Reviewed by -- Maegan
Schaefer
Book Review of – The
Glass Apple by Robert Franks
My overall star rating
-- 5
About the book:
For orphans Jason,
Kylie and Anna, magic was not a word that featured largely in their lives. At
least, not until their american grandfather took them in. A comical old man
with a name to match. Ethelbert Gobswistle. A magical campervan called Edsel
transports them up to Yorkshire, where, in a bungalow called Cookiecrumb, they
meet Gobswistle's friend, a black plastic Christmas Fairy called Etain.
Rambunctious, authoritative and opinionated, she brooks no nonsense from either
the children or the old man. And gradually, the small group becomes a family.
But an ancient mythical witch, The Medb, pursues the old man and his family.
She seeks his source of magic, the Anguinum, a powerful crystal carved to
resemble a green glass apple shaped bowl. As they flee from her wrath, they
seek the help of the Gwyllion, ancient fairies, who tell them they need three
magical books in order to stop the ancient witch. But the books are hidden in
the past. . .
Book creation ratings:
Overall total -- 27
out of a possible 30
-- Story &
characters -- 10
-- Cover & title
-- 8
-- Editing -- 9
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
Upon starting this
book, it seems similar to “The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe”, but getting
further on, more like “Fablehaven” got mixed in with it. The book was wonderful
start to finish; I had a hard time putting it down. Truly fell in love with the
main characters and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
The book ends as a major cliff hanger. Be prepared to be a little upset when
you read the last words. Some of the characters speak in old English. This can
be confusing, but if one reads the words out loud, you will know what is being
said.
Reader Recommendations
Genre – Young Adult/
Fantasy
Age recommendations –
8+
Sex content rating --
none
Violence rating – The
is a little but not very graphic/gory, just intense some moments
** The author's links **
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