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Bonjour! Let’s Learn French: Visit New Places and Make New Friends by Judy Martialay (Book Review #431)
I understand the author’s intention was to create something for kids in a colorful format. As I read through the book, I felt happy to see that such books are now being written and provided for families that wish to introduce a different language into their child’s life.
I believe the book would have been more vibrant if it also introduced more French culture and had references to its history. It did have a culture corner addition to it. However, I would have liked more. The book also comes with a downloadable audible.
Pete, the pilot, pretends to fly and meets Louis l’escargot, a snail. The two then spend an adventure like no other creating a pleasant experience for children and parents.
I recommend this book to parents that are looking to teach their children a different language.
Written by Jeyran Main
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Ashes of Glass by Emma Hill (Book Review #430)
I fell in love with the story from the beginning and was just intensely connected with Arella. Her personality and character description was spot on. I found myself bonding with a perfectly drawn story and a lovely swaying flow of connectivity between something similar to pride and prejudice.
I particularly enjoyed the levels of integration between the classes. The story had a nice flow to it and I enjoyed the concept of the work. Prince Friederic was a charming character. He meets the young girl in a fairly surprising way and their relationship is not to be found out. He also possesses some secrets of his own which made the story quite intriguing.
The cover design is very appealing and the book is suitable for romance and young adult readers. I recommend it to this particular reader.
Written by Jeyran Main
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Zehiya by Mayra Sonam Paldon (Book Review #429)
The concept of Zehiya reminded me of the Disney cartoon “BRAVE.” Her distinctive red hair, riding a horse and spiritual eagle, very much resembled the loving character I once enjoyed viewing. I found Zehiya’s character to be very fitting to the story. The literature was reliable, and the author managed to draw a convincing storyline for the journey Zehiya had to take in order to accomplish her goal.
Finding peace and wisdom is not as easy as you may think and as Zehiya pursues to find her teacher, her dreams are what guide her. I enjoyed this aspect of the story and believed the author has potential in creating good books.
Another note must be said that although the work was fiction, I enjoyed the historical accuracy and precision that was kept.
I recommend this novel to young adult readers and people that enjoy spiritual stories.
Written by Jeyran Main
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Gables Court by Alan S. Kessler (Book Review #428)
Gables Court is about Samuel Baas who is a hopeless romantic. He wants to remain a virgin until he falls in love and marries his soulmate. The story takes on 10 years of his life describing his journey towards intimacy. It is only when Samuel meets Kate that things change. Moving from New England opens him to wonders and questions his process of thoughts. “Is love for someone else?
The story ignites the notion that loneliness isn’t gendered specific nor is it an alienation. I enjoyed the fact that the work was not erotica or revolved around graphic sexual content. It was more about the resilience of the human spirit and a quest to find love.
Gables is only 24, yet he had a much higher understanding of what love and life should be. He had a strong head on his shoulder. The literature was interesting and exercised the notion of mystery, joy, confusion, within its own merit.
While the story had great character development, it may have been better if the author had included a surprise or a punching line occurrence into the story, grabbing the reader’s interest with an “I did not see that coming” aspect. Instead, it was a good old novel with the added soul searching.
I believe the book is suitable for a more receptive audience and anyone that enjoys reading a coming of age literary fiction.
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Man O’ War by Dan Jones (Book Review #427)
Man O’ War is a science fiction thriller and focuses on Dhiraj Om. He is a jelly fisherman seeking finds that he could sell just to get his life going. The story is set in London. Once he catches a pleasure robot, he knows that he has something worth selling. The robot caught is Naomi, and its owner is not happy about his possession being taken away from him, and so Dhiraj finds himself in some kind of a pickle.
The world is high tech with all sorts of science fiction content that would really appeal to fans that enjoy that kind of a thing. I found the story to be electrifying. It had a thorough background and descriptive storyline in order to provide richness, and I believe the author’s field of work had something to do with it being so flawless. The clashing motivations also stood out to me.
I also have to comment on the cover design as I found it very appealing. The pace and concept of the story were well put together. The backbone of every science fiction story is its strategic technology roadmap and its cybernetic descriptive writing. This book succeeded in covering both.
I recommend this story to science fiction fans.
Written by Jeyran Main
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Lily and the Enchanted Forest by Victor A. Wilkie (Book Review #24)
Olympus is in trouble as the God of war is vowing to kill Darius and Occam, slay the demon wolf and take the lady of the forest for his own pleasures. The good has to come together and fight against the evil or else darkness will take over.
The enchanted forest is like entering the world resembling the ones you saw in the Disney “Maleficent” movie. The description of this forest is very similar to the fairies, unicorns and forest creatures we saw with magical surroundings in the film. You also get to meet ‘The three fates.’ Do you remember them from ‘Hercules’?
There is a form of darkness in this forest that humans are afraid of. Lily, the Lady of the forest, protects the land from anyone that wishes to harm it. There are many secrets that this enchanted forest beholds. The twist with the whole story is that it also contains mythological storytelling such as Zeus, the king of Gods and Ares, the God of war.
The story actually begins with this little girl, Brianna, and her adventure into this mystical place. Brie and Lily bond very strongly and that is how she is involved with everything that happens in the forest.
“Anger can sometimes be born of love, but love will always overcome the anger,” Lily speaks to Brie.
The book has a very sweet love story to it. The very kind that we know never will happen but always wish for it anyhow.
Brie has a wonderful father that is always there for her and a nagging mother that irritates the reader. I really liked the constant words of wisdom Lily would give to Brie. Lily was more than a mother to Brianna than her biological mom. Because of this, the book, in my opinion, has many positive learning messages and is great for kids.
“We must never fear another being simply because we do not understand it,” Lily informs Brie in one of their interactions.
The style of writing was unique. Due to the storyline and the historical background of the work, the Author did a magnificent job in having the story flow well and maintain a steady pace of events, adventures, and exciting drama into the whole ordeal. I also wish to congratulate the Author on the ability to add so many different dialogues between each character and still be able to connect them all together in a very pleasant and not so confusing way.
You will have to read the book to find how the story ends, who darkness is and how Brie falls in love but I can tell you one thing, you won’t be disappointed reading this book.
I will end this review with a quote from the book that I particularly liked.
“Be warned, if hatred fills you, young Brie, you’ll become the same as the foul creature who attacked you today.”
Written by Jeyran Main
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Harnessing Altruism by Sava Buncic (Book Review #284)
The storyline is a good representation of what could happen if global warming hits us to a point where we begin to lose what matters to us most. How civil war could ruin everything we hold dear to us and how if at that stage we don’t manage to work together, we could lose everything.
I particularly enjoyed the plot as it was well thought out, and the steady pace kept you wanting to know more. Alongside, the world setting and good quality literature, I also picked up on the style of which the author managed to include emotions and personality into the book.
I believe a strong dystopian novel, as this was, there could not have been a better-suited plot and layout for the story. I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys reading dystopian futuristic stories.
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The Pariah Child and the Ever-Giving Stone by Natasha Lane (Book Review #426)
This imaginary world begins with its unique setting and its creatures. The characters were standing out from the start and the descriptive nature of the literature was very appealing. The book cover suited its audience and from its dialogue, it was apparent that the young adult spectators are going to enjoy it.
I was surprised from the ending and the journey it took me. I was not expecting to enjoy it as much as I did and praise the author for creating such a beautiful world. The literature had a nice flow to it and it was easy to understand. The author did not overwhelm the plot with extra sideline characters or storylines in order to fluff up her work. She focused on the main objection and emphasized on its core nature, creating a wonderful story.
I recommend this book to fantasy readers and young adult fans.
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