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Book Review: The Warble
I just finished reading The Warble
. It is a YA Fantasy book, but written more for middle-grade readers. I do enjoy this genre. I often read selections in order to be able to discuss the reading material assigned to my children. We read this one together and enjoyed it a lot.
So if you are into dwarfs, fairies, gnomes, and an evil queen – this is the book for you! It contains all of these and more in this delightfully enchanting tale of adventure and friendship.
Summary:
Twelve-year-old Kristina Kingsly feels like the most unpopular girl in her school. The kids all tease her, and she never seems to fit in. But when Kristina receives an unusual Christmas gift, she suddenly finds herself magically transported to the land of Bernovem. Once there, Kristina not only fits in, she’s honored as “the chosen one” the only one who can release the land from Queen Sentiz’s control. But it’s not as simple as it seems. To save Bernovem, she must place the gift she was given, the famous “Magic Warble” in its final resting place. And she must travel through the deep forest, climb a treacherous mountain, and risk capture by the queen’s “zelbocks” before she reaches her destination. Guided by her new fairy friends, Clover and Looper and by Prince Werrien, a teenage boy, as well as an assortment of other characters, Kristina sets off on a perilous journey that not only tests her strength but her heart.
The book did not end as I expected. I was a little disappointed and left wanting a different ending; but maybe that was the author’s intent…leaving something to come back with in a sequel?
That being said, it’s a great easy read. One that would be fun to read as a family.
About the Author:
Victoria was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, to an Austrian immigrant mother, and a Dutch immigrant father. She now lives in Western Washington with her husband, Russ and their three children, Toby, Kristina, and William. Her other family members are a Chihuahua, named Pipsy and two cats, named Frodo and Fritz. Besides being an author, Victoria is a home-schooling mother of twelve years and an elementary school art teacher of eleven years. In her spare time, Victoria enjoys managing her two older children’s Celtic band. She also loves writing, reading, painting watercolors, hiking, good movies, and just simply hanging out with her family and friends.
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Looks like a good book for YA Girls and without a predictible ending, I think the empathy would head towards wondering how to end it differently.
I love these types of books. Leaves open to a lot of imagination and interpretation. Thanks for reviewing this book. I’m sure the whole family will love it.
Thanks for sharing this info. My daughter is a bookworm and she loves reading all sorts of genre of books. I’ll mention this to her.
This sounds like a great book for my daughter! She is going to middle school in the Fall and she loves to read! She loves all types of books but she really likes magical books. I’ll have to get her a copy of this to read over the summer!
The books sounds interesting and I will probably add it to my list of books to check out.
sounds like something my buddy would like to read..
ilove to read and blog on any kind of book ya ya and then other
This sounds like a great read for my friends daughter, she loves stories like this 🙂
This books sounds like a great read. You make me, as an adult, want to go and find this in my library. Thank you for the review.
This sounds like a fun book to read. I love reading all kinds of different books and I will have to check this out!
I would love to read this! 🙂
I love YA fiction, for me! And this one sounds really good. Plus, I love the title. Thanks for the review and recommendation!
Sounds like something my granddaughters would love to read.
The plot sounds like Narnia and LOTR combined. I’ll recommend this to my younger brother so that I can find out more about the story.
I loved your review on The Magic Warble. It is just the kind of story my grandchildren would also love, especially my granddaughter. She is very big in the fantasy world and magical mysteries. Thanks for picking out our next story!
It’s great to find a parent who reads, perhaps I should say pre-reads, books. I often did that with my children and many of my friends were surprised. I agree with you about needing to read the books first. Unfortunately standards for what is appropriate for children have changed over the years. And not for the better. I also enjoyed being able to talk to my sons about the books they were reading. I was able to enjoy Brian Jaques’ Redwall books right along with my son. It was great.