This was such a fun read. There are things here and there I think could be a little better, but overall this was just such an interesting book with anThis was such a fun read. There are things here and there I think could be a little better, but overall this was just such an interesting book with an interesting type of magic. Very highly recommended if you enjoy these sort of young people discovering they are wizards....more
This is a collection of 14 short stories by Ellen Klages. This collection is speculative fiction, but I’ll categorize a lot of them as magical realismThis is a collection of 14 short stories by Ellen Klages. This collection is speculative fiction, but I’ll categorize a lot of them as magical realism. Ellen Klage’s writing is absolutely beautiful, and I’d recommend this collection for that alone, but my average of this collection evens to about 3.17 rounded down to 3 stars. Below you can see my ratings of the individual stories and a brief sentence of my thoughts on the story.
The Education of a Witch ★★★★.5 This was the story of a young girl who after watching Sleeping Beauty at a movie drive in becomes completely obsessed with Malificent. I loved the discussion and how the story was told. A very strong story to start out with.
Amicae Aeternum ★★★★ This is a sort of Bucket list type story between two friends who’s spending their last time together before one of them is going into space. I enjoyed this one a lot, it was well told and I liked both of the characters.
Mrs. Zenox Paradox ★★.5 I’m not exactly sure where this story wanted to go, it was incredibly short (only 4 pages) and so it never sucked me in.
Singing on a Star ★★★★ This is about a young girl who gets into a strange adventure in a neighbourhood she’s never been in, and everything is not exactly as you might think. I really enjoyed this, I’ve found her stories from children's perspectives have been extremely great.
Hey, Presto! ★★★★.5 This follows a young girl who wants to study science and is going to spend her Summer vacation in London with her Father who’s a magician, but she finds there’s a lot more to her father’s business and she find herself absorbed in creating her own magic show.
Echoes of Aurora ★★★ This is one where I should have written down my thoughts after I finished it. I can’t remember what this story was about, but I think it’s a small town thing and maybe about a Carnival.
Friday Night at St. Cecilia’s ★★★★.5 Do you love boardgames? What if you were thrown into a world full of boardgames, and you were a miniture piece and had to win the games in order to get out? This was really amazing! I absolutely loved this. I was sucked into this story from the first line!
Caligo Lane ★★★ This is another one of those I have a hard time remembering, sadly. I gave it 3 stars, so I definitely didn’t hate it. I know it’s set in San Fransisco and revolving around the Golden Gate Bridge.
Goodnight Moons ★★★★ This a well told story about a woman who becomes pregnant in space. I liked how this story was told.
Gone to the Library ★★★★★ This was the only 5 star read from me, doesn’t the title tell you enough? This story was so well told, and I want you to go into it knowing as little as possible.
Household Management ★★ This was another really short one, and again it just didn’t work for me
Sponda the Suet Girl and the Secret of the French Pearl ★★★ This was one of the longest stories of the collection, but I didn’t super enjoy it. It is a story about how a strange person comes to the town, and in order to protect themselves, the town citizens does things to make the visitor think he’s extremely ill and not able to travel on.
Woodsmoke ★★★★.5 This is a story set in an all girls Summer Camp, and it follows the friendship of two bunk mates and I adored this story, it was so close to a 5 star rating for me.
The Scary Ham ★★★ This story was extremely weird, and I’m not sure what to think of it, honestly. ...more
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