book, I give The Magic Crystal 5 flames!
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June 1, 2011
The Dream Merchant Saga Book One: The Magic Crystal
By L. T. Suzuki
Copyright 2010 by L. T. Suzuki
ISBN 978-0-9867240-0-8, $13.25 at Amazon.com
The Dream Merchant Saga Book One: The Magic Crystal is an absolutely delightful journey into a fantasy land peppered with magical beings, great and small. Nia and Lorna Suzuki bring the characters of The Dream Merchant Saga Book One: The Magic Crystal to vivid life with their wonderful sense of character and use of voice. I found myself caught up in this tale from the first pages and eagerly looking forward to my chance to read it each night.
Princess Rose-alyn Beatrice Elizabeth Wilhemina Pepperton, or simply Princess Rose, is a snobbish, stuck-up, spoiled princess who foolishly decides to capture the Tooth Fairy. So the tale of Princess Rose and her friends Tagius Oliver Yairet and Cankles Mayron begins. It is a tale of grand proportions that will have you laughing out loud at the wonderful adventures the characters have and the great dialogue that flies between them. It was the best time I’ve had reading a book in ages.
Princess Rose is as haughty as can be but she must face the world with two “commoners” when she finds herself turned out of the palace as the result of a curse. Tagius, or Tag as he is better known, was the Princess’ truest friend before she kept him from pursuing his dream of knighthood by ordering him to become her personal jester. Now, the Princess must face a strange world she is totally unprepared for with only Tag and the strange commoner Cankles Mayron at her side. Cankles seems as simple as can be, but is he really? He gallantly volunteers to join their quest for Rose’s hidden heart so Rose can break the Tooth Fairy’s curse and return to her rightful place in Pepperton Palace, a sacrifice on his part that is completely unappreciated by Princess Rose who doesn’t really understand just how perilous their journey might be. It will require all of Tag’s wits and skills to see Rose safely through her quest. Is it even possible to recover her missing heart?
I offer my highest recommendation to The Dream Merchant Saga Book One: The Magic Crystal. Everyone, from youngsters to adults will enjoy this story that brings a wonderful fairy tale to vivid life within its pages. It should be on your list of titles you must read. It will probably be the most fun you’ll ever have reading a book.
By L. T. Suzuki
Copyright 2010 by L. T. Suzuki
ISBN 978-0-9867240-0-8, $13.25 at Amazon.com
The Dream Merchant Saga Book One: The Magic Crystal is an absolutely delightful journey into a fantasy land peppered with magical beings, great and small. Nia and Lorna Suzuki bring the characters of The Dream Merchant Saga Book One: The Magic Crystal to vivid life with their wonderful sense of character and use of voice. I found myself caught up in this tale from the first pages and eagerly looking forward to my chance to read it each night.
Princess Rose-alyn Beatrice Elizabeth Wilhemina Pepperton, or simply Princess Rose, is a snobbish, stuck-up, spoiled princess who foolishly decides to capture the Tooth Fairy. So the tale of Princess Rose and her friends Tagius Oliver Yairet and Cankles Mayron begins. It is a tale of grand proportions that will have you laughing out loud at the wonderful adventures the characters have and the great dialogue that flies between them. It was the best time I’ve had reading a book in ages.
Princess Rose is as haughty as can be but she must face the world with two “commoners” when she finds herself turned out of the palace as the result of a curse. Tagius, or Tag as he is better known, was the Princess’ truest friend before she kept him from pursuing his dream of knighthood by ordering him to become her personal jester. Now, the Princess must face a strange world she is totally unprepared for with only Tag and the strange commoner Cankles Mayron at her side. Cankles seems as simple as can be, but is he really? He gallantly volunteers to join their quest for Rose’s hidden heart so Rose can break the Tooth Fairy’s curse and return to her rightful place in Pepperton Palace, a sacrifice on his part that is completely unappreciated by Princess Rose who doesn’t really understand just how perilous their journey might be. It will require all of Tag’s wits and skills to see Rose safely through her quest. Is it even possible to recover her missing heart?
I offer my highest recommendation to The Dream Merchant Saga Book One: The Magic Crystal. Everyone, from youngsters to adults will enjoy this story that brings a wonderful fairy tale to vivid life within its pages. It should be on your list of titles you must read. It will probably be the most fun you’ll ever have reading a book.
December 2, 2011
This is an amazing adventure story for all ages. The journey that Princess Rose takes with her comrades is both physically and emotionally uplifting for her.
Princess Rose is an only child in the Kingdom and as such is spoilt rotten. She treats all others horribly and demands everyone to follow her orders down to the tee. When she creates a plan to secure a tooth and demand wishes from the Tooth Fairy, her Jester, Tag, refuses to take part. Princess Rose decides she is desperate for all she can wish for and still carries on with her plan. The Tooth Fairy is caught and demands to be free, Princess Rose demands her wishes. Tooth Fairy becomes human size and takes the Princess to be punished by the King and Queen. The King being the soft hearted father that he is couldn't bear to punish her and advised the fairy to punish her instead. The Tooth Fairy placed a curse of her that if she didn't change her ways, she would become what she fears most. The Tooth Fairy also told her of the Dream Merchant, the only wizard that can grant her wishes in return for a fee. The wizard gives the Princess a dreamstone that will grant her 3 wishes in 24 hours.
