31 May, 2008
Posted by: Clare Swindlehurst In: 5 stars| 50 book challenge| Book Binge| Challenges| Grapevine| Reviews| Spring Reading Thing| Young Adult
Hale has woven a magical fairytale, with believable characters and such spell-binding descriptions that there were times I would look up from the book and be surprised to find that I wasn’t standing on a cobbled street surrounded by geese!
15 Mar, 2008
Posted by: Clare Swindlehurst In: 5 stars| 50 book challenge
The Book of Lost Things - Buy this book
Rating
5 stars - I’d give it more if I could!
Description - from Amazon
As twelve-year-old David takes refuge from his grief in the myths and fairy tales so beloved of his dead mother, he finds the real world and the fantasy world begin to blend. That is when [...]
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5/5 Loved it - highly recommended
4/5 Enjoyed it - can recommend
3/5 Okay - not too exciting
2/5 Not worth the effort
1/5 Hated it
0/5 Didn't even finish it
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