The next morning, Princess discovered that all the staff and her parents couldn't recognise her; they only saw a lowly commoner. She was chased from the palace grounds and left to fend for herself. Tag discovers the Princess and can see her as she is. They decide to go on a quest to seek out the Tooth Fairy and find a way to remove the curse.
Befriending the village idiot, Cankles leads them to the Tooth Fairy's castle. The Tooth Fairy tells them one way to lift the curse is to find the locket that has been left in the Land of Big. The trio travel through the lands making allies and learning of new cultures and customs. While traveling, an evil sorcerer discovers the Princess has the dreamstone and wants to steal it.
This is an amazing adventure like no other, full of action but hilarious in the way the characters carry on throughout their journey. Like the Imago Chronicles, Lorna has the amazing talent to draw the reader into the adventure and make you keep turning the pages. My favourite character would have to be Cankles; he is stupidly clever and endearing. I highly recommended this to all readers.
Next in the series is The Dream Merchant: Book Two, The Silver Sword and I can't wait to read it.
Princess Rose is an only child in the Kingdom and as such is spoilt rotten. She treats all others horribly and demands everyone to follow her orders down to the tee. When she creates a plan to secure a tooth and demand wishes from the Tooth Fairy, her Jester, Tag, refuses to take part. Princess Rose decides she is desperate for all she can wish for and still carries on with her plan. The Tooth Fairy is caught and demands to be free, Princess Rose demands her wishes. Tooth Fairy becomes human size and takes the Princess to be punished by the King and Queen. The King being the soft hearted father that he is couldn't bear to punish her and advised the fairy to punish her instead. The Tooth Fairy placed a curse of her that if she didn't change her ways, she would become what she fears most. The Tooth Fairy also told her of the Dream Merchant, the only wizard that can grant her wishes in return for a fee. The wizard gives the Princess a dreamstone that will grant her 3 wishes in 24 hours.
The next morning, Princess discovered that all the staff and her parents couldn't recognise her; they only saw a lowly commoner. She was chased from the palace grounds and left to fend for herself. Tag discovers the Princess and can see her as she is. They decide to go on a quest to seek out the Tooth Fairy and find a way to remove the curse.
Befriending the village idiot, Cankles leads them to the Tooth Fairy's castle. The Tooth Fairy tells them one way to lift the curse is to find the locket that has been left in the Land of Big. The trio travel through the lands making allies and learning of new cultures and customs. While traveling, an evil sorcerer discovers the Princess has the dreamstone and wants to steal it.
This is an amazing adventure like no other, full of action but hilarious in the way the characters carry on throughout their journey. Like the Imago Chronicles, Lorna has the amazing talent to draw the reader into the adventure and make you keep turning the pages. My favourite character would have to be Cankles; he is stupidly clever and endearing. I highly recommended this to all readers.
Next in the series is The Dream Merchant: Book Two, The Silver Sword and I can't wait to read it.
September 30, 2012
Three individuals--a princess, a jester/servant, and an old man (think Anastasia)--unite for a quest to put an end to a curse (think Ella Enchanted) brought on the princess by her selfishness and greed. Princess Rose is very much blonde, but I also can't picture her that way for some reason. She is Glinda from Wicked and yet she isn't. Each of the characters came off as very unique and it was entertaining to read their dialogue. I got quite a few laughs out of it and thought the overall story was very entertaining and pure fun. A few sections were a bit lengthy on information and not really essential to the story, but outside of them the book did just as well. The ending had a resolution I wanted to see yet it also wasn't entirely expected. My favorite scenes were the ones I'd like to call "Thumbelina" scenes, where the characters shrank down in size. It got a bit frustrating that Rose at times made petty wishes with the magic crystal, and I would have liked to see them blow up in magnitude, but it was still very enjoyable. Her character did evolve a bit and the ending left a nice note to indicate the adventure continued. Authors could stand to write more stories with flawed and redemptive characters. These will stay with you for a long time.
January 15, 2013
The Magic Crystal is a young adult fantasy novel following Princess Rose, Tag and Cankles as they go on a quest to find Rose’s heart. It is a light hearted adventure that is imaginative, fun and peppered throughout with humour. Ms Suzuki has woven a wonderful world of princesses, fairies, trolls and wizards.
I particularly enjoyed the transformation of Rose from a snooty, spoiled child, into someone who has ‘found her heart’. Cankles is also a very interesting character – probably my favourite from the book – and I am sure there is a lot more to him than meets the eye.
I look forward to reading the rest of this series!
I particularly enjoyed the transformation of Rose from a snooty, spoiled child, into someone who has ‘found her heart’. Cankles is also a very interesting character – probably my favourite from the book – and I am sure there is a lot more to him than meets the eye.
I look forward to reading the rest of this series!
October 22, 2014
Absolutely had me in belly laughs! An adventure that was entertaining and full of fun. With a despised but beautiful princess,a knight posing as a lowly court jester and a village idiot embarking on a bizarre quest to break a horrible curse, how could I resist reading this? The witty style of writing mixed in with the "once upon a time" storybook feel made The Magic Crystal a delightful read.
Highly recommended for those who love fantasy tales, for kids and adults alike.
My rating is an easy 5/5. Looking forward to book 2 in the series.
Highly recommended for those who love fantasy tales, for kids and adults alike.
My rating is an easy 5/5. Looking forward to book 2 in the series.
October 18, 2012
TOO MANY ADJECTIVES!! Dialogue was unnatural. Too many colloquialisms.
